KEYNOTES AND PANELS 

 

Kim Ghattas is an engaging speaker, in person and virtually, who brings deep subject expertise and real life experience to her lectures on global affairs, the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, the media as well as her more personal talks on resilience and living through conflict.

Building on her first-hand knowledge of the Arab world and unique access to key players and decision makers in the region as well as the U.S., Kim provides incisive takeaways on international affairs, helping audiences of all kinds connect the dots between global events and their impact.

Her expertise on risk and opportunities in regional and geopolitical trends is sought after by policy makers and institutions in the region and in the U.S. Her more personal talks about living through the Civil war in Lebanon, resilience and overcoming trauma are popular with many audiences, including students.

For literary inquiries, please contact Dorian Karchmar at William Morris Endeavor: dkarchmar at wmeagency.com

For speaking bookings, please contact The Harry Walker Agency:
info at harrywalker.com

Selected sPEAKING TOPICS INCLUDE:

  • Saudi Arabia, Iran and Middle East current events

  • American power and foreign policy

  • Women and the news media

  • Life and resilience in conflict

For more and for a full list of speaking topics, please consult Kim's speaker page at the Harry Walker Agency https://www.harrywalker.com/speakers/kim-ghattas

SELECTED virtual and in-person LECTURES and panels: 

March 2022, College of St. Scholastica: Presentation on the rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia

February 2022, Duke University Department of Political Science: “The Forty-Year Rivalry Between Saudi Arabia and Iran” (video available)

November 2021, Harvard Kennedy School Belfer Center: “From the Iranian Revolution to the Kabul Withdrawal” (video available)

March 2021, Arsmondo Strasbroug Cultural Festival: “Le Liban dans le contexte géopolitique du Moyen Orient” (video available)

December 2017, Utrecht, Netherlands: Keynote speaker at the fifth "D66 Day of the Middle East"

February 2017, University of Central Florida: "An Outsider's Perspective on the New Administration"

November 2016, Long Island, NY:  "What Does the World Think About America After the Election?" at Nassau Community College. 

October 2016: “Preventing Violent Conflict Through Development”, hosted by the World Bank.

March 2015, New York, NY: Keynote speaker at the American University of Beirut 150 year celebration dinner at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. 

March 2014, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands: Lecture on "The Limits and Possibilities of American Power"  

March 2014, Leiden University, The Hague Campus: Lecture on "President Obama and Syria: The making of foreign policy decisions in Washington"  

March 2014, Leiden University:  Annual Annie Romein-Verschoor lecture on "Arab Women: Losing Battles but Not The War" (PDF)