Sara Hamdan

Sara Hamdan is an accomplished Author, Editor, and Moderator based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Sara is currently focused on promoting her debut novel, What Will People Think?, which secured a landmark two-book deal with a major US publisher after winning a Netflix short story prize. Sara is represented by United Talent Agency and Curtis Brown for her creative work.

With extensive experience in editorial strategy and content creation, Sara previously served as Managing Editor at Protocol Labs, where Sara led an editorial team and oversaw content for the US tech VC and R&D company, covering topics like Web3, Generative AI, and Decentralized Storage.

Earlier in Sara's career, Sara was the Editor-in-Chief of Think With Google MENA at Google, where Sara built the platform from scratch and grew its subscriber base, and worked as a MENA Business Culture & Travel Writer for The International New York Times.

Sara's expertise spans journalism, storytelling, and media relations, with a passion for the travel industry, regularly freelancing for publications like Travel + Leisure, AFAR, and Condé Nast Traveller. Sara also enjoys moderating conferences for organizations such as Women in Leadership and the Arab Conference at Harvard University.

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