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Eddy Ghanem

Partner

Lebanon, Middle East

Extensive expertise in Energy, Utilities, & Resources as well as in Technology & Innovation

Eddy Ghanem

Areas of Focus

Education

IE Business School in Madrid
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Deans list
American University of Beirut
Masters of Engineering Management
American University of Beirut
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Deans list
The Wharton School
Global Consulting Practicum

Past Experience

Bechtel Group
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Dar Al Handasah
Design Engineer

Eddy Ghanem

Eddy is a Partner in Arthur D. Little Middle East and is with the firm since 2010. He has 19 years of experience including 13 in Management Consulting and 6 years in the EPC industry. Eddy’s consulting experience has been focused on energy & utilities and technology & innovation, with recent focus on sustainability and industry / resources topics. Eddy has delivered multiple projects in both power and water covering various topics including assignments on energy transition, hydrogen, climate change, and digital transformation. Eddy has also worked on numerous assignments related to the development of national strategies, innovation strategies, as well as to the implementation of large transformation programs. Eddy has led large assignments in multiple countries covering diverse capabilities such as strategy development and implementation, organizational review and transformation, operations, due diligence, and technology / innovation. A selection of which is included below:​

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Supported a National Waste Center in development of national strategy and masterplan as well in development of regulations and technical guidelines​

Supported a GCC National Research Entity in conducting a national foresight exercise to identify attractive future technologies in in energy, water, waste, and other sectors ​

Supported in developing the national innovation strategy for a GCC country​

Supported a ministry in GCC in developing a sectorial innovation strategy​

Supported ministry in GCC in the transformation of the industrial sector ​

Supported a leading GCC utility in setting-up and defining a strategic direction of a subsidiary focused on new areas such as Hydrogen, Storage, etc​

Supported a leading GCC utility in developing a holistic digital transformation strategy​

Supported a Net zero accelerator for a GCC country​

Supported the development and implementation of several regional strategies in KSA ​

The kingdom’s growth engine
Public sector
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
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Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Adnan Merhaba, Eddy Ghanem, Yves Takchi
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
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Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
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GROWTH IN A NET ZERO WORLD
Eddy Ghanem, Amaury Klossa
Government action, at both a national and international level, has therefore set the playing field for companies, in many cases radically transforming the landscape they currently operate in. The onus is now on companies, particularly in asset-intensive industries such as energy, oil & gas, chemicals, industrials, construction, steel and cement, to transform their business models and operations if every country’s Net Zero pledges are to be delivered on. For example:
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Quenching digital thirst of water utilities
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Quenching digital thirst of water utilities
Adnan Merhaba, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
How should water utilities execute their digital transformation ? Water utilities across the globe are under increased pressure due to challenges posed by rapid urbanization, climate change, aging infrastructure, high network losses, and increasing customer expectations. Innovation and cutting-edge digital technologies are proving critical in helping utilities transform their business across core and noncore value chain elements to enhance their value proposition to customers, employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
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Energy, Utilities & Resources
Transforming a utility company’s front line
Lukas Vylupek, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
A framework to optimize field force utilization and productivity
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Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Paving the way for green hydrogen
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
Key considerations for green H2 deployment Green hydrogen (H2) has become a key topic on the agenda of policy makers and industrial players, driven both by the global decarbonization push and the commercial opportunities that it could bring. Although ambitious targets have been set and multiple projects announced, the road toward the green H2 economy is contingent on several critical conditions across the policy, supply, infrastructure, and demand front, which we explore in this Viewpoint.
Find out more
The National Innovation Ecosystem
Adnan Merhaba, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Eddy Ghanem, Tobias Aebi, Yves Takchi
Innovation is key in driving social and economic development and bridging the wealth gap between emerging and developed countries. Over the last 50 years, only a few countries, such as South Korea and Singapore, have succeeded in unlocking the full benefits of nation-wide innovation. Instrumental to their success is a systematic approach tackling innovation in a holistic manner that captures policy, governance, innovation engines and innovation enablers to shape their innovation ecosystem and bridge systemic and market gaps.
Find out more

