Summit 21 – Startups Without Borders Summit

Rania Ayman

monikagilmore — Tue, 27 Dec 2022 09:19:02 +0000

Rania Ayman is the Founder and CEO of Entreprenelle which is a mission driven enterprise that strives to bridge the gender gap economically by educating, training and linking women to all the economic resources possible impacting more than 50,000 women in business in more than 9 govern-rates including underprivileged areas, successfully producing more than 2000 project, formalising more than 1000. Concerned with socioeconomic gender rights thats why she started her Initiative in Cairo 7 years back serving now most of Egypt and outreaching to the hole region to make sure women voices are on the table heard and carefully listened to.. Been chosen to represent Egypt and speak in many international conferences as The Global Entrepreneurship Summit in India, Social Enterprise World Forum in the United Kingdom, World government summit in UAE and African Youth Conference in Kenya. New Media Ambasador for the Ministry of State, Beijing +25 Task Force member, Awarded “ Mentor Arabia and MBC Al Amal 2019 “ Empowering Youth Champion “ of the year “ Best Female Entrepreneur “ by YE!, “ Champion of change 2020 “ Featured as one of the most active influential “ 25 under 25 Entrepreneurs “ by Startup Scene, Women Entrepreneurship Network board member, Global Institute for Women’s Empowerment member, UN Women Gender innovation Agora member, ‘Women Take the Lead’ – Dedi fellow.
Rotarian, with more than 10 years Experience in Social development with a degree in Business Administration and further studies in Gender.

Sami Al Ahmad

monikagilmore — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 20:14:05 +0000

Sami Al-Ahmad is a Syrian entrepreneur living in Cairo. Sami is the CEO & Co-Founder of Emonovo (Formerly MARJ3; MENA #1 Platform that match MENA youth with top universities & educational opportunities around the world) and CEO & Founder of Khatwa (Supporting Syrians through higher education opportunities). Sami is a fellow in AMENDS program at Stanford University, and he is also a member of ChangemakerXChange Community and Global Shaper at World Economy Forum. Sami also talented Growth Hacker was able to increase his platform traffic 100x within 2 years (from 25K per month to 2.5 million per month).

Yasmine Yehia

monikagilmore — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:34:14 +0000

Yasmine is an HR expert with 20 years of experience with multinational organizations, a well recognized employer & personal branding expert who builds humanized brands through coaching & training. She helped many entrepreneurs in building compelling and authentic personal brands to boost their business, reputation and presence! ICF life & career coach with hundred of coaching hours driving people towards making the right career decisions, part of the ICF Egypt chapter board as a Partnerships Director.

Dahlia Mahmoud

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 20:55:49 +0000

Dahlia Mahmoud is an associate professor, an international educator with expertise in developing the regional cultural and creative industries sector. An academic with institutional advancement and strategic consulting expertise in research development, outreach through government and stakeholder relations and developing creative professional programs. Her career centers on implementing innovative design strategies and entrepreneurial initiatives. Mahmoud teaches creative approaches to visual communication and storytelling within the MENA and GCC academic structures. With a 20-year career encompassing building academic programs and cross disciplinary initiatives bridging public and private institutions, her research focusses mainly on the construction of regional cultural and creative industries. This is enhanced by her working knowledge of ministry standards, local and international accreditation bodies, for current and newly applied programs. Most of the creative enterprises she mentored over the past decade have promoted UNSDG goals and specifically women and youth empowerment. Of late, in the UAE her government projects include working on design & technology curricula, designing and executing talent development programs and the Masterpieces initiative for the Ministry of Education. Most prominently leading the research and development on the future forecast study 2071 for the Ministry of Culture and Youth, as well as creative outreach initiatives for the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment & Al Futtaim. This along with launching applied innovative solution based creative practice projects for the Prime Minister’s Office and the Executive Office of Dubai.

