The First London Summit on Lebanon’s Tech Sector 2019 | Developing Markets Associates Limited (DMA) | 19 September 2019 | TBA, Central, London

With a new government now in place, Lebanon will be rolling out an ambitious reform and public investment programme that builds on an international support package of USD 11.6 Billion. The funds will be used to enhance public investment projects, maintain financial and economic stability, and diversify Lebanon’s economy.

Against this backdrop, the event will convene leading universities, disrupted tech companies, venture capital, entrepreneurs and policymakers to:

1. Highlight the vast opportunities in the tech sector that Lebanon has to offer;
2. Match Lebanese university-led tech clusters, disrupted start-ups, venture capital funds and angel networks alongside accelerators and incubators;
3. Facilitate strategic and commercial partnerships between British and Lebanese peers.

The country’s nascent knowledge ecosystem is growing rapidly but cost-efficient. Financial, academic and seed-funding support for tech enterprise is plentiful through multiple business districts such as the Beirut Digital District, Antwork and Tripoli’s Special Economic Zone and the UK-Lebanon Tech Hub which is part of the UK’s Department of Culture, Media & Sports (DCMS) network of Tech Hubs.

The UK Lebanon Tech Hub is the main conduit for Lebanese startups to benefit from the experience, exposure and expertise of the UK’s leading technology and financial centres. The Hub is also well-positioned to help UK-based businesses set up a MENA beachhead through Lebanon.

A thriving VC market backed by Lebanon’s Central Bank to focus on innovation. The latest government formation included a position for an ICT State Minister - the first of its kind in Lebanon and a testament to the importance that the ICT sector will play in the future.

We hope you will be able to join us for this leading, practical and results-oriented event and look forward to welcoming you.

2019 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

HE Rami Mortada
Ambassador of Lebanon to the UK

HE Adel Afiouni
Minister of State for Information Technology, Government of Lebanon

Conor Burns MP
Minister of State, UK Department for International Trade

Lord Risby
Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Lebanon

SPEAKERS:

Saad Azhari
Chairman, BLOM Bank

Saad Sabrah
Regional Director, Middle East and North Africa, IFC

Dick Werner
Director and Head of Information and Communication Technologies, EBRD

Prof. Ali Abdallah
Professor of Information Security, Birmingham City University

Omar Chebli
Co-Founder, Kirontech

Bassel El Koussa
Co-Founder and CEO, Quiqup

Dr. Nadine Hachach Haram
Co-Founder, Proximie

Priya Lakhani
CEO, CenturyTech

Sami Abou Saab
CEO, Speed @ BDD

Fadi Daou
CEO, multiLane

Rabih Khoury
Partner and Chief Exit Officer, MEVP

Priscilla Elora Sharuk
Co-Founder and COO, Myki

Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi
Founders and Managing Partners, B&Y

Wissam Yousef
CEO, CME

Alpesh Patel
Dealmaker, Department for International Trade

Maroun Edde
CEO, Murex

Nina Dos Santos

H.E Nicolas Sehnaoui
Lebanese Member of Parliament

Maroun N. Chammas
CEO, Berytech

Inès Cheaib
Founder, Lebanese in Tech (LIT)

Tarek Sadi
Founder and Board Member, IDEAS

Dr Louise Sheridan
Head of International Digital and International Tech Hub Network, DCMS

Nadim Zaazaa
CEO, UK Lebanon Tech Hub

Alexander de Carvalho
Co-Founder and CIO, PUBLIC

Nadine Massoud
CEO, LIFE

HMA Chris Rampling
British Ambassador to Lebanon

2019 Supporter

• Blom Bank