Barbara Koenen has over ten years of business development and marketing experience in the professional services industry. She works at Al Tamimi & Co, the largest law firm across the Middle East as their BD and Marketing Director.
Barbara was Global Head of BD & Marketing at Ince which is part of AIM listed company The Ince Group plc, a legal and professional services provider with over 900 employees globally, for the last three years. Barbara is based in Dubai and has previously worked for magic circle firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Dubai and for Deterink Attorneys and Notaries (now Taylor Wessing) in the Netherlands. Prior to moving to Dubai she has worked in Doha, Qatar and before starting her career she interned in New York and obtained her Master's Degree in business in Barcelona. Barbara is the author of the business book Beyond Billable Hours (www.beyondbillablehours.com).