ACG MENA Production
Cultural Experience Agency — UAE, KSA, Jordan, Iraq, Egypt

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A cultural experience agency — designing, building and delivering experiences, campaigns and brand moments that move people, shape behaviour, and leave an imprint that outlasts the moment.

15+
Years
5
Offices
100+
Experts
3
Continents
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Our Belief

The world doesn't need
more events. It needs more moments
that matter.

01

Experience is not a channel. It is the strategy.

When experience leads, everything else performs better. Social gets richer. PR hits harder. The message becomes a memory. Strategy begins here.

02

Culture is not a backdrop. It is the brief.

MENA is a living cultural force with its own codes, rhythms, and collective memory. That cultural question isn't a sensitivity check — it is the creative engine.

03

Momentum is the measure. Not attendance.

We measure what moved after the doors closed: conversations, behaviour, belief, community. That momentum is what we are hired to create.

Our Work

Three case studies. Three kinds of proof.

Work that leads, not illustrates. Each chosen because it demonstrates a different dimension of what ACG MENA creates.

Amman Coffee Festival
01Amman Coffee Festival
2019–

Jordan had no cultural home for specialty coffee. We built one.

WHAT MOVED

"The festival didn't just attract coffee lovers. It created a category."

Not because of marketing spend. Because it means something. That is the definition of cultural momentum — proof of the rarest capability: originating cultural value, not just producing it.

Owned IPCultural PlatformCommunityAnnual Programme
Saudi Culture Week, Athens
02Saudi Culture Week, Athens
Athens, GR

How a nation presents itself to the world is not a logistics problem. It is a design problem.

WHAT THE EXPERIENCE ACHIEVED

"Culturally specific without being exclusive. Completely Saudi. Completely accessible."

Cultural intelligence is not about compromise — it is about finding the frequencies that resonate across boundaries. When a nation's culture is the product, the experience must be designed with equal care.

Cultural DiplomacyNation BrandingGovernment
Coldplay
03Coldplay
MENA

The world's biggest band. Our production. Zero margin for error.

WHAT THIS PROVES

"Everything is witnessed. Everything is remembered. Nothing can be quietly fixed the next day."

Coldplay, Andrea Bocelli, Yanni, Tom Jones, Black Coffee, the HRH Crown Prince Wedding — proof of delivery at the level where the stakes are absolute.

Live ConcertArena ProductionTechnical Excellence
Portfolio

Further work.

A selection from a broader portfolio — drag to explore

Nike
Brand Activation · MENA
Nike
01
Jacquemus
Luxury Brand Moment · London
Jacquemus
02
Inditex
Retail Experience · Spain
Inditex
03
Andrea Bocelli
Orchestral Concert · MENA
Andrea Bocelli
04
Yanni
Live Performance · MENA
Yanni
05
Tom Jones
Live Concert · MENA
Tom Jones
06
HRH Crown Prince Wedding
Ceremonial · Jordan
HRH Crown Prince Wedding
07
MENA Climate Week
Purpose Experience · KSA
MENA Climate Week
08
COP 16 Greening Arabia
Climate Experience · KSA
COP 16 Greening Arabia
09
Saudi Culture Week Athens
Nation Branding · Greece
Saudi Culture Week Athens
10
Ministry of Culture
Cultural Exhibition · MENA
Ministry of Culture
11
Ramadan Season 2024
Cultural Season · MENA
Ramadan Season 2024
12
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Continents of Delivery
Our Method

The Cultural Momentum Method™

Every brief begins with a cultural question, not a logistics plan. Six stages that turn that question into momentum.

01

Cultural Mapping.

We map the audience's identity, communities, and codes before a single idea is conceived.

02

Experience Architecture.

We design the emotional journey before the space.

03

World Building.

Architecture, narrative, technology, and performance as one integrated system.

04

Moment Manifestation.

Obsessed with the detail that makes someone stop. Where craft becomes culture.

05

Momentum Amplification.

Every experience engineered to keep moving after the doors close.

06

Impact Intelligence.

Emotional connection, behaviour change, affinity, earned reach. Not just attendance.

The Team

Not a roster.
A record.

Not by their title. By what they have proven they can do.

Anton Bakrejian

Anton Bakrejian

Founder & Chief Cultural Strategist

The architect of ACG MENA's cultural vision. Built the Amman Coffee Festival from an idea into Jordan's defining specialty coffee platform. Leads strategy and client vision.

Linda Gordon

Linda Gordon

Head of Moment Production

Delivered the London Olympics, the FIFA World Cup, and Dubai Expo. No project scale exceeds her reference points — and no complexity she hasn't navigated at the highest level.

Racha Tarazi

Racha Tarazi

Chief of Storytelling & Experience

Led projects in New York, Paris, London, Amsterdam, and Dubai. Designs interdisciplinary environments where architecture, narrative, and technology converge.

Patrick Schot

Patrick Schot

Head of Immersive Technology

Delivered complex interdisciplinary projects for Shell, BMW, and Nike globally. Leads the operational architecture behind ACG's most technically demanding productions.

Amjad Marrar

Amjad Marrar

Director of Technical Production

Leads 100+ in-house technical experts. Has delivered concerts, exhibitions, and spectacles where technical failure is not an option — and hasn't had one.

Rania Tarazi

Rania Tarazi

Chief Experience Architect

20+ years of award-winning architectural and interior design. Designs spaces that function as experiences — where every spatial decision carries emotional weight.

ACG Talent

The people who build the moments.

Every great experience runs on people. ACG Talent is our dedicated resourcing division — connecting event agencies and brands across MENA with the industry's best professionals. Vetted, matched, and placed in under four weeks.

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01

Short Term Hires

Event-specific professionals deployed for a defined production window.

02

Long Term Hires

Extended engagements for programmes, seasons, and multi-event calendars.

03

Permanent Hires

Strategic talent acquisition for agencies and brands building in-house teams.

04

Customizable Solutions

Bespoke resourcing structures built around your operating model.

05

Event Lifecycle Management

End-to-end staffing across the full event lifecycle.

Event Management

  • Project Managers
  • Event Managers
  • Exhibition Managers
  • Conference Managers
  • Entertainment Managers

Marketing & Creative

  • Creative Directors
  • Art Directors
  • 3D & CAD Designers
  • Content Writers
  • Social Media Teams

Operations & Production

  • Operations Managers
  • Site & Crowd Managers
  • HSE Managers
  • Logistics Managers
  • Production Managers

Technical Experts

  • Audio Engineers
  • Lighting Designers
  • Technical Producers
  • Showcallers
  • AV & Technology Managers
01

Strategic Identification

We map your precise requirements before the search begins.

02

Rigorous Screening

Every candidate evaluated for qualification and MENA market experience.

03

Placed in Under 4 Weeks

From brief to placement in less than four weeks.

Our Offices

MENA-rooted.
Globally fluent.

Five strategic offices at the intersection of MENA's most significant cultural and economic growth stories — backed by global delivery capability. We are not a global agency with a local office. We are a MENA-native agency with global reach — and that distinction is the only one that matters.

Amman
Amman
Jordan
Strategic Partners
Design Ideas Studio
Architectural & spatial design excellence
Triad AV Solutions
Technical production & AV systems
Amman
Regional Headquarters
Jordan
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
Vision 2030 epicentre
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Cultural & corporate hub
Amsterdam
Europe
International gateway
Baghdad
Iraq
Frontier market

Let's build
something
that lasts.

Not just an event. Not just a campaign. A cultural moment that moves people, leaves an imprint, and creates momentum that outlasts the experience itself.

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