Accessing talent from Palestine through mentoring, internships or hiring. Stories from the front line

Hear the voices of people in the UK who have hired talent from Palestine. And hear voices from people in Gaza and the West Bank who've been hired.

Have you ever considered hiring Palestinian talent? Despite the destruction of Gaza and ongoing travails of Palestinians living in the West Bank, there are thousands of resilient, creative, and determined experts available to work for your company or on a specific project.

This webinar is for all those that would like to find out more about hiring such talent. We’ll hear directly from people ready to work for you, people who have hired talent from the region, and from actors within the ecosystem supporting one or both sides to help more Palestinians find paid work, and build a thriving economy, despite the catastrophe.

Agenda:

Introduction and welcome from the chair, house rules, setting expectations, creating a safe space, run through of the agenda. With Sam Baker, BLFP

An overview of Business Leaders for Peace [https://businessleadersforpeace.com/]. BLFP is a community of business leaders that wrote and signed an open letter to the UK government insisting that it took action to bring about the end of war crimes, genocide and suffering in Gaza. In 2026, BLFP is pursuing two further projects. With Sam Baker, BLFP

An overview of hiring remote tech talent from Palestine with Gaza Sky Geeks [Gaza Sky Geeks Annual Harvest Report 2025 ]. Founded in 2011 by INGO Mercy Corps, Gaza Sky Geeks (GSG) operates across the West Bank and Gaza, each year training over 2,000 young Palestinians in a wide range of high-demand tech skills so they can work online from Palestine for customers globally. Alan El-Kadhi, Director of GSG in London, and members of his team in Gaza, will explain how companies in the UK can assist Palestine by connecting with mentors, internships and jobs.

Abeer AbuGhaith, Founder of MENA Alliances, a social impact tech company connecting global businesses with vetted digital and professional talent, will show how companies across Silicon Valley, Europe, and the UK have hired skilled Palestinian professionals as both a smart commercial decision and a genuinely impactful one. Abeer brings 15 years of experience, 700+ successful placements, and a client base of 80+ corporates, SMEs, and startups.

Hearing from a hiring company. ThinkingOfU [https://www.thinkingofu.app/] has hired talent from Palestine on a number of occasions and intends to continue to do so. Colin Domoney, CTO at ThinkingOfU, will talk about his experience and reflect on key lessons learned.

Hearing from a Palestinian who has been hired.

Q&A. With Sam Baker, BLFP

Chair's summary and next steps/outputs etc. With Sam Baker, BLFP