Khaled Abou Zahr

Chairman at Eurabia

Speaker

Khaled Abou Zahr is the Editor-in- Chief and Chairman of EurabiaMedia, one of the rare privately owned and independent media groups in the Arab world, publishing the leading business platform Amwal-Mag, the authoritative news outlet Al Watan Al Arabi, and a portfolio of lifestyle and entertainment websites. He also founded SpaceQuest Ventures, a space-focused investment platform.

Khaled began his career in investment banking, gaining international experience in New York, London, and Paris before joining the family’s media business. There, he led the digital transformation of a 40-year-old publishing house founded by his late father—modernizing its platforms while many competitors disappeared. As a journalist and editor, Khaled has interviewed global political and business leaders including: HM King Abdullah II of Jordan, HRH Al Waleed Bin Talal, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Gen. David, Petraeus, Hamid Karzai, Sergey Lavrov, Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Shaukat Aziz, Gen. Michel Aoun, President Amin Gemayel, and many more.

He has also launched cross-border initiatives and partnerships while supporting startups and the VC ecosystem across Europe and the Middle East.

Khaled holds a Master’s in Financial Engineering from University Paris Dauphine and the Sorbonne University, and completed the Harvard Business School Executive Education program in Private Equity and Venture Capital. Passionate about media and geopolitics, he is a Media Leader MENA at the World Economic Forum, is a geopolitical analyst, and a frequent guest on major news networks.