Verdun/Central/Spoon, Beirut, Lebanon

Bassem B. - due to nature of his work, his name is not posted in its fullness - I can give it to whomever request after I get his approval - sounds spooky, I know :). The guy in white t-shirt sitting in the window next to traffic sign :) He can help you develop your company's strategy, help develop your business and give you ideas you cannot get yourself. An ambitious guy from Beirut. Born and raised here, working in Dubai. AUB graduate. While studying he was PR officer for Japan football team during AFC Asian Cup 2000 in Lebanon. At one time he also worked at TGI Friday's as a waiter. He worked several jobs with IBM Global Services, moved to LogicaCMG and lately he has been doing strategy consulting at a govt organization. He's just finished his Duke MBA. Boy Scouts were a big part of his life. He is passionate about playing his guitar. Some of his latest and/or favourite books were Monkey Business, Fooled by Randomness and How to Make Love Like a Porn Star - though, he usually reads the first 100 pages to get the idea, then jumps to the last 10 pages to catch the finish. With (almost) unlimited resources he would probably fund NGO aimed at helping single needy mothers to get top education of their top intelligent kids. He would also open the first rock radio network in Middle East and establish an incubator for local rock bands together with a label to distribute them. He would also have a rock band with a political note. Thoughts maybe a little influenced by his visit of Dubai Desert Rock Fest - otherwise Rock runs in his blood! A Ph.D. is also somewhere down the road.


Delicious Lebanese table.


Verdun. To see and be seen in Beirut.


Central Bar-Restaurant. Very cool. Very posh.


Present political crisis - sit-ins.
Busy Monot nightlife.