Najwa Kassem (Moderator)

Najwa Qassem is a Lebanese journalist and television presenter (anchor) for Al Arabiya since 2003. Qassem has received many professional awards and was named by Arabian Business Magazine as one of the 100 most powerful women in the Arab world. She has covered numerous wars and assassinations during her career including the assassination of Rafic Haririin 2005,[3] and is considered a veteran news reporter. A year after joining the Al Arabiya team, she experienced and survived a bombing attack on the Al Arabiya’s Baghdad news station. Eight people died in the bombing. Najwa Qassem reported updates on the Iraqi war from the front lines in Baghdad. Najwa Qassem received extensive coverage during the 2006 Lebanon War as she was one of a number of female Arab reporters who were reporting from the front lines. Najwa Qassem was awarded Best Female Presenter in 2006 at the Fourth Arab Media Festival.