15. Marwa Khost

Age: 29
Occupation: Communications Manager, Google Middle East and North Africa
Nationality: Syrian
Residence: U.A.E.
Category: Science & Technology

Khost leads the communications campaigns of Google's products and tools for Arabic users, including Search, Maps, Translate, Google Street View, and Google Arts & Culture, among others, with a focus on AI-powered technologies. Her latest communications campaign was the launch of Google’s Generative AI-powered tool, Gemini in Arabic, by focusing on and identifying the tool’s language capabilities and its cultural relevance. To simplify tech in Arabic, Khost co-created a YouTube show called “Googleyat.” She’s facilitating training for teachers as well as other members of the community on how to use Generative AI tools to fuel their productivity.