Alia Al Zougbi is a leader in the creative and cultural industries, with significant experience in the education sector. She has been Head at the international cultural learning organisation Global Learning London for nearly seven years, and was recently appointed as joint CEO at Shubbak -- Europe's largest festival of contemporary Arab arts. Al Zougbi has worked closely with national and international organisations including the British Museum, the National Theatre, Clore Leadership, and the British Council to create high-profile, critical encounters that question the parameters of cultural representation and inclusion in education and the arts. She curated the launch events of the British Museum's new Albukhary Gallery of Islamic Arts, and has produced critically-acclaimed theatre works by playwrights from Arab heritage, a number of which have gone on to tour internationally. She is a British Council/Chevening Scholar, a Clore Fellow, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.