Georges Henri Issa
Georges Henri Issa is a Lebanese architect whose firm, Production Factory, is active in the Middle East region.
Born in Zahlé in 1969, Georges Issa studied architecture in Academie Libanaise des Beaux Arts (ALBA).
After being the initiator of the Beirut Hall Complex in 1996, Georges Issa has actively constructed and launched the BIEL, Beirut International Exhibition & Leisure Center, and was the main Production Manager of the Official Opening Ceremony of the 9th Francophone Presidents Summit held in these premises in 2001, gathering 54 Presidents.
He designed, executed and managed hundreds of exhibitions and public events, from private dinners to mega festivals and from trade fairs to stands and brand launches all over the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe. In 2003, he created his own brand and achieved top notch events all over the Arabic world as well as places like Johannesburg, Japan, China and India.
In 2009, he founded Grandstands owning and renting grandstand seating, stages and trussing systems for use during concerts, festivals, indoor and outdoor audience & public events.
Since then he has actively participated in prominent projects & festivals mainly in Lebanon and the Arab world. Naming a few: Beiteddine Festival,[1] Byblos International Festival,[2] Jordan Festival,[3] UAE National Day festival & Qatar National Day festival.
In Lebanon and in the MENA region, his projects include exhibition stands, studios, stages, conferences, weddings, corporate events, concerts and festivals. Georges is a member of the Beiteddine Festival executive committee which organizes the summer festival at Beiteddine Palace in Lebanon, established in 1984 with local artistic shows, regional and international performances. In addition to that, he is the main technical supplier of Byblos International Festival.
Internationally, Georges supplied KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir 2011 for their concert with "Stars of Armenia" at Liberty Square near the Opera House in the heart of Yerevan in a grandiose magnificent production. His technical management extended to KOHAR Symphony Orchestra and Choir 2012 in the “All Time Armenian Favorites” tour in South America performing 9 concerts in 4 major cities Montevideo, Buenos Aires, Córdoba and São Paulo.
References
- ↑ Beiteddine Festival http://www.beiteddine.org/Festivals2010/
- ↑ Byblos Festival http://www.byblosfestival.org/
- ↑ Jordan Festival http://www.jordanfestival.com/