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Nathalie Ackawi is a passionate art advisor based in New York. With a deep-rooted background in the art world, she first gained valuable experience in the New York gallery scene, where she organized exhibitions and built meaningful relationships with artists, curators, and scholars.

Her career has bridged two dynamic cultural landscapes—New York and Beirut. In addition to co-directing the Beirut Art Residency (BAR), she spearheaded independent art projects ranging from art auctions to large-scale international exhibitions in Beirut.

She holds a B.A. from the American University of Beirut and an M.A. in Art and Museum Studies from Georgetown University. Her passion for art extends to academia, having taught at the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA) and The École Supérieure des Affaires (ESA).

Finance / Corporate Partnerships

Karim Kobeissi is a strategic advisor and corporate consultant based between Amsterdam and Dubai.

He has an accomplished history of developing valuable relationships with leading corporate, financial and sovereign institutions and implementing complex strategic solutions on behalf of partners and clients across multiple verticals and geographic regions.

Karim spent more than 10 years in investment banking where he established himself as a trusted expert on socially responsible investment and lending strategies. During this time he had the privilege of advising some of the major global institutions, such as the Africa Development Bank, the World Bank and the Bank of Japan on their highly impactful environmental, social and cultural lending programmes.

Karim holds a B.A. in Finance & Entrepreneurship from Northeastern University, as well as an M.B.A. from IE University. As an alumni he has held several lectures and round tables on social impact investing.