Leila Ben Hassen

Highly skilled and experienced in stakeholder engagement, leadership, business development and communication. Extensive knowledge and expertise on blue economy and gender equality. Adept at working across different sectors on impactful social, economic, and environmental projects. Actively involved in SDG 5 and SDG 14. Regular keynote speaker at international events on gender equality, sustainable strategies and development.

I worked as a director in different sectors in multinationals with multicultural teams. I started in Tourism at the Tunisian National Tourist Office, then I worked for almost a decade in a publishing company called IC Publications where I was most of the time on the ground in different countries in Africa dealing with different CEOs and policy makers from differents backgrounds ( mining, agriculture, energy, shipping, Etc). In the last 5 years I have been working on sustainable blue economy (SDG 14) and gender equality (SDG 5).

I enjoy working on projects that have positive impacts on people and the planet.

I have a master degree in Marketing and Communication and a post master degree in Tourism and Hospitality from the Institut des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (IHEC), Carthage. Last year, I got a Sustainability Leadership Certificate from the Imperial College London.