Eisa Al Habib - Speaker and MC

Eisa Alhabib is an award-winning Kuwaiti filmmaker and content creator, born in Sharjah, UAE. Raised in the UAE to Kuwaiti parents, he developed a passion for video storytelling from a young age. At 18, he moved to Canada to pursue higher education, initially studying medicine before completing a Bachelor’s degree in Science with a major in Biology and a minor in Film Studies.

While studying abroad, Eisa rediscovered his love for filmmaking and began documenting his travels, which included volunteering in six countries and undertaking meaningful adventure-driven journeys. In 2019, he shared these experiences on the TEDx stage.

Eisa gained international recognition in 2017 when he won the Young Creatives Award by the International Emmy® Awards for his short film Domestic Cycle, becoming the first recipient of the JSCI Young Creatives Award. Since then, he has worked on multiple award-winning short films as a director, producer, writer, and actor.

He is currently a member of the Dubai Press Club and serves as Head of Content and Presenter for Nas News Arabia. He hosts the Arabic show Eshrahly, which has surpassed 130 million views within a year, and presents episodes of Nas Explained.