Land and Sea in Sync: Pathways to the Blue Economy
Main Speakers
His Royal Highness
Prince Abdulaziz bin Talal Al Saud
Chairman of the Arab Gulf Program for Development (AGFUND)
H.E. Major General
Dr. Khaled Mubarak
Governor of South Sinai- Egypt
Her Excellency
Ms. Hoda El Bakr
Executive Director of ANNGO
H.E. Dr. Nasser Alkahtani
Executive Director of the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND)
H.E. Minister Plenipotentiary
Nawal Barada
Director of the Civil Society Department - League of Arab States
H.E. Mr. Miguel Solana
Global Technical Officer for Insurance and Risk Financing
H.E. Dr. Abdullah Khalil AlMusaibih
President of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
H.E. Ms. Renata Hesse
Vice President, Bankers Without Boundaries
H.E. Dr. Fatma El Sheikh
Secretary General of the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA)
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Shawky
Marine Biologist, Ministry of Environment – Egypt
H.E. Dr. Nizar Haddad
Director of the Food & Agriculture Organization program (FAO)-KSA
H.E. Dr. Mona Samir
Representative of the Ministry of Environment - Egypt
H.E. Ms. Shamiso Ruzvidzo
Partnerships Specialist, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
H.E. Dr. Khaled Fahmy
Former Egyptian Minister of Environment and Executive Director of (CEDARE)
Mr. Pedro Guemes
Technical Advisor for Fisheries at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E. Prof. Dr. Hassan AlBilawi
Secretary-General of the Arab Council for Childhood and Development
H.E. Mr. Ali Sayed Ali
CEO of SEAS
H.E. Mr. Hamza Al-Wadghiri
President of the Moroccan Association for Green Economy for Environment and Climate Justice
H.E. Ms. Hala Murad
Director of Dibeen Association for Environmental Development
H.E Dr. Mahmoud Hanafi
Advisor to the Governor of the Red Sea, and Senior Researcher at HEPCA
H. E Dr. Hayat Al-Hariri
Founder and CEO of Dialectic
H.E. Dr. Saqr Al-Nour
Program Manager at Tenmou Network
H.E. Dr. Ahmed El-Adawy
Researcher, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
H.E. Dr. Ayman Ayad
Program Director – European Commission
H. E Dr. Yasmin Hafez
PhD researcher at the Faculty of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London
H. E Ms. Anoud Al-Lawzi
Director of Nature Finance and Policy at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
H. E Dr. Hossam Allam
Director of the Sustainable Growth Program at the Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE).
H. E Mr. Mohamed Kamal
Executive Director of Greenish Foundation Co-founder of Afia.
H. E Dr. Imad Adly
General Coordinator of the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED).
H. E Dr. Mustafa Hassanein
Sustainable Energy Expert at the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE).
H. E A. Nier Aladdin
From the Environment and Meteorology Affairs Department at the League of Arab States.
Dr. Man Htutt Yin
Regional Technical Advisor (Ecosystems & Biodiversity), UNDP
HE A. Ahmad Al-Saud
Senior Advisor for Water and Ocean Management, UNDP
HE Dr. Murad Al-Bawab
Head of Delivery Unit and Advisor to the Chairman of the Commissioners, Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority
HE M. Khaled Al-Kurdi
Secretary General / Acting Executive Director, The Royal Marine Conservation Society of Jordan (JREDS)
HE Dr. Amani Nakhle
Program Officer at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)Photo Gallery
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Land and Sea in Sync: Pathways to the Blue Economy
Fourth Edition’s themes included: Financing Coastal Resilience: De-Risking Nature-Based Solutions- Sustainable Fisheries and Marine Livelihoods- Culture, Education and Identity: The Intangible Capital of the Blue Economy- Blue Economy Challenges and Opportunities in the Arab Region- Financing the Blue Economy- Perspectives on Cooperation from Intergovernmental Organizations and Civil Society for Marine Environmental Governance in the Arab Region and Red Sea Corals: Conservation, Resilience & Finance