Meet 2025 Speakers

This year’s forum brings together leading voices from science and media, each contributing decades of expertise and offering unique, groundbreaking insights.

Carles Lalueza-Fox

Director of the Museum of Natural Sciences of Barcelona

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Aisha Deemas

Director General, Sharjah Museums Authority

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Yousef Haik

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, University of Sharjah

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Mohamed Elsonpaty

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

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Bothina Osama

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

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Saad Lotfey

Co-Founder of SciComm X

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Samar Abdelazim Ahmed

Former Founding Director - FAIMER Institute, Ain Shams University

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Rehab Abdalmohsen Bakr

Writer, Journalist, and Trainer in science journalism

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Emenyeonu Ogadimma

Faculty member, University of Sharjah

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Mohamed Elhawary

Editor in Chief - Newsroom Management & Development Expert

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Ahmed Bayraktar

Journalist and Researcher in Science Media, Board Member of the Syrian Journalists' Code of Honor

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Elisabeth Eide

Professor, PhD, Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway (OsloMet)

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Honor Harger

Vice President, ArtScience Museum and Attractions at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

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Maren Sophie El-Tayeb

Lecturer of German / DAAD lecturer Riyadh, Alfaisal University

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Arabella Willing

Head of Conservation Outreach & Citizen Science - Emirates Nature-WWF

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Neama Al Marshoodi

Project Manager, Department of Education and Knowledge - ADEK

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Shireen Sabanegh

Co-Founder - Managing Director, Mosaic Strategies for Cultural Consulting LLC

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Malak Makki

Researcher and writer in the field of science journalism

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Sghaier Gharbi

Science journalist and writer

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Moad ZIADI

Director of Project Management Europe in URW

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Aliaa Hamed

Executive editor, Nature portfolio Middle East, SpringerNature

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Sima A.Hamadeh

Full Professor (Public Health Nutrition/Science Journalism & Communication- Program Coordinator

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Rahma Diaa

Trainer and founder of Climate School

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Monia Isaak Ibrahim Mohamed

Assistant professor at faculty of Mass communication technology in Suez University in Egypt

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Nadia Alhasani

Dean of The College of Arts & Design at the University of Sharjah- UAE

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Aghoulaiche Mohamed

Media Lecturer at Djilali Liabès University, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria

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Dina Farouk Abou Zeid

Dean of Mass Communication Faculty - October 6 University

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Rim Fajr Mahmoud

Former Editor-in-Chief of Osama Magazine for Children and Scientific Program Developer

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Tarek Yehia Soliman Kapiel

Rapporteur of the Committee on Arts, Social Sciences, Scientific Culture, Strategic Studies

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Safaa Mamdouh Ismail Amer

Investigative Journalist and Media Competency Trainer

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Yasmine Haddad

Clinical Dietitian, American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology

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Najwa AlSaeed

Assistant Professor – Public Relations and Advertising - City University Ajman

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Dina Hassan

Digital Journalist and Content Creator, Elfagr newspaper

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Hatem Halaoui

Associate Professor in Computer Science - Chair Person of Computer Science and Mathematics Division -Haigazian University

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Magdy Said

Freelance Writer, editor & researcher

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Ahmed Hassan Ahmed Balah

Science writer and Translator at Alsharq Alawsat newspaper

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