Mediterranean Sustainability Partners

Dr. Ahmed Rhif (Tunisia) is a Researcher & Engineer (PhD, Eng). He is the CEO and Director of the National Centre for Sciences and Innovation Promotion. He has more than 18 years of experience on Scientific Research, Teaching and industrial projects. He was the Dean of the International Centre for Innovation & Development (ICID) for 6 years. Ahmed Rhif has worked as a Technical Engineer Ch...

Dr. Claudia Fernanda YAŞAR is currently an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Electrical & Electronics, Control and Automation Engineering at Yıldız Technical University (YTU), Istanbul, Turkey. She earned her PhD in Mechatronics from Castilla-La Mancha University in Spain with Cum Laude distinction, was honored with the Outstanding Student Award at the same university, and the Best PhD The...

Data protection, disinformation  and hybrid threats: impact on national security in the digital age The objective of this talk is to provide a view on the problem of the importance and role of strategic global policies and investments in the protection and resiliency of critical infrastructure, national and international, in the context of modern hybrid threats. Disinformation, broadly defined as...

Segment 3 :  Une feuille de route pour (ré)industrialiser

Podcast : Patrimoine, architecture arabo-islamique et tourisme dans la région du Touat (Algérie) Invitée : Dr. Zatir Sara, enseignante-chercheure en architecture urbanisme et patrimoine à l’Université Ahmed Draia Adrar . Research teacher in architecture and urban planning (department of architecture and urban planning - Ahmed DARIA University - Adrar, productive with proven experience of successfu...

voici le 2e segment avec Zaki Sari Segment 2 :  L’ingénierie au cœur de la réindustrialisation

Cette discussion était importante pendant cette période de ré /industrialisation partout dans le monde, mais particulièrement en Europe et en Afrique du Nord . Voici le premier segment de ce podcast : Segment 1 :  Qui êtes-vous ? Une trajectoire au service de l’industrie Voici la biographie de notre invité , Zaki Sari : Professor Zaki Sari is currently a freelance senior consultant and expert for...

La crise ukrainienne a, encore une fois , mise à l’épreuve l’ordre mondial , le droit international , le cadre sécuritaire international, notamment l’OTAN qui a été établi après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale . Dans mon livre sur l’Ukraine, j’ai vu que ce pays était la clé de voûte de cette guerre à venir en Europe . Et que l’exclusion de la Russie par l’Occident la poussera dans les bras de la Chine...

Notre invité est André Schneider , qui est Chairman World Climate Foundation, ancien directeur général de Genève Aéroport, un leader avec une grande expérience dans l'élaboration et la mise en œuvre de stratégies, en particulier dans le domaine du développement durable. D’abord musicien professionnel au sein de grands orchestres classiques, André Schneider a fait ses premières armes en tant que do...

Olya Peneva is a business and human rights specialist and the founder of the Bulgarian Foundation for Business and Human Rights—the first organisation in Bulgaria dedicated to the intersection of business and human rights. She believes that placing people at the center is essential to addressing global challenges and ensuring sustainable solutions. Olya's work applies an interdisciplinary appr...

Join us for a special conversation and message from Marisa Zalabak, AI Ethicist , who joins us live from New York .

Short bio of our guest : Corinne Trang is an award-winning cookbook author, food and beverage consultant, and educator with 30 years of experience in food systems. She has worked across the private, public, and NGO sectors, traveling the world to research and bridge Eastern and Western food philosophies and practices.

Andres Leon -Geyer works in the intersection between theory, creativity and technology. In the theoretical field, he researches about perception and formation of knowledge in an interdisciplinary context, and investigates the forms and manifestations of digital culture, with an emphasis on Extended Reality. In the practical field, he is dedicated to researching, producing, advising and training in...

Here is the interview with Dr. Andreas Windisch , as we discover in the first segment, who he is, in the second segment, his work, and finally in the 3rd segment, closing gap in the circular economy . Here is a brief bio : Andreas is a highly skilled theoretical physicist, manager, lecturer and researcher in AI. Profile Expertise in AI, Machine Learning and Deep (Reinforcement) Learning, also expe...

