The Middle East Public Relations Association (MEPRA) has officially opened entries for the 17th Annual MEPRA Awards, the region’s most prestigious celebration of excellence in public relations and communications.
Organisations from across the Middle East, including agencies, corporations, government entities, and non-profits are invited to submit their most impactful work. This year’s awards spotlight innovation, purpose-driven communications, and regional excellence, reflecting the rapidly evolving nature of the industry.
With 55 award categories available, this year’s program introduces and expands categories to match emerging trends and priorities in the industry, including:
- Best ESG Campaign
- Best Use of Artificial Intelligence
- Best Education Campaign
- Best Use of Arabic Language Campaign
- Best Communicator of the Year
All entries will be evaluated by a distinguished panel of industry leaders, alongside an adjudication committee to ensure impartiality and uphold the highest judging standards.
2025 MEPRA Awards Judges
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Aarzoo Chogle
Senior Account Director at Brazen MENA
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Abdulqader Abdulbari
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Public Relations Lecturer at King Khalid University
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Abdulrahman Inayat
Co-Founder of W7Worldwide
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Adam Gibson
Account Direcor at Acorn Strategy
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Adel Maymoon
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Corporate Communications Director at EMSTEEL Group
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Alan Griffin
Partner, Head of the Digital Practice at Consulum
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Alex Malouf
Senior Director, Public Relations & Media at Confidential Government
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Amel Osman
Senior Consultant at GCI Health
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Ananda Shakespeare
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder & CEO at Shakespeare Communications
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Anastasiya Golovatenko
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and PR Director at Sherpa Communications
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Andira Raslan
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Business Director at MSL - Publicis Groupe
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Andrea Gissdal
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant, Writer & Emirates LitFest Programme Advisor
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Anna Hope
Managing Director, Middle East at Plus 1 Communications
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Anoushka Talukdar
Head of PR at House of Comms
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Anthony Crasto
Head – Brand, Communications & Thought-Leadership Middle East & Africa, Cigna Healthcare
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Ashraf Shakah
President of Public Relations & Influence, MENA - Memac Ogilvy
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Bahjat Homsi
General Manager UAE at Sandpiper Group
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Barry King
General Manager UAE, Action Global Communications
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Bob Issa
Chief Marketing officer at Apex Health
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Brendan Hodgson
Executive Strategy Director at Burson
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Budoor Al Yousuf
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director at Burson
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Camilla D'Abo
MEPRA Fellow, Strategy Board Member and Managing Director UAE at Action Global Communications
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Chase Burns
Director - Corporate Reputation, Edelman
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Christoph Diesch
Director at TrailRunner International
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Cindy Mearini
Head of PR at Q Communications
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Claire Lawson
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Impact Porter Novelli
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Dahlia Mahmoud
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Professor of Innovation Design Management, MA Program at University of Europe
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Daniela Gorini
Senior Communications Director at SEC Newgate Middle East
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David Kingsmill-Moore
Managing Director, UAE, Edelman Middle East
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Debanjana Chaudhuri
Head of PR at PIXL Global
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Deema Kingsmill-Moore
MEPRA Fellow and Head of Learning and Development, Burson
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Dina Jreissati
Group Executive Director, Marketing & Communication at Modon
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Dr. Bisera Lakinska
Head of Marketing and Communications, Malaffi - HEALTHCARE
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Dr. Selina Neri
CEO, Dean & Co-Founder, Institute for Future Readiness (UAE) Senior Fellow, Centre for Governance, PIF (Saudi Arabia)
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Dr. Zhaohui Tian
Lecturer in Global Business Communication at AFG College with the University of Aberdeen & Honorary Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen
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Elena Gramatica
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founding Partner & CEO at SEC Newgate Middle East
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Emma Barber
Senior Communications Director
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Euan Megson
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Action Global Communications
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Farah Imad Al Alami
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Global Fertility Network and Bnoon
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Farah Sawaf
Founder & Managing Partner at Soul Communications
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Feras Alsadi
MEPRA Fellow and Chief Communications Officer at Abdul Latif Jameel
