EuroMENA2050 Brussels Board of Directors
Eli Bar-On
Israel Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Executive Committee
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
Eli Bar-On
Israel Chief
Israel
Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Executive Committee
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
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Israel
Chief Executive Officer and Head of the Executive Committee
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
Israel
Eli Bar-On is the CEO and Head of the Executive Committee of MENA2050. He served in various senior legal positions in the Israeli government. He was also a professor at the Israel National Defense College, with a focus on matters of national security, strategy, and international relations. Eli has provided expert presentations to high-level delegations throughout the world. He also led strategic international dialogues and lectured at preeminent academic institutions around the world. Upon his retirement as a civil servant, Eli co-founded and was the CEO of a start-up company dealing with wireless optical communication. Eli has a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree and an Executive Master of Business Administration (E.M.B.A.) degree (cum laude) from Tel Aviv University and a Master’s degree in Political Science (M.A.) (cum laude) from Haifa University.
Dr. Hakima El Haité, Head of the Climate Action Committee
Morocco Morocco
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the
Dr. Hakima El Haité, Head of the Climate Action Committee
Morocco Morocco
Morocco
Morocco
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the Marrakech Partnership gathering together ministers, governmental negotiators, private sector actors and civil society (seventy-five worldwide coalitions) to build a concerted agenda for action and published with the support of the UNFCCC the first year book. In her leadership roles EL HAITE traveled worldwide to campaign for the recognition of Climate Change as an urgent national and international issue, and vital necessity to switch from words to action. She succeeded in mobilizing sixty-eight heads of state to attend COP22 and to adhere to the Marrakech Partnership. Prior to serving as Minister, EL HAITE was the President/CEO of EAU GLOBE, the first environmental engineering firm in Africa and the Middle East which she founded in 1994. EAU GLOBE successfully supported the development of integrated water management strategies throughout Morocco. She worked in the sectors of water, waste water, solid waste management, industrial depollution and institutional and legislative reforms in the field of environment and sustainable development. EL HAITE on behalf of EAU GLOBE was involved in projects in Africa and the Middle East, including those financed by the World Bank. She serves as an international advisor on high level sustainability projects, currently acting as Special Advisor to President Macky Sall of Senegal on the development of environmental policy solutions for solid waste management and urban planning. EL HAITE has been recognized internationally for her work. These honors include recognition by US President OBAMA as an innovative entrepreneur in 2010 at The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington, D.C. Currently Appointed by the UN general Secretary as member of the advisory board of Zero waste initiative 2023-2026 2019 and 2023 recognized by times as one of the 100 more influential people in the field of climate change
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the Marrakech Partnership gathering together ministers, governmental negotiators, private sector actors and civil society (seventy-five worldwide coalitions) to build a concerted agenda for action and published with the support of the UNFCCC the first year book. In her leadership roles EL HAITE traveled worldwide to campaign for the recognition of Climate Change as an urgent national and international issue, and vital necessity to switch from words to action. She succeeded in mobilizing sixty-eight heads of state to attend COP22 and to adhere to the Marrakech Partnership. Prior to serving as Minister, EL HAITE was the President/CEO of EAU GLOBE, the first environmental engineering firm in Africa and the Middle East which she founded in 1994. EAU GLOBE successfully supported the development of integrated water management strategies throughout Morocco. She worked in the sectors of water, waste water, solid waste management, industrial depollution and institutional and legislative reforms in the field of environment and sustainable development. EL HAITE on behalf of EAU GLOBE was involved in projects in Africa and the Middle East, including those financed by the World Bank. She serves as an international advisor on high level sustainability projects, currently acting as Special Advisor to President Macky Sall of Senegal on the development of environmental policy solutions for solid waste management and urban planning. EL HAITE has been recognized internationally for her work. These honors include recognition by US President OBAMA as an innovative entrepreneur in 2010 at The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington, D.C. Currently Appointed by the UN general Secretary as member of the advisory board of Zero waste initiative 2023-2026 2019 and 2023 recognized by times as one of the 100 more influential people in the field of climate change
Morocco Morocco
Morocco
Morocco
