Dubai Press Club has revealed the names of prominent speakers scheduled to participate in the 8th Arab Media Forum, which will be held on May 11and 12 at Atlantis Hotel. The list of speakers includes a number of regionally and internationally renowned personalities from the fields of the media, academia, economy and public policy.
Among the prominent names from the Arab world are Dr. Abdul Moneim Said, Director, Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies; Dr. Azzam Al-Dakhil, CEO - Board Member, Saudi Research & Marketing Group (SRMG); Hassan Rateb, Chairman, Al-Mehwar Channel; Osama Al Sheikh, Head of Egypt's Nile Thematic channels; Jameel Al Theyabi , Managing Editor, Al Hayat Newspaper, Saudia Arabia and Gulf State; Salman Al Odah, Chairman, Al Daleel Channel; Abdul Hamid Al Ansari, Professor of Islamic Studies, Faculty of Law, Qatar University; Fahad Al Shememri, Chairman, Al Majd TV; Dr. Kamal Abdul Latif, Write and Researcher , Morocco; Sultan Al Amimi, Director, Poetry Academy, Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage; Sami Raffoul, Director, Pan Arab Research Center; Mohammed Abdullah, Executive Director, Dubai Media City; Dr. Mohammed Al Ramahi, Editor in Chief, Awan Newspaper; Firas Adra, Editor In Chief, Dp-news.com; Magdy Al Galad, Editor in Chief, Al Masry Al Youm Newspaper; Issam Hamoud, Blogger, Algeria; Nahida Nakad, Deputy Chief Editor, France 24 Channel; Dr. Khaled Al Dakheel, Professor of political science, King Saud University, KSA; Donna Abu Nasr, Riyadh Bureau Chief, Associated Press; Jihad Al Kazen, Columnist, Al Hayat Newspaper; Dr. Suliman Al Hattlan, Writer and Media Expert; Dr. Nabil Al Khateb, Editor in Chief, Al Arabiya Channel; Ahmad Al Shaikh, Editor in Chief, Al Jazeera Channel; Salah Negm, Director of News , BBC Arabia and Dr. Nassim Khouri, Professor of Political Information, Lebanese University.
Prominent international speakers who have confirmed participation Todd Benjamin, Former CNN Presenter, Financial and Economic Expert, USA, Martha Hamilton, Columnist, Your Financial Future, AARP Bulletin Today, Hu Shuli, Founding Editor, Caijing Magazine (China Economist ), Professor Mohamed Ariff, Executive Director, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Steven F. Hall, CEO, CNBC Arabia and Lorenzo Trombetta, Middle East Correspondent, ANSA News Agency.
Maryam Bin Fahad, Executive Director, Dubai Press Club, has stressed that the team working on the Forum took great pains to make sure the speakers were chosen so meticulously that the proceedings of the Forum should reflect the true picture of the media scene in the Arab world and outside.
“The Arab Media Forum has been able to attract the best names from the industry, thanks to its preeminent position in the media sector, and it will go a long way in ensuring high quality of debates and discussions, that would not only generate great ideas, but also recommendations and suggestions for a better future for the media in the region,'' she added.
The various sessions will be moderated, among others, by Khadeja Bin Genna, Anchor, Al Jazeera Channel, Safia Al Shehi, Anchor, Sama Dubai Channel, Cyba Audi, Anchor, Al Arabiya Channel and Diana Moukalled, Anchour, Future tv, Eman Ayad, Anchour, Al Jazeera News Channel. The Press Club said the names of more participants will be announced soon. The Forum will be attended by well over 600 media persons from the Arab world.
Experts to address Arab Media Forum
Experts to address Arab Media Forum