Creative Dialogues Beirut 25’
LAU Beirut campus, Gezairi Building
LAU will be hosting the first day of the Creative Dialogues Beirut 2025 event, a three-day program dedicated to empowering rising creatives, helping them rediscover their purpose and reignite their drive through inspiring dialogues and hands-on workshops.
Under the theme Healing the Breach Between Man and Nature, the day’s program will explore how creativity can reconnect us with the natural world, redefining our relationship with materials, narratives, and collective responsibility.
Through keynotes, panel discussions, fireside chats, and sensorial workshops, participants will engage with leading voices from the creative community and beyond, reflecting on how nature bridges with the man-made.
Program
September 12, 2025
| Time | Session | Description | Speakers/Moderator |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:00 a.m. | Welcome & Vision Talk | Introduction to the event and theme of the day | Silia Abou Arbid, Julia Aridi |
| 10:15 a.m. | Keynote Speech: ZeroWaste is NOT Science Fiction | Exploring how a zero-waste philosophy can drive innovation across agriculture, energy, and the local creative economy | Ziad Abou Chaker |
| 11:00 a.m. | Panel Discussion: Light and Earth | Exploring how light and earth shape creative practices, reflecting on the origins of materials, energy, and form | Karim Nader, Charbel Samuel Aoun (Speakers); Soumar Al Qamand (Moderator) |
| 12:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 1:00 p.m. | Fireside Chat: Myth and Matter | A deeper look into how materials acquire meaning through narrative, myth, and cultural identity | Nadim Karam (Speaker); Ramona Abdo (Moderator) |
| 2:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion: UNFOLD: Wearable Narratives and the Ethics of Making | Examining the human body and Earth as living systems shaped by internal and external forces | Dalia Khalife, Tarek Moukkadem, Elie Mouhanna, Bassam Abou Diab (Speakers); Jalal Moghrabi (Moderator) |
| 3:00 p.m. | Break | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Sensorial Workshop | Hands-on workshops exploring how nature’s forms, sounds, textures, and rhythms inspire creative thinking. Limited to 10–16 participants per session | Karim Taan, Christine Kettaneh, Nabil Younes, Elie Mouhanna |
| 5:30 p.m. | Roundtable Discussion: EarthBound | Closing roundtable exploring responsibility, belonging, and the future | Karim Taan, Christine Kettaneh, Nabil Younes, Elie Mouhanna (Speakers); Chahid Akhoury (Moderator) |
To view the program of the remaining days and register, click here.
Free entry. Workshop participation requires advance registration.