Sana Belaïd is a Senior Legal Counsel for CISCO, where she has been supporting the sales organization with contract negotiations in Africa, the Gulf and the Middle-East since 2006. During these 11 years, Sana accumulated knowledge in the technology and communication field coupled with a rich experience in European and Arab law systems.

Before joining Cisco, Sana was an associate in the international arbitration departments of two major American firms in Paris, Coudert Brothers and White & Case, and has since then kept an ongoing interest in international arbitration. Sana acted as the representative of the International Chamber of Commerce for the Young Arbitrators Forum promoting international arbitration in the Gulf and the Middle-Eastern region. Sana is regularly invited to speak at seminars and conferences mainly organized by arbitration institutions and legal organizations.

In addition to her activities as a lawyer, Sana also holds a certification as a coach from the Coaching Training Institute (CTI), one of the largest in-person coaching institutes in the world, and a qualification to coach organizations and teams from ORSC (the “Organization, Relationship, Systems Coaching Institute”) also a worldwide renowned coaching institute specializing in team coaching. Sana is part of the Cisco “Coaching for Excellence” team, providing coaching and career advisory consultancy services to Cisco employees across the globe.

Sana speaks three languages, Arabic, French and English and is qualified to practice as a lawyer with the Tunis and the Paris bars.