Abdulrahman AlTrairi

Chief of Communications & PR Officer and Official Spokesperson for the Royal Commission for AlUla

Alan Griffin

Partner, Head of the Digital Practice at Consulum

Alex Malouf

Senior Director, Public Relations & Media at Confidential Government

Adel Maymoon

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Corporate Communications Director, Emirates Steel Arkan

Amel Osman

Partner & Head of Corporate Communications & Public Policy at Instinctif Partners

Amina Taher

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator, MEPRA Fellow and Founder at The Agency

Ananda Shakespeare

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Founder at Shakespeare Communications

Anastasiya Golovatenco

PR Director at Sherpa Communications

Anna Hope

Managing Director, Middle East at Plus 1 Communications

Anya Kotova

Senior Director and Head of the Arts and Culture Practice at BLJ Worldwide

Arwa Alkhatib

Head of PR & Corporate Communications Group Communications and Destination Marketing at Miral

Aseem Sood

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator and CEO at Impact Research & Measurement; Board Director at AMEC

Ashraf Shakah

President of Public Relations & Influence, MENA - Memac Ogilvy

Dahlia Mahmoud

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Professor of Visual & Experience Design MA Program at University of Europe

Baha Hamadi

Founder and Managing Director at Keel Comms

Barry King

General Manager UAE, Action Global Communications

Bashar AlKadhi

MEPRA Fellow; Chief Executive Officer for Middle East, Turkey and Africa at Burson

Dr. Bisera Lakinska

Head of Marketing and Communications, Malaffi - HEALTHCARE

Bob Issa

Chief Marketing Officer at Elegancia Healthcare

Camilla D'Abo

MEPRA Fellow and Strategy Board Member; Executive Vice President of Communications & Content, BPG UAE

Cheryl King

Founder, King & Co PR

Anthony Crasto

Head – Brand, Communications & Thought-Leadership Middle East & Africa, Cigna Healthcare

Dan Dimmock

Managing Partner at First Water Advisory

Debanjana Chaudhuri

Global Communications Consultant and Former Head of Corporate Communications

Deema Kingsmill-Moore

MEPRA Fellow; Head of Learning and Development, Burson

Mazar Masud

MEPRA Executive Board Member; Senior Director of Global Corporate Communications - M42

Elena Gramatica

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founding Partner and CEO, SEC Newgate Middle East

Elizabeth Sen

Regional Managing Director, Flint Culture, MENA

Emma Smith

Chief Executive Officer at Sandpiper Group

Emma Barber

Senior Communications Director

Erica Pettit Alkhfaji

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Group Head of Corporate Communications and ESG, Orascom Development Holding

Barry King

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Action Global Communications

Faheem Ahamed

Group Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at G42

Faisal Al Zahrani

MEPRA Fellow, Board member of the International Public Relations Association (IPRA) for the Middle East

Farah Al Alami

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center

Feras Alsadi

MEPRA Fellow and Chief Communications Officer at Abdul Latif Jameel

Faisal Khazal

Senior Director & Country Lead Kuwait at Weber Shandwick MENAT

Ger Peerboom

Manager Corporate Communications at SWS Holding

Denise Yammine Chouity

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Director of Operations, Grey Doha

Habib El-Joukhadar

Senior Consultant, Corporate Communications, Instinctif Partners

Hassan Aljundi

Manager, Communications & Sustainability The Arab Energy Fund

Hfu Reisenhofer

Senior Communications Manager at GEMS Education

Hilmarie Hutchison

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Matrix PR

Huda Buhumaid

MEPRA Fellow and Chief Impact Officer at Dubai Holding

Ian Drinkwater

Managing Director, Performance Communications Middle East

Imad Lahad

Managing Director, Dubai; Head of Al Comms Lab; Global Digital Practice Lead - APCO

Iman Asante

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and General Manager at BLJ Worldwide

Inka Stever

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University

Jacquelyn Moulds

Client Engagement Director at The Romans UAE

Jamal Al Mawed

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & Managing Director at Gambit Communications

Joyce Baz

Head of Communications & Public Affairs, Middle East and North Africa - Google & YouTube

John Gustaveson

Head of Practice, Finance & Professional Services, Weber Shandwick MENAT

Joe Lipscombe

MEPRA Strategy Board and Partner, Head of UAE at The Romans

Jon Barber

MEPRA Vice Chairperson, Vice President Marketing & Communications at TECOM Group

Jonty Summers

MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member; Managing Director, Hanover ME

Jorhie Alban

Head/Director of Communications & CSR Greater Gulf at Sanofi

Justin Kerr Stevens

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at BLJ Worldwide

Kassandra Panagiotopoulos

Head of Strategy, The Romans UAE

Kate Midttun

MEPRA Chairperson and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy

Kathleen Burbridge

Senior Account Director at Gambit Communications

Katie Harvey

Managing Partner at Q Communications

Kenana Dahlan

MEPRA Fellow; Chief Strategic Advisor Saudi Government

Jason Gallucci

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Head of PR and Strategic Communications at Acorn Strategy

