Conversations with Ricardo Karam

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo Karam sits down with Dr. Antoine Hakime, Head of the Interventional Radiology Unit at the American Hospital of Paris, for a conversation about medicine, family, and ambition. A French doctor of Lebanese origins, Antoine reflects on his childhood between Paris and Lebanon, leaving during the war, and the influence of his parents on his journey. He shares how an encounter with Dr. Thierry de Baère, encouraged by his father, changed his career and introd...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Ricardo Karam sits down with Nicole Salem Ackaouy for a conversation about education, family legacy, independence, and a life that does not always unfold as planned. From Bshamoun, a town associated with education, culture, and public service, to Ras Beirut, where she grew up in a diverse environment, Nicole reflects on the influence of her family and upbringing in shaping both her personal and professional journey. Coming from the Salem family, whose members...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Joumana Chahal Timery for a dialogue about Tripoli, memory, heritage, identity, and the deep connection between people and the places they call home. After years in France, where she studied French literature, built a family, and created a life of her own, Joumana returned to Tripoli a city she had never truly left behind. Her return was not simply a return to a place, but to a memory, a culture, and a city whose identity was...

Send us Fan Mail In this conversation, Ricardo Karam sits down with Kinda Adra for a dialogue about migration, identity, motherhood, mental health, and the journey of finding oneself in a new place. From Lebanon to Canada, Kinda’s journey was not simply a move from one country to another, but a transformative experience through which she rediscovered herself and reshaped both her professional and personal path. The conversation explores what it means to build a life away from home, from the c...

Send us Fan Mail Ricardo Karam sits down with Fady Michel AbouChalache for a conversation about investment, entrepreneurship, leadership, and the building of lasting institutions. From Beirut to Wharton and Harvard, and later New York, Boston, and London, AbouChalache has spent more than three decades in finance and investment. His journey took him from investment banking to entrepreneurship and leadership roles at Quilvest, during a period when the group’s assets grew from $3.7 billion to $3...