20:30 - 22:30
BEIRUT INSTITUTE GALA DINNER
HONORING EXCEPTIONAL EXCELLENCE
COCKTAIL RECEPTION
Live Performance by Violinist
CONCEPT ACT | ENTERTAINMENT
Live Performance by Speed Painter
AWARDS EVENING TO HONOR
David Ignatius
Renowned author of books and foreign affairs columnist for the Washington Post
Presented by: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia) - Board Member
Received by: David Ignatius
Najwa Kassem
Veteran television journalist and host of a political program on Al-Hadath, Al Arabiya
Presented by: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia) - Board Member
Received by: Najwa Kassem
Yusra Mardini
Syrian refugee, Olympic swimmer, and UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
Presented by: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia) - Board Member
Received by: Video message by Yusra Mardini
Dana Suleiman Al Blooshi
Youngest astronaut candidate involved in programs in the fields of Aeronautics and space administration at NASA
Presented by: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia) - Board Member
Received by: Dana Suleiman Al Blooshi
Adeeb Suleiman Al Blooshi
Young Emirati inventor of devices such as a car seatbelt heart monitor, cleaning robot and light-weight prosthetic limbs
Presented by: HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies (Saudi Arabia) - Board Member
Received by: Adeeb Suleiman Al Blooshi
MUSIC ACT | ENTERTAINMENT
Live Performance by Saxophone Player