STEP 2022 | Step Conference | 22 February 2022 | TBA, Dubai, UAE

Step started out as a series of workshops and small gatherings, and over 10 years has grown to become the largest tech festival in Dubai. With 4 main tracks, more than 400 global startups showcasing, hundreds of global investors, and 8000+ global attendees over two days, Step brings the world to Dubai. Step is celebrating its 10 year anniversary with the conference 2022 edition back in-person!

2022 Speakers

Paul Misener
Scientist, Amazon

Sidra Qasim
Co-founder, Atoms

Elie Habib
Co-founder, Anghami

Madiha “madi” Naz
Esports Athlete, Galaxy Racer Esports

Daniel Avdagic
Ceo, Av Living Lab

Rebecca Stringer
Research Director, Kidsknowbest

Robbie Douek
Ceo, Blast

Michelle Arrazcaeta
Brand Strategy & Collaborations Lead, Polaroid

Khaled Al Huraimel
Group Ceo, Bee’ah

Tameka Vasquez
Head of Marketing, Sidewalk Labs (Alphabet)

Hosam Arab
Co-founder and Ceo, Tabby

Eng. Mohammed Al Rasbi
Managing Director, Otf

Mohamad Ballout
CEO & Co-Founder, Kitopi

Fouad Jeryes
Co-Founder & Director Of Business, Maqsam

Saeed Sharaf
CEO, Esports Middle East

Aya Sadder
Founder & CEO, Bolt

Salwa Radwi
Founder, Nuqtahnft

Megha Merani
Independent Journalist

Anuscha Iqbal
Co-Founder, Spotii

Rima Bazzi
Cognitive Hypnotherapist, NLP Master practitioner, Rima Bazzi

Ivan Palomino
Co-Founder | Managing Partner, Bessern

Nathalie Spree
Partner, True Search

Narendra Nandal
Chief Business Officer, Nymcard

Ajith Nayar
Co-Founder and CEO, Camcom Technologies

Richie Santosdiaz
Executive Economic Development Advisor - Emerging Economies, Fintech Times, Fintech Power 50 & the Corporate Group

Prateek Kewalramani
Head of Marketing, Fitbit – Google

Nadine Chammas
Founder, The Life Director

Mehdi Tazi
Cbo at Lean Technology

Ottmar Krauss
Principal Consultant & Founder, I² Consulting

Nikita Patel
Founder, Oasis Greens

Marie Brueser
Community Manager and Entrepreneurship Leader, Thought for Food

Ahmad Khwile, Phd
Data Science Solutions Lead, Google Mena

Mohamed Amine Belarbi
Founder & CEO, Project Cypher

Katral-nada Hassan
Head of Product, Yap

Yasin Aboudaoud
Chief Development Officer & MP, Brinc

Tymour Fisher
General Manager, Nomad Homes

Joelle Yazbeck
Partner Manager, Twitter

Ricky Ray Butler
Ben Group

Rami Kadi
Rami Kadi Maison De Couture

Mariam Farag
Founder, Humanizing Brands

Rudy Shoushany
Founder, Producer and Host, Dxtalks

Shafique Ibrahim
Walvat

Roberto Croci
Managing Director, Microsoft

David Munir Nabti
CEO, impact innovation trainer, project manager, and public sector mobilizer, Bloom.pm

Ahmed Hazem Dakroury
CEO, Falak Startups

H.e. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
Saudi Venture Capital Company

Aboudi Al Qattan
Investment, Dash Ventures

Khyara Ranaweera
Founder & Managing Director, The Conscious Consultancy

Ronit Ghose
Global Head of Banking, Fintech & Digital Assets for Citi Global Insights

Nadine Karadag
COO & Co-Founder, Valeo Wellbeing

Ali Shabdar
Regional Director MEA, Zoho

Suna Zoabi Othman
Founder & CEO, Tawazon App

Hasan Alhosani
Chief Executive Officer, Bayanat

Bilal Ghalib
Co-Founder and Head of Research, Bloom

Youssef Salem
Chief Financial Officer, Swvl

Prateek Dwivedi
Founder & CMO, 5ire Foundation Fzco

Amrita Sethi
NFT and Traditional Artist, Art by Amrita

Susheel Sethumadhavan
Partner, Kearney

Victor Dalmau
Managing Director, Volkswagen Middle East

Saif Ali
General Manager, Marketing & PR, Dastgyr

Jay Dalvi
Director of Sales, META, Clevertap

Frank Noppel
Chief Executive Officer, Blueflite

Dana Abou Shackra
Programs and Marketing Advisor, Park Innovation

Aamer Sheikh
Chief Executive Officer, Pepsico

Ayman Sharaiha
CoFounder & Chief Operating Officer, Altibbi

Rachel Mcarthur
Founder, Managing Director & Head of Editorial, Digital Ink Media

