Beirut One

Leaders on Stage

Government & business leaders together: policymakers, regulators, CEOs, founders, and investors shaping Lebanon’s next chapter.

H.E. President Joseph Aoun

President of the Lebanese Republic
H.E. Nawaf Salam

Prime Minister - Lebanon
H.E. Noura Bint Mohammed El Kaabi

Minister of State at Ministry of Foreign Affairs - United Arab Emirates
H.E. Sharif Farouk

Minister of Supply and Internal Trade - Egypt
Ousmane Dion

VP, MENA, Afghanistan and Pakistan, World Bank
Khawaja Aftab Ahmed‏

IFC Regional Director
Fawzi Alhunaif

Director General and Chairman of the Board of Directors, Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
Nasser Alnuwais

Chairman and co-founder - Rotana
Salim Samaha

Partner – Global Infrastructure Partners, BlackRock
Ahmed Elsewedy

President & CEO, Elsewedy Electric
Ray Debbane

Co-Founder, President & CEO - Invus
Sadek Wahba

Managing Partner - I Squared Capital
Rima Abdul Malak

Executive Director - L'orient- Le Jour Group
Iyad Malas

CEO - Al Ghurair Group
Georges Chehade

Partner, Strategy& Middle East
Jamil Baz

Managing Director - Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
Chady Smayra

Senior Partner, Strategy&
Joseph Dakkak

General Manager, CMA CGM Group in Lebanon and the Levant Region
Samir Assaf

International Banker
Laura-Joy Boulos

Partner - Globivest
H.E. Amer Bisat

Minister of Economy and Trade - Lebanon
H.E. Charles Hage

Minister of Telecommunications- Lebanon
H.E. Fayez Rasamny

Minister of Public Works and Transport - Lebanon
H.E. Ghassan Salamé

Minister of Culture - Lebanon
H.E. Haneen El Sayed

Minister of Social Development - Lebanon
H.E. Joe Issa-El-Khoury

Minister of Industry - Lebanon
H.E. Joe Saddi

Minister of Energy and Water-Lebanon
H.E. Kamal Shehadi

Minister of Technology and Artificial Intelligence - Lebanon
H.E. Karim Souaid

Central Bank Governor - Lebanon
H.E. Laura El Khazen Lahoud

Minister of Tourism - Lebanon
H.E. Nizar Al Hani

Minister of Agriculture - Lebanon
H.E. Rakan Nassredine

Minister of Public Health-Lebanon
H.E. Yassine Jaber

Minister of Finance - Lebanon
Mohamad Ali Kabbani

Chairman of the Council of Development and Reconstruction (CDR)
Charles Arbid

President of Economic and Social Council - Lebanon
Mohamed Choucair

Chairman of Lebanese Economic Organizations
Nicolas Chammas

General Secretary, Lebanese Economic Organizations & Chairman, Beirut Traders Association
Nabil Fahed

Vice Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of Beirut
Bernard Khoury

Lebanese Architect
Fadi Daou

CEO - Multilane
Neemat Frem

President & CEO of INDEVCO Group
Hassan Izzedinne

Executive Chairman, Gray Mackenzie Retail
Khalil El Rai

Co-founder & CTO, Spexal
Joumana Saddi Chaya

Managing Partner - PSLAB
Maroun Chammas

Chairman and CEO, Berytech
Nadine Khoury

COO - Quinta Group
Sadek Sabbah

CEO, Cedars Art Production (Sabbah Brothers)
Tamim Khalfa

Co-founder and CEO - Toters
Joumanna Bercetche (Moderator)

News Anchor - Bloomberg
Nicole Hajal (Moderator)

Prime Time News Anchor - LBCI
Nour Amache (Moderator)

Business News Senior Anchor
Lea Fayad (Moderator)

Economic Journalist and TV Reporter, LBCI