Dr. Louise Lambert, PhD, is a Registered Psychologist (#2659, College of Alberta Psychologists, Canada) and professor with 20 years’ experience in counseling, mental health, not-for-profit organizations, higher education and research, and primary healthcare. She has lived in the UAE for 10 years and between teaching, program development, consulting and research in positive psychology interventions and character strengths development for youth wellbeing and employment outcomes in the region, she is also involved in many thought leadership initiatives globally. She is a leading expert in the development and delivery of happiness and wellbeing programs across the GCC and the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, a peer-reviewed academic journal dedicated to happiness and wellbeing in the region.