TechWadi 2021 Annual Forum

Name: TechWadi 2021 Annual Forum
Start: 2021-03-23 07:00:00 -0700
End: 2021-03-24 13:00:00 -0700

Mar 23, 2:00PM to Mar 24, 8:00PM UTC

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Schedule

March 23, 2021 2:00pm 2:00PM– 2:05PM · Stage

Welcome! 👋

Remarks by the TechWadi Team!

2021-03-23T07:00:00Z 2021-03-23T07:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome%21+%F0%9F%91%8B https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 2:05pm 2:05PM– 2:40PM · Sessions

State of MENA VC 🚀

2021-03-23T07:05:00Z 2021-03-23T07:40:00Z America/Los_Angeles State+of+MENA+VC+%F0%9F%9A%80 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 2:40pm 2:40PM– 3:15PM · Stage

Fireside Chat w/ Ramez Shehadi, Managing Director (MENA) Facebook 🔵

2021-03-23T07:40:00Z 2021-03-23T08:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Fireside+Chat+w%2F+Ramez+Shehadi%2C+Managing+Director+%28MENA%29+Facebook+%F0%9F%94%B5 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 3:15pm 3:15PM– 3:45PM · Sessions

Fintech & where it’s going 💵

2021-03-23T08:15:00Z 2021-03-23T08:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Fintech+%26+where+it%E2%80%99s+going++%F0%9F%92%B5 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 3:15pm 3:15PM– 3:45PM · Sessions

Social Impact 🟢

2021-03-23T08:15:00Z 2021-03-23T08:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Social+Impact+%F0%9F%9F%A2 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 3:45pm 3:45PM– 4:15PM · Sessions

HealthTech in MENA 💊

2021-03-23T08:45:00Z 2021-03-23T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles HealthTech+in+MENA+%F0%9F%92%8A https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 3:45pm 3:45PM– 4:15PM · Sessions

Consumer Internet Marketplaces 📱

2021-03-23T08:45:00Z 2021-03-23T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Consumer+Internet+Marketplaces+%F0%9F%93%B1 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 4:15pm 4:15PM– 4:25PM · Networking

Networking/Break 🤝

2021-03-23T09:15:00Z 2021-03-23T09:25:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking%2FBreak+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 4:25pm 4:25PM– 5:00PM · Stage

A Founder’s Story w/ Johnny Boufarhat, Founder of Hopin (This platform!) 🔥

2021-03-23T09:25:00Z 2021-03-23T10:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles A+Founder%E2%80%99s+Story+w%2F+Johnny+Boufarhat%2C+Founder+of+Hopin+%28This+platform%21%29+%F0%9F%94%A5 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 5:00pm 5:00PM– 5:30PM · Sessions

B2B SaaS: The opportunity ahead of us ☁️

2021-03-23T10:00:00Z 2021-03-23T10:30:00Z America/Los_Angeles B2B+SaaS%3A+The+opportunity+ahead+of+us+%E2%98%81%EF%B8%8F https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 5:00pm 5:00PM– 5:30PM · Sessions

Social is still changing 🍿

2021-03-23T10:00:00Z 2021-03-23T10:30:00Z America/Los_Angeles Social+is+still+changing+%F0%9F%8D%BF https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 5:30pm 5:30PM– 6:05PM · Stage

Fireside chat w/ Ahmad Hanandeh, Jordan's Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship 🇯🇴

2021-03-23T10:30:00Z 2021-03-23T11:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Fireside+chat+w%2F+Ahmad+Hanandeh%2C+Jordan%27s+Digital+Economy+%26+Entrepreneurship+%F0%9F%87%AF%F0%9F%87%B4 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 6:05pm 6:05PM– 6:15PM · Networking

Networking/Break 🤝

2021-03-23T11:05:00Z 2021-03-23T11:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking%2FBreak+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 6:15pm 6:15PM– 6:50PM · Stage

A Founder’s Story w/ Amjad Masad, Co-Founder & CEO at Repl.it 💻

2021-03-23T11:15:00Z 2021-03-23T11:50:00Z America/Los_Angeles A+Founder%E2%80%99s+Story+w%2F+Amjad+Masad%2C+Co-Founder+%26+CEO+at+Repl.it+%F0%9F%92%BB https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 6:50pm 6:50PM– 7:25PM · Sessions

Fireside Chat w/ Hussein Mehanna, VP of Artificial Intelligence at Cruise 🚗

2021-03-23T11:50:00Z 2021-03-23T12:25:00Z America/Los_Angeles Fireside+Chat+w%2F+Hussein+Mehanna%2C+VP+of+Artificial+Intelligence+at+Cruise+%F0%9F%9A%97 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 23, 2021 7:25pm 7:25PM– 8:00PM · Networking

Networking 🤝

2021-03-23T12:25:00Z 2021-03-23T13:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 1:00pm 1:00PM– 2:00PM · Networking

