Yara Ghantous
- AI Training Specialist | Business Development Consultant | International Trainer
About
Yara Ghantous is a results-driven AI Training Specialist and Business Development Consultant with 10+ years of experience designing and delivering capacity-building programmes for MSMEs, NGOs, and government entities across Lebanon, Jordan, and the GCC, having directly trained and coached 500+ entrepreneurs and professionals.
Expertise
Yara holds an MSc in Management from the University of Liverpool and a BA in Business Administration from Antonine University, Lebanon. She is the Founder and Lead AI Trainer at Buildex Lebanon, where she conceived and commercially launched a 3-day AI Tools Workshop for Organisations — a fully branded training product targeting corporate SMEs, NGOs, and INGOs across the Middle East and Africa, complete with a 25+ asset training suite including facilitator guides, participant workbooks, and interactive modules. She has delivered training and advisory programmes under major international donor frameworks including the EU, GIZ, USAID, and UN, with notable engagements including GIZ Employment Promotion Lebanon, GIZ E4DE Jordan, and TERRE Liban. Her expertise spans AI tools integration and prompt engineering, adult learning methodologies, MSME business development services, go-to-market strategy, digital marketing, and results-based management. Yara has profiled 200 Lebanese artisans using the AI-powered SkillLab platform, co-authored the Democratic Eco-Municipalities Guidebook, and contributed to major environmental research publications. She has delivered on-site and virtual training across Lebanon, Jordan, and the wider MENA region, and is trilingual in Arabic, English, and French.