In 1994 he founded FIESTA GROUP (Echo Trading & industrial Co.), he established in 2011 Events & Beyond at Jeddah, KSA, and in 2013 he currently owns and manages Igual Gulf in the UAE (Abu Dhabi). Mr. Akkawi is a member of The Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Beirut, The Lebanese Toy Traders Association, Beirut Celebrations Association, as well as a member of the LFA (Lebanese Franchise Association). He has developed in 2006 an engineering and contracting company called ATRIUM. He is as well a partner and member of the board of Pascal Intermediate School at Beirut, Lebanon.