Our Regional Guest | Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori | احمد المنصوري
Former member of the UAE Federal National Council, Founder, Crossroad of Civilizations Museum.
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Ahmed Obaid AlMansoori
Former member of the United Arab Emirates Federal National Council
Founder of the Strategists Center
Managing Director, Al-Mansoori Consultancy
Founder, Crossroad of Civilizations Museum
Avi Melamed
Expert on Current Affairs in the Arab and Muslim World and the founder of Inside The Middle East: Intelligence Perspectives. He is a former Israeli Senior Official on Arab Affairs. Fluent in Arabic, English, and Hebrew, Avi has held advisory and policy and high-risk counter-terrorist and intelligence positions throughout the region on behalf of the Israeli government. He has co-authored Separate and Unequal: Israel’s Rule in East Jerusalem.
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