Back to our people page Back to Locations Back to Back to Article

Yves Takchi

Principal

Lebanon, Middle East, United Arab Emirates

Circular Economy and Waste Management Guru

Yves Takchi

Areas of Focus

Yves Takchi

Yves is a Principal based in the Middle East and is a member of the global ENUT (Energy and Utilities) Practice.

Yves’ experience covers complex strategic planning, public policy definition, organization restructuring, operating model design, and innovation management for governments and corporate players.

Within the ENUT practice, Yves is a key member of our “Waste and Water” competence center, and he regularly contributes to our thought leadership on Sustainability, Technology Foresight and RDI strategy topics.

Throughout his career, Yves has built cross-industry experience in leading multifaceted engagements that require combined strategic thinking, in-depth technical understanding, and stakeholder management; and he is passionate about bringing maximum value to his clients and society at large.

Yves holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, and is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Apart from his professional life, Yves is a devoted scuba diver and secretly wishes all meetings could be held underwater.

Pioneering a sustainable future for hyper-arid regions
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Pioneering a sustainable future for hyper-arid regions
Land degradation poses a real, increasing threat to global food and water security, biodiversity, and economic stability, with the arid and hyper-arid regions of the world facing the most acute challenges. To address this unfolding crisis, Arthur D. Little (ADL) created a robust, data-driven methodology to pinpoint technologies that can help “greenify” the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other arid areas in a targeted, sustainable way. 
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
Waste management
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Waste management
Andrea Romboli, Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Yves Takchi
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
Public sector, Energy, Utilities & Resources
The Lebanon municipal solid waste crisis
Andrea Romboli, Carlo Stella, Yves Takchi, Martijn Eikelenboom
Most developed countries have established solid waste management practices to deal with different types of waste in economical and environmentally friendly ways, including industrial and hazardous waste, medical waste, construction and demolition waste, agricultural waste, waste-water sludge and special waste types such as tires, end-of-life vehicles, and electronic waste. However, Lebanon underwent a crisis in 2015 due to its difficulties in dealing with its municipal solid waste, which culminated in uncollected waste piling up in the streets and illegal open dumping and burning.
Find out more

Yves Takchi

Yves is a Principal based in the Middle East and is a member of the global ENUT (Energy and Utilities) Practice.

Yves’ experience covers complex strategic planning, public policy definition, organization restructuring, operating model design, and innovation management for governments and corporate players.

Within the ENUT practice, Yves is a key member of our “Waste and Water” competence center, and he regularly contributes to our thought leadership on Sustainability, Technology Foresight and RDI strategy topics.

Throughout his career, Yves has built cross-industry experience in leading multifaceted engagements that require combined strategic thinking, in-depth technical understanding, and stakeholder management; and he is passionate about bringing maximum value to his clients and society at large.

Yves holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, and is fluent in Arabic, French and English.

Apart from his professional life, Yves is a devoted scuba diver and secretly wishes all meetings could be held underwater.

Pioneering a sustainable future for hyper-arid regions
Energy, Utilities & Resources
Pioneering a sustainable future for hyper-arid regions
Land degradation poses a real, increasing threat to global food and water security, biodiversity, and economic stability, with the arid and hyper-arid regions of the world facing the most acute challenges. To address this unfolding crisis, Arthur D. Little (ADL) created a robust, data-driven methodology to pinpoint technologies that can help “greenify” the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and other arid areas in a targeted, sustainable way. 
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
Waste management
Energy, Utilities & Resources, Waste, Water & Circularity
Waste management
Andrea Romboli, Martijn Eikelenboom, Carlo Stella, Chiara Loreti, Yves Takchi
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
Public sector, Energy, Utilities & Resources
The Lebanon municipal solid waste crisis
Andrea Romboli, Carlo Stella, Yves Takchi, Martijn Eikelenboom
Most developed countries have established solid waste management practices to deal with different types of waste in economical and environmentally friendly ways, including industrial and hazardous waste, medical waste, construction and demolition waste, agricultural waste, waste-water sludge and special waste types such as tires, end-of-life vehicles, and electronic waste. However, Lebanon underwent a crisis in 2015 due to its difficulties in dealing with its municipal solid waste, which culminated in uncollected waste piling up in the streets and illegal open dumping and burning.
Find out more