The goal of this panel to understand impact investing and speak with seasoned  professionals about how to better attract investment and raise funds. How competitive is Palestine today in the global impact investment scene? How can we overcome the bottlenecks? Can COVID-19 promote regional economic integration and collaboration regardless of the political differences? 

Nassim Nour is an Impact Investment and International Economic Development Senior Executive with three decades of diverse experience with international and local public and private sector organizations across Africa, Australia, and the Middle East. He has planned and managed relief and economic development programs in addition to initiating and fulfilling nation-wide impact investment portfolios.

Nassim is currently the Executive Director of Sharakat for SMEs Investments; a Palestine Investment Fund subsidiary, with an overall value of $100m in multiple sectors. Prior to that, was an advisor to Quartet Representative, Tony Blair, on Tourism and Light Manufacturing in Palestine, and he assumed several senior executive positions with DFID and with World Vision International over 20 years across several countries.