Speakers

We are very proud to share with you the list of speakers joining us at the MENA Housing Forum.

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Abdelrahman Melegy

Abdelrahman Melegy

Head of Data Lab
Abed Moukadem

Abed Moukadem

Operations Manager
Ana Carolina Gomes

Ana Carolina Gomes

Coordinator of Outreach
Adib Dada

Adib Dada

Founder - Lead Architect
Alejandra Rivera

Alejandra Rivera

Global Programme Manager, Built Environment
Elena Nikolova

Elena Nikolova

Associate Professor
Bassam Kalka

Bassam Kalka

Technical Advisor for Shelter and Settlements, Humanitarian Response Department
Ashraf Eid

Ashraf Eid

National Director
Ebrahem Anwar

Ebrahem Anwar

Cofounder & Team Leader
Basima Abdulrahman

Basima Abdulrahman

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Aseel Hamdan

Aseel Hamdan

Head of Product Management
Emna Bouhali

Emna Bouhali

Lead Architect
Amanda Entrikin

Amanda Entrikin

Director of Global Affairs and Advocacy
Dr. Nancy Baron

Dr. Nancy Baron

Director
Besim Nebiu

Besim Nebiu

Director, Independent States
Annabel Short

Annabel Short

Senior Advisor / Principal
Elena Ruiz

Elena Ruiz

Global Investor & Corporate Innovation Manager | Real Estate & Construction Technologies
Jacques Bleindou

Jacques Bleindou

Senior Investment Officer
Hadeer Saeed Dahab

Hadeer Saeed Dahab

Community Architect/ Heritage Education Specialist
Kareem Ibrahim

Kareem Ibrahim

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Elena Dia

Elena Dia

Innovation & Entrepreneurship Manager - Europe
Jenny Bjerlestam

Jenny Bjerlestam

Housing Land and Property Specialist
Frank Nan

Frank Nan

Team Leader
Ghada Kabesh

Ghada Kabesh

Economic Development, Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Expert
Heba Allah Khalil

Heba Allah Khalil

Professor of Sustainable Urbanism
Ibrahim El-Kerdany

Ibrahim El-Kerdany

Professor of Public Health
James Schell

James Schell

Senior MENA Manager
Jonathan Reckford

Jonathan Reckford

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Hatem YAHYAOUI

Hatem YAHYAOUI

Directeur Général Adjoint
Joseph Schechla

Joseph Schechla

Coordinator Housing and Land Rights Network
Jimmy Khan

Jimmy Khan

CEO
Jawad Dukhgan

Jawad Dukhgan

Project Manager
Lizan Kuster

Lizan Kuster

Director Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Jitendra Balani

Jitendra Balani

Global Director-Program Design, Housing Finance Systems
Leonie Grob

Leonie Grob

Cities for Women Programme
Laila Iskander

Laila Iskander

Former Egyptian Minister of Environment
Luis Triveno

Luis Triveno

Senior Urban Development Specialist
Lina Younis

Lina Younis

Shelter Associate
Kif Nguyen

Kif Nguyen

Senior Programme Officer / Technical Adviser - SAAVI Project IRAQ
Mai Abdelhamid

Mai Abdelhamid

CEO
Khalid Seddik

Khalid Seddik

Chairman of UDF
Mohammad Asfour

Mohammad Asfour

Chair
Mohammed Benjelloun

Mohammed Benjelloun

General Manager Drâa-Tafilalet
Maimunah Mohd Sharf

Maimunah Mohd Sharf

Executive Director (ED)
Mounia Tagma

Mounia Tagma

Housing Policy Consultant
Mousa Naffa

Mousa Naffa

Manager for Jordan Country Program & MENA Region
Moha El-Ayachi

Moha El-Ayachi

Regional Coordinator
Marwa Ahmed

Marwa Ahmed

Head of international and Local Funding
Michaela Kauer

Michaela Kauer

Director of Brussels Office
Momen El-Husseiny

Momen El-Husseiny

Assistant Professor of Architecture and Urban Design
Maysa Sabah

Maysa Sabah

Associate Director - Planning and Urbanism - Middle East and Noth Afrida
Margrite Saroufim

Margrite Saroufim

Director for Local Development
Mona Fawaz

Mona Fawaz

Professor of Urban Planning
Mina Abdelmelek

Mina Abdelmelek

Former Head of the Local Housing Movement Program, Program Advisor
Patrick Canagasingham

Patrick Canagasingham

Chief Operating Officer
Ombretta Tempra

Ombretta Tempra

Land Specialist
Rami Bou Reslan

Rami Bou Reslan

Lebanon Country Focal Point
Safa Ashoub

Safa Ashoub

Senior Program Manager
Rowan Alawi

Rowan Alawi

CEO and Founder
Mudassir Khan

Mudassir Khan

CEO
Nouran Elmarsafy

Nouran Elmarsafy

Project Manager
Olivia Nielsen

Olivia Nielsen

Principal
Richard Hathaway

Richard Hathaway

Area Vice President
Nuha Eltinay

Nuha Eltinay

Senior Urban Resilience and Climate Adaptation Officer
Rayan Alaeddine

Rayan Alaeddine

Junior researcher
Puja Sawhney

Puja Sawhney

Associate Director, People-Public-Private Partnerships
Nihal AlSabbagh

Nihal AlSabbagh

Founder and Director
Rena Abou Chawareb

Rena Abou Chawareb

Urban Analyst
Rania Hedeya

Rania Hedeya

Egypt Country Programme Director
Salma Yousry

Salma Yousry

Urban Development Programme Manager
Sheela Patel

Sheela Patel

Founder
Sarah Hepp

Sarah Hepp

Director
Samar Farhat

Samar Farhat

Urban Recovery and HLP Advisor in Lebanon
Sarah Ghanem

Sarah Ghanem

ICLA Acting Specialist in Lebanon
Sherif Samir

Sherif Samir

Senior Program Coordinator
Wael Al-Ashab

Wael Al-Ashab

Country Program Director
Stephen Seidel

Stephen Seidel

Senior Director - Global Partnerships
Sherif Mostafa

Sherif Mostafa

CEO
Wijdan Alsharif

Wijdan Alsharif

Chair
Tomas Kelley

Tomas Kelley

Associate Director of Partnerships

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