Lauren Fryer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Muse Co

Lavanya Mandal

General Manager, Head of PR and Internal Communications at Aster DM Healthcare

Lisa Welsh

MEPRA Fellow & Chief Operating Officer, Middle East, Turkey & Africa (META) at Burson

Lizelle Fitoussi

Director of Marketing & Communications, Merex Investment

Loma Jaber

Managing Director at Hewar Group

Louise Jacobson

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Brazen MENA

MacLean Brodie

Chief Executive Officer, MSL Middle East

Mahmoud Fansa

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Regional Communications Director at GE Vernova

Mamoon Sbeih

President - APCO MENA

Mara Carpencu

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Vice President, Communications - BPG

Margaret Flanagan

MEPRA Fellow and Executive Board Member; Co Founder - Tales & Heads

Mathilde Montel

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Senior Communications Director, Corporate - HAVAS Red ME

Namita Thakkar

PR Director at Matrix PR

Mazen Nahawi

MEPRA Executive Board Member (Treasurer) and CEO of CARMA & SOCIALEYEZ

Michael Campbell

Head of Corporate Communications, Etihad Airways

Mohaned Lafi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director - Corporate and Business MENA at Four Agency Worldwide

Andira Raslan

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Business Director, MSL - Publicis Groupe

Neda Shelton

MEPRA Executive Board Member and Head of Communications, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Solutions Plus

Mariaan Valero

Head of Content and Marketing, Weber Shandwick MENAT

Naim Rammal

Marketing Director - Royal Opera House Muscat

Natasha Hatherall-Shawe

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO, TishTash Communications

Newton Rebello

Director - Marketing and Communications at Presight

Megan Yarmuth

Head of PR, Qatar at Memac Ogilvy

Saad Abu Touq

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director, Public Relations, UAE at Ogilvy

Oisin Commane

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head, Thought Leadership and Programing ADSW at Masdar

Osama El Sayyad

Managing Partner, KSA - Muse Co

Peter Jacob

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Current Global MENAT

Azza Hashem

Head of Arabic PR at Place Communications

Qaboos Khaled

VP of Corporate Communications - Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Rabih El-Amine

Chief Executive Officer - Alef International

Rachel Devereux

Marketing & Digital Director at Virgin Mobile UAE

Rachel Morris

Manager Corporate Communications at Hamad Medical Corporation

Raina Lazarova

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator and Co-founder of Ruepoint; Chair at AMEC

Ramzy Abou-Ezzeddine

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, MRW Creative Consultancy

Raneem Saleh

MEPRA Youth Board President and Account Director at Burson

Rebecca Cousins

Public Relations Director, Corporate Communications, Global Brand Development and Marketing, Red Sea Global

Razan Karim

Senior Communications Director, HAVAS Red ME

Rasha Ghanem

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Communications Director, Ford Middle East

Richard Bagnall

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator, Co-Founder & Partner at CommsClarity Consultancy; Board Director at AMEC

Richard Rust

Group Vice President, Communications - DP World

Rishi Talwalker

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Sr. Director – Strategy & Growth, HAVAS Red ME

Roland Buerk

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Mubadala

Ronald Balit

Communications Director, GM Africa & Middle East Operations

Salem Al Nuaimi

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communication Advisor

Samir Hammad

MEPRA Executive Board Member, Founder & CEO at Columna Media Consultancy

Sara O’Hara

Global Communications Director & Crisis Consultant

Sarah Bartlett

Head of Middle East at Lexington

Scott Feasey

CEO - M&C Saatchi GCC

Scott Armstrong

Founder - Mentl

Monther Tayeb

MEPRA Awards Adjudicator, MEPRA Executive Board Member and Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications at Al Marai

Shadi Moazami

Managing Director at MAIA

Shahla Noureldin Kashif

Strategic Communication Advisor Education, Human Resources and Community Development Council

Shaimaa ELNazer

MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Communications Lead at Tamkeen

Simon Buerk

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Director of Corporate Affairs, Emirates Global Aluminium

Simon Corbett

Founder at Jargon PR

Sophia Boudjemaa

Business Director, Strategy & Insights - MSL Group Middle EasT

Sophie Simpson

Owner and Managing Director - Atteline

Farah Sawaf

Founder & Managing Partner at Soul Communications

Stanislava Burianek

PR Director - Team X

Steven Carl Smith

Senior Corporate Communication Specialist, Marafiq

Kiera Purdue

MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Managing Partner at StickyGinger

Ollie Lawson

Communications and Media Advisor at Tadweer

Taghrid Al Saeed

Executive Director - Group Communications and Destination Marketing at Miral

Tala Abu Taha

MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Director Of Public Relation Head Of Business Unit - Viola Communications

Tamer Orabi

Head of Corporate Communication at Samsung Gulf Electronics

Tanu Chopra

Founder & Chief Storyteller at Hope Founderz

Maha Ayash

Head of UAE, TEAM LEWIS

Thomas Ashby

Head of Global Communications, IEF - International Energy Forum

Seth Hand

Managing Director and Head of Middle East, TrailRunner International

Vicky El-Kassir

Managing Director at Houbara Communications

Weaam ElAtaya

Communications Unit Head, Zayed National Museum

Yasser Mohamed

MEPRA Fellow, MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Communications Expert at Sadara Chemical Company