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Joseph Salem

Partner

Partner, head of travel & transportation Middle East

Lebanon, Middle East

Joseph brings extensive experience in the transport & logistics ecosystem, advising senior stakeholders in the ecosystem

Areas of Focus

Education

HEC Paris (France)
Master’s in Strategic Management
American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
Bachelor’s in Civil & Transportation Engineering

Joseph Salem, Partner, Travel & Transportation Practice. Based in Dubai, Joseph is currently the Global Head of Growth in the company’s Travel & Transportation practice.

His work focuses on the future of urban mobility and innovative business models in the transport sector. Joseph has led major assignments on future strategies for global mobility players and supported national transport ministries and authorities in reshaping the ecosystem.

Joseph is a topic expert in:

•Transport & Logistics
•Growth Strategies
•Public Sector
•Future of Mobility
 
Joseph holds a Master’s degree (Strategic Management) from HEC in France, and a Bachelor in Engineering from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

He is fluent in English, Arabic and French.

 

In his free time, Joseph enjoys playing tennis and football.

Layering up the transport technology portfolio
Travel & transportation
Layering up the transport technology portfolio
The mobility sector is undergoing rapid technological changes; organizations must adapt their technology operating models to keep pace. In this Viewpoint, we propose a differentiated, multilayer operating model for planning, operating, and governing technology systems, based on their position on the technology maturity S-curve. Adopting this approach will help companies find the right balance between agility and efficiency for each technology system in their portfolio.
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Autonomous Mobility Journal, Edition IV
Travel & transportation
Autonomous mobility journal, edition IV
Latest developments worldwide
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Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal Edition III – September 2021
Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro, Mickael Tauvel
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Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal Edition I I – August 2020
Ralf Baron, Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro
Arthur D. Little’s semi-annual coverage of the latest developments in autonomous mobility worldwide
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Travel & transportation
Rethinking on-demand mobility
François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Salman Ali, Joseph Salem
Turning roadblocks into opportunities
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Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal
Ralf Baron, Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro
Edition 1 – December 2019
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Travel & transportation
Unlock the hidden value of infrastructure
Vincent Bamberger, François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Joseph Salem
Airports, PT stations, railway stations, stadiums, highways, clinics and hospitals are diversifying their activities in retail and services to secure sustainable new growth relays and enhance customer experience. The need for additional value creation and customer experience improvement is leading infrastructure operators to redesign their commercial and services strategies. Airport hubs are already changing infrastructures to the “airport city” concept – a destination in itself.
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Travel & transportation
Urban mobility – Learnings from the Middle East
Ralf Baron, Thomas Kuruvilla, Michael Zintel, Joseph Salem
The Middle East may have been late to urbanization, but this has provided a unique opportunity to shape its urban-mobility strategies. Rather than adopting a piecemeal approach, leaders such as Dubai are following an ecosystem model that addresses mobility holistically. In this article, the authors explain this new model and the lessons it provides for other cities across the world as they struggle to meet their own urban-mobility challenges.
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Future of mobility – Driving differentiation in a world of disruption and creativity
François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Michael Zintel, Joseph Salem
Mobility systems face increasing pressures from rising demand and new market entrants. The latest Arthur D. Little Urban Mobility Index shows that mobility systems in the average city operate at less than half of their potential – this article explains the five key dimensions that players must embrace if they are to successfully transform themselves.
Find out more

Joseph Salem, Partner, Travel & Transportation Practice. Based in Dubai, Joseph is currently the Global Head of Growth in the company’s Travel & Transportation practice.

His work focuses on the future of urban mobility and innovative business models in the transport sector. Joseph has led major assignments on future strategies for global mobility players and supported national transport ministries and authorities in reshaping the ecosystem.

Joseph is a topic expert in:

•Transport & Logistics
•Growth Strategies
•Public Sector
•Future of Mobility
 
Joseph holds a Master’s degree (Strategic Management) from HEC in France, and a Bachelor in Engineering from the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.

He is fluent in English, Arabic and French.

 

In his free time, Joseph enjoys playing tennis and football.

Layering up the transport technology portfolio
Travel & transportation
Layering up the transport technology portfolio
The mobility sector is undergoing rapid technological changes; organizations must adapt their technology operating models to keep pace. In this Viewpoint, we propose a differentiated, multilayer operating model for planning, operating, and governing technology systems, based on their position on the technology maturity S-curve. Adopting this approach will help companies find the right balance between agility and efficiency for each technology system in their portfolio.
Find out more
Autonomous Mobility Journal, Edition IV
Travel & transportation
Autonomous mobility journal, edition IV
Latest developments worldwide
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal Edition III – September 2021
Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro, Mickael Tauvel
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal Edition I I – August 2020
Ralf Baron, Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro
Arthur D. Little’s semi-annual coverage of the latest developments in autonomous mobility worldwide
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Rethinking on-demand mobility
François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Salman Ali, Joseph Salem
Turning roadblocks into opportunities
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Autonomous Mobility Journal
Ralf Baron, Joseph Salem, Antonio Semeraro
Edition 1 – December 2019
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Unlock the hidden value of infrastructure
Vincent Bamberger, François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Joseph Salem
Airports, PT stations, railway stations, stadiums, highways, clinics and hospitals are diversifying their activities in retail and services to secure sustainable new growth relays and enhance customer experience. The need for additional value creation and customer experience improvement is leading infrastructure operators to redesign their commercial and services strategies. Airport hubs are already changing infrastructures to the “airport city” concept – a destination in itself.
Find out more
Travel & transportation
Urban mobility – Learnings from the Middle East
Ralf Baron, Thomas Kuruvilla, Michael Zintel, Joseph Salem
The Middle East may have been late to urbanization, but this has provided a unique opportunity to shape its urban-mobility strategies. Rather than adopting a piecemeal approach, leaders such as Dubai are following an ecosystem model that addresses mobility holistically. In this article, the authors explain this new model and the lessons it provides for other cities across the world as they struggle to meet their own urban-mobility challenges.
Find out more
Future of mobility – Driving differentiation in a world of disruption and creativity
François-Joseph Van Audenhove, Michael Zintel, Joseph Salem
Mobility systems face increasing pressures from rising demand and new market entrants. The latest Arthur D. Little Urban Mobility Index shows that mobility systems in the average city operate at less than half of their potential – this article explains the five key dimensions that players must embrace if they are to successfully transform themselves.
Find out more

More About Joseph
  • HEC Paris (France)
    Master’s in Strategic Management
  • American University of Beirut (Lebanon)
    Bachelor’s in Civil & Transportation Engineering