Heba Handoussa is Managing Director of the Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries, Iran and Turkey, a well established regional think-tank and networking organization. She is a member of Egypt’s Shura Council and an advisor to the government of Egypt and to several international development organizations. Zafiris Tzannatos was formerly Sector Manager, Social Protection in the Middle East and North Africa Region, at the World Bank, where he is currently Adviser to the Managing Director.