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Gareth Wynn
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Chief Communications Officer at TAQA
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Genene Webster
PR & Strategic Communications Director at Acorn Strategy
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Gerardus Peerboom
Manager Corporate Communications at TAQA Water Solutions
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Giacomo Ziani
Senior Vice President of Corporate Marketing & Communications at G42
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Hannah Guenther
Director at TrailRunner International
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Hattan Alghalayini
MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Chief Communication Officer at Misk Foundation
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Hfu Reisenhofer
Senior Communications Manager at GEMS Education
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Hilmarie Hutchison
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and CEO at Matrix PR
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Humaida Al Khalsan
Head of Corporate Affairs & Marketing, InvestBank Sharjah
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Ian Drinkwater
Managing Director, Performance Communications Middle East
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Imad Lahad
Global Chair, AI & Intelligence at APCO
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Iman Asante
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Acting Managing Director at BLJ Worldwide
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Inka Stever
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs College of Communication and Media Sciences at Zayed University Abu Dhabi
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Jagruti Mistry
Senior Director; Head of Corporate Communications for Middle East and North Africa (MENA) at Visa
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Jai Tolani
Senior Director of Corporate Communications at DAMAC Group
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Jamal Al Mawed
MEPRA Fellow & Strategy Board Member; Founder & Managing Director of Gambit Communications
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James Holmes
Managing Director at THC & Partners
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Joe Lipscombe
MEPRA Strategy Board and Partner, Head of MENA at The Romans
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Jon Barber
MEPRA Vice Chair and Vice President Marketing & Communications at TECOM Group Dubai
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Jonathan Rivlin
Managing Partner at PRCO Group
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Joyce Baz
Head of Communications & Public Affairs, Middle East and North Africa - Google & YouTube
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Justin Kerr Stevens
MEPRA Executive Board Member and Chief Executive Officer at BLJ Worldwide
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Kassandra Panagiotopoulos
Head of Strategy, The Romans UAE
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Kate Midttun
MEPRA Chairperson and Founder & CEO at Acorn Strategy
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Kath Harrison
President EMEA at GCI Health
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Kathleen Burbridge
Senior Account Director at Gambit Communications
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Kenana Dahlan
MEPRA Fellow; Chief Strategic Advisor Saudi Government
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Kerry Cooper-Bradfield
Group Executive Vice President of Communications and Strategy at DP World
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Kiera Purdue
MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Managing Partner at StickyGinger
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Kirsty OConnor
MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Regional Director of Innovation at Burson
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Lavanya Mandal
General Manager, Head of PR and Internal Communications at Aster DM Healthcare
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Louise Jacobson
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Brazen MENA
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Lynn Al Khatib
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Group Head of Communication at Chalhoub Group
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MacLean Brodie
Chief Executive Officer, MSL Middle East
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Maha Ayash
Head of UAE, TEAM LEWIS
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Majdi Ghraizi
General Manager, Bold Influence
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Mara Carpencu
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communications Consultant
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Margaret Flanagan
MEPRA Fellow and Executive Board Member and Co-Founder at Tales & Heads
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Mariaan Valero
Head of Content and Marketing, Weber Shandwick MENAT
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Mathilde Montel
Associate Director – PR & Communications at Al-Futtaim Real Estate
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Mazar Masud
MEPRA Executive Board Member; Senior Director of Global Corporate Communications - M42
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Mazen Nahawi
MEPRA Fellow & Executive Board Member (Treasurer); CEO, CARMA & SOCIALEYEZ
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Megan Yarmuth
Head of PR, Qatar at Memac Ogilvy
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Menna Zaki
Global Communications and Brand Strategy Expert
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Miranda Smith
VP Europe & Emerging Markets at Notified
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Mohaned Lafi
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director - Corporate and Business MENA at Four Agency Worldwide
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Nadin Al Alami
Head of MSL KSA
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Namita Thakkar
PR Director at Matrix PR
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Natasha Dsouza
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Director at Golin MENA
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Natasha Hatherall-Shawe
