Our Team

ABDULELAH ALHAWSAWI, SAUDI ARABIA

Abdulelah is Chair of the EMSA, Vice President of the GSA, and founding Director-General of the Saudi Patient Safety Center and MOH Advisor on Patient Safety. He holds the Dual Certified Board (American - Canadian) of Transplant and Hepatobiliary Surgery. Abdulelah is a consultant to several national and international quality and safety organizations. He was part of the Expert Panel on the 3rd Global Patient Safety Challenge of the WHO and chaired the Organizing Committee for the 4th Global Ministerial Summit on Patient Safety. Abdulelah has helped introduce Patient Safety as a G20 priority in the 2020 G20 of Saudi Arabia.

Marvin Zick, Germany

Marvin is General Manager of the Global Sepsis Alliance and has a background in Business Administration. He is responsible for all communications, websites, World Sepsis Day, World Sepsis Congress, and more.

SIMONE MANCINI, ITALY

Simone has joined the Global Sepsis Alliance as Coordinator Regional Sepsis Alliances in October 2019. He has an extensive background in public affairs, external communications, and project management which he will put to good use to coordinate the work of the Regional Sepsis Alliances and the implementation of national sepsis strategies.

KATJA COUBALL, GERMANY

Katja is graphic designer and social media manager at the Global Sepsis Alliance. She is responsible for nearly all visuals you see – from the EMSA logo to the World Sepsis Day Infographics.