This week Event "Apero Talk" with "Marwan Abdallah" is designed by Le wagon Beirut to inspire and motivate entrepreneurs in business intelligence, Politics & NGOs background.

"AperoTalk is an informal presentation addressed to public in order to share experience & thoughts from different backgrounds & fields.
The purpose from this event is highly based on networking, interactions, exchanging information & developing professional contacts".

Marwan Abdallah, 27, is a Lebanese Political & Socio-Economic activist. He has a B.A. in International Affairs & a M.A. in Diplomacy & Strategic Negotiations.

He is a member of several NGOs in Lebanon, among which are the Foundation for Human & Humanitarian Rights - Lebanon and the MEPI - Lebanon Alumni Association. He is the co-founder of "Rachana Foundation", an NGO that works for the development of the small village of Rachana which does not have any local authority to deal with the needs of its residents; he is also the co-founder of "EDGE for Lebanon", an NGO that works for the social and economical development in Lebanon. Recently, he also co-founded the Organization for Petroleum & Energy Sustainability (OPES - Lebanon) which focuses on the good governance and monitoring of different aspects of the oil and gas sector in Lebanon.

Marwan believes that change in Lebanon should occur on two levels, first on the government level through new laws & regulations and the second through society, especially youth, via awareness and projects that boost social and economic development, innovation & entrepreneurship.