He is the top person for Digital Initiatives at CCC, a company of 100,000+ employees — the largest construction company in the middle east, he is the CEO of CCC Startup, and he is a Strategy Officer at the World Economic Forum.

Aref Boualwan was born and raised during the Civil War of Lebanon and left shortly after for Greece, where he became an early IT employee of the company. With a smile on his face and a laser-focus on his mission to digitize the construction industry, Aref is very strategic and deliberate in his moves when faced with obstacles.

For our podcast, Building Leaders, Aref shared his passions, stories and insights in a rarely witnessed open manner.