MEPRA Strategy Board Member; Founder & CEO at TishTash Communications
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Neda Shelton
MEPRA Executive Board Member (Secretary) and Head of Communications, Marketing & Corporate Affairs at Solutions Plus
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Newton Rebello
Marketing Director, Inception (A G42 company)
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Nick Clements
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Presight
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Nimati Emam
Deputy Managing Director, .Pomelo
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Nishkka Manglani
Director at Houbara Communications
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Noura Al Sarraj
MEPRA Strategy Board Member & Deputy Managing Director, Abu Dhabi at Weber Shandwick MENAT
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Oisin Commane
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head, Thought Leadership and Programing ADSW at Masdar
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Olivia Ann Hennigar
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Vice President – Corporate & External Media Relations at Mubadala Investment Company
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Ollie Lawson
Communications Director at Tadweer Group
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Peter Bellini
Partner at Pure International
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Peter Jacob
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director at Current Global MENAT
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Polly Williams
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Freelancer, Brand & Business Growth
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Rachel Maycock
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Partner at Place Advisory and Public Affairs
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Rachel Morris
Manager Corporate Communications at Hamad Medical Corporation
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Radwa Allabban
MEPRA Strategy Board member and Founder & Managing Director at Place Communications
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Raina Lazarova
Co-founder of Ruepoint and Chair at AMEC
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Rashmi Jeetendra
PR Director at M&C Saatchi
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Rasha Ghanem
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Director, Public Affairs & Communications at Ford Middle East
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Rishi Talwalker
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Head of Communications at Havas Red Middle East
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Roland Buerk
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications at Mubadala
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Rusty Beukes
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Creative Director at HAVAS Red ME
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Saad Abu Touq
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director, Public Relations, UAE at Ogilvy
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Sabina Khandwani
Business Communications Consultant
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Saeed Klaib
Director of PR and Communications, Huawei Consumer Business Group
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Saher Munawar
Director at PRCO Group
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Salem Al Nuaimi
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Communication Advisor
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Sami Joost
Cluster Head Communication – Sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa, Middle East, Turkey; Iran Lead External Innovation; Partnerships at Bayer Middle East
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Samir Hammad
MEPRA Strategy Board Member, Founder & CEO at Columna Media Consultancy
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Sana Alvi
Account Director at Soul Communications
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Sarah Fernandez
General Manager at JRN Consultancy
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Seth Hand
Managing Director and Head of Middle East at TrailRunner International
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Shadi Moazami
Managing Director at MAIA
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Shaimaa El Nazer
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Founder of The Conscious Comms Collective
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Sherif Ghanem
KSA Client Director at Ruder Finn Atteline
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Sinead O'Connor
Senior Director at Current Global MENAT
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Sophia Boudjemaa
Business Director, Strategy & Insights at MSL Middle East
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Sophie Toh
MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Managing Director of DNA Middle East
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Stanislava Burianek
PR Director – Team x Mercedes-Benz | MEA & CEE
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Steven Carl Smith
Senior Corporate Communication Specialist, Marafiq
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Suad Merchant
Head of Marketing and PR at Mashreq
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Suad Merchant
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Taghrid Oraibi
Head of Communications, Middle East at Deliveroo
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Tala Abu Taha
MEPRA Executive Board Member and Public Relations Director at Viola Communications
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Tamer Orabi
Head of Corporate Communication Samsung Gulf Electronics
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Tanu Chopra
Founder & Chief Storyteller at Hope Founderz
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Vicky El-Kassir
Managing Director at Houbara Communications
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Wadad Tabbara
Communications Consultant
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Weaam ElAtaya
Communications Unit Head, Zayed National Museum
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Yasser Mohamed
MEPRA Fellow, MEPRA Strategy Board Member and Strategic Communications Expert at Sadara Chemical Company, KSA
2025 MEPRA Awards Adjudicators
