Laila Binbrek is the Coordinating Director of the National Pavilion UAE, which presents the United Arab Emirates’ annual exhibition at the Venice Biennale. She has worked to set the pavilion’s ongoing strategy and vision in collaboration with its commissioner, the Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, and manages its operations and team. Additionally, she oversees the development of the Venice Internship, a training program that, to date, has sent around 200 interns to Venice as ambassadors for the UAE and its rich culture. In 2021, the National Pavilion UAE won the Golden Lion Award for best National Presentation at the 17th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale.