Hadi Damien

I teach political communication and event production at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut and I have been a visiting lecturer at New York Law School (2019), Freie Universität Berlin (2019), Oxford Brookes University (2020), American University of Beirut (2019), Lebanese American University (2022), University of the Arts London (2024).

I am an award-winning arts and culture curator. I curated Lebanon's participation in the Jeux de la francophonie (2013 and 2017) and in the Prague Quadrennial (2015, 2019, and 2023). I have worked on festivals such as Baalbeck Festival, Byblos Festival, Beirut Chants, Beirut Street Festival and the Beirut Spring Festival as producer and general coordinator.

Recently, I developed the program for "Beirut Arab Media Capital 2023" and the program for Lebanon's participation in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games (media show and the development of the Lebanese Olympic talents for the Lebanese Olympic Committee). I am currently developing the program for the fiftieth commemoration of the beginning of the Lebanese War (13 April 1975–2025 and the years leading up to it).

I also have a PR and communications company registered in France. We cover strategic communications for both the private and public sectors (government, international organizations, ministries, parliament, etc.) We have also organized events on all continents (Medellín, Guadalajara, San Diego, New York, Copenhagen, Belgrade, Turin, Lugano, Marseille, Paris, London, Newcastle, Prague, Abidjan, Agadir, Beirut, Sydney). We raised USD 4 million for a new car manufacturer, and developed concepts for TV and digital media. The PR section of the company is dedicated to the development of initiatives, which means that we operate in any sector that we find interesting.

I hold a BA in Translation and an MA in Comparative Religions, and have also studied theater, fine arts and interior architecture. I have been published in academic journals in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom.