Speakers

Reham Bataineh is a senior urban planning and infrastructure transformation leader with over 25 years of distinguished experience across government and municipal sectors. She holds a master’s degree in urban planning and administration from Seoul, South Korea, complementing her extensive professional expertise with strong academic grounding in strategic planning, governance, and urban management. 

Her career is defined by executive leadership roles aligned with urban strategy, national spatial planning, and large‑scale government infrastructure transformation, contributing directly to the advancement of sustainable, competitive, and future‑ready urban ecosystems. She has led sovereign‑scale spatial planning initiatives, national and metropolitan strategies, and mega master‑planning programs exceeding 25,000 km², translating long‑term government vision frameworks into actionable, performance‑driven planning systems. 

Reham’s leadership has institutionalized regulatory modernization, zoning frameworks, and integrated territorial development models, enabling coordinated infrastructure expansion, housing delivery, and resilient urban growth. She has consistently worked across ministries, municipalities, regulatory authorities, and international institutions, strengthening planning governance, enhancing regulatory transparency, and building institutional capacity. 

Recognized for her strategic foresight, disciplined execution, and ability to lead complex multi‑stakeholder ecosystems, Reham is deeply committed to contributing her expertise toward national urban transformation, strengthening spatial governance, and delivering future‑ready planning and infrastructure systems that support long‑term sustainability, economic growth, and quality of life.