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2019 Speakers
Tom Goodwin
LinkedIn #1 Voice in Marketing, EVP Innovation, Zenith Media
Tim Draper
Draper Associates/DFJ/Draper University, Founder
His Excellency Khalid Al Rumaihi
Chief Executive, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Chris Rogers
Partner, Lumia Capital
Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi
CEO, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP).
Wael Attili
Creative Founder, Kharabeesh
Ahmad AlDarwish
Founder, Falcon Robotics
Mohammed Yousif Al Binfalah
Chief Executive Officer, Bahrain Airport Company
Wissam Kadi
Global Director, Next-Gen Labs, SAP
Sreedhar Bevara
Author, Moment of Signal
Rami Suleiman
CEO, UPS ISMEA (Indian Subcontinent, Middle East and Africa)
Mohammed Jaffar
Deputy Chairman & CEO, Faith Capital Holding
Sh. Mohamed Al Khalifa
Senior Manager, Special Projects, EDB
Abdul Aziz Hayat
Associate, Faith capital Holding
Zubin Chagpar
Head of Middle East and Africa Public Sector Business, Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Safa AbdulKhaliq
Director, Investments, Tamkeen
Maurizio Rossi
Founder, H-Farm (Italy)
Hala Ahmed Sulaiman
Co-Founder, AlRawi Media WLL
Muhammad Qureshi
Project Director, Industry 4.0, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Waleed A. Alballaa
Partner, STV
Khaled Zainalabedin
CEO and Board Member, Itqan Financial
Mirza Asrar Baig
Founder & CEO, CTM360
Daniel Zywietz
CEO, Enerwhere
Wajeeha H. Awadh
Section Head of Digital Banking & FinTech, Al Baraka Banking Group
Frank Meehan
Co-Founder and Partner, SparkLabs
Bhaskar Prabhakara
Co Founder & CEO, Welnvest
Nawaf Alkoheji
CEO, Tenmou
Prof. Ghada M. Amer
Vice President, Arab Science and Technology
Emilio Escartin
Professor, Asset Management & VC, IE Business School
Idriss Al Rifai
Founder & CEO, Fetchr
Geet Bhalla
Founder & CEO, HolidayMe
Hasan Haider
Partner, 500 Startups
Daniel Seal
Founder & CEO, unbound Innovations Ltd.
Robin Lee
Co-Founder and CEO, HelloGold
Tamara Pupic
Managing Editor, Entrepreneur Middle East
Khaled Nuseibeh
General Manager, Careem GCC
Amir Barsoum
CEO & Founder, Vezeeta.com
Yousif Ali Mirza
Chief Executive, CrediMax
Mahmood Qannati
Head of Marketing & Corporate Communications, Bahrain Islamic Bank
Sahba Saint-Claire
Co-Founder & CEO, Touché
Robin Wauters
Founding Editor, Tech.eu
Cameron Mirza
Head of Strategy, University of Bahrain
Abdullah Al-Shaksy
CEO & Co-Founder, Phaze Ventures
Hadyah Fathalla
Executive Director, C5 Accelerate
Craig Smith
CEO, Dhahran Technology Development Company
Leena Al Olaimy
Founder, Diversity on Board
Ali Sabkar
Global Chairman, Global Social Media Club
Hala Ahmed Sulaiman
Co-Founder, AlRawi
Mohammed Abdulaziz AlAnsari
Co-Founder, Arabian Robotics Company
Salem Tamer
Director of Alternative Investments, Narmo Capital
Yasin Aboudaoud
Co-Founder , Brinc.io
Trey Goede
Innovation/Investments, Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center
Simon Martin CMG
Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, UK Government
Vilhelm Hedberg
Founder & CEO, Ekar
Nabilah Annuar
Editor, Banker Middle East
Aida Al Mudaifa
Senior Officer, Export Bahrain
TJ Lightwala
Digital Platforms Lead, Mindshare
Mark Hill
Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys
Ahmed Naeemi
Head of Digital Transformation, Operations & Project Management, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF)
Maryam Majed
