LAU Economics Networking Event-Next-Gen economies
LAU, Beirut campus, Adnan Kassar School of Business

The LAU Economics Networking Event, hosted by the Department of Economics at LAU, is designed to foster meaningful connections between talented economics students and various esteemed organizations from diverse industries.
Networking Activity:
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Location: Safadi Fine Arts Outdoor Area, LAU Beirut Campus
Panel Discussion:
1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: AKSOB 903, LAU Beirut Campus
List of Participants in the Networking Activity:
Government & International Organizations
- Ministry of Finance
- Ministry of Economy and Trade
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA)
- Central Administration of Statistics (CAS)
- Institut Des Finances Basil Fuleihan (IoF)
- British Embassy
Research, Policy and Think Tanks and NGOs
- Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND)
- Centre for Lebanese Studies (CLS)
- Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (IFI)
- Lebanese Centre for Policy Studies (LCPS)
- The Policy Initiative
- Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED)
- Life Lebanon
- Qualisus
Private Sector Companies
- Al SIFR
- ARA Research and Consultancy
- Bank Audi
- Debbane Saikali Group
- Malia Group
- MASRI Holding
- 360 Consulting
- Wakilni
Panel Discussion:
Panel Title:
Next-Gen economies: Insights on work, technology and institutional reform in Lebanon and the Arab Region
Panelists:
- Dr. Jad Jaber, Advisor to the Minister of Finance, Republic of Lebanon
- Ms. Dima Chehabeddine, Manager of the Director General’s Office, Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET), Republic of Lebanon
- Dr. Jan Gaska, Economic Affairs Officer, Shared Economic Prosperity Cluster, ESCWA
- Maya Bsaibes, Economist and Programme Manager, Institut des Finances Basil Fuleihan
- Dr. Alissar Nasser, Team Leader, Central Administration of Statistics (CAS)
- Dr. Marwan Barakat, Group Chief Economist and Head of Research, Bank Audi