Here is our interview with Bozhidara Zhivkova , Editor in Chief of ESGnews.bg. Here is her short bio : Bozhidara Zhivkova is the Editor-in-Chief of  ESGnews.bg , the first media platform dedicated to promoting ESG in Bulgaria. In this role, she focuses on raising awareness of ESG regulations, best practices, innovation, and sustainable leadership that contribute to shaping a more sustainable and r...

c’est le premier épisode de 2025 avec Marie-Hélène Hirtz, en trois parties : 1-UNE FEMME ENGAGEE ET VOLONTAIRE 2-    MA PARENTHESE CHINOISE 3-  MA VIE APRES SHANGHAI Voici sa biographie : Marie-Hélène Hirtz, enseignante, consultante RH, coach et psychopraticienne, a travaillé en entreprise, association, université et en free-lance. Au cours de sa carrière, elle a accompagné des publics variés de t...

in this very last bonus episode of 2024, here is Ellen Wasylina’s speech as written for her participation in the Stratcom Summit , which took place on December 13 -14, 2024 , Istanbul .

bio of our guest , Richard Harris : With over a decade of experience navigating the financial landscapes of Brazil and the United States, Richard Harris founded Bexley VC with a focus on identifying and supporting ventures with high growth potential. Combining deep industry knowledge, strategic insights, and a strong network, Richard has built partnerships with a wide range of entrepreneurs, the b...

David Zorn is focused on developing strategic partnerships for Climeworks with sustainability leading organizations aiming to achieve science-based net zero. Founded in 2009, Climeworks is a global leader in high-quality carbon removal and pioneer in direct air capture.  Before joining Climeworks, David was Executive Director of IESE Business School’s Sustainable Leadership Initiative. Prior to th...

In this special COP29 series, we talk with Kostadin Sirleshtov . Here is his biography Kostadin Sirleshtov is Managing Partner of CMS Sofia and Head of Energy & Climate Change for Central and Eastern Europe and for Bulgaria.   His particular area of expertise is in conventional power, renewables, electricity, nuclear, oil & gas, infrastructure, projects, PPP, public procurement, undergroun...

Segment 1 : Post-US elections discussion Segment 2 : Foreign reaction to post-election results and U.S. Foreign policy implications  Segment 3 : U.S.-China competition Rachael Rudolph Biography Dr. Rachael M. Rudolph currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Social Science and researcher for a joint program between Bryant University and the Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai Campus, China...

Biography of George Kremlis : George Kremlis is the Chairman of the Greek Initiative at UN level on protecting cultural and natural heritage from climate change impacts. He is a member of the Board of the European Public Law Organisation and the Director of its climate and circular economy Institute. He is as well the Ambassador of the EPLO to Bulgaria. He was until recently a member of the enviro...

This is the third and final roundtable of our special U.S. Elections series with Dr. Professors Nursin Güney and Visne Korkmaz and Ambassador Omar Samad. Here are the four segments : 1) the election results and campaigns 2) the cabinet of the future President 3) Domestic policies 4) Foreign policy

Voici notre podcast enregistré le 29 octobre 2024 avec mes invitées : En direct de Tunis, Leila Abbassi va évoquer l’impact (surtout indirect) des résultats de l’élection sur la Tunisie essentiellement. Impact économique, social, environnemental (à l’échelle globale pour ce dernier point), du point de vue d’une citoyenne, active dans la société civile.  En direct de Genève , Carole Grimaud  nous p...

This is a very special U.S. elections podcast, in cooperation with the Trocadéro Forum and Mediterranean Sustainability Partners. with experts weighing in from their regions . Here are their biographies : Nurşin Ateşoğlu Güney graduated in Political Science from State University College in 1979 and earned her MA (1985) and PhD (1992) in International Relations from Istanbul University. She has hel...