Speakers 2026 - Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication

AFSMC–PCST Symposium 2026 Speakers

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Nouar Tabet

Acting Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Dean of the College of Science,University of Sharjah

Fabien Medvecky

Associate Professor in Science Communication at the Centre for the Public Awareness of Science at the Australian National University

Rana Dajani

professor of molecular biology at the Hashemite University in Jordan

Liu Yajing

Head of the Science Communication Team at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Carolyn Unck

Associate Director, Research Communication at KAUST

Mohamed Elsonpaty

Co-founder of the Arab Forum of Science Media and Communication and Vice-president of PCST Network

Saad Lotfey

Co-Founder of SciComm X

Bothina Osama

The regional coordinator of SciDev.Net for the Middle East & North Africa and the managing editor of the Arabic edition

Prasad Sandbhor

Serious Game Designer and Researcher at University of York

Tullio Rossi

Director of the Animate Your Science

Yasmine Bouldjedri

Scientific Editor at Echiheb Science Magazine

Massimiano Bucchi

Professor of Science and Technology in Society at the University of Trento

Syed Ali Hussain

Assistant Professor of Mass Communication at the University of Sharjah

Helena Villela

Impact Strategist at KAUST

Rana Eldanaf

Senior Research Scientist at New York University Abu Dhabi

Ghada Salih

Associate Professor at Liwa University

Mostafa Ali Abo Moslim

Newsletter Editor at Alafekra.net

TAN Yihong

Associate Research Librarian at National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

Hanan Badr

professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of Salzburg

Thawab Hilal

Senior Scientist at the Department of Communication at the University of Salzburg

Zhonghui Li

PhD student at the University of Tokyo

Enas Qudeimat

Head of Research Management and Outreach at the Center for Genomics and Systems Biology (CGSB), New York University Abu Dhabi

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Carmen Koessler

Science Communicator, Owner of CK Communication Services

HU HUI

librarian at the National Science Library, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Umniah Khajori

Medical Oncology Trainee and Medical Educationist at University of Baghdad College of Medicine

Sam Nester

Artist-in-Residence at The Juilliard School, NYU Abu Dhabi

Kei Kano

Professor at Shiga University

Sima Hamada

Professor - Head of Department (Public Health Nutrition-Media & Communication) at Haigazian University

Thilina Heenatigala

Assistant Professor and Director of Science Communications at the Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) in Tokyo

Georgina Pereira

Species Survival Manager at IUCN CSS Fungi at Terra, Expo City Dubai

Guoyan Wang

Director of the Science Communication Research Center and the Department of Digital Communication at Soochow University

Shahir Samir Rizk

Associate Professor at Indiana University South Bend

T.Y. Branch

Postdoctoral researcher at Leibniz University Hannover — SOCRATES

Maggie Fink

Assistant Professor at St. Mary's College

Maya Haddad

Senior Sustainability Manager at Ajman University

Suzanne Condie Lambert

Founding Science Editor of the Khalifa University Science and Tech Review

Sghaier Gharbi

Science journalist and writer

Raghida Haddad

Editor-in-Chief of Al Hima magazine

Ahmed Esmat

Media Technology and digital Transformation Consultant

Ashraf Amin

Senior Editor and Head of the Science and Technology Department at Al-Ahram Newspaper

Tevhide Serra Gorpe

Professor of Communication at University of Sharjah, College of Communication

Hazem Hamed Mahmoud Badr

Deputy Editor-in-Chief & Supervisor of the Science Section at Al-Akhbar Newspaper