2015 - Germany
“Tourism development: Between endless potential and harsh realities”. Dialogue on Sustainable Development, Fresenius University of Applied Sciences, Munich.
2014 - Norway
“Encouragement of tourism development in local communities” Økoturisme, Hvorfor Og Hvardon, Bergfald Inc, Skien Office
2013 - USA
“Red Sea Sustainable Tourism, Still Possible?” Landscape Architecture & Environmental Planning Colloquium, UC Berkeley
2013 – USA
“ Red Sea Tourism Challenges & Opportunities” Issues in Tourism in the Middle East Conference Tourism Studies Working Group, Department of Anthropology, UC Berkeley
2013 – Egypt
“Flooding as a threat to settlements even in remote areas: Example of El-Sheikh El-Shazli, Village,” SB-13 Conference: Democratic Transition and Sustainable Communities – Overcoming Challenges through innovative practical solutions Cairo
2012 – Egypt
“Participatory Planning in the Urban Projects.” Faculty of Urban and Regional Planning, Cairo University
2011 – USA
“Civic engagement in public space before and after the Arab Spring” Institute of Urban and Regional Development, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
2007 – USA
“Public participation in the urban development process in Egypt.” Institute of Urban and Regional Development, College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley.
2007 – USA
“Balancing Tourism Development & Cultural Site Preservation Along the Red Sea Coast“ College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley
2005 – Germany
“Ecotourism as a vehicle to control urbanization in remote areas” International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change, University of Bonn
2005 – Egypt
“Ecotourism Planning Issues and Challenges” Sea to Sea Second Regional Forum, The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden (PERSGA) spell out Cairo