Tarek Wael

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:05:21 +0000

Tarek is A Talent Development Expert - Passionate Corporate trainer - Personal Growth Hacker – Positive Growth Coach who dreams to help others; Grow as they Go. Currently he is the Director of Learning & Development for Boost Consulting and Training. •In 2017, to fulfil his mission of boosting the continuous professional & personal growth of individuals. Tarek Has designed and developed Nine Training Products including his two famous experiential workshops: Rock The Room & The Networker •Tarek started his journey as trainer 10 years ago, where he has trained more than 10,000 trainee coming from different walks of life including: Top level, Mid-level, First line managers, Employees & Entrepreuners in different Business & Life Skills from multinationals, governmental entities and big nationals in Egypt and UAE His Endless Journey of Growth which was ignited by working in Public Relations, Marketing, Sales, Training, Leading Teams and Coaching has brought in a special blend of deep knowledge and insightful experience making him a Passionate Learner and a Master Connector who thrives for Success & Impact in his own Life and into the Lives of Others

Nancy Bosnoian

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:59:18 +0000

Experienced entrepreneur with a demonstrated history of working in the civic & social organization industry. Skilled in Nonprofit Organizations, Public Speaking, Leadership, Customer Service, and Social Media. Strong community and social services professional attending Columbia University in the City of New York.

Lina Zalat

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:11:20 +0000

Lina Zalat is currently the Associate Director at AUC Venture Lab, Egypt’s first university-based startup accelerator and an award-winning accelerator in the Middle East and Africa. Lina has more than 10 years of experience working in national and international organizations on entrepreneurship, job creation and youth empowerment. Lina holds MSc. in International Public Policy from University College London and a BA in Political Science from The American University in Cairo.

Islam Aniss

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:09:21 +0000

Visionary entrepreneur CTO and founder of PyramidBITS, a true believer in opensource technologies and their power to change the ecosystem, started his career in the cyber security profession with 8+ years of experience founded PB an open-source startup that aims to empower startups with tech edge to compete with the big guys, Helped more than 10 startups to use technology to grow exponentially and reduce operation cost by 40% Also an IT Security consultant for well known legal firms, Master Technology Entrepreneurship University of Maryland’s specialized in SME’s Information Technology Alignment.

Dara Latinwo

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:04:34 +0000

Dara Latinwo is a One Young World (OYW) ambassador who was selected to attend the prestigious 2017 OYW summit in Bogotá, Colombia. More generally, she is a Manager within Digital Transformation at Deloitte Middle East, having transferred from the firm’s London office. Her main areas of focus are Digital Acceleration, the Future of Work and Leadership Development. She also launched and currently leads Deloitte’s pioneering BrightStart programme, a scheme designed to disrupt the traditional educational and employment pathways. Additionally, she is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), having qualified in 2017 as a Chartered Accountant (ACA), and now sits on the ICAEW’s Sustainability Committee. Having lived and worked across four different continents, she is passionate about rethinking and redesigning the paradigm within which organisations operate, such that sustainability - economic, environmental and societal - sits at the heart of solutions and strategies proposed for the future.

Fadi Bishara

monikagilmore — Fri, 10 Dec 2021 12:00:48 +0000

Fadi’s vision is to accelerate the conditions for world peace through entrepreneurship. His in-depth knowledge and experience building successful startups in Silicon Valley and around the world have earned him the respect of founders, investors, and policymakers alike. Seeking to rethink the traditional accelerator model, Fadi founded Blackbox in 2010 with a commitment to serving entrepreneurs and expanding entrepreneurial opportunity in every corner of the globe. (see Blackbox.org for more information) Prior to founding Blackbox, he was the Founder & CEO of techVenture, Inc., a talent search and recruitment firm building core teams for venture-backed high growth startups in Silicon Valley. During his last five years in this role, techVenture was retained by 41 startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. 33 of these startups -- such as Splunk, Bebo, Zynga, LalaMedia, and Tapulous -- have successfully exited, while the majority of the remaining companies are profitable and continue to grow. Fadi is a frequent speaker at several global conferences, an active mentor with startup accelerators in various international hubs, and a venture advisor to several international investment funds. He served as an Advisory Board Member of the MIT/Stanford Venture Lab. Fadi is originally from Hama, Syria, and immigrated to the United States in 1986.