Eddy Ghanem

Eddy is a Partner in Arthur D. Little Middle East and is with the firm since 2010. He has 19 years of experience including 13 in Management Consulting and 6 years in the EPC industry. Eddy’s consulting experience has been focused on energy & utilities and technology & innovation, with recent focus on sustainability and industry / resources topics. Eddy has delivered multiple projects in both power and water covering various topics including assignments on energy transition, hydrogen, climate change, and digital transformation. Eddy has also worked on numerous assignments related to the development of national strategies, innovation strategies, as well as to the implementation of large transformation programs. Eddy has led large assignments in multiple countries covering diverse capabilities such as strategy development and implementation, organizational review and transformation, operations, due diligence, and technology / innovation. A selection of which is included below:​

​

Supported a National Waste Center in development of national strategy and masterplan as well in development of regulations and technical guidelines​

Supported a GCC National Research Entity in conducting a national foresight exercise to identify attractive future technologies in in energy, water, waste, and other sectors ​

Supported in developing the national innovation strategy for a GCC country​

Supported a ministry in GCC in developing a sectorial innovation strategy​

Supported ministry in GCC in the transformation of the industrial sector ​

Supported a leading GCC utility in setting-up and defining a strategic direction of a subsidiary focused on new areas such as Hydrogen, Storage, etc​

Supported a leading GCC utility in developing a holistic digital transformation strategy​

Supported a Net zero accelerator for a GCC country​

Supported the development and implementation of several regional strategies in KSA ​

The kingdom’s growth engine
Public sector
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
Find out more
Technology foresight: anticipating future impact
Dr. Raymond Khoury, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Adnan Merhaba, Eddy Ghanem, Yves Takchi
THE GROWING IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY FORESIGHT What is technology foresight?
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Disruption is now
Michael Kruse, Florence Carlot, Kurt Baes, Irene Macchiarelli, Daniel Monzon, Trung Ghi, Rodolfo Guzman, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Martijn Eikelenboom, Sally Menassa, Eddy Ghanem, Alexander Krug, Dr. Philipp Seidel, Dr. Michael Opitz
How decarbonization, decentralization, and digitalization transform the energy and resources sector
Find out more
GROWTH IN A NET ZERO WORLD
Eddy Ghanem, Amaury Klossa
Government action, at both a national and international level, has therefore set the playing field for companies, in many cases radically transforming the landscape they currently operate in. The onus is now on companies, particularly in asset-intensive industries such as energy, oil & gas, chemicals, industrials, construction, steel and cement, to transform their business models and operations if every country’s Net Zero pledges are to be delivered on. For example:
Find out more
Quenching digital thirst of water utilities
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Quenching digital thirst of water utilities
Adnan Merhaba, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
How should water utilities execute their digital transformation ? Water utilities across the globe are under increased pressure due to challenges posed by rapid urbanization, climate change, aging infrastructure, high network losses, and increasing customer expectations. Innovation and cutting-edge digital technologies are proving critical in helping utilities transform their business across core and noncore value chain elements to enhance their value proposition to customers, employees, shareholders, and other stakeholders.
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Transforming a utility company’s front line
Lukas Vylupek, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
A framework to optimize field force utilization and productivity
Find out more
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Oil, Gas & Other Natural Resources
Paving the way for green hydrogen
Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Eddy Ghanem
Key considerations for green H2 deployment Green hydrogen (H2) has become a key topic on the agenda of policy makers and industrial players, driven both by the global decarbonization push and the commercial opportunities that it could bring. Although ambitious targets have been set and multiple projects announced, the road toward the green H2 economy is contingent on several critical conditions across the policy, supply, infrastructure, and demand front, which we explore in this Viewpoint.
Find out more
The National Innovation Ecosystem
Adnan Merhaba, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Eddy Ghanem, Tobias Aebi, Yves Takchi
Innovation is key in driving social and economic development and bridging the wealth gap between emerging and developed countries. Over the last 50 years, only a few countries, such as South Korea and Singapore, have succeeded in unlocking the full benefits of nation-wide innovation. Instrumental to their success is a systematic approach tackling innovation in a holistic manner that captures policy, governance, innovation engines and innovation enablers to shape their innovation ecosystem and bridge systemic and market gaps.
Find out more

More About Eddy
  • IE Business School in Madrid
    Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Deans list
  • American University of Beirut
    Masters of Engineering Management
  • American University of Beirut
    Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, Deans list
  • The Wharton School
    Global Consulting Practicum
  • Bechtel Group
    Senior Mechanical Engineer
  • Dar Al Handasah
    Design Engineer