Said Dwikat is a Ph.D. candidate in strategic management and sustainable performance in industrial SMEs at Universiti Utara Malaysia. He has a Master of Business Administration from Al-Quds University in Jerusalem and a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University, Republic of Türkiye. Said has over 19 years of experience in executive, operations, and project management in Palestine. Previously, he served as the Chief Technical Officer and Director of Industrial Estates at leading Palestinian businesses, such as PADICO Holding and the Palestine Investment Fund. Recently, he has been the UNIDO National Coordinator in Palestine in a regional project focusing on resource efficiency and cleaner production in industrial firms in the Mediterranean countries.