The general Assembly formed the first board and Mr.Shawki was elected as the first founder chairman of the association due to his track record in working within the community in enhancing the level of awareness and knowledge in the region. The board includes 10 members representing the industry names, Sameh Bedair as vice chairman, Amr rashad as general secretary, Ashraf Sabry as a treasurer and Amr Soliman, Hoda Shoukry, Ibrahim Sanad, Momdouh Fouda, Sherif Halouda, Tamer Sadek and Amr Lehita as board members.

Arab-smart main objective is to narrow the gaps between technology providers and end-users in the Middle east and Africa regions. Mr. Shawki previously announced on Egyptian TV that Arab-Smart will establish chapters in 7 countries to build bridges of awareness, knowledge and trust within the region. The main objective of Arab Smart as per Mr.Shawki, is to take the lead in positioning the Smart Cards & Smart Solutions Technologies within the information technology environment as well as supporting the members in their objectives. Arab-Smart membership is open for all individuals, technology providers, NGO's and Academic bodies from all over the world. Arab-Smart first Global discussion forum will take place on 14 December 2009 during the Cardex conference in Cairo.