POLICY AVISORY BOARD
Meet the internal parliament of Commence Games.
Towards global citizenship education
WHAT IS THE POLICY ADVISORY BOARD?
The Policy Advisory Board (PAB) brings together global leaders — policy pros, youth voices, academics, and business thinkers — to make sure we stay sharp, globally relevant and politically sharp — but never partisan.
It’s pro-bono, high-impact, and built like a civic think tank… but more fun.
Why it matters?
Keep our games and service outcomes bias-free, accurate, and multilingual
Represent diverse political contexts and lived experiences
Connect us with mission-aligned orgs and funders
Help shape civic & political education at a global scale
Meet the growing board
Want to join? Let’s talk. tracy@commence.games
BASMA ELETREBY
PUBLIC POLICY
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PUBLIC POLICY 🇪🇬
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Basma ElEtreby is an impact driven policy advisor with more than 14 years of experience across the Middle East & Africa (MEA), where she has worked with and for government entities, think tanks, consultancies, INGOs and donor agencies. Her most recent role as Director of Strategy & Growth at Moharram & Partners (M&P), the premier public policy firm in MEA, entailed working with fortune 500 companies on their commercial and non-commercial partnerships, and strategic initiatives, in more than 40 MEA markets. Prior to M&P, ElEtreby was one of the founding team members of public policy consulting firm, NGC International Advisory (NGCIA), before it got acquired by APCO Worldwide. Her expertise also ranges from spearheading efforts to apply the Principles of Responsible Banking (PRB) reporting in MENA, as Policy and Outreach Consultant at DCarbon Global, to consulting MNCs on regional geopolitical risks. She has also advised government entities on political risks, through blending insights from across sectors and geographies, while working for the Abu Dhabi-based think tank, Future for Advanced Research and Studies. These distinctive angles, to name a few, have offered her a comprehensive understanding and in-depth lens within global and public affairs.ElEtreby, a mother of two girls, holds a Bachelors and Masters in Political Science from the American University in Cairo. She also attained Harvard’s Strategy Execution for Public Leadership course and London School of Economics (LSE) Public Policy Analysis course.
ABDALLAH HOSSAM
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 🇪🇬
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Abdallah Hossam is an accomplished business strategist and development expert with professional experience across diverse industries including technology, international trade, public affairs, and corporate advisory. Currently serving as a Board Member at Commence Games, Abdallah offers high-level strategic guidance on global expansion, investor relations, market penetration, and brand development.
Throughout his career, Abdallah has held senior leadership positions in both the private and public sectors, demonstrating deep expertise in business development, governmental relations, international cooperation, and regulatory affairs. His work has spanned emerging markets, diplomatic environments, and high-growth industries—where he has consistently driven transformation, secured key partnerships, and aligned businesses with national and global development goals.
He is known for his ability to communicate and negotiate at the highest levels, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and lead strategic planning with a visionary approach. Abdallah is also a Strategic Business Development Manager at All Care Group, a Member of the International Trade Council, and an advisor to multiple high-impact initiatives in entrepreneurship, innovation, and institutional growth.
With certifications in business development, occupational safety, soft skills, and information security, Abdallah brings a rare combination of strategic insight, operational excellence, and international exposure. His contributions to Commence Games reflect his forward-thinking mindset, commitment to innovation, and passion for driving sustainable business success in the gaming and tech industry.
MIRA KUDERINOVA
GOVERNMENT RELATIONS
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PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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GOVERNMENT RELATIONS 🇰🇿 PUBLIC AFFAIRS 🇰🇿
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Mira Kuderinova is a seasoned public affairs professional working at the nexus of tech and policy in Central Asia. As Government Relations Director at Kolesa Group and a Council Member at the Digital Kazakhstan Association, she’s spent the past several years translating the language of innovation into actionable policy—making space for digital transformation in Kazakhstan’s regulatory landscape.Mira’s background in political science, with Master’s degrees earned in Russia and Italy, gives her a sharp geopolitical lens and a multilingual fluency in navigating complexity. At Kolesa Group, she has led critical legislative negotiations, crisis communications, and the integration of public services into private platforms—advocating not just for business, but for users’ access to civic tools.
DANIEL MACKISACK
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POLITICAL INNOVATION
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🇩🇪 POLITICAL INNOVATION 🇳🇿
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Daniel is a democratic systems and political innovation expert from New Zealand who has spent the last decade building and supporting collaborative global initiatives to address shared challenges and affect positive change at the intersection of politics and technology. From leading the development of transparency software for journalists and investigative researchers to gamefying, decision-making challenges as team-building workshops for NGOs and SMEs. From co-creating innovation and best practice briefings for political leaders to forging a global advocacy network around citizen participation in space policy.
With a career spanning international development, tech entrepreneurship, government advisory, policy advocacy, formal diplomacy, journalism and research, Daniel has enjoyed working across more than a dozen countries including Egypt, India, the United States and Australia. From 2010 to 2015 he was based in Cairo studying the shifting dynamics of social trust networks during the Arab Spring revolutions. From 2015-2018 he served as a policy and public affairs diplomat for the British Foreign Commonwealth Office. From 2018-2021, he lived...all over the place. And for the last few years, he has been based in Berlin, where his most recent roles have included serving as a Senior Advisor and Head of Product Development for the Innovation in Politics Institute, Editor and Product Developer for democracy-technologies.org and father of two.
A belligerent optimist and a democracy-loving sci-fi nerd to the core, Daniel believes deeply in our capacity to build better futures by imagining them in detail and then strategically working backwards towards them - always asking "What would that require?" step by step, until we arrive at the present, and then doing the first thing on the list.
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