Networking 🤝

2021-03-24T06:00:00Z 2021-03-24T07:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 2:00pm 2:00PM– 2:05PM · Stage

Welcome back! 👋

2021-03-24T07:00:00Z 2021-03-24T07:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Welcome+back%21+%F0%9F%91%8B https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 2:05pm 2:05PM– 2:35PM · Sessions

Getting into Y Combinator 🟧

2021-03-24T07:05:00Z 2021-03-24T07:35:00Z America/Los_Angeles Getting+into+Y+Combinator++%F0%9F%9F%A7 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 2:35pm 2:35PM– 3:05PM · Sessions

Crypto: 2021 and the Future of Money 💵

2021-03-24T07:35:00Z 2021-03-24T08:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Crypto%3A+2021+and+the+Future+of+Money+%F0%9F%92%B5 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 3:05pm 3:05PM– 3:35PM · Sessions

Both sides of the table 🚀

2021-03-24T08:05:00Z 2021-03-24T08:35:00Z America/Los_Angeles Both+sides+of+the+table+%F0%9F%9A%80 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 3:35pm 3:35PM– 4:05PM · Sessions

Buy now, pay later 💳

2021-03-24T08:35:00Z 2021-03-24T09:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Buy+now%2C+pay+later+%F0%9F%92%B3 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 3:35pm 3:35PM– 4:05PM · Sessions

Breaking Up and Making Up: Founder Fallacies & Fallouts

2021-03-24T08:35:00Z 2021-03-24T09:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Breaking+Up+and+Making+Up%3A+Founder+Fallacies+%26+Fallouts https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 4:05pm 4:05PM– 4:15PM · Networking

Networking/Break 🤝

2021-03-24T09:05:00Z 2021-03-24T09:15:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking%2FBreak+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 4:15pm 4:15PM– 4:50PM · Sessions

eCommerce and where it’s going w/ Ronaldo Mouchawar 🛒

2021-03-24T09:15:00Z 2021-03-24T09:50:00Z America/Los_Angeles eCommerce+and+where+it%E2%80%99s+going+w%2F+Ronaldo+Mouchawar+%F0%9F%9B%92 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 4:50pm 4:50PM– 5:25PM · Sessions

Digital Media in MENA 📹

2021-03-24T09:50:00Z 2021-03-24T10:25:00Z America/Los_Angeles Digital+Media+in+MENA+%F0%9F%93%B9+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 4:50pm 4:50PM– 5:25PM · Sessions

State of Jordan’s Tech Ecosystem 🇯🇴

2021-03-24T09:50:00Z 2021-03-24T10:25:00Z America/Los_Angeles State+of+Jordan%E2%80%99s+Tech+Ecosystem+%F0%9F%87%AF%F0%9F%87%B4 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 5:25pm 5:25PM– 6:00PM · Sessions

Both Sides of the Table II 🚀

2021-03-24T10:25:00Z 2021-03-24T11:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Both+Sides+of+the+Table+II+%F0%9F%9A%80 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 6:00pm 6:00PM– 6:10PM · Networking

Networking/Break 🤝

2021-03-24T11:00:00Z 2021-03-24T11:10:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking%2FBreak+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 6:10pm 6:10PM– 6:45PM · Sessions

Silicon Valley MENA Founder Stories ☕️

2021-03-24T11:10:00Z 2021-03-24T11:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Silicon+Valley+MENA+Founder+Stories+%E2%98%95%EF%B8%8F https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 6:10pm 6:10PM– 6:45PM · Sessions

Palestine's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem 🇵🇸

2021-03-24T11:10:00Z 2021-03-24T11:45:00Z America/Los_Angeles Palestine%27s+Entrepreneurship+Ecosystem+%F0%9F%87%B5%F0%9F%87%B8 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 6:45pm 6:45PM– 7:05PM · Stage

Closing Remarks 👋

2021-03-24T11:45:00Z 2021-03-24T12:05:00Z America/Los_Angeles Closing+Remarks+%F0%9F%91%8B https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

March 24, 2021 7:05pm 7:05PM– 8:00PM · Networking

Networking 🤝

2021-03-24T12:05:00Z 2021-03-24T13:00:00Z America/Los_Angeles Networking+%F0%9F%A4%9D https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.com%2Fevents%2Ftechwadi-2021-annual-forum Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

Speakers

Philip Bahoshy

Founder @MAGNiTT

Sharif El-Badawi

Managing Partner @PlusVC | Board Member @TechWadi

Anas Osman

VP @Google Cloud | Board Member @TechWadi

Iliana Montauk

Co-Founder & CEO @Manara

Khalid Alsuraisry

Investment Manager @SVC

Abdelhameed Sharara

Founder & CEO @RiseUp Summit

Amit Agarwal

Group CFO @Trukker

Ahmad AlZaini

Co-Founder & CEO @Foodics

Amira Yahyaoui

Founder @Mos.com

Felipe Villamarin

Co-Founder & CTO @Rappi

Ronaldo Mouchawar

CEO @Souq.com | VP @Amazon MENA

Laith Al Qasem

CEO @ISSF

Islam Shawky

Co-Founder & CEO @Paymob

Nadine Al-Qadi

Community Manager @TechWadi

Feras Mousilli

Managing Partner @Lloyd & Mousilli

Hossam Tewfik

Head of Live Shopping @Facebook | Board Member @TechWadi

Mehdi Alhassani

Internal Operations @Palantir | Board Member @TechWadi

Tawfiq Abu-Khajil

Head of Digital @TechWadi | Partnerships @Altru (iCIMS)

