Arij Kaissi is an Educational Psychologist, a certified Executive and Leadership Coach, a Career and Youth Coach & Entrepreneur. She is also a certified Regional Social Responsibility Consultant. She is the founder and owner of Progressive Energy, the mother company of two registered brands: The Coaching Platform: A Consultancy, Coaching, and Training firm specialized in Leadership Enhancement, Capacity Building, cognitive and Behavioral Transformation. Cocovie la couture du chocolat: An online chocolate and gifting boutique that produces high-end Belgian chocolate and sells it online. It also provides gifts, souvenirs, and table set-ups for all kinds of occasions. It delivers for free within Greater Beirut and ships worldwide. One of her best qualities is that she is a humanitarian who works extensively with women and youth. She empowers them with the proper tools and skills to shape their character, change their mindset, and help them achieve their goals. This dedicated lady is also an active member of the Lebanese League for Women in Business, Women Leaders Association, Women in Business Network, and IRADA where she consults and works extensively with the Public Relations, Human Resources, Education, Mental Health, and Youth Committees. Collaborating is as important as self-dedication. Therefore, Arij collaborates with many universities such as the American University of Beirut, the Lebanese American University, the Lebanese University, and varied NGO’s such as Challenge to Change Mena and Taawon and offers varied workshops and seminars in Lebanon and the region that cover psychosocial, cognitive, and behavioral development along with Leadership, Communication, Public Speaking, Body Language, Personality, start-ups, entrepreneurship, and many more. Finally, in order to share her experience, Arij has developed and authored many empowering programs, like “Unleash the Leader Within”, a youth leadership bootcamp, “Women Leaders”, a leadership program for women, “Leaders in Business”, an extensive leadership program for executives and business owners, “Design Your Inner Psyche”, a personality discovery program. In addition, she customizes plans and schemes depending on her clients’ needs and requirements. For any further assistance, don’t hesitate to contact her. 00961-1-957795 Arij Kaissi
سيرينا تنوري، مرشدة سياحية، منظمة للجولات، ومتخصصة في إدارة السياحة الثقافية.
Specialized in cultural tourism management, historical tourism, and tour guiding, Sirena Tannoury believes that success is a learning process, thus, she participated in training courses about tour organization at TLB destinations and Explore UK, in addition to her studies in the field of leadership and entrepreneurship training with UNDP, YLP, and BeryTech. Throughout her years of experience, Sirena founded Wonders of Leb tours, which is specialized in private cultural and leisure day trips all across Lebanon for international tourists. Since 2017, she is aspiring to represent her country’s heritage and the richness of its local community to the whole world. And that, by showing the real heart of Lebanon and the joyful life it represents. Despite all challenges faced, Sirena never planned on leaving because she believed that she carried a message and a drive for positive change in her country. Speaking of Wonders of Leb tours, the private day tours are all inclusive trips (Professional guided tour, private transport, local special experiences, traditional lunch, and entrances to sites), which include Lebanon’s lesser-known gems and its top historical and natural attractions. Moreover, the initiative has an essential aim to encourage women empowerment and sustainable tourism in Lebanon, through visiting local producers and experiencing Lebanese rural life and cultural exchange, while having coffee and traditional Arabic sweets with local families. All that, allows the visitors to discover craftswomen who sell their traditional art and can give different workshops like Soap making, pottery making, glass-blowing, knitting classes, etc… The visit is not only about culture and history, it provides leisure experiences such as wine tasting, beer tasting tours, and enjoying sips by the sea or in the mountains, which can be integrated into itineraries. Wondering if everyone can benefit from these tours, the journeys are provided to individuals and small groups. Itineraries comprise ready-made tours, as well as customized trips based on your interests and preferences. With Wonders of Leb tours, you are guaranteed that you will be shown a wonderful Lebanon, full of diversity and unique local destinations, through the trips crafted with professionalism and passion, provided by Sirena.
خمس ركائز لتحقيق الأرباح، واستراتيجيات لبلوغ الحد الأقصى من التدفقات النقدية.
