About The Speaker
Nada Helmy
Nada Helmy is a professional with more than 8 years of experience in entrepreneurship. She graduated from the American University in Cairo (AUC) with a major in Integrated Marketing Communications and a minor in Business Administration. She currently works at HALA Ventures, a Saudi-Based VC as the Value Creation Manager, creating projects and initiatives that bring value to the company, portfolio startups and entrepreneurship ecosystem. Nada is also the host of a podcast that explores the personal side of entrepreneurship and likes to create content on social media about entrepreneurship and business. Before that, she was the Incubation & Acceleration Program Manager at EdVentures, an edtech VC. Nada worked at the Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC), a joint venture between the Egyptian Ministry of IT & Communications and The United Nations. Nada has also worked as a Project Manager at Vflock Co. where she supported the launch of Athar Accelerator and was a co-founder of an educational startup called Journey of Entrepreneurship (JOE) which has succeeded in growing internationally. She has first-hand experience in building and scaling businesses and has served as a mentor and trainer for startups in diverse industries.