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the Marrakech Partnership gathering together ministers, governmental negotiators, private sector actors and civil society (seventy-five worldwide coalitions) to build a concerted agenda for action and published with the support of the UNFCCC the first year book. In her leadership roles EL HAITE traveled worldwide to campaign for the recognition of Climate Change as an urgent national and international issue, and vital necessity to switch from words to action. She succeeded in mobilizing sixty-eight heads of state to attend COP22 and to adhere to the Marrakech Partnership. Prior to serving as Minister, EL HAITE was the President/CEO of EAU GLOBE, the first environmental engineering firm in Africa and the Middle East which she founded in 1994. EAU GLOBE successfully supported the development of integrated water management strategies throughout Morocco. She worked in the sectors of water, waste water, solid waste management, industrial depollution and institutional and legislative reforms in the field of environment and sustainable development. EL HAITE on behalf of EAU GLOBE was involved in projects in Africa and the Middle East, including those financed by the World Bank. She serves as an international advisor on high level sustainability projects, currently acting as Special Advisor to President Macky Sall of Senegal on the development of environmental policy solutions for solid waste management and urban planning. EL HAITE has been recognized internationally for her work. These honors include recognition by US President OBAMA as an innovative entrepreneur in 2010 at The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington, D.C. Currently Appointed by the UN general Secretary as member of the advisory board of Zero waste initiative 2023-2026 2019 and 2023 recognized by times as one of the 100 more influential people in the field of climate change
Hakima El HAITE, Head of the Climate Action Committee, is an internationally recognized leader in the fields of sustainable development, environment and climate change. She has 26 years of experience as a successful entrepreneur and businesswoman, as well as an appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides her with a unique ability to identify, communicate and execute environmental policies and projects. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, EL HAITE updated the national legislative framework and harmonized it with international legislation, realized the national strategy for sustainable development and introduced green growth into national solid waste management and industrial policies. She was an active negotiator for the framework of The Paris Agreement and was subsequently elected to the Vice Presidency of COP21. She played a major role in bringing COP22 to Morocco and was a central actor in its organization and implementation. In her capacity as Minister, EL HAITE served as a representative at the UN on climate change. She was chosen by His Majesty Mohammed VI of Morocco to be the Special Envoy, and High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). She launched the Marrakech Partnership gathering together ministers, governmental negotiators, private sector actors and civil society (seventy-five worldwide coalitions) to build a concerted agenda for action and published with the support of the UNFCCC the first year book. In her leadership roles EL HAITE traveled worldwide to campaign for the recognition of Climate Change as an urgent national and international issue, and vital necessity to switch from words to action. She succeeded in mobilizing sixty-eight heads of state to attend COP22 and to adhere to the Marrakech Partnership. Prior to serving as Minister, EL HAITE was the President/CEO of EAU GLOBE, the first environmental engineering firm in Africa and the Middle East which she founded in 1994. EAU GLOBE successfully supported the development of integrated water management strategies throughout Morocco. She worked in the sectors of water, waste water, solid waste management, industrial depollution and institutional and legislative reforms in the field of environment and sustainable development. EL HAITE on behalf of EAU GLOBE was involved in projects in Africa and the Middle East, including those financed by the World Bank. She serves as an international advisor on high level sustainability projects, currently acting as Special Advisor to President Macky Sall of Senegal on the development of environmental policy solutions for solid waste management and urban planning. EL HAITE has been recognized internationally for her work. These honors include recognition by US President OBAMA as an innovative entrepreneur in 2010 at The Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship held in Washington, D.C. Currently Appointed by the UN general Secretary as member of the advisory board of Zero waste initiative 2023-2026 2019 and 2023 recognized by times as one of the 100 more influential people in the field of climate change
Pierre Henri Guignard
France France
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
Pierre Henri Guignard
France France
France
France
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
France France
France
France
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
After studying Economics and Public Affairs, he joined the Foreign Affairs ministry and served in Peru, Mexico, Canada and the United States and, later, as spokesman to the French Mission to the United Nations in New York. He became Chief of Staff to the Ambassador of France in Washington before returning to Paris in 2002 as Deputy Chief and Chief of Staff to two Foreign Ministers. He spent four years as Chief of Protocol to two French Prime Ministers and was appointed Ambassador to Panama and, later, Permanent Observer to the Organization of American States in Washington. From 2013 to 2016, as Secretary General in charge of the preparation of COP21, he seconded Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius as France built the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. He was then appointed Ambassador to Argentina. On November 4, 2019, Guignard was appointed as Special Envoy for France to the Alliance for the Conservation of Rainforest. An active member of the French Association for the UN, he is also an independent local counselor for the City of Abzac in the Southwest of France. He has written a number of novels and essays.
Roger Philippe Bertozzi
Switzerland, France Israel Chair of the IMEC Task Force
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.
Roger Philippe Bertozzi
Switzerland, France <span class="country"
Switzerland, France
Israel
Chair of the IMEC Task Force
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.
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Switzerland, France
Israel
Chair of the IMEC Task Force
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.
Switzerland, France
Roger-Philippe Bertozzi has a solid experience in the aluminium industry. He is the co-founder of the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe ( FACE ), created in 1999 by leading European aluminium transformers to support the competitiveness and the sustainability of the independent EU downstream aluminium industry.