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Our 2020 Speakers

Techleap.nl

Prince of Orange-Nassau. Envoy at Techleap.nl. Co-founder of

Unconventional Ventures

General Partner at Unconventional Ventures, investing in imp

Dell Technologies

Senior Vice President & General Manager at Dell Technologies

Facebook

Managing Director of Facebook MENA.  Ramez T. Shehadi is

Microsoft for Startups

Managing Director of Microsoft for Startups in MEA. Rober

GoDaddy

Senior Regional Director for Turkey, MENA and South Africa a

Plus Venture Capital (+VC).

Managing Partner of Plus Venture Capital (+VC). Sharif El

The Invisible Son

Blockchain entrepreneur. Author of The Invisible Son. Tey

Seedlegals

Founder & CEO of Seedlegals. Anthony is a technical and p

Digital Undivided

Lauren Maillian is a change agent committed to diversity, in

Backstage Capital

General Partner at Backstage Capital. Christie Pitts is an

Seedlegals

Ecosystem Manager at Seedlegals. Isabella is the Ecosyste

Halan

Co-Founder and COO at Halan. Mohamed Aboulnaga Nagaty is

Techstars

Managing Director of Techstars London. Eamonn Carey is

Techstars

Regional Manager of Techstars MEA. Ahmad is a social entr

AUC Venture Lab

Founding Director of AUC Venture Lab and AUC Angels. Ayma

Changelabs

Founder, Changelabs. Advisor to CEO, Hult Prize Foundation.

Berkeley SkyDeck Fund

Principal at Berkeley SkyDeck Fund. Brian is a Principal

Ahmed Abuzaid is a copywriter and designer who often obsesse

FAIRE

After beginning her career in Canada in the financial servic

Injaz

Founder of INJAZ Egypt. Dina El Mofty is the founder of I

Commonwealth Ventures

Chris Neumann is the Founder and CEO of Commonwealth Venture

Business Design and Innovation

Hani Naguib is a leading Business Designer and Innovation Co

TERN

Charlie is co-founder and Partnerships Director at TERN, an

Yama Saraj
SensAi

Yama Saraj is an entrepreneur and a "social hacktivist" as h

e-Estonia Briefing Centre

Having lived and studied in different countries, Anett has l

Amplio Ventures

Apoorv Karmakar serves as the Managing Director at Amplio Ve

No Such Ventures

Founding Partner of No Such Ventures. Former Olympic ro

Upside Africa

President of Upside Africa and Leadership Coach. Jane Oma

Changemakers Lab

Founder of Changemakers Lab. Vasili Sofiadellis is a Charter

Dell Technologies

Behshad Darvish is a Human Resources professional with over

TIEC

Head of Entrepreneurship at TIEC, ITIDA. Rasha has built

Startup Grind

Country Director of Startup Grind in Jordan. Mohamed Sala

Magnitt

Head of Partnerships & Community at Magnitt.  Noor leads

Included VC

Co-founder & Director of Included VC. Nikita Thakrar is t

RefugeeForce

Gaspar is the co-founder of RefugeeForce: a social enterpris

Forward Incubator

Co-founder and Managing Director of Forward Incubator. La

Forward Incubator

Co-founder of Forward Incubator. Diederick van der Wijk i

Program Director at Forward Incubator.  Antonio Alvare

Nyenrode Incubator

Head of the Nyenrode Incubator. Job is Senior Lecturer

Computer Engineer, Youth Ambassador for Jordan at the United

Entrepreneur; Startup Board Member; European Angel Investor

Dutch Startup Association

Managing Director of the Dutch Startup Association. Thoma

Omar Ghayaat works as a Growth Marketing Manager, helping bu

Humm

Co-founder and CEO at HUMM. Iain is the CEO of Humm, a

Mohammad Hijazi is a leading communications consultant, inte

MBC Hope

Media, Social Impact & Humanizing Brands Strategist.

Gianmarco Carnovale, 48, entrepreneur, technologist and star

Wominvest Observatory

Included VC Fellow and President of the Wominvest Observator

Rahma has been involved in the entrepreneurship scene in Egy

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Amam Ventures

Managing Partner at Amam Ventures. Fida is the founder of

Executive Director at MEVP. Ankit is an investor and fo

Surviving Hijab

Founder of Surviving Hijab. Manal Rostom aka Egypt's mo

Désirée van Gorp is Professor of International Business an

Unknown Group

Founder of Unknown Group. Hendrik Halbe is a serial entrepre

Co-founder of Knowledge Officer. Ahmed El-Sharkasy is a so

Change-X

Change Agent, ChangeX & Professor, Hult International Busine

Salim Rabbani is Managing Director of Rabbani Trading & Cons

Hult University

Tenacious Product Solver Product leader, adjunct professo

Farid Tabarki is the founding director of Studio Zeitgeist

Zhao Fu, director of Electronic and Mechanical Support (DEMO

Founding Partner of Rubio Impact Ventures. Willemijn Ve

Facebook

Senior Account Manager at Facebook. Mounir Sheikh is a Se

Tilburg University

Dr. Marco Da Rin is an Associate Professor of Finance at Til

Founder & CEO of Arabnet. Omar is an entrepreneur and ecos

Qasatly

Doha Ahmed has over than 5 years experience in Fintech indus

Claudia Makadristo is the Regional Manager for Africa at Se

A Cairo-based business journalist who enjoys helping entrepr

Priya is Market Lead for India and UAE in SVB’s internatio

Adrienne Palmer is a proven, accomplished entrepreneur.  Sh

Co-founder & CEO, Flare. Flare is bringing Smart contracts t

MO4Network

Co-Founder and CEO of MO4 Network. Amy Mowafi is the Co-F

Valentina is an entrepreneur and a journalist with a Masters

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Our Previous Speakers

Facebook

Author, Entrepreneur

Wild Guanabana

Telling the Real Story

Kiva

The Refugee Investment Network

Humanity Lab

Entreprenelle

Harmonica

Darpe

Alexangels_

Newton International

Odiggo

NaTakallam

500 Global

Harmonica

The Happiness Consultant

10X Incubator

Sylvain Merlen
UNDP

Marj3

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