Bilal Hallab

Bilal is a brand builder, a strategic marketing consultant, and a passionate digital media strategist. He is the founder of the first social media agency and social business consultancy in Saudi Arabia, The Social Clinic. Bilal was also the New-Media Communication Director to the President of Council of Ministers in Lebanon His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri.

Currently Bilal is the Regional General Manager of UTURN & Webedia Arabia.

Bilal is a digital & social media evangelist and thought leader. Besides being an Online Reputation & Personal Branding consultant to several public figures in the entertainment & political industries, Bilal is also a speaker, trainer, & consultant in digital transformation, social business, and new media disruption.

Bilal started his career working for multinational communication agencies, started in Advertising & PR during the early years and evolved into Brand and Digital Activation. Bilal has been a leading strategist on several successful social business and social media strategy executions in Saudi Arabia & the region, and has lead several digital transformation operations for government agencies, the telecom industry and the FMCG industry.

Bilal's clients include British American Tobacco, Mars, Go Telecom, Unilever, Saudi Ministry of Labor, Saudi Ministry of Economy & Planning, Saudi Ministry of Trade, Emaar, Gold's Gym, Halwani Brothers, Rabea Tea, Goody, Kinan Real Estate, Safi Danone, Porsche, General Electric, Microsoft, General Motors, Suntop, Prince Majid Society, SEDCO, LG, The Body Shop, Bridgestone, and many more.

Specialties:

i. Developing Social Business & Digital Transformation Strategies

ii. Structuring & Training Digital Media Steering Committees

iii. Social Shopping, Digital Activation, & Social Mobility Strategy Development

iv. Crisis, Risk, & Reputation Management

Certified Digital Transformation Strategist by University of Virginia Darden School of Business & Boston Consulting Group.