Bodour Al Qasimi is the Founder of the Emirates Publishers Association, past President of the International Publishers Association and Chief Executive Officer of children’s publisher Kalimat Group based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. She is an advocate for developing publishing markets and global publishing industry issues such as literacy, freedom to publish, copyright, digital transformation, and diversity and inclusion. Al Qasimi leads several Sharjah, United Arab Emirates regional, and global institutions and initiatives to foster socio-economic development, support cultural industries and heritage, and catalyse multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development. Her career spans public service, business, and community organizations.