LSE Careers and the Middle East Centre are hosting this event for students who are interested in working in or with the Middle East. It's a great opportunity to hear from and meet with experienced professionals who have been or are currently based in the region.
The panel discussion will be followed by a networking reception, where students will have the chance to speak to other professionals and LSE alumni also present.
This event is open to LSE students and alumni only. To register, please visit the CareerHub website.
Event Details
Date: Thursday 22 January 2015
Panel: 18.00-19.00
Reception: 19.00-20.00
Location: Wolfson Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, New Academic Building, LSE
Panelists
Professor Toby Dodge is Director of the LSE Middle East Centre, a Professor in the International Relations Department at LSE, and a Senior Consulting Fellow for the Middle East, International Institute for Strategic Studies, London. @ProfTobyDodge
Tom Finn is a journalist at the Middle East Eye. Previously, he worked as an editor at the Yemen Times and later as a freelancer reporting for the Guardian and Reuters on the Yemeni uprising that ended the 33-year rule of Ali Abdullah Saleh. @tomfinn2
Heidi Minshall is Arabian Peninsula Analyst at the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office. She joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office in 1990 after studying Classics and French at Oxford. After two years working on the Maastricht negotiations, she studied Arabic in London and Cairo. Since then, her career has had a strong Middle Eastern theme, with postings and attachments in London, Jordan, New York and the UAE. @foreignoffice
Noman Elkhuja is Research and Campaign Assistant in the North Africa Team at Amnesty International, London. Previously, he worked for The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Libya for two years before starting out as a volunteer at Amnesty International. @AINorthAfrica
Joel Bubbers is Country Director for Syria at the British Council.
Previously, he was Projects Advisor for the Middle East and North Africa, British Council, and has also held positions at NATO and the European External Action Service. @JoelBubbers
Others Present
Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, Deputy Director, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Amnesty International, London. @HassibaHS
Mohamed Elmessiry, Researcher on Egypt, International Secretariat, Amnesty International, London.
Gloria Montgomery, Researcher and Campaign Assistant, North Africa Team, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Amnesty International, London. @AINorthAfrica
Morgan Finlayson, Outreach Officer, Recruitment Team, UK Foreign and Commonweath Office. @foreignoffice
Marc Khoueiry, Junior Member, Lebanese International Finance Executives, London. @LIFE_Lebanon
Khalil Karsparis, Junior Council Leader and Representative, Lebanese International Finance Executives, London. @LIFE_Lebanon
Dr Filippo Dionigi, LSE Alumnus and Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, LSE Middle East Centre. @FilippoDionigi
Dr Zeynep Kaya, LSE Alumna and Research Fellow, LSE Middle East Centre. @zeynepn_kaya
Jamil De Dominicis, Programme Coordinator, Middle East and North Africa Programme, Chatham House. @j_dedominicis
Imad Mesdoua, Political Analyst and Client Manager, North and Francophone Africa, Africa Matters Limited, London. @ImadMesdoua
Rashad Al-Kattan, Senior Analyst, Middle East and North Africa team, Aegis World