Basel Anabtawi
Co-Founder & CEO, Rising Giants Network

Georgio Copter
Copter Co.

Triska Hamid
Editorial Director, Wamda

Samar Ibrahim
Associate Director | MENA Government Market Enablement Leader, Ey

Amal Dokhan
Partner, 500 Global

Ziad Traboulsi
Director, Engineering, Meta

Omar Rifai
Co-Founder, Chief Growth Officer, Grub Tech Fz-llc

Kerrie Finch
Founding Partner, Futurefactor

Tina Daher
Senior Investment Professional, Shorooq Partners

Mouin Jaber
Sarde (After Dinner)

Ally Salama
Founder & CEO, Empwr

Ammar Al Malik
Managing Director - Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource City, Dubai Internet City and Dubai Outsource City

Gaurav Dhar
CEO, Marshal Fintech

Christian Eid
Founder - CEO, Nobueno

Faisal Toukan
Co-Founder | CEO, Ziina

Riyad Abou Jaoudeh
Partner, Mevp

Lemya Soltani
Director - Partnerships & Business Development, Next Broadcast Media

Shubham Yadav
Co-founder, Strategyconnect

Mohannad Ali
Chief Executive Officer, Hotjar

Khawla Hammad
Founder & CEO, Takalam Online Counseling

Mamta Varerkar
Partner and Digital Director, Yellow

Bella Ibrahim
Marketing Director, Kerning Cultures Network

Vincent Ghossoub
Nifty Craft

Zeina Sfeir
Yoga Teacher

Eugene Willemsen
CEO Africa, Middle East & South Asia, Pepsico International

Elsa Aoun
Parallel

Anne Marie Thodsen
Managing Director, The Umbrella Institute

Badr Ward
CEO, Lamsa

Richard Fitzgerald
CEO & Founder, Augustus Media

Jehan Ara
Founder & CEO, Katalyst Labs (Smc-private) Limited

Sanjeev Kohli
Founding Partner, Glowfish Ventures

Gv Ravishankar
Managing Director, Sequoia Capital

Mikal Khoso
Writer, Emergent

Assem Emam
Co-founder and CEO, Elcoach

Sonia Gokhale
Co-Founder and General Partner, Venturesouq

Alaa Fadan
Chief Executive Officer, Telfaz11

Casey Fitzgerald
Augustus Media

Loulou Khazen
Founder, Kickstart Ventures

Noor Sweid
General Partner, Global Ventures

Abed Agha
Founder & CEO, Vinelab

Salim Essaid
Independent

Emaan Abbass
Founder, Ketish

Stefania Brunori
Brand Strategist, Digital & Social Media Expert, Start-Ups/SMEs/Entrepreneurs Growth Specialist, Stefania Brunori – Building Memorable Brands

Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner, Iliad Partners

Kristel Bechara
Visual Artist, Atelier Kristel Bechara

Elliott Denham
Senior Associate Manager of Startup Programs - SANDBOX.dtec.ae, Dtec Ventures

Povilas Joniskis
Partner, Boston Consulting Group (Bcg)

Kareem Elsirafy
Venture Builder, Modus Capital

Nour Al Hassan
Chief Executive Officer, Tarjama

Daniela Rossi
Founder and Managing Partner, Unlimited Platform

Abdulla Almoayed
Founder & CEO, Tarabut Gateway

Mossab Hussein
Co-founder & Chief Security Officer, Spidersilk

Jeremy Crane
CEO, Yellow Door Energy

Vanessa Zuabi
Co-Founder and CEO, Mint Basil Market

Haider Al-zaabi
Co-Founder, Mays

Sujoy Ghosh
Co-Founder & CTO, Datacultr Fintech

Kevin Holliday
Managing Director, C3 (Companies Creating Change)

