AEON’s TEAM CONSISTS OF AN INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF EXPERTS & IS LEAD BY A GROUP OF EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONALS WITH A SOLID BACKGROUND IN DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE .

PARTNERS SHARE A COMMON AND DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THE FACTORS PERTAINING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUNDAMENTAL UNDERLYING SCIENCE . 

PARTNERS

 

MASHAEL ALSHALAN

FOUNDING PARTNER

Guides AEON’s overall strategy and advises on the topics of Climate Policy and Sustainability

  • GRADUATE FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WITH A MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS CONCENTRATED ON ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT, THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TRACK AND SPECIALIZED IN APPLIED SCIENCE.

  • EXPERIENCE WITH NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

  • SOME RESEARCH TOPICS: CLIMATE POLICY & GLOBAL GOVERNANCE, CARBON CAPTURE, SEQUESTRATION & USE, CLIMATE CHANGE & SECURITY..

 

DIANA SEGANTINI

CULTURE & COMMUNICATIONS

Diana leads Culture and communication, with 20+ years of expertise across the Middle East and Europe/USA/Asia with a proven track record in Arts, Culture, Heritage, Media Production, Humanitarian work, Philanthropy and Woman Empowerment.

  • PHD IN ARAB ISLAMIC CULTURE AT L’ORIENTALE, ITALY & MASTERS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS, IUHEI GENEVA

  • CERTIFICATE IN MEDIA STUDIES & DOCUMENTARY FILMING, BIRKBECK COLLEGE, LONDON

  • 20+ YEARS OF EXPERTISE ACROSS THE MIDDLE EAST AND EUROPE/USA/ASIA WITH A PROVEN TRACKRECORD IN ARTS, CULTURE, HERITAGE, MEDIA PRODUCTION, HUMANITARIAN WORK, PHILANTHROPY AND WOMAN EMPOWERMENT

  • CHIEF OF CULTURE & HERITAGE AT DGDA RIYADH: RESPONSIBLE FOR THE UNESCO HERITAGE SITE AND SPEARHEADED THE STRATEGY AND LAUNCH OF SEVERAL CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS SUCH AS MUSEUMS, ACADEMIES AND AN ART DISTRICT

  • 6 YEARS HEAD OF ARTS&CULTURE FOR SWISS TV, RADIO & MULTIMEDIA

  • 2008 FOUNDER OF SEGANTINI UNLIMITED, AGENCY SPECIALIZED IN INTERCULTURAL DIALOGUE AND INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS ART EXHIBITIONS, MUSIC EVENTS, DOCUMENTARY FILMS & DEBATES

  • SEVERAL YEARS ACTIVE IN THE HUMANITARIAN & PHILANTHROPY FIELD, 4 YEARS AS A DELEGATE FOR THE ICRC IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND SERVING THE UN, NGOS & FOUNDATIONS IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD

 

EVAN BLUMER

PRINCIPLE CONSULTANT | ECOLOGY, WILDLIFE & HABITAT CONSERVATION

30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCING INTEGRATION OF WILDLIFE, HABITAT AND ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGIES WITH NEW, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MODELS. VMD - VETERINARY MEDICINE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. WILDLIFE VETERINARIAN, CONSERVATION BIOLOGIST, AND NGO EXECUTIVE. EXTENSIVE FIELD EXPERIENCE IN 25+ COUNTRIES, AND A PIONEERING ROLE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF LARGE-SCALE CONSERVATION CENTERS. ENDEAVORED TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN TRADITIONAL ZOOLOGICAL FACILITIES AND FREE-RANGING POPULATIONS OF THE PLANET’S MOST THREATENED WILDLIFE SPECIES. FOUNDER OF OSOMONO LTD, A CONSULTANCY PRACTICE FOCUSED ON WILDLIFE, HABITAT AND ENERGY CONSERVATION STRATEGIES, WITH A PRIMARILY INTERNATIONAL FOCUS.

PREVIOUS KEY ROLES:

  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE WILDS, ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST INNOVATIVE CONSERVATION, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION CENTERS IN THE WORLD.

  • PREVIOUS KEY PROJECTS: ZOOLOGICAL AND WILDLIFE PROJECTS IN CHILE, QATAR, ABU DHABI, CAPE VERDE, PORTUGAL, INDIA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM. LAND-USE AND URBAN PARK PLANNING IN MEXICO AND CHILE.

NOURA TURKI AL SAUD

FOUNDING PARTNER

Advises on the topics of Energy and Climate Policy, Geopolitics of energy & International Energy markets. She leads the Sustainability track and directs Aeon’s social and economic development projects.

  • HOLDS A BACHELORS OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN AND EARNED A MASTER’S OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS (MIA) FROM COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY’S SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WHERE SHE FOCUSED ON AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION. SHE FOCUSED ON URBAN & SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AS WELL AS ENERGY SYSTEMS, EARTH SCIENCES AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE POLICY.

  • OVER NINE YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ENERGY POLICY, SUSTAINABILITY & DEVELOPMENT PRACTICE.

  • KAUST CCI ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

  • IEA ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDUSTRY ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER

 

HOLLEY CHANT

SENIOR SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR

Built environment sustainability expert - 20 years  leading sustainability projects that span governmental infrastructure projects and commercial zones.  

  • MASTERS IN SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT FROM HARVARD EXTENSION SCHOOL, GUEST LECTURER FOR SEVEN YEARS.

  • WINNER OF THE MIDDLE EAST CONSULTANT LEADER OF THE YEAR AWARD AND THE MIDDLE EAST ARCHITECT PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR AWARD

  • CITYSCAPE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE AWARDS SUSTAINABILITY JUDGE FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS.

  • PREVIOUS KEY ROLES:

  • DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT AT QIDDIYA FACILITATING THE 2030 VISION OF ACHIEVING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY.

  • EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY AT KEO INTERNATIONAL CONSULTANTS. A KEY CLIENT DURING HER TIME AT KEO WAS THE RED SEA DEVELOPMENT COMPANY.

  • ESTIDAMA PLANNING MANAGER AT THE ABU DHABI URBAN PLANNING COUNCIL LAUNCHING THE GCC’S 1ST MANDATORY SUSTAINABILITY COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE. CREATED NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL SERIES ON THE INTEGRATIVE DESIGN PROCESS

 

RICHARD READING

PRINCIPLE CONSULTANT | CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

30+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCING IN CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. M. PHILOSOPHY; PH.D. WILDLIFE ECOLOGYWILDLIFE ECOLOGY, HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT, CONSERVATION BIOLOGY STUDIED AT THE YALE SCHOOL OF FORESTRY & ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (MES). ASSISTED IN A VARIETY OF GOVERNMENTAL AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN ADVANCING CONSERVATION BIOLOGY. DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH AND CONSERVATION AT THE BUTTERFLY PAVILION, CURRENT PROJECTS INCLUDE BUTTERFLY MONITORING, URBAN PRAIRIE RESTORATION, A STUDY COMPARING INVERTEBRATES ON PASTURES WITH CATTLE TO THOSE WITH BISON, CO POLLINATOR INITIATIVE, DRAGONFLY CONSERVATION, AND A STUDY OF TARANTULA GROWTH.

PREVIOUS KEY ROLES:

  • VICE PRESIDENT FOR CONSERVATION AT DENVER ZOOLOGICAL FOUNDATION.

  • FULBRIGHT SCHOLAR AT OKAVANGO RESEARCH INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA.