Theme: Seeding Thoughts

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HEC Alger
Pôle Universitaire de Koléa, Koléa, Algérie
École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales, Tipaza, 42003
Algeria

Abdelaziz EL KSOURI

Music / Guitarist, Manager, Producer

Abdelaziz El Ksouri is both a “National Institution of Commerce (INC)” and “Sales Force Institution (NANCY)” graduate, an active member of START association and self-made musician who played and organized trainings which were Rock influenced before dedicating himself entirely to “DJMAWI AFRICA” project/group in which he’s the guitarist, the manager, the producer and a Co-Founder in 2004. He is pursuing his career in Sales and Marketing in the telecommunication sector, he started working for “Wataniya Telecom” and “Alcatel-Lucent” in 2004, now he is the Senior Account Manager in “Ericsson Algeria”. In 2016, he created an artistic agency with the innovative concept of “SOUS SOL” where he invests his professional knowledge as an artist and a manager in telecommunication.

Abderrahim BOUROUIS

Body Sensors Networks / Inventor

Abderrahim Bourouis is currently serving as the R&D director of ALGERIE TELECOM and also an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Tlemcen, Algeria and the University of Bournemouth, UK. He received his Ph.D. degree in Telecommunication majoring Body Sensors Networks. His research work includes the design and development of location-based service (LBS), body sensor networks (BSN) and wearable technologies. He was a finalist in season eight (Winner of the second prize) of the Arab world’s leading scientific ‘edutainment’ TV programme, «Stars of Science» with his project called “WonderKit”: Smart Autism Shirt.

Amel BOUCETTA

Civic Engagement / Trainer

Amel Boucetta is a sensitive-to-life human and an enthusiastic Algerian woman who believes in proactive citizenship as a key contribution to make progress in our country, at many levels. Her journey through civic engagement started with a strong commitment to the Algerian Muslim Scout Organization in 2007. She served as a President of the PETROLEUM CLUB (2014-2015) in Boumerdes University, and in her local community as a member of Amal El Tifl Association for children's rights defense and promotion. Within ABCD Association, Amel is the national project coordinator of Dallil Mentoring Algeria for teenagers and kids. Besides, she is preparing a master’s degree in Environmental Engineering Applied to Hydrocarbons in UMBB. Along with the passionate team of Association Nationale de Jeunesse Excellence, Amel contributes as a trainer and organizer to the smooth progress of the Algerian Youth Camp and University Leadership Program. Amel encourages everyone to grow beyond the chronometric age

Ayoub BOUKHATEM

Human Development / Trainer

Ayoub Boukhatem is a teacher, a trainer and an entrepreneur. He is the founder and CEO of Knowledge Institute for Human Development and Mastery of Languages. He is in charge of English and the Intensive Language Learning Center at the University of Yahia Fares. He has taught, trained and participated in programs in many universities and organizations in Algeria as well as in other countries including The United States, Malaysia, the Maldives, France and the Maghreb region. In 2013 he was awarded the prize of the best trainer in the Arab World. He works on empowering youth and civil society through his involvement in educational quality and organizational management.

Fares MESDOUR

Economics / University Lecturer & Analyst

Born in 1973, Prof. Fares Mesdour is a Professor and an Economic Analyst, he was raised in Blida and had got his Ph.D in 2008 and became a professor in 2016. He occupied many positions such as the Dean of the University of Blida, a certified Expert at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments and currently he is a collaborator with the latter in the matters of Zakat and Endowments. He supervised several training courses in Rome in 2005 and in the German company GT-Z in 2006, titled "Helping young entrepreneurs in creating and managing small businesses". Prof. Fares Mesdour has also published books and articles in various scientific magazines, and he has participated with his researches in national and international scientific seminars, and since 2007,he has been the Economic Analyst for the "Algerian International Radio Station" with more than 10 presented television seminars on the Islamic Economy and its applications.

Kenza BOURENANE

Artist / Painter

Kenza Bourenane is an Algerian artist born in 1974, what defines my relationship with painting is that profound immersion in the depth of self, it makes me question my surrounding with sincerity, it allows me to apprehend life in a way that corresponds with my hopes and aspirations, often attach me to a precise theme in order to come closer to sense. Sometimes attached to my traditions, other times chained to them, I refuse any sort of chains that the latter imposes. I discovered that the only means of expression was painting, but I also understood that there are no specific rules to how we do things because they occur in a different manner for each one of us. My path started with giving life to recycled objects, like I had to be reborn, now I’m an artist with a number of individual and collective exhibitions from Algiers and Oran to Paris, a self-taught that made her own path.

Lilia LAZLI

Medicine / Doctor

Lilia Lazli is an Algerian medical student, currently at her final year as in intern in Hospitals of Algiers. During her university years, she got active in many fields related to youth empowerment and positive change; she participated in national and international events and trainings mainly in the fields of social entrepreneurship and Debating and advocacy. She worked to share her diverse experiences and all she got to learn by leading up youth events in Algeria. She recently co-founded HealthCom which is an initiative that aims to enhance communication capacity between patients and healthcare practitioners in general as she believes it is deficient in our country. Lilia is thrilled and passionate about bringing up her added value to the world. She is a woman with a vision to share and willingness to define her thoughts.

Mohyiddine BENNACEUR

British literature / Teacher

Mohyiddine Bennaceur, 27 years old, an English British literature Master two student at the University of Mostaganem. I have had my baccalaureate degree in 2009, and studied English language for four years at the University of Chlef. I have worked as a volunteer teacher for 1 month in the Sahara, and for two years in between private schools as an English teacher. I have taught English in the military base while i was serving as an officer. I have a degree in informatics as well, and worked as an informatics teacher for 2 years. I am a writer and a poet, in both languages Arabic and English. This is me, as simple as i am, a young man trying to spark the minds of those who are willing to make a change.

Yacine SLIMANE BOUASBANA

Volunteer Tourism ( This Is My Way ) / Co-Founder

Born in 1990, Yacine Slimane Bouasbana is an Algerian youth born & raised in the city of Ghardaia, he had his baccalaureate degree in 2008 majoring in Literature & Philosophy, he continued his academic studies at the University of Algiers01 majoring in Islamic sciences, where he’d got his Bachelor, Master and Ph.d with his research on « The image of Islam in the british textbooks ». Yacine has enrolled in many educational programs as summer training courses and lectures at universities, he is a volunteer with the indian ministry of culture in New Delhi , and a co-founder of «This Is My Way», which specialises in Volunteer Tourism in different African countries such as Kenya and Uganda. Aspiring to expand his volunteering work in Africa to Asia and South America, Yacine Slimane is an Algerian model for youth to realise their ideas and leave their own print.

Yahia NASREDDINE RASSINE

Human Development - Memorizing / Coach & Trainer

Born in 1991, Yahia Nasreddine Rassine is an algerian memory champion, he started memory competitions in 2013, placed third twice in a row at the «Arabic Memory Championship» and was the representative of Algeria in the World Championships since 2014, he won the gold medal in the «Algerian Memory Championship» in 2015 and was the arabian champion in 2016. Yahia Rassine is a certified coach in human development from the Arabic Academy, the designer and trainer of «MEMORIZING 1000 ENGLISH WORDS IN 6 DAYS» program. He is an example of using the mind and thoughts, nurturing it with constant training and dedication to create something unique and write his name in the column of champions.