
Beat Weber
International consultant and executive director of Development Workshop Switzerland
Beat Weber holds a PhD in Urban Studies from Heriot-Watt University (Scotland), a Master’s in Peace Studies from the University of Bradford (UK), and a Bachelor’s in Geography from the University of Basel (Switzerland). He is the founder and director of Development Workshop Namibia (DWN), which he launched in 2016 after contributing to several projects in Angola and Zambia. With a career dedicated to developing innovative responses to the challenges of urbanization in Southern Africa, he focuses on implementing practical, scalable solutions for affordable housing.