Moustafa Moharram 2023 Speaker

CEO & Senior Partner

Moharram & Partners | Public Affairs & Strategic Communications

Biography

“MOUSTAFA H. MOHARRAM
FOUNDER & CEO, MOHARRAM & PARTNERS FOR PUBLIC
AFFAIRS AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS (M&P)
Achievement-driven public policy management/political
communications expert with qualifications in all aspects of
political/policy, risk analysis, public affairs and strategic
communications in the Middle East and Africa region.
Accomplished at developing and implementing challenging public
policy programs, Moustafa Moharram worked as a lead consultant
for a number of prominent national and international
organizations including the World Bank (WB), the United Nations
Development Program (UNDP) as well as the Egyptian Cabinet –
Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC). As a highlight of
his experience with public institutions, he designed and led policy initiatives/dialogues with regional governments on socio-economic reforms, economic governance and corruption fighting legislation, as well as Information and Communications Technology (ICT) strategies/policies. He also contributed in enhancing the
capacity and preparedness of key national stakeholders in political and crisis communications. Prior to founding Moharram & Partners (M&P), a pioneering Egypt based public affairs and strategic communications
firm, he served as the Regional Public Policy & Government Relations Director for a global payments technology company – Visa Inc. During his tenure at Visa, he successfully contributed to bringing the concept
of financial inclusion to the forefront of decision making agenda and integrating it in national/regional strategies and policies.
Ultimately seeking to create synergy between business and government, in his capacity as CEO at M&P,
Moharram currently works with organizations to build and maintain strong and credible reputations, explain
their views and position on public policy issues, and to find common ground and establish meaningful
relationships with governments, regulators, media and other societal stakeholders. He currently advises a
number of global companies such as Amazon/Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Microsoft, Mastercard,
Meta, Vodafone, Huawei, Coca Cola, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), and other Fortune 100 companies on their
public policy and strategic communications programs in the MEA region.
Over the past few years, Moharram designed and led public policy and strategic communications strategies
for (50+) top market leaders in a variety of industries including: technology, telecommunications, banking,
payments, money transfer, classified ads, ride hailing, transportation, construction, real estate, financial
services, education, agriculture, energy, FMCGs, development, pharmaceuticals and healthcare.”