TechWadi-MENA-Guide-to-GES-2016-vf
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This document provides information about various entrepreneurship and technology events taking place in Silicon Valley from June 17-24, 2016 focusing on the Middle East and North Africa region. It lists the name, date, location and brief description of 13 different events, including networking events, conferences and talks on topics like tech entrepreneurship in the Middle East, refugees and technology, and the Turkish startup ecosystem. The goal of the events is to showcase entrepreneurs and investors from around the world, connect them to form partnerships and address global challenges, and highlight opportunities that exist globally.
TechWadi-MENA-Guide-to-GES-2016-vf
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MENA Guide to GES 2016 MENA Related Speakers 17 June Waterfront, Foster City 8 PM 1 2 4 5 7 6 8 3 TECHWADI IFTAR 20 June Radius, San Francisco 5 PM TECHFUGEES 21 June InterContinental Hotel, San Francisco 9 AM PREMONEY CONFERENCE 22 June Galvanize, San Francisco 1 PM ETOHUM SF 22 June Galvanize, San Francisco 8 AM GES+ (INVITE ONLY) 23 - 24 June Stanford University 8 AM GES 2016 - SILICON VALLEY 22 June Stanford University 9 AM ATLANTIC COUNCIL How Tech Entrepreneurship is Transforming the Middle East 23 June Sheraton, Palo Alto 7 PM GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA SPEED NETWORKING AND IFTAR For more details contact [email protected] www.techwadi.org GES 2016 aims to showcase inspiring entrepreneurs and investors from around the world creating new opportunities for investment, partnership, and collaboration; connect American entrepreneurs and investors with international counterparts to form lasting relationships; and highlight entrepreneurship as means to address some of the most intractable global challenges. Hosting GES in Silicon Valley will highlight America’s entrepreneurial spirit and allow American investors and entrepreneurs to see the talent, solutions, and opportunities that exist globally. The TechWadi team welcomes all to join us for an Iftar/Mixer that will provide a great opportunity for networking and meeting fellow-minded individuals. Techfugees is a non-profit coordinating the international tech community responses to the needs of Refugees. The Techfugees community now has 22 local chapters all over the world, who are working on technical responses to the refugee situation. To mark World Refugee Day, Techfugees is coming to activate the largest tech community in the world, Silicon Valley. The fourth annual Etohum San Francisco event, which bridges the Turkish and San Francisco startup ecosystems, will be held at Galvanize in San Francisco on June 22nd. As in previous years, over 300 entrepreneurs, investors and technologies from Turkey and San Francisco are expected to attend this educational and networking event. For +500 accredited & active investors only, PreMoney is a one-day conference, produced by 500 Startups, about the most disruptive strategies, models, & technologies for the future of venture capital. Featuring the world’s most forward-thinking investors, PreMoney will provide attendees with insight and tactics for building successful, scalable venture portfolios that are just as innovative as the companies they finance. On the occasion of President Obama's Global Entrepreneurship Summit at Stanford University, please join the Atlantic Council, hosted by Michael McFaul at Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute, for a conversation with Condoleezza Rice, Stephen Hadley, and a panel of Arab entrepreneurs to discuss the implications of the Middle East's burgeoning startup scene. MENA-based entrepreneurs are developing solutions focused on their region’s economic needs, cultures, and religions. They have proven themselves to be technologically savvy, socially conscious, and highly innovative, when provided with the needed resources to start new ventures. To help in the process of obtaining needed business acumen and financial resources, the U.S. Department of State’s Near Eastern Affairs Bureau, The League of Arab States, and the Middle East & North Africa Consultants Association (MENA Consultants) are honored to host some of these young entrepreneurs at our Global Entrepreneurship Summit’s Speed Networking & Iftar Reception GES 2016 aims to showcase inspiring entrepreneurs and investors from around the world creating new opportunities for investment, partnership, and collaboration; connect American entrepreneurs and investors with international counterparts to form lasting relationships; and highlight entrepreneurship as means to address some of the most intractable global challenges. Hosting GES in Silicon Valley will highlight America’s entrepreneurial spirit and allow American investors and entrepreneurs to see the talent, solutions, and opportunities that exist globally. Ahmed Alfi Chairman Sawari Ventures Ala Alsalla Founder and CEO, Jamalon Amina al Hawa Physiotherapist & Inventor Amr Hussein KoshkComics Bedriye Hulya Founder b-Fit, Turkey Christopher Schroeder Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Inves Condoleezza Rice Former Secretary of State Dave McClure Founding Partner 500 Startups Deena Shakir Business Development, Google, TechWadi Elmira Bayrasli Co-Founder, Foreign Policy Interrupted Fadi Bishara Founder and CEO, Blackbox VC Hind Hobeika Founder Instabeat Idriss al Rifai Founder Fetchr Joy Ajlouny Co-Founder Fetchr Kamran Elahian Chairman, BIT-AMENA Center for Building Innovation Economic, Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Layth Hamad Founder ClevG Leila Janah Founder SamaGroup Michael McFaul Professor of Political Science, Director and Senior Fellow, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University Nasser Qaedi Executive Director and Head of Planning & Business Development Department Tamkeen Nermin Sa’d Founder Handasiyat.net Rami Al Karmi Chairman and CEO F03 Venture Partners Rafah Alkhatib Reach Holdings Randa Masri Founder and CEO ConnectME Roula Moussa Founder and Managing Partner Netways Ruba Al Hassan Chairman and Co-founder Global Youth Empowerment Movement Sana Hawasly Daraty Sharif El-Badawi Partner lead to Startup & VCs Google TechWadi Shaarik Zafar Special Representative to Muslim Communities Sima Najjar Founder Ekeif Stephen Hadley Former US National Security Advisor and Co-Chair, Atlantic Council Middle East Strategy Task Force Hamida Trabelsi Founder AlloTabib Wafa AlObaidat CEO & Creative Director Obai & Hill Youssef Chaqor Founder and General Manager Kilimanjaro Environment, Morocco Zafer Younis Partner 500 Startups