Valérie Zakka is the General Manager of Zakka Technologies, a leading Lebanese supplier of industrial equipment, and the founder of The Industrial Kingdom Consulting Services, a consortium of multilingual, multidisciplinary industry experts offering advisory to manufacturing and agricultural enterprises across the MENAT region. Through her Podcast “The Industrial Kingdom”, she brings together industry change-makers and innovators, creating a regional platform for industry knowledge-exchange and networking.

Valerie holds a BA in Archaeology from the American University of Beirut, and a diploma in International Business from the Institut Superieur Européen de Gestion ISEG- Paris.

Valérie is an expert in packaging and processing and has been providing strategic consulting to manufacturing businesses for over 20 years She is a seasoned guest speaker and industry trainer, with a passion for languages and industry networking.

Valérie is also a founding member and Vice President of QOOT Cluster, Lebanon’s first agri-food cluster.