A globally renowned consultant and lecturer to various international organizations and corporations; Bi is the Project Director for The Nineties Report and the Global Generation Survey. In addition to being Co-founder of Frontplaces and Cleverminds; Bi is also the Principal Investigator and Executive Committee member of the World Values Survey. Formerly Project Director at the Institute of Futures Studies, Stockholm, governmental investigator on IT-issues and board member in several distinguished organizations. Professor of Futures Studies and Communication Strategies and faculty member at Theseus International Management Institute, Sophia Antipolis, France.
Dr. Michael is the Director of the Arab Barometer and received the American Political Science Association Aaron Wildavsky Award for the Best Dissertation in the field of Religion and Politics. His work on Arab public opinion, political Islam and political parties has been published in Comparative Political Studies, the Journal of Conflict Resolution and the Journal of Democracy, and his research on data fabrication has been covered by Science. He is a regular contributor to the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog and his analysis has appeared in Foreign Policy and The Conversation. Previously, he has served as a research fellow at Harvard’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a research associate at the Pew Research Center.
Juan Diez Nicolas is the current director and chair for Research in the Social Sciences and Security at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. Dr. Diez-Nicolas earned his Ph.D. in Political Science from the Universidad Complutense in Madrid in 1967 after he had completed a Fulbright fellowship at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, with an MA degree in Sociology. Dr. Diez-Nicolas is the founding president for AnálisisSociológicos, Econóicos y Políticos (ASEP). He is also the founding president for (FADDIS): The Foundation for the Analysis and Dissemination of Social Surveys Data. Dr. Diez-Nicolas serves as the Vice-Chair of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the World Values Survey. Dr. Diez- Nicolas has impressively published 32 books and more than 250 articles and book chapters in academic journals. He has also received the Order of the Great Cross of Alfonso X the Wiseman and the recipient of the National Award in Sociology and Political Science from Centro de InvestigacionesSociológicas, amongst other awards and honors.
Mohammed Abu Dalhoum is a researcher and analyst specialized in youth affairs and development, particularly youth deradicalization. Mohammed is a graduate from Washington College with a degree in International Studies with a regional concentration in the Middle East. He wrote his thesis on the topic of youth deradicalization. Mohammed is also a published author and his writings include “The Life of a Writer Through the Eyes of His Son”; “The Pains of Wandering”; in addition to “Youth Deradicalization- Strengthening the Bonds. Case Study: the Jordanian Youth”.
Khaireddin is one of Jordan’s leading agriculture experts and consults with an experience spanning over 30 years in successful agricultural projects development. Until April 2016; Mr. Shukri was the CEO of Jordan Agricultural Produce Promotion Co. (JAPPCO) and senior consultant to the King Abdullah II Fund for Development (KFAD) agricultural development programs. Amongst his career highlights is his stewardship as Chairman of Modern Valley Farms, GM of Jordan Valley Farm Agricultural Co.
Jeries is the chief executive officer of NAMA – Strategic Intelligence Solutions. Prior to NAMA; Jeries was the senior consulting manager at one of the region’s lead consultancy agencies. Taking his decade long experience in management and financial advisory; Jeries founded NAMA to introduce innovative business support solutions to the MENA market. Under his management, NAMA continues to grow exponentially and forge relationships with key strategic partners.
Dr. Tarek Arikat was Director of Operations and Specialized Projects (OSPD) at the Office of His Majesty King Abdullah II (OHM) responsible for handling and initiating key projects/directives. During his time at OHM Dr. Arikat developed HM’s knowledge management system in addition to re-engineering and automating operations within HM’s office. He also developed and institutionalized a tracking and performance management system for both internal and external follow-up.