Nawied Jabarkhyl is a Senior Director at APCO, and Head of International Media Relations at the global advisory firm. In his role, he advises government leaders, CEOs, and major corporations on strategic communications and media relations strategies.

He previously spent 12 years as a journalist, broadcaster and news presenter working for some of the world’s largest media organisations in the UK, Europe and Middle East, including CGTN, Reuters and CNN.

Having covered major events, Nawied has reported on wars in Ukraine and Afghanistan, from G7 Meetings, the World Economic Forum in Davos, COP Climate Summits, and was given exclusive access inside Saudi oil giant Aramco ahead of its IPO.

He’s interviewed some of the world’s leading decision-makers and names, including UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Formula-1 driver Lewis Hamilton, and the heads of the World Trade Organization, IMF, and International Energy Agency.