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Frustration to Inspiration | Wakim Zeidan | TEDxGUST

677 views · Published 13 December 2018 · 18:08 · Indexed 25 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Being first and foremost a cultural activist, Wakim Zeidan co-founded, and is the General Director of Nuqat, an organization for cultural development in the Middle East that focuses on cultural programming and community networking in the region. In his talk he explains the journey from conceptualising to  developing Nuqat. Being first and foremost a cultural activist, Wakim co-founded, and is the General Director of Nuqat, an organization for cultural development - a platform in the Middle East for cultural programming and community networking in the region. In addition to his leadership role, he has also developed and delivered a range of skills development workshops and programs focusing on ideation, education, communication and culture. By profession, Wakim is a communications director, specializing in advertising, project management, corporate client communication and creative direction. He has managed many teams including the creative, business and client servicing of BBDO, Y&R, FP7, JWT in Kuwait and Al Mohtaraf Assaudi in KSA. Accumulating an impressive 19 years of experience and counting, Wakim currently serves as the EVP-Corporate Communication at Gatehouse Financial Group handling all communication and marketing on a corporate level, from planning, budgeting, strategic engagement and messaging. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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