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Elie Abousaab | |
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 Elie Abousaab | |
| Born | October 1981 Achrafieh, Lebanon |
| Nationality | Lebanese |
| Education | PhD in International Politics and Diplomacy, Centre d’Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques
Executive MBA, ESCP Europe and ESA Business School BS in Management Information Systems, Notre Dame University |
| Occupation(s) | Social entrepreneur, communication strategist |
| Known for | Founder of Creapix, Citron Conseil, ACTE NGO, Ashoka Fellow. |
| Awards | Ashoka Fellow |
| Website | Official website |
Elie Abousaab is a Lebanese social entrepreneur and communication strategist based in Paris, France. He is the founder of various businesses and initiatives like Creapix.[1], Citron Conseil [2], and the French NGO ACTE [3]. He is also an Ashoka Fellow [4], he was named an Ashoka Fellow for his work in promoting civic engagement through the crowdsourcing platform jouwar [4]
Early Life and Education
editElie Abousaab was born in Achrafieh, Lebanon. He pursued higher education in Management Information Systems at Notre Dame University. He holds a PhD in International Politics and Diplomacy from the Centre d’Études Diplomatiques et Stratégiques in Paris, and an Executive MBA from ESCP Business School in Paris.
Career
editAbousaab began his professional journey in 2004 by founding Creapix [5], advertising & marketing agency, with offices in the Gulf and Europe. In 2014, Creapix received the Technology Innovation Company of the Year award [6] as featured in Arab Week [7] and Anbaa Online [8].
In 2021, Abousaab established Citron Conseil [9] in Paris, focusing on communication consultancy and advertising.
Social Entrepreneurship and Activism
editAbousaab is involved in social entrepreneurship. In 2014, he was named an Ashoka Fellow [10], in 2023 he founded ACTE NGO [11] in France, focusing on promoting ethical communication, media literacy at young age and integrating fact-checking & critical thinking within school curriculums [12]. He received a commendation from the Lebanese General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces [13] for the campaign Creapix launched addressing the issue of celebratory gunfire.
His initiative Jouwar [14] focuses on community-driven solutions to social and economic issues. Jouwar was a finalist in the MIT Arab World competition [15] and has been mentioned in media outlets such as L'Orient-Le Jour [16], La Tribune [17], and Annahar [18]
Speaking Engagements
editAbousaab has been a speaker at international conferences. He spoke at the 12th Harvard Alumni Association held at the Kempinski Hotel in Jordan at the Dead Sea, and at the May Chidiac Foundation's Free Connected Minds event along side Anousheh Ansari and Mohamad Mourad google managing director in the MENA region. [19]
Publications and Media
editAbousaab's work and initiatives have been featured in various media outlets and academic publications. He has been highlighted in the books "A Journey through Smart Cities: Between Datapolis and Participolis"[20] by F. Pissani and Empowering Leadership of Tomorrow by Ryszard Praszkier.[21]
Honors and Awards
editAshoka Fellow (2013 - Present) He was selected as an Ashoka Fellow in recognition of his work in social entrepreneurship.[22]
Social Innovation Award in Technology (2015) He received the Social Innovation Award in Technology at the Social Economic Awards for his initiatives combining technology and social innovation.[23]
References
edit- ^ Creapix. "Creapix". creapix.net.
- ^ Citron Conseil. "Citron Conseil". citronconseil.fr (in French).
- ^ ACTE. "ACTE". actefrance.fr (in French).
- ^ Jouwar. "Jouwar". jouwar.com.
- ^ Creapix. "Creapix". creapix.net.
- ^ Social Economic Award. "Technology Innovation Company of the Year 2014". socialeconomicaward.com.
- ^ Arab Week. "سلامة في الحفل السنوي الرابع لتوزيع جوائز الابتكار التكنولوجي". arabweek.com.lb (in Arabic).
- ^ Anbaa online. "Anbaa Online". anbaaonline.com (in Arabic).
- ^ Citron Conseil. "Citron Conseil". citronconseil.fr (in French).
- ^ Ashoka. "Ashoka Fellow". ashoka.org.
- ^ ACTE. "ACTE NGO". actefrance.fr (in French).
- ^ "ASSOCIATION POUR LA COMMUNICATION ET LA TECHNOLOGIE ETHIQUE (ACTE)". pappers.fr. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
- ^ General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces in Lebanon. "Commendation from the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces". archive.org (in Arabic).
- ^ Jouwar. "Jouwar". jouwar.com.
- ^ MIT. "MIT Arab World Competition Finalist". touch.com.lb.
- ^ L'Orient-Le Jour. "L'Orient-Le Jour". lorientlejour.com (in French).
- ^ La Tribune. "La Tribune". latribune.fr (in French).
- ^ Annahar. "جوار على الطريق الصحيح". annahar.com (in Arabic).
- ^ May Chidiac Foundation (22 May 2019). "FCM2017 Presentation". YouTube.
- ^ Francis Pisani. "Voyage dans les villes intelligentes: entre datapolis et participolis".
- ^ Cambridge University Press (2017). "Characters: (In the order of appearance)". Empowering Leadership of Tomorrow. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-108-42214-7.
- ^ Ashoka. "Ashoka Fellow" (in French).
- ^ Social Economic Awards (9 January 2015). "Social Economic Awards". YouTube.