2014 – 2016
2014
Talk – With Faisal Samra (Saudi Arabia)
Organised by Ayyam Gallery
Dubai, October 2014
Talk – Art and Fashion
With artist Patricia Millns, Savannah College Professor Carmela Spinelli, moderated by Ritu Upadhyay of Women’s Wear Daily
Organised by Fashion Forward
Dubai, May 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdWrjcJ6_0E
Talk – Launch of Contemporary Kingdom: The Saudi Art Scene Now
With artist Manal Al Dowayan (KSA) and art patron
Faisal Tamer
Organised by Canvas Magazine and Art Dubai
Dubai, March 2014
Talk – The Role of Public Institutions
With Director of the Sharjah Art Foundation, Sheikha Hoor Al Qassemi, Director of the Brooklyn Museum Anne Pasternak, Saudi art patron Basma Al Sulaiman and Vice President of the Al Mansouria Foundation Mona Khazindar
Organised by 21,39 Jeddah Arts
Jeddah, January 2014
2015
Talk – With eL Seed/Faouzi Khleefi (Tunisia)
Organised by Alserkal Avenue
Dubai, November 2015
Talk – With Mona Saudi (Jordan)
Organised by Lawrie Shabibi Gallery
Dubai, May 2015
2016
Talk – Dubai and the Middle East
With COO of the Dubai Design District Mohammed Al Shehhi, gallerist Asmaa Al Shabibi and solicitor Fionnula Rogers from Pinsent Masons, moderated by Farah Nayeri of the International New York Times
Organised by The Art Business Conference
London, September 2016
Talk – BASMOCA: A Virtual Museum for a Global Public
With Saudi Art Patron and Founder of BASMOCA, Basma Al Sulaiman
Organised by Art Dubai
March, 2016
Talk – Artist Communities: Nature vs. Nurture
With Pradeep Sharma and Anais Missakian of the Rhode Island School of Design, Jill Hoyle from Tashkeel and Sheikha Maisa Al Qasimi from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority
Organised by the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Abu Dhabi, February 2016
Talk – Social Media and the Art World
With Founder and Editor of WTD magazine, Meitha Al Mazrooei, Khalil Abdulwahid from Dubai Culture, artist Hind Mezaina (UAE) and Editor of Harper’s Bazaar Arabia, Rebecca Anne Proctor.
Organised by 1971 Design Space Sharjah, January 2016
Talk – With Monir Farmanfarmaian (Iran)
Organised by The Third Line
Dubai, January 2016