Basil Khouryprograms / systems / AI

Bethlehem / Palestine — working globally

I turn friction
into momentum.

I build the bridge between people, programs, and intelligent systems—then stay close enough to make the bridge work.

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The work starts somewhere real

Not in a pitch deck.
In a room with people.

My work is rooted in Bethlehem: in classrooms, partnerships, student questions, and the practical pressure to make a good idea useful. That is where strategy becomes a habit of listening.

FIELD NOTE / 001

Education is not a sector I visit. It is one of the systems I know from the inside.

Arabic + English
Middle East + Europe
PEOPLE
PROGRAMS
SYSTEMS
The through-line

Different work.
Same instinct.

A practice built across worlds

From classrooms
to infrastructure.

Each chapter looks different on paper. Together they reveal the same pattern: notice the friction, connect the right people, and build something that can keep moving without you.

01
2025 - Present

Program Manager and Partnerships Lead, College des Freres – Bethlehem

Lead school-wide programs serving roughly 400 students across academic enrichment, student leadership and external partnerships. Oversee MUN, debate committees, debate programming, biodiversity and science initiatives, Python learning, teacher AI workshops an…

02
2025 - Present

Operations, IT and Learning Innovation Lead, College des Freres – Bethlehem

Support school operations through IT administration, digital systems, communications and practical innovation delivery. Designed and delivered AI workshops for teachers and administrators, with a focus on understanding job workflows and building effective AI…

03
2012 - Present

Founder and Product Lead, U-Ctrl

Created U-Ctrl, a water monitoring and leak-detection concept focused on practical conservation and smarter infrastructure management. Developed the technical concept, programmed the microcontroller and built the digital interface for monitoring, control and…

04
2025 - Present

Program and Partnership Coordinator, Al Nayzak x College des Freres

Built the partnership framework between College des Freres - Bethlehem and Al Nayzak, helping shape an MOU and joint programming pipeline. Supported the launch and hosting of Yalla Niqra and Summer School Horizon, opening participation for more than 60 studen…

05
Ongoing

GIS, Research and Student Mentor, Palestine Museum of Natural History

Contribute volunteer and consulting support in GIS, mapping, animation, research coordination and student mentoring. Worked with students on an animated geological map representing Palestine historically, including the shrinking of the Dead Sea and Jordan Riv…

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Ongoing

Leadership Fellow and Mission-Driven Advisor

Contribute to leadership, civic and mission-driven initiatives through advisory, collaboration and cross-sector engagement. This work complements Basil's program-management profile by connecting education, youth development, social enterprise and community-or…

03 / Proof of movement

Ideas become credible when they leave the page.

01International partnership

France, built from zero.

A school exchange shaped into a living partnership, with EUR 20K secured and an embassy engagement around the work.

Bethlehem → Évian
02Long-horizon innovation

A 20-year horizon.

A solar scholarship vision connecting infrastructure, technology, and opportunity for students who have not arrived yet.

GBP 100K / future-facing
03Founder / product lead

U-Ctrl: water that speaks.

A practical monitoring concept that turns invisible leaks into visible decisions through sensors, software, and alerts.

Signal → decision → action

High-trust support

The right system
for the real work.

AI Agents and Workflow Automation

Design AI agents and workflow automations tailored to the real tasks inside your business, from internal coordination and content handling to operations support, research, communication and repetitive admin work.

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IT Consulting and Business Systems

Audit how work moves inside your organization, identify friction points and design cleaner digital systems that improve visibility, coordination and execution.

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Training and AI Adoption

Help teams actually use new tools effectively through targeted training, workflow adaptation and role-based AI enablement for staff and leadership.

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Programs, Partnerships and Strategic Initiatives

Support organizations that need someone who can design an initiative, build the partnerships around it and carry it from concept to execution with credibility.

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05 / The method

Understand.
Design.
Make usable.

01

Understand the workflow

Roles, friction points, decisions, and the actual work behind the brief.

02

Design the right system

An AI agent, partnership strategy, operating flow, or thoughtful hybrid.

03

Make it usable

Clear enough to adopt. Practical enough to survive contact with real life.

If the work matters, let’s make it move.

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