Mr. Ziad-Alexandre Hayek

President, World Association for Public-Private Partnerships · International Organizations and Civil Society

Sessions

Leaders Luncheon (by invitation only)

14th meeting of the Investment Advisory Council

Speaking

16 October 2023

14:45–16:30 · Asia/Dubai

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Public-Private Partnership Forum

Opening remarks & high-level PPP dialogue

Speaking & moderating

17 October 2023

11:00–13:00 · Asia/Dubai

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Tripartite Dialogue of Parliamentarians, Policymakers and Business Leaders

Speaking

17 October 2023

18:00–19:30 · Asia/Dubai

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Public-Private Partnership Forum (private, by invitation only)

Global council of PPP unit heads meeting

Moderating

18 October 2023

11:00–12:00 · Asia/Dubai

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Biography

Ziad-Alexandre is the President of WAPPP. He has 42 years of experience in investment banking, corporate strategy, technology, public policy, emerging markets, and government relations. In 2019, he was nominated to be President of the World Bank.

Previously he was Vice Chair of the UN Working Party on PPP, Secretary General of Lebanon’s High Council for Privatization and PPP, CEO of Lonbridge Associates, Senior Managing Director of Bear Stearns, President of Indosuez Mexico, Head of International Securitization at Citibank, and Vice President at Salomon Brothers.

He is and has been a member of the boards of multiple companies, banks, universities, NGOs, and tech startups. He was a member of the US Council on Foreign Relations and is a candidate for President in Lebanon.

Hayek has an MA in International Management from UT Dallas and is conversant with 11 languages.