Mark Assaf

Mark Assaf is Chief of the Human Resources Development Section - TrainForTrade at UNCTAD's Division of Trade and Logistics, leading global programmes in port management, trade statistics, e-commerce and the digital economy. He has worked in international trade for more than 25 years, beginning his career in 1998 as a Junior Professional Officer for Belgium based in West Africa. He holds a Master's degree in economics from the Free University of Brussels.

He has spoken as a panellist at the 6th (2023), 7th (2024), 8th (2025) and 9th (2026) editions of Mare Forum Geneva.