Hala Zahran
Lead for Arab Bank Accelerator, Arab Bank Accelerator

David Feuillard
COO, Eat Applications Dmcc

Omaral Shaaban
CEO and Co-Founder, The Space

Rakan Alrashed
Partner, Access Bridge Ventures

Maria Paula Oliveira
Chief Innovation Officer, Ey

Srinu Chowhan
VP- Marketing and Growth, Bitoasis

Sabin Muzaffar
Founder, Executive Editor, Ananke Mag

Aby Sam Thomas
Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur Middle East

Issa Aghabi
Founder & Managing Partner, Access Bridge Ventures

Ayman Alashkar
Founder & CEO, Overwrite.ai

Baha Hamadi
Vice President Communications, Deep Knowledge Group

Panagiotis Tsaggas
Co-founder & CEO, Susurrus

Moe Minkara
Founder, Executive Creative Director, mink

Basim Dawood
Business Development Manager, Sowt

Rob Beswick
Managing Director, Virgin Mobile Uae

Tia Maher
Holistic Health Coach | Wellness Speaker, Tia Maher Coaching

Chanda Lokendra
Lizzom Fz Lle

Elie Skaf
Cofounder & CEO, Right Farm

Mirna Sleiman
Founder & CEO, Fintech Galaxy

Sophie Smith
Founder and CEO, Nabta Health

Bei Wang
Chief Metaverse Officer, Straight Fire

Tanya Ponomareva
Creative director, Boomerang. Part of Publicis Groupe

Carolina Brandao
Senior Producer, Buck

Alicia Sornson
Manager, Programs and Partnerships, Village Capital

Marius Ciavola
Chief Executive Officer, Tradeling

Abdullah Abu Sheikh
Chief Executive Officer, Rizek

Aref Aabed
Mobile Apps & Gaming Business Portfolio Manager, Mbc

Stefano Fallaha
Founder & CEO, Podeo

Rayan Dawud
Investment Partner, Outliers Venture Capital

Chaymae Samir
Founder & CEO, Madebysunday.com

Miljan Stamenkovic
General Manager MENA, Mambu

Katarina Uherova Hasbani
Founder, Enrupt

2022 Partners

IN PARTNERSHIP WITH:
• Dubai Internet City

SUPER PARTNER:
• Dapi
• Tap

MAIN PARTNERS:
• Amazon
• BIM Ventures
• Chckout
• CleverTap
• Dtec
• Hub71
• Infive

PARTNERS:
• Deel
• Hyperpay
• Magnitt
• MEVP
• Microsoft
• Pepsico
• Scality

KNOWLEDGE PARTNERS:
• Mink
• Zoho

ADVERTISING MEDIA PARTNER:
• Elevision Media

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Mena Tech
• DX Talks
• Unlock
• AD SME Hub
• Live Admins
• Next Broadcast Media
• Destination
• Women Power Podcast
• Startups Magazine
• Nabdaap
• Unboxing Geeks
• Startup News
• Ananke Mag
• Tech Magazine
• Total Media Adventures
• RouteX inc.
• Wamda
• Smashi Tv
• Entrepreneur Middle East
• Startup Hustle

ECOSYSTEM PARTNERS:
• Astana Hub
• Nook
• Startup Grind
• Investment Hub
• Park Innovation
• Katalysts Lab
• Venture X
• Curtin University
• BITS Pilani
• Womenpreneur Initiative
• Nickarachi
• PakTekHub
• Accounatability Hub
• Advantage Austria
• OBR Global
• Most Ventures
• AA Startups
• Dubai Chamber
• Mompreneurs Worldwide
• IceAlex
• Space 340
• Bloom
• Women Spark
• Dana Global
• Caterpillhers
• The Collective Hub
• EFGEV Fintech
• MIT enterprise forum arab
• Live Stick
• The Tank by Umniah
• 100 open Startups
• Entrepreneurs Society
• Andra Public Relation
• TechWadi
• Capital University College
• Startups without borders
• Startup Grind
• Blockdeta
• Grow Alley
• Fintech Galaxy
• Village Capital
• Impact 46
• Letswork
• Startup Grind AD
• Oasis 500
• AUD
• C3
• Launchdxb
• Endeavor
• Antwork
• Jusoor