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WOMEN OF EXPERTISE & ACHIEVEMENTS #Women_of_Expertise #Rescue_Lebanon #Women_in_Politics Copyright © 2020 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, without prior permission of Fiftyfifty. This Brochure is produced with the kind support of Besme NGO “All Rights Reserved for Fiftyfifty” WOMEN OF EXPERTISE CATEGORIES Rindala Beydoun ................ 53 Salam Yamout .................... 55 Violette Ghazal Balaa ......... 58 ANTI-CORRUPTION HUMAN & Ghada Eid .............................. 18 WOMEN’S RIGHTS Gina Chammas ...................... 19 Dina Harake ................. 15 Josephine Zgheib .................. 25 Elham Kallab ................ 16 Kholoud Wattar Kassem ........27 CINEMA Fadia Kiwan ................. 17 Nadine Labaki ..................... 37 Halimé El Kaakour ....... 20 Hayat Arslan ................ 22 Hayat Mirshad ............. 23 Hosn Abboud ............... 24 AVIATION Joumana Haddad ........ 26 Nadine Itani .......................... 36 COMMUNICATION Lina Hamdan ............... 30 Ghada Eid ........................... 18 Maha Yahya ................. 31 Hayat Mirshad .................... 23 Myriam Sfeir Murad .... 34 Joumana Haddad ................ 26 Nayla Geagea .............. 41 Najat Rizk ........................... 39 Zeina Daccache ........... 59 BUSINESS & ECONOMY Paula Yacoubian ................. 44 Zeina El Helou ............. 60 Alia Moubayed ........................ 8 Raghida Dergham ............... 46 Zoya Jureidini Rouhana 62 Aline Kamakian ....................... 9 Violette Ghazal Balaa ..........58 Asmahan Zein ....................... 10 Caroline Fattal .......................13 Darine Dandashly .................. 14 Dina Harake ........................... 15 LAW Gina Chammas ...................... 19 ENVIRONMENT Nayla Geagea .............. 41 May Nasrallah ....................... 33 Nada Zaarour ...................... 35 Neamat Bader Al Deen 42 Rana Abdel Malak ................. 47 Najah Jaroush ..................... 38 Olfat El Sabeh .............. 43 Rana El Chemaitelly .............. 48 Najat Saliba ......................... 40 Rania Ghaith ................ 50 Rana Ghandour Salhab ......... 49 Zeina Majdalani .................. 61 Regina Kantara ............. 51 Rima Koteich El-Husseini ...... 52 Rindala Beydoun .......... 53 Hanadi Said Mirza ............... 21 Zeina El Helou ................. 60 Hayat Arslan ........................ 22 Zeina Majdalani .............. 61 OIL & GAS Hayat Mirshad ..................... 23 Zoya Jureidini Rouhana .. 62 GOVERNANCE Hosn Abboud ....................... 24 Josephine Zgheib ................. 25 Laury Haytayan ..................... 29 Joumana Haddad ................ 26 Kholoud Wattar Kassem ......27 Laury Haytayan .................... 29 SCIENCES Lina Hamdan ....................... 30 Tamara El Zein ................. 57 PUBLIC Maha Yahya ......................... 31 ADMINISTRATION Nada Zaarour ....................... & GOVERNANCE 35 Carmen Geha ........................ 11 Nadine Itani ......................... 36 SOCIAL & LOCAL Lamia Moubayed Bissat ........ 28 Nadine Labaki ...................... DEVELOPMENT Paula Yacoubian .................... 44 37 Carole Babikian ............... 12 Raghda Jaber ........................ 45 Najah Jaroush ...................... 38 Josephine Zgheib ............ 25 Najat Rizk ............................. 39 Kholoud Wattar Kassem ..27 Nayla Geagea ...................... 41 May El Khalil ................... 32 Neamat Bader Al Deen ........ 42 Rola El Mourad ............... 54 Olfat El Sabeh ...................... 43 Sarah Al Charif ................ 56 POLITICAL ACTIVIST Paula Yacoubian .................. 44 Asmahan Zein ....................... 10 Raghida Dergham ................ 46 Carmen Geha ....................... 11 Rana El Chemaitelly ............. 48 Carole Babikian ..................... 12 Rania Ghaith ....................... 50 Darine Dandashly ................. 14 Regina Kantara .................... 51 Elham Kallab ..........................16 Rindala Beydoun ................. 53 Fadia Kiwan ........................... 17 Rola El Mourad .................... 54 Ghada Eid ..............................18 Salam Yamout ...................... 55 Gina Chammas ...................... 19 Sarah Al Charif ..................... 56 Halimé El Kaakour ................. 20 Zeina Daccache ................... 