EDUCATIONAL MODELS / WORKSHOPS SERVICES
English, French, and Arabic

1-2 day sprint . 1 week . 1 month . 6 months
Online . hybrid . Face-to-face .

Design strategy workshops and educational models
All workshops combine design/science/business methodology with tangible outcome, focusing on design strategy and on improving innovation portfolios

1. COMMERCIAL
   Design/science/business methodology with ecological and commercial outcome for organisations, aligning strategies adaptable to all sectors.
   
2. EDUCATION
   From early school to post-graduate levels with socio-economic and ecological impact.
   
3. COMMUNITY
   The general community, to raise awareness to climate change or on design practices.
   
4. PROFESSIONAL
   Executive education workshops, webinars or seminars training for professionals looking to implement theoretical research into their business strategy.
   
   **quotes will be provided based on individual briefs and client requirements

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2026 – Present. Member. Kingston Business & Economic Development Advisory Committee

2025 – Present. Chair of the Board of Advisors to the Management Cindrebay Technical and Occupational, Skills Training LLC (Dubai).

HIGHER EDUCATION, INDUSTRY AND NON-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS

2023 – 2024. Head of Master of Design at NACAA (1st French-Chinese joint school, Hangzhou)

2020 – Present. Founding Director of Dolly Daou Design Strategy.

2020 – 2021. Community Manager. Entrepreneurship leadership. European Innovation Council (EIC), European Commission.

2019 – Present. Co-Founder and co-chair of Food Think Tank Research Working Group at Cumulus Association

2018 – 2020. Director of Food Design Lab (food research and innovation)
Practice-led projects across disciplines and between academia and practice for academic, commercial and ecological benefits

2017 – 2018. Director of the non-profit Association of Professional Interior designers/Architecture (MENA) Awarded the title Dubai Congress Ambassador by Dubai Business Events

2013 – 2018. Invited Quality Assurance reviewer for TEQSA. International quality assurance agencies for higher education

2012 – 2016. Treasurer of the Board of Directors. Interior Design/Architecture Educators Association. Australia and New Zealand

2011 – 2016. Program Director of the Interior Architecture Program. Swinburne University of Technology.
I established the program and led its transition and rebranding in Australia and globally

EDUCATION

Doctorate of Philosophy University of South Australia. Architecture. Interior Architecture. Urban Design. Anthropology

Beirut: The Absent vision. The effect of war and violence on cities, exploring the city centre as an interior place that transforms according to people’s memories and everyday events. Comparative case studies, Beirut, Berlin, Sarajevo and Mostar  

Bachelor of Interior Design University of South Australia