Imen Al-Nighaoui Imen Al-Nighaoui Research Assistant Imen is a Research Assistant at the Maghreb Economic Forum. In her free time, she is an activist blogger for UNICEF Voices of Youth as well as Climate Tracker, a global network of young journalists publishing works on climate change. She holds a Master’s degree in Translation Studies from Le Faculté des Lettres et des Humanités de la Manouba. Imen speaks Arabic, English, French, and Turkish Research Assistant
Chourouk Amouri Chourouk Amouri Lazard Fellow Chourouk is a Lazard Fellow at the Maghreb Economic Forum. She is currently studying for her Master of Entrepreneurship at Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Carthage. She has volunteered with the feminist art festival “Chouftouhonna” in Tunis and was a participant of the Study of the U.S. Institutions Exchange Program, where she focused on women’s leadership. Chorouk speaks Arabic, French, and English. Lazard Fellow
Slim Bahrini Slim Bahrini Executive Director Slim is the Executive Director of the Maghreb Economic Forum. He joined MEF in December 2017 as the Director of Communications before taking on his current position in 2018. Over the past eight years, Slim has overseen several civil society projects related to youth leadership, employment, and entrepreneurship in North Africa. Before joining MEF, Slim worked with Article 19, a Tunisian organization focused on access to information and freedom of expression. He is an experienced trainer with expertise on non-profit leadership, communication strategies, community outreach, and marketing. He speaks French, English, and Arabic. Executive Director
Nizar Ben Salah Nizar Ben Salah Lead Researcher Nizar is a Lead Researcher at the Maghreb Economic Forum. He has worked on several youth empowerment and positive youth development projects in North Africa with organizations such as Badr, iDebate, and UNESCO. Formerly an engineer, Nizar is interested in how technology can impact social change in the Maghreb. Lead Researcher
Kristen Canavan Kristen Canavan Communications Officer Kristen is the Communications Officer at the Maghreb Economic Forum. She is a former contributor for the news blogs Nawaat and Muftah. Kristen graduated from the University of Michigan where she studied Modern Middle Eastern and North African Studies, French, and Arabic. Her Master’s thesis was entitled “Islam, the Secular Way: Religious Education in Tunisian Public Schools from 1990-Present”. Communications Officer
Francesca Romana Russo Francesca Romana Russo Executive Assistant Francesca is the Executive Assistant at the Maghreb Economic Forum. She holds a Master of Science degree in Middle East Politics from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London and she has been trained in policy analysis of Euro-Mediterranean Relations at the International Affairs Institute in Rome. Her Master’s thesis was entitled “The Evolution of Hezbollah’s Stance on Lebanese Confessionalism and Sectarianism: An Intra-Shi’a Political-Economic Perspective”. Francesca speaks Italian, English and Arabic. Executive Assistant
