Manuel Makki is a Senior Advisor at Alvarez & Marsal, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Known for his advisory roles to governments and the energy sector, he specializes in financial restructuring, strategy turnaround, and performance improvement, helping the private sector build partnerships with governments in the Middle East and Africa. Manuel has further solidified his contributions to SGTM-VRM where his expertise in strategy, investments, and leadership in food security have proven invaluable to the company's sustainable growth. He has an educational background from the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées in France.