59 8 Alia Moubayed Business & Economy [email protected] Alia Moubayed is an experienced economist, a policy She was also a member of the Task Force for World Bank practitioner and strategist with more than 25 years Engagement with the Arab World. of experience in government, international financial Prior to that, she held policy responsibilities in various institutions, financial markets and think-tanks. She economic institutions in Lebanon (1994-2001), including: assumed research, policy and management responsibilities head of section at the research department at the Banque in the design and implementation of economic reforms du Liban; advisor to the Minister of Economy and Trade covering the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) and and Minister of Industry; and finally Managing Director of emerging markets more broadly with strong analytical the Economic and Social Fund for Development (ESFD) at presentation and communication skills. the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR). She is currently the Chief Economist for the MENA region Alia holds a BA in Economics with distinction and an at Jefferies, an investment bank based in London. Prior to MBA from the American University of Beirut, as well that, she worked at the International Institute for Strategic as a Master equivalent in Public Policy and Public Studies (IISS) in London (2017-18), where she directed the Administration from the Ecole Nationale d’Administration Geo- economics and Strategy Program (GESP) analysing the (ENA) in France. She has authored several publications interplay between economics and geopolitics at the global and reports, and her commentary has featured in and regional levels, and providing advice to government the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal, Foreign and private sector corporations. Alia also worked as Chief Policy, CNN, Bloomberg, CNBC, Sky News, the BBC, Al Economist for the MENA region at Barclays in London Arabiya, CNBC Arabia, Sky News Arabia, Al-Nahhar, Al- for more than 8 years (2008-2017). She joined Barclays Joumhouria…, and other local, regional and international from the World Bank which she integrated through the media outlets and on twitter. Young Professionals Program (YPP) and became a senior She is also the founder of AWEAMENA – the Association economist responsible for analytical research, policy of Women in Economics across the Middle East and North dialogue and development policy lending to countries in Africa aimed at promoting the role of women in economic Europe and Central Asia, as well as Indonesia (2002-2008). policy making in the region. 9 Aline Kamakian Business & Economy [email protected] Aline Kamakian is the CEO and Co-Founder of FIG She has also been an active member of AYA and AGBU. Holding. She founded her own brokerage firm Insurance, She was awarded “Woman entrepreneur of the year Investment Consultants which focuses on corporate 2015” by BLC and Mayrig gained the socio-economic insurance. IIC grew into one of the biggest brokerage firms award in 2011. She was also named honorary board in Lebanon. She is the treasurer of the Lebanese Franchise member of the Armenian Food and Wine Association for Association and active board member the Lebanese her outstanding work in the preservation of the Armenian League for Women in Business. culinary heritage. 10 Asmahan Zein Political Activist Business & Economy [email protected] Asmahan Zein established herself in the business field executive projects in Europe and West Africa. She is the with over than four decades of experience. She entered President of the Lebanese League of Women in Business the service of industry as an independent woman then and Vice Chair of Ruwwad Altanmiya in Tripoli. ventured into several different jobs within the services She is Member of the Steering Committee of United sector, from airlines executive in Lebanon to hotel Nations Global Compact. management in Ivory Coast. Through the years, she has participated in major social In 2014, she started a new company Crypta. She was activities, in addition to different CSR projects and was among the team that started Aramex Lebanon, as the first woman elected for the Presidency of Lebanese Lebanon Country Manager then was assigned to different Freight Forwarders Syndicate. 11 Dr. Carmen Geha Political Activist Public Administration & Governance [email protected] Dr. Carmen Geha is an Assistant Professor of Public campaigns on elections and constitutional development. Administration with a specialization in leadership, Her work has appeared most recently in the Journal of human resources, and organizational development at the Refugee Studies, Social Movement Studies, Journal of American University of Beirut. North African Studies, and the British Journal of Middle She is also the Director of “Education for Leadership in Eastern Studies. Crisis” Scholarship Program for Afghan women at AUB. Dr. Geha has a BA and MA in Public Administration, from Dr. Geha has held Research positions at the Weatherhead the American University of Beirut.She has taken graduate Center for International