Public Speaking
I started speaking publicly before I knew it would become part of my career. Since then, I have spoken, hosted and moderated across diplomacy, technology, education, leadership and Saudi Arabia’s transformation.
Good speaking is not performance added on top of weak thinking. My preparation starts with the audience, the purpose and the one idea worth remembering.
Capabilities
public speaking
MC and hosting
moderation
workshop facilitation
media appearances
institutional representation
cross-cultural communication
Selected work
Learning to Represent More Than Myself
Misk Foundation
Program participant
2024
2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
completed
I completed Misk Foundation’s Ignited Voices program and received two distinctions for delegation performance and embodying Vision 2030 values.
Ignited Voices brought together communication, diplomacy, negotiation and leadership. I completed the program, contributed to a high-performing delegation and received two distinctions connected to delegation performance and Vision 2030 values.
From Delegate to Institution Builder
American International School of Jeddah
Conference leadership
completed
I helped build and lead a student-led Model United Nations program in Jeddah.
Model United Nations began as a place to practice speaking and became my first experience building an institution. I progressed from delegate roles into conference leadership, helping organize a major Jeddah conference, train participants and create a more ambitious platform for student diplomacy.
Youth Speaking in New York
Youth participant and speaker
New York, United States
completed
As a teenager, I spoke on United Nations-linked platforms in New York about education access, famine and food waste.
As a teenager, I used youth platforms in New York to speak about education access, famine, food waste, international cooperation and youth responsibility.
Full inventory
Learning to Represent More Than Myself
Misk Foundation
Program participant
2024
2024
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
completed
I completed Misk Foundation’s Ignited Voices program and received two distinctions for delegation performance and embodying Vision 2030 values.
Ignited Voices brought together communication, diplomacy, negotiation and leadership. I completed the program, contributed to a high-performing delegation and received two distinctions connected to delegation performance and Vision 2030 values.
From Delegate to Institution Builder
American International School of Jeddah
Conference leadership
completed
I helped build and lead a student-led Model United Nations program in Jeddah.
Model United Nations began as a place to practice speaking and became my first experience building an institution. I progressed from delegate roles into conference leadership, helping organize a major Jeddah conference, train participants and create a more ambitious platform for student diplomacy.
Youth Speaking in New York
Youth participant and speaker
New York, United States
completed
As a teenager, I spoke on United Nations-linked platforms in New York about education access, famine and food waste.
As a teenager, I used youth platforms in New York to speak about education access, famine, food waste, international cooperation and youth responsibility.
United Nations-linked youth platforms
United Nations-linked youth platforms
Youth participant and speaker
New York, United States
completed
As a teenager, I spoke on United Nations-linked platforms in New York about education access, famine and food waste.
Sami Fathi video archive
YouTube
My YouTube channel preserves a public video archive.
American International School of Jeddah
2011–2020
completed
I attended the American International School of Jeddah, where student leadership and Model United Nations became early training grounds.
Student-led Model United Nations
2016–2020
completed
I progressed from delegate roles into conference leadership and helped build a more ambitious platform for student diplomacy in Jeddah.
Major Jeddah Model United Nations conference
2019
completed
I helped organize a major student-led Model United Nations conference in Jeddah and train participants.
Misk Ignited Voices
2024
completed
I completed Misk Foundation’s Ignited Voices program and received two distinctions connected to delegation performance and Vision 2030 values.