Dr. ZIAD EL SAYEGH
Senior Advisor to the Ministry of State For Displaced Affairs
Speaker on the impact of the Syrian Refugees on the Infrastructure in Lebanon

Ziad El Sayegh is an Expert and Advisor on Public Policies and a researcher on the Palestinian Refugees issue in Lebanon and Peace Negotiations in the Middle East, on Syria Refugees and on Labor Policies and Social Protection. Expert – Member of the Political National Committee working on refugees issue at the Presidency of the Council of Ministries. He is a Policy Advisor in Adyan Foundation.

He is currently Senior National Policy and Communication Advisor to the Ministry of State for the Displaced Affairs (February 2017 - Present…).
He was the CEO of the Civic Influence Hub (July 2012 – January 2016), Policy and Communication Strategies Advisor for the President of the Lebanese – Palestinian Dialogue Committee in the Lebanese Presidency of the Council of Ministers (2006 – 2009).
He then was the Policy Advisor and Team Leader of Lebanese Minister of Labor (January 2010 – June 2011), and the National Policy Advisor to the International Labor Organization – (ILO) (September 2011 – June 2013).

He was also a Strategies' Communication Advisor for the Middle East Council of Churches, the Syndicate of teachers in Lebanon and the Health Establishment of the Druze Community. He has specialized studies in the Palestinian issue in Lebanon, Peace negotiations, and Labor and social Protection issues, Syria Refugees and published several articles and lectures in Public Policies, as refugees, Christian – Muslim Dialogue, Arab thinking and Citizenship.