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Olfa Hamdi (born in Medenine, Tunisia) is an international researcher in the field of project management, independent consultant, founder of the |Advanced Work Packaging Institute, co-founder of The Institute of Management (IofM) and a tech entrepreneur in project management technology solutions.

Biography
Hamdi spent her childhood between Tunis and the mining region of Gafsa. Hamdi received a five-year scholarship from the Government of Tunisia to study engineering abroad after being ranked in the top 1% nationally at the baccalaureate exam, achieving 19.51/20 score at the national baccalaureate exam.

Hamdi studied in Lycée Louis-le-Grand in Paris, France and at Ecole Centrale de Lille France where she obtained her first Master of Science in Multidisciplinary Engineering and Economics. She completed a second Master of Science at The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering within the Construction Engineering and Project Management (CEPM) program in Austin Texas where she wrote her thesis on the subject of Advanced Work Packaging. The latter is the first academic publication of its kind on the topic depicting the benefits and challenges of Advanced Work packaging implementation in the industrial construction sector.

Hamdi completed a graduate degree in Alternative Dispute Resolution from Texas Law School. During her time in Texas, she mediated and co-mediated business related disputes with the school mediation clinic and at the Austin Dispute Resolution Center. Hamdi spoke at various conferences and held various training seminars in the field of project management and dispute resolution.

Hamdi was a member of the renowned research team RT272, a joint venture between the Construction Industry Institute (CII) and the Construction Owners Association of Alberta (COAA). She is the co-author of a three-volume publication on Advanced Work Packaging "Advanced Work Packaging: Design through Workface Execution, Version 3.1". The publications were the first of its kind in the industry explaining Advanced Work packaging, an innovative project management framework for megaprojects, considered to be an industry best practice and a game changer. Olfa is a fellow of the State Bar of Texas and recipient of The Abu Kacem Chebbi Student of the Year Award.

Hamdi volunteered in various organizations and programs such as the Tunisian Community Center where she served as secretary general and |Tunisia Connect where she developed and led Najah leadership program.