Art D’Égypte’s Nadine Abdel Ghaffar Joins ‘Circle the Med’ Forum

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of Art D’Égypte, has joined the speakers lineup for Circle the Med – The Mediterranean Forum, which will take place in Athens from May 19th to 21st, 2026.

The forum’s ninth edition will be held at the Piraeus Sailing Club under the auspices of Greek President Constantine An. Tassoulas and is co-financed and co-organised by the Green Fund.

According to the forum organisers, Abdel Ghaffar will participate alongside policymakers, city officials, and sector specialists discussing Mediterranean cooperation in areas including climate resilience, sustainability, and urban development.

The speaker lineup includes Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Athens Mayor Haris Doukas, former Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, and Dr Heba Sharawy, Undersecretary of Egypt’s Ministry of Environment for Coastal, Lake, and Port Affairs.

Circle the Med describes Abdel Ghaffar as a French-Egyptian curator and cultural consultant whose projects through Art D’Égypte and Culturvator have included exhibitions at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Manial Palace, and Cairo’s Al-Mu‘izz Street.

Her work has also included five editions of ‘Forever Is Now’ at the Pyramids of Giza between 2021 and 2025, alongside the ‘A Tale of Two Cities’ programme connecting Alexandria with European cities including Athens and Milan.

According to organisers, the 2026 edition of Circle the Med will focus on six core themes spanning adaptation and resilience, ocean governance, circular innovation, digital transition, culture and tourism, and human-centred development.