Al Anstey

Throughout his 30-year career with global media companies, Al has been involved in media transformation and growth. Since leaving Al Jazeera America as CEO  in 2017, Al has advised multiple international companies on broadcast launches, media strategy, global positioning, and corporate transformation. In 2020 Al worked for a year with former Secretary General Ban Ki-moon helping to raise the reputation and impact of the Global Commission on Adaptation.  From March 2023, Al co-led the relaunch of India’s English language news channel, DD India, resulting in a successful and acclaimed launch in September 2023.

After his early experience at CBS News and Reuters, Al was Senior Producer in Delhi and Sydney for the launch of APTV,  before taking on the role of Asia Editor in 1995. He was Head of Foreign News and Washington Bureau Chief at ITN in the UK from 1997.  He was a key member of the launch team of Al Jazeera English in 2006, Managing Director of AJE from 2010 to 2015, and Chief Executive Officer of Al Jazeera America from 2015. During his tenure at AJE it grew from a newly launched channel to an established and respected global news provider with a household reach of over 250 million homes worldwide.  Al has lived and worked in Qatar, America, Australia, India and the UK and has led diverse teams of over 1500 staff from all regions of the world.

 

 

Galal W. El Hakim

Galal has over three decades of experience in global media organisations leading news production, broadcast, and technology operations divisions.  Galal has a proven track record in guiding cross-functional teams in the design and launch of cutting-edge business solutions, driving greater efficiencies, and increasing engagement and revenue.  

Galal has led substantial transformational projects for a variety of media and technology organisations, as well as overseeing start-ups and teams in the Middle East, Europe and the United States.  He specialises in global broadcast operations and multimedia technology, start-ups, and training and development programmes, as well as strategic business planning and process redesign, and cost reduction and budgeting and cash flow optimisation. 

Galal co-launched DD India - India’s state English news channel, launched Al Ghad TV News, created and implemented an integrated operations division for Al Jazeera Media Network and Al Jazeera America; led the transformation and restructure programme for the Egyptian Ministry of Information; and led the launch of the BBC World Service integration project, as well as the launch of BBC Arabic and Persian.