Belabbes Benkredda is an Algerian-German social innovator, writer, television commentator, and government consultant who specializes in public diplomacy.

He worked for the German Foreign Office in Berlin, the Council for Arab-British Understanding in London, and for Zenith Magazine in various cities in the Middle East.

His articles on media and democracy in the Arab world have appeared in Gulf News, Khaleej Times, The National and the European Magazine.

He has contributed commentary on Arab affairs to a number of international media, including Aljazeera TV, Spiegel Online, and the New York Times.

[8] In January 2011, Benkredda founded the Dubai Debates, intending for it to be an independent platform for discussing important issues facing the Arab world.