Jack Nassar is a strategic executive and communications leader with more than 17 years’ experience in business development, operational leadership, and media strategy. He has led large-scale projects and partnerships for organisations such as Palestine Telecommunications Company (Paltel/Jawwal) and the Rawabi Foundation, worked on digital-justice initiatives with international partners, and contributed opinion pieces to international … Read more
Pablo Pérez Abella brings over three decades of international leadership experience across investment banking, capital markets, and fintech innovation. His career has been built within global financial institutions and entrepreneurial ventures, with a focus on advising governments, corporates, and financial entities on strategic financing, risk management, and sustainable growth. Having worked extensively across Europe, the … Read more
Dr. Abdul Hussain Shaban is an academic, thinker and writer with outstanding contributions in the context of innovation, enlightenment, modernity, culture and criticism. He is the Vice President of the Non-Violence and Human Rights University (AUNOHR), focusing on civil society and religion, international constitutions and laws, including conflicts, wars, tolerance and peace. Dr Shaban holds … Read more
Christine Housel is a Geneva-based activist and senior executive with long experience in international and ecumenical organisations. She is an AI ethics advisor for Multilateral Group. She was the general secretary of the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF) and has served with Globethics, the World Council of Churches, Nanjing Union Theological Seminary, and ACT Alliance, … Read more
Hamza Mustafa is a prominent Iraqi journalist, interested in political and intellectual affairs. He is a liberal civil activist for justice, world peace, and humanitarian campaigns. He is also a prominent writer and researcher with numerous publications in literary criticism and a regular columnist for several Iraqi and Arab newspapers, including Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Sabah, and … Read more
Professor Hassan Diab is a Lebanese academic, professor, engineer, executive, and politician with over 33 years in academia including almost 20 years in executive roles leading organizations across government, academic, and non-profit sectors. He served as the 26th President of the Council of Ministers of Lebanon and was the first Prime Minister in the history … Read more
Ibrahim Al-Sumaidaie is an influential political analyst, advisor to Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and former advisor to Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, Speaker of Parliament Salim Al-Jabouri, and Minister of Interior Jawad Al-Bolani. He was a prominent lawyer and journalist before devoting his time to writing and political analysis, from which he entered the … Read more
Dr Benjamin Hounsell is an experienced senior leader, equally at home in the boardroom or on field missions, with over 20 years working across the African continent, in the United States and across Europe and Asia. His key strength is strategic growth, both in new ideas and income. He has been responsible for raising over … Read more
Mathilda Milik is a multidisciplinary British artist and entrepreneur on a mission to illuminate our interconnectedness and the vital importance of supporting one another. Embracing her entrepreneurial spirit, Mathilda fosters networks of like-minded individuals committed to ethical business practices, what she calls “good business”. She is the co-founder of OCTARR, a platform designed to ensure … Read more
Alisa Lockwood is a global activist for peace and justice and a leading expert in international relations and diplomacy. She is a long-serving Co-Chair of the Board at the Global Diplomatic Forum in London and a founding board member of the World Ethics Organization. Her initial career was in political risk advisory, ultimately becoming Head … Read more
Ali Jabbar is a contemporary Danish-Iraqi sculptor and painter, recognised for his public sculptures sited across the world in more than 30 countries. His paintings are characteristically unique in their use of colours and style, while his sculptures utilise a wide range of techniques, including stone carving and work in metals to express inner feelings. … Read more
Hisham Alnajar is a writer and journalist specialising in countering terrorism and extremism. He is a regular essayist in many leading media establishments, including Al-Ahram Daily and the London-based Al-Arab Daily. He was honoured by the National Defense College and the prestigious Nasser Higher Military Academy in Egypt, and he was awarded the title of … Read more
Ahmed Khuzaie is an international political consultant, writer, essayist, Media commentator from Bahrain. He is the managing partner of the Washington DC based Political Consultancy Firm Khuzaie Associates LLC. He has worked with global companies like HSBC Bank on regional marketing campaigns. As an author, he has published ‘The Book of Management; Contractum Trinius,’ ‘Political … Read more
Dr. Munqith Dagher is a global activist, academic, author, commentator, consultant and the founder/CEO of the Independent Institute of Administration and Civil Society Studies (Al-Mustakella-IIACSS) research group in Iraq. He is the MENA director of Gallup International and a leading surveyor of public opinion. He conducted Iraq’s first-ever public opinion poll in 2003 and numerous … Read more
Edmund Olufuyi Otudeko is a Nigerian academic in international relations and political science with an accomplished record in business administration, digital education, and building strategies for public and private enterprises. He is an executive Director of Democracy Radio and the National Institute of Legislative and democratic studies (NILDS). Edmund Otudeko is deeply involved in the … Read more
