Dipika Mallya is the founder of Ideation Labs, a training consultancy focused on developing entrepreneurship and innovation programs for educational institutions, corporations, and business incubators. She has worked for leading entities in the region, including the UAE Ministry of Education, The Al-Futtaim Group, and Cleartrip Middle East. She holds a master's degree in advertising from The University of Texas at Austin, and a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Her areas of interest include educational design, innovation policy, and social entrepreneurship.