Yasmeen Turayhi

Product Marketing Exec | Board Member @TechWadi

Amjad Masad

Founder @Repl.it

Bassel Ojjeh

CEO @LigaData

Nadine Haram

Founder @Proximie

Priya Rajan

Managing Partner @Silicon Valley Bank

Adil Kalam

Co-Founder @SV Palestine

Kendrick Nguyen

Co-Founder & CEO @Republic

Ben Iiams (abra.com/ben)

Senior Director @Abra

Abdellatif Abdelfattah

Founder @Tarteel | Ex-Twitter

Heba Ali

Venture Capitalist & Development Economist

Heather Henyon

Founding Partner @Mindshift Capital

Otto Williams

Vice President @Visa

May Habib

Founder & CEO @Writer | Board Member @TechWadi

Rose Alissi

CEO @AmCham Jo

Basil Moftah

General Partner @Global Ventures

Karim Khashaba

Co-Founder & CEO @Yodawy

Andre Haddad

CEO @Turo

Ola Doudin

Co-Founder & CEO @BitOasis

Ahmad Hanandeh

Minister of Digital Economy & Entrepreneurship @Jordan

Lena Maiah

Digital Creator | @pullingraviity

Imran Muthuvappa

Founder @Fruits of Jannah

Sujude Dalieh

Venture Associate @Lux Capital

Emna Ghariani (Veamly)

Founder & CEO @Veamly

Fouad Jeryes

Co-Founder @Maqsam

Bader Ataya

Co-Founder & Chief Growth Officer @Kitopi

Ramez Shehadi

Managing Director (MENA) @Facebook

Johnny Boufarhat

Founder & CEO @Hopin

Omar Darwazah

General Partner & CFO @AAF Management

Iman Abuzeid

Co-Founder & CEO @Incredible Health

Karim Beidoun

Co-founder / Head of Content @Hakawati

Tarek Fahim

Managing Partner @Endure Capital

Layla Shaikley

Co-Founder & VP @Wise Systems

Tamer Al salah

Managing Director @Beyond Capital

Hussam Hammo

Founder & CEO @Tamatem

Ahmad AlNaimi

Partner @STV

Yasmine Helal

CEO @ADIB Consumer Finance

Roberto Croci

Managing Director @Microsoft for Startups MEA

Ahmad Makari

Head of Content and Creative @Sony Music

Joy Khoriaty

Co-Founder / Head of Tech @Hakawati

Talal Tabbaa

Co-Founder @CoinMENA & @Jibrel

Onsi Sawiris

Co-Founder, Managing Partner @HOF Capital

Hesham Ghandour

Co-Founder @Dapi

Mo Ali Yusuf

Regional Manager @Checkout.com

Mohammad Musa

CEO @Deepen AI

Seth Levine

Managing Director @Foundry Group

Christos Mastoras

Founder & Managing Partner @Iliad Partners

Ayman Ismail

Associate Professor & Chair of Entrepreneurship @AUC

Iba Masood

Co-Founder & CEO @Tara AI

Noor Sweid

General Partner @Global Ventures

Deena Shakir

Partner @Lux Capital

Jalil Allabadi

Managing Partner @Altibbi

Mary Nazzal

Chairperson @17 Ventures

Marwan Abdelhamid

Co-Founder @GrowHome

Ahmad Sadeddin

Director @Coupa

Ambar Amleh

Partner @Ibtikar Fund

TUSHAR SINGHVI

Deputy CEO & Head of Investments @Crescent Enterprises

Lianne Manna

Co-Founder @Impact Hub Amman

Roberta Ventura

Founder @SEP Jordan

Magnus Olsson

Co-Founder @Careem

Sam Shawki

CEO @MagicCube

Reem Khouri

Co-Founder & CEO @Whyise

Carolin-Carmen Neubauer

Co-Founder & COO @FERO.Ai

Karim Atiyeh

Co-Founder & CTO @Ramp

Mostafa Amin

Co-Founder & CEO @Breadfast

Roland Nasr

CTO @QuadPay

Hosam Arab

Co-Founder & CEO @tabby

Hussein Mehanna

VP of Artificial Intelligence @Cruise

Mohammad Barhoush

Director @IAC

Faisal Toukan

Co-Founder & CEO @Ziina

Kareem El Sawy

Founding General Partner @Arrowroot Capital

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