Salman Zafar is an acclaimed entrepreneur, advisor, consultant and journalist with expertise in waste management, biomass energy, waste-to-energy, resource conservation, environment protection and sustainable development. ‘

Salman is the Founder of EcoMENA, a Qatar-based voluntary initiative to promote sustainable development and to raise environmental awareness in the MENA region. In addition, he is the CEO of BioEnergy Consult, a reputed consulting and advisory firm having expertise in biomass energy, waste management and waste-to-energy.

Salman possesses Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering and has successfully accomplished a wide range of waste management, waste-to-energy, renewable energy and related projects in the Middle East, Asia, Africa and other parts of the world.

Salman is proactively engaged in creating mass environmental awareness through his websites, blogs and social networks. He is a professional writer and affiliated with top business publications in the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait. He has authored more than 300 popular articles in reputed journals, magazines and newsletters on waste management, renewable energy, resource conservation and sustainability-related issues.

Salman is well-known across the world and has participated in numerous academic and industry conferences as chairman, session chair, keynote speaker and panelist in many countries including Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, UAE, Oman, Peru and elsewhere