“You don’t start a business for one day, you start a business to create a legacy and to achieve success over a long period of time” – Marleen Somohardjo Since the foundation of my first company, I have continued building my companies in Suriname and the Kingdom of Bahrain. I wanted to respond to the niche of innovative financial and risk management consultancy, and for this reason, I pioneered the Framework Intelligence. Our Framework Intelligence is a platform solution within the corporate sector, financial, fintech, healthcare, ecommerce, and logistics. The framework intelligence assesses the most critical business processes from a financial and risk management point of view. With this service, I emphasize the importance of a holistic approach, where senior management attention and participation are required, ensuring that this end-to-end process transforms every discipline within the business. The alignment between strategic goals and business objectives is the starting point and caters to the next mission, converting assets into profits. Another rationale for this service is that we can speed up the decision-making process to further engage with your people and be committed to the delivery. The pace to decision-making is crucial and if you lose the rhythm by slowing down, you lose momentum and credibility. The indirect impact is that you exude independence and liability from your employees and customers, and you can achieve that through:
هيفاء خلفاوي، المؤسسة والرئيسة التنفيذية لشركة Lait Espoir .
Hayfa KHALFAOUI is the CEO and founder of Lait Espoir. She is a computer engineer specialized in programming and software development. In addition, Hayfa polished her passion for agriculture with several training courses. Talking about some of her achievements, she created a dairy cattle milk farm, and when working with her cows, this entrepreneur realized the need for technological solutions to facilitate the management of a dairy cattle farm. In addition, she developed a mobile app SMARTFARM for early detection of diseases for the cow and a fully management system for the herd, and now she is transmitting the technology to farmers in her home land. Through the years, Hayfa is evolving and growing up as an entrepreneur, holding the dream of taking agriculture in Tunisia and Africa to the next level.
10 Books That Have Changed My Life – Intissar Haddiya, Morroccan Nephrologist & Author
Whenever I am asked about the books I would recommend to others or those that have left an unfading track and a long lasting effect in both my mind and heart, my answer is invariably the same: “Well, there are so many!” As I happen to be a compulsive three lingual reader ever since I remember. So, here I selected some of the most remarkable books that have truly changed my life, broaden my horizons and made me grow. What’s more, I personally think everyone should read the following titles, at least once in a lifetime, otherwise, they would be missing out on some precious opportunities of critical thinking, deep knowledge and introspection. Needless to add that of course, there are plenty of others that could be included in this short list. 1-“One Hundred Years of Solitude” By Gabriel Garcia Marquez This epic tale is a masterpiece in the art of fiction. One of the most famous in the category of magical realism. A heart-moving story with multiple characters that spans a hundred years of tumult, with the rise and fall, of a mythical city in Latin America through the history of the Buendia family; whose members’ social condition, political choices and priorities will drastically change across seven generations. The patriarch built a once flourishing city that has witnessed progressive decline, until it got dilapidated and vanished in ruins. Funny and sad at the same time, with unforgettable characters that strike the soul with loads of compassion and induce a true reflection about the meaning of life. 2-“Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov A beautiful and controversial novel that is truly disturbing! It depicts the complexity of human psychology and interaction between human beings. Lolita’s unreliable narrator who also happens to be the main character Humbert seduces us, readers, making us somehow complicit in his crime. Nonetheless, it is one of the few works that put us in the mind of a wrong-doer, giving us a good insight of his perspective, enabling us to deeply understand his wrong deeds and of course condemn them! 3- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry This is a compelling short story, filled with lessons. One of the most read classics all over the world, A timeless tale, full of deep thoughts and nice lines, of a little prince’s journey seeking adventure and wisdom. What he found, however, are unpredictable interactions with adults that have left him frustrated or concerned because he saw them as narrow-minded beings, with no imagination and wrong priorities. A book meant to be deeply thought about as it brings us closer to various aspects of life (humans, animals and nature in general…). 4- “The bluest eye” by Toni Morisson I have discovered Toni Morisson early in my life, and let me tell you that this discovery was both a privilege and a rare pleasure. The bluest eye is her very first novel. It rises deep questions about race, gender and class with the strength and grace that characterises all her works. Through the story of the hurt and unloved Pecola who prays each night for blue eyes like those of her privileged white school mates. We dive in an intimate journey, profound and unsparing. The Bluest Eye leaves a bitter and yet virtuosic taste while it invites to a powerful analysis of the concept of “conformity”. 5-“Letters to a young poet” by Rainer Maria Rilke I have read this book at fourteen and I guess that it played a crucial role in my further choices in life, especially the one of becoming a writer! As, it made me believe that this dream was not out of reach. In the beginning of the twentieth century, a young student sent some of his writings to the famous poet Rainer Maria Rilke, requesting his opinion regarding their value and whether he should pursue his dream of writing and publishing his work. The older artist answered the novice in an amazing series of letters with remarkable insights into the art of writing. 