Equipe

BRAHIM FASSI-FIHRI

President and Co-Founder

A graduate in political science from the Université de Montréal, Brahim conducted research on international relations. Brahim launched the Amadeus Association in 2005. In 2007, he deepened his knowledge of the Euro-Mediterranean issues by integrating the General Directorate of the foreign relations of the European Commission. He was named during this period the person in charge of the Organizational Committee of the 11th Ministerial Conference Euromed Economic Transition.

As President of the Amadeus Institute, Brahim coordinates all the activities of the Institute and provides his expertise on the political and geostrategic issues. He is the initiator and the creator of the MEDays, an international forum held each year in Tanger. Brahim has developed an international network of personalities of the political and economic sphere and media, making the MEDays the annual meeting of the southern countries.

MEKKI LAHLOU

Vice-President and Public Affairs Officer

A graduate in political science from McGill Univeristy in Montréal, holder of a master's degree in international relations and international law at Sciences Po Paris in addition to his PhD in air law and rights. Mekki is a specialist in international relations. He has worked in the international civil service, subsequently specializes in issues of liberalisation and deregulation of international air transport, particularly due to his work at the International Association of the air transport in Geneva.

At the Amadeus Institute, Mekki deals predominantly with foreign relations, and in particular with the partnerships and the financing of the activities of the Institute.

YOUNES SLAOUI

Vice President & spokesman

Vice President and co-founder of the Amadeus Institute, he graduated from the French Ecole Nationale Administrative (ENA), Jean-Jacques Rousseau promotion, and from EM Lyon, Younes specializes in public administration, policy and business finance. His experiences at Calyon and DTZ have allowed him to participate in business financing operations and financial consultancy. In his experience in the French Department in charge of energy and climate (DGEC), he has integrated the Mediterranean Union team solar plan (UPM) and commissioned a report on the nuclear power financing. Younes has also collaborated to the strategic thinking and the study of international development of the Lyon EM Group as project manager among the Director of this institution. At the Associative level, Younes worked in 2006 as President of the WAGGGS in Lyon and was regional Vice-President of WAGGGS (Moroccans Association for Higher Education). Younes provides his knowledge on the issues and challenges of economic and social development, and is a leading player in the strategic development of the Amadeus Institute.

Nada CHKIF

Secretary General, Head of Administrative and Financial Affairs

Engineer of the National Conservatory of Arts and Crafts in Paris, Nada has a proven professional experience in positions of responsibility in the strategy and organization of French companies which have value specialization in negotiation and business implementation. Nada is also very involved in associations since 2006, she is a member of the Provincial Directorate of the NLC (National Confederation of Housing) and Vice-Chair of the Defence Housing within a municipality in Seine et Marne where she is also City Councillor Responsible for Housing since 2008. Nada supervise the financial division of the Amadeus Institute through partnerships and coordinates the Business MEDays. she was appointed Secretary General of the Insitute since January 2011.

Olivier DEAU

General Coordinator, Center of Analyses and Publications

Olivier graduated from the political sciences’ institute (Sciences Po) of Rennes (France) and from IRIS - l’Institut Supérieur des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques - (Paris, France). He also spent an exchange year at the Universidad de Valparaiso (Chile) and obtained a double french- german high school diploma. With his experience abroad and his university background, he specialized in international relations, economics and politics. He wrote his essay on economic and political transition in Lebanon under the supervision of Barah Mikail. He also worked in the country risk analysis service of the economic research department at BNP Paribas. Today Olivier is coordinating all the activities of the Center of Analyses and Publications at the Amadeus Institute. He acted as scientific director of the MEDays 2010 forum held in Tangier november 10th-13th in Tangier under the main theme 'the southern countries: between crisis and emergence'

Frederic BARANGER

Research Coordinator-Economics and Development Research Department

Frederic graduated from both the London School of Economics and Political Science and Sciences Po Lille. He also holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law. His areas of expertise include development economics, as well as the politics of trade surrounding WTO negotiations. He has previously worked with the London based Re-Define think-tank on delivering tangible development solutions and helping advocate development friendly outcomes such as debt cancellation, reform of the financial system and an improved international policy environment on helping tackle capital flight. He worked as researcher for the Institute then he is from January 2011, Coordinator at the Center of Analysis and Publications of the institute.

Amine AMARA

Research Coordinator-Security and Conflict Prevention

A graduate in Economics and Management, from Paris Panthéon-Sorbonne University and holder of a Master’s degree in International Relations in defense Policy and military strategy at the “Ecole des Hautes Etudes Internationales” always in Paris, Amine has always been interested in the interstates relations studied through an economic and securitarian paradigm . After a stint in the French public administration, he gained extensive experience in Paris within a consulting office specialized in Political and electoral marketing, but also in Rabat as a communication manager at a government agency. Amine is since March 2011, research coordinator at the Amadeus Institute.

Talal SALAHDINE

Strategy and Communication Manager

Graduated from Reims University in France with a Master 2 Research in Strategic Management, Talal focused his work on economic integration and more specifically the challenge SME in the Maghreb region have to face with the advent of free trade agreement. After a stint in the private sector, he integrated the United Nations System in Morocco, at the UNDP and then the UNWOMEN North Africa office as staff in charge of communication in the programs team. Talal is since February 2011 the Communication Manager of the Amadeus Institute.

Khadija ENNAHDI EL IDRISSI

Project Manager attached to the General Secretariat

Graduated from the Hautes Etudes de Management institute (HEM) with a Master in Marketing and Sale from the IAE Lyon 3, Khadija has worked in different sectors: Logistics, Real Estate and Events, where she was able to leverage its expertise and its achievements in organizing events related to various economic sectors at the regional level. She participated, as a project Manager, in organising the MEDays 2010. she is from January 2011, Project Manager attached to the General Secretariat.

Meriem MADRANE

Assistante de Direction

Graduated from both HEM Management School in Rabat and IAE in Lyon (France), Meriem made several internships in moroccan public institutions. She joined the Institute in March as Direction Assistant.