Maria is a highly experienced Master of Ceremonies and moderator who facilitates high-level international conferences focused on humanitarian, sustainability, and global affairs, particularly with the United Nations, EU, and international governments.
Her work includes hosting discussions with Presidents, Prime Ministers, Ministers, and CEOs. Interviewees include Former President of Mexico Felipe Calderón, PM of Albania Edi Rama, President of Kosovo Vjosa Osmani, President of Sierra Leone Julius Maada Bio, Former European Commission President José Manuel Barroso, and Former British PM Sir John Major.
MC - UNWTO, UN World Tourism Day, Riyadh, October 2023 🇸🇦
MC - WTTC, Barcelona, September 2023 🇪🇸
MC & Moderator - GAVI Vaccine Alliance/ Spain MFA, Madrid, June 2023 🇪🇸
Moderator - EU Green Week, Brussels, June 2023 🇧🇪
Moderator - Investopia, Abu Dhabi, February 2023 🇦🇪
MC - WTTC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November 2022 🇸🇦
MC - European Parliament, Brussels, October 2022 🇧🇪
MC - GTF Leaders Summit Europe, Brussels. September 22 🇧🇪
MC - European Broadcasting Union, Istanbul, May 2022 🇹🇷
Moderator — Doha Forum, Qatar, March 2022 🇶🇦
Moderator — Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Antalya, March 2022 🇹🇷
Click here to view the full list on Maria’s LinkedIn profile
Here’s Maria welcoming delegates to Istanbul Development Dialogues 2018 and opening the conference.
Maria hosting an exclusive interview with the President of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent – Francesco Rocca on “Managing Migration: Europe and the Refugee Crisis.”
Maria hosting the UNDP Istanbul Development Dialogues 2018. Three years after the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were unveiled to the world — the IDD provided onstage discussions from the very people leading the battle for change.
TESTIMONIALS
Events Gallery
Moderating the online launch of UNDP-Atlantic Council joint report on Turkey’s refugees' resilience, in July 2020…
Hosting the high-profile launch of a flagship report for the UNFPA: #SWOT2020, via ZOOM/Facebook live in June 2020…
Moderating at UNDP local solutions to migration and displacement, Gaziantep, 2019…
Hosting at the TRT World Forum, Istanbul, 2019….
At the TRT World Forum, Maria conducted an exclusive interview about migrants and refugees with the President of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Francesco Rocca, Istanbul, 2019 - (or IFRC).
You can watch the full interview here…
Hosting at Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union’s, 5th Global News Conference “Trust and Truth in Journalism”, Istanbul, 2019…
Click here to watch a short promo video for the event
Hosting and moderating at the Government/UN Forum on Sustainable Development, Baku, 2018…
Hosting at UNDP, Istanbul Development Dialogues 2018: Breakthrough to 2030…
Hosting at TRT World Forum, Istanbul, 2018…
Interviewing former British Prime Minister Sir John Major at Global Megatrends Conference, London, 2014 - “Discussion of Geopolitical Impacts”…
“There are many potential risks to global economic stability and prosperity. Some are real. Others may be phantoms. One certainty is that the UK should remain part of Europe.”
Sir John Major