Bringing the argument
to your stage
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa speaks to universities, ministries, schools and companies on institutional reform, education and trust, in English and Arabic.
Talks
Why nations fail, and what to do about it
The argument of The Trust Trap: what keeps countries poor, and the design choices that reverse it.
Building trust-based institutions from the ground up
Case studies from Bahrain, Rwanda, Finland, Estonia, Japan and the United States.
The science of trust in leadership and policy
What the research on trust means in practice for boards, ministries and school systems.
Does democracy have a future?
The argument of Shackles of Democracy, with the evidence open for checking.
The full interview on WHO YOU ARE
An hour in English on why the advice to follow your dreams fails most people, what a diabetes diagnosis at 28 changed, and the reason he chose political science at seventeen. An Arabic interview on أغلال الديمقراطية aired on صباح البحرين. More interviews and talks are on the YouTube channel.
Booking and press
Media kit
A short bio, a headshot and suggested questions, in one PDF. Download the media kit.
Requests
For keynotes, panels, interviews and bulk book orders, write to contact@saqeralkhalifa.com or use the contact page.
Dr. Saqer AlKhalifa 