Manager, Digital Transformation & Project Management, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF)
Buthaina Amin
Director of Legal Affairs, Bahrain Economic Development Board
Rita Makhoul
Editorial Publisher, ArabNet
Eva-Maria Dimitriadis
Chief Operating Officer, C5 Global
Badr Ward
CEO, LAMSA
Sarah Mohammad Ghaleb
Head of Business Incubation and Training Programs, Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center
Seema A. Khan
Principal, The Seed Advisory Group
Tala Fakhro
Executive Director, Market & Stategy Intelligence, EDB
Ryaan Sharif
Managing Director, Flat6Labs
Areije Al Shakar
SVP - Head of Development Services, Bahrain Development Bank (BDB)
Hussain Haji
CEO & Co-Founder, inagrab
Mohamed Hisham
Co-founder/CTO, Fleek
Manar Alkassar
Founder & CEO, Helpling ME
Amin Alarrayed
CEO, Edamah
Liam Hurley
Vice President, Emerson Automation Solutions
Dina Shabib
Founder & Managing Director, Etijah Coaching
Amal Dokhan
Director, Babson Global for Entrepreneurial Leadership/ Babson College
Nada Al Alawi
Founder and Creative Director, Annada
Adrian Sutton
Managing Director, Vortex Iot
Wafe Al Obaidat
CEO, Obai and Hill
Abdulla AlRadhi
Founder, Akalati
Harvinder Hungin
Chairman, Airsensa
Shaon Talukder
CEO, Geotourist
Issa Aghabi
Investment Officer - Heading MENAP Venture Capital Investments and Advisory, International Finance Corporation
Adel Hameed
Founder & Managing Director, Innovade Design
Ali Almohsen
CEO, Ayen.app
Dr. Vijayalaxmi Moovala
HR & Digital Leadership Consultant, Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance (BIBF)
Suzanna Kalendzhian
Co Founder & CEO, LegalAdviceME.com
Riyad Abou Jaoudeh
Managing Director at Middle East Venture Partners, MEVP
Fatima Haider
Ambassador, Diversity in the Workplace, Zain
Aymeric Teulon
Executive Director, Inavya Ventures
Rupert Copeman-Hill
Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys
Ali Ghulam Murtaza
Head of Real Estate, Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB)
Heba AbdelGhaffar
News Reader & Reporter, Bahrain International TV
Yousif Faraj
Senior Lecturer – Digital Transformation and Project Management, Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF)
Yasser Abdulaziz
Malaeb App, Chief Operating Officer
Pakiza Abdulrahman
Manager BD - Startups, Bahrain EDB
Ali Murtaza
Head of Real Estate, EDB
Nicholas Garrott
BD Lead, AirSensa
Paul Lalley
Head of Product, Brinc.io
Aziza Salman
Head of Innovation & Startup Ecosystem, MENA, Unbound Innovations
2020 Sponsors and Partners
PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• AWS
STRATEGIC PARTNER:
• Tamkeen
GOLD SPONSORS & KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• Bahrain Airport Company
• Zain
• BIBF
SILVER SPONSORS:
• CrediMax
• Diyar
• Innovation is Great
BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Teramotion Productions
• Computer World
• Flat Labs
VIP LOUNGE SPONSORS:
• MEVP
• Brinc Batelco IoT Hub
GLOBAL MEDIA PARTNER:
• Forbes Middle East
MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Tech Eu
• Startup MGZN
• Banker Middle East
• Yourstory
• Entrepreneur Middle East
• Luxe Digital
TRANSPORT SPONSOR:
• Careem
OFFICIAL CO-WORKING SPONSOR:
• Co-Lab
COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
• FE Local
• CS Accelerate
• 500
• Oasis 500
• SparkLabs Energy
• TTi
• Wamda
• Tenmou
• CH9
• Ahlia University
• BDB
• British University of Bahrain
• Enterprise Forum
• Arabnet
• American Chamber of Commerce
• DTVC
• SPACE 340
• Injaz Bahrain