Lobna Abulhassan is a highly accomplished Head of Speaker Programming at Collision and Senior Producer at Web Summit. With a keen focus on media and entertainment, she excels in enhancing the ability of speakers to reach their target audience both on and off the stage. With expertise in cultural anthropology and photography, Lobna has an illustrious academic background that includes a bachelor's degree from The American University in Cairo, a graduate certificate in photography, and a certificate in leadership from IE Business School.

Aside from her current position, Lobna has contributed her skills to various organizations, including Storyful as an editorial journalist, Nadeem Center as a program associate, and as a fellow at Front Line Defenders. Her experience and expertise in digital media, editorial work, and activism have gained her a great reputation amongst her colleagues and peers in the industry.

As an expert in event programming, Lobna has helped bring together approximately 100,000 attendees every year to events such as riseconf.com, websummit.net, surgeconf.com, collisionconf.com, and moneyconf.com. Her passion for meeting people, technology, culture, and art has been a huge asset to the industry, inspiring others to pursue their professional goals.