6-“Castellio against Calvin” by Stefan Zweig This was the second book I have read by Stefan Zweig after “24 hours in the life of a woman”. I had found it somewhat by chance on the shelves of a second-hand bookseller in Rabat. And what a discovery! Castellio against Calvin tells the story of Calvin’s tyrannical takeover of Geneva in the 16th century, by introducing his fanatical religious views, that suffocated the city and its inhabitants. Released in the thirties of the last century in conjunction with the rise of fascism and Nazism in Europe. This polemical essay, originally written in German (and which I’ve read in French), depicts the revolt of an individual against the power of a totalitarian system. Written a century ago, but remains of circumstance, insofar as the messages it advocates remain relevant in the face of all forms of intolerance. This book made me meditate on today’s world, dogmas and dictatorship. It is a warning against fanaticism in all its facets! 7- “Crime and punishment” by Dostoevsky A supreme masterpiece of literature, of all times, that I’ve stumbled on in my teenage years and dove in eagerly based on a friend recommendation. The author portrays in gloomy, yet captivating tones the story of an impoverished tormented student struggling between good and evil. Dostoevsky explores moral dilemmas and complex inner dialogues of his main character. Believing that vile means could justify higher purposes, the young student decides to murder an old pawnbroker whom he regarded as unscrupulous. Later, he was submerged by panic and guilt, and therefore, felt forced to confess for relief. Beyond the homicide, the story covers a tumultuous journey from suffering to redemption. This extraordinary, unforgettable work is an accurate exhibition of human psychology. 8- “Cry the beloved country” by Alan Paton Unforgettable and remarkable! Cry the beloved country is a great impassioned novel that has emerged out of the tragedy of the South African Apartheid. Compelling and so beautifully written, it
مارلين سوموهاردجو، مؤسسة شركة M2 Advisory، كاتبة، ومستشارة مالية لإدارة المخاطر
Marleen Somohardjo, is a successful lady who has over 15 years of experience in the financial sector by delivering multi million euro program management strategies and governance that optimize financial and risk management. She is carrying on the mission to encourage business executives and entrepreneurs to prioritize, strategize and govern their financial results in order to create sustainable and financially viable businesses. Moreover, she is the founder of M2 Advisory, finance and risk advisor, and author. She holds a Master of Science in Business Economics, and majored in strategy, entrepreneurship and management. After her graduation at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Marleen started her advisory career at KPMG, in which she strengthened her strategy management consultancy skills and she was able to hone in on program management strategies, governance for financial, risk management, and business optimization.
GARGOUR MOBILITY LAUNCHES WALLBOX CHARGERS FOR ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN LEBANON.
In line with its innovation-based strategy for sustainable business development, Gargour Mobility has partnered with the global technology company Wallbox to be the only authorized distributor in Lebanon. This first-of-its kind collaboration is set to be a definite turning point for the automotive electric industry in Lebanon, outlining a path towards a more sustainable future for the country. The Gargour Mobility-Wallbox partnership addresses the significant increasing demand for Electric Vehicles in Lebanon. Capitalizing on this opportunity and striving to promote a more sustainable environment that consumes less energy, Gargour Mobility is committed to providing the means to accelerate this transition and make charging more accessible to people. Wallbox is a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, dedicated to changing the way the world uses energy. Wallbox creates advanced electric vehicle charging and energy management systems that redefine users’ relationship to the grid. The company goes beyond electric vehicle charging to give users the power to control their consumption, save money, and live more sustainably. Wallbox offers a complete portfolio of charging and energy management solutions for residential, semi-public and public use in more than 100 countries. On this occasion, Mr. Cesar Aoun, Managing Director of Gargour Mobility, stated: “The automotive sector is clearly undergoing a period of dynamic evolution and offering some exciting opportunities driven by technological and social factors. Our company is adapting to the new market dynamics by creating new online services and is today ready to introduce diverse solutions for all electric vehicles. Thus, it is important to have a wide portfolio in order to keep on moving forward and succeed. The aim of our new partnership with Wallbox is to offer a charging solution rather than a product. All Wallbox products can be managed through your mobile application in order to provide a convenient and effective customer experience.” “As a leading company in EV charging solutions we are so excited to land in Lebanon and help the country adopt zero emission vehicles. Nowadays it’s key to promote a more sustainable mobility so we can preserve our environment. We are very proud to be part of this initiative that will surely fast-forward the transition to more eco-friendly charging and energy management solutions in Lebanon”, has concluded Mr. Usamah Alhamad, responsible for Middle East & Africa at Wallbox. Gargour Mobility Wallbox Lebanon contact: Tel: 1536. For additional information, please visit www.wallbox.com