Hanan AbdelMeguid

Bio: Hanan is the CEO of OTVentures

Walid Bakr

Bio: Walid Bakr is a principal with Riyada Enterprise Development, the small and medium enterprise investment platform of Abraaj Capital (The Middle East and North Africa’s leading PE firm). Now based in Cairo, Mr. Bakr started his career asan information-technology professional and entrepreneur before becoming an investment professional for the last nine years.

Given his operational and entrepreneurial background, as well as plenty of exposure to the international business community, Mr. Bakr brings a wealth of experience to his investment activities. Before Abraaj, he was a director of Riyada Ventures, a venture capital firm based in Amman, Jordan – that was before Riyada Ventures was purchased and became part of the Abraaj Group. Whilst at Riyada Ventures, Mr. Bakr advised on numerous investment funds and participated in structuring many early- stage investment transactions in the Middle East and North Africa. Before that, he CEO of IDEAVELOPERS, an EFG- Hermes subsidiary responsible for setting up and advising the Technology Development Fund, Egypt’s first seed and early-stage information and communications technology venture capital fund. During his career, Mr. Bakr has held management positions in the Egyptian ministry of CIT, the Arab Stock Exchange, and Sunbelt Software in Paris, France, amongst others. He holds a B.Sc. in Communications Engineering, with the highest honours, from Alexandria University.

Maha Abouelenein

Bio: Head of Global Communications & Public Affairs for Google in the Middle East & North Africa. With more than 20 years experience in corporate communications, PR strategy and campaign management, Maha drives the Google communications apparatus for 18 countries. Maha holds a Masters Degree in Communications from Minnesota State University - Mankato, USA and an undergraduate degree in International Business & Marketing with a minor in French.

Hicham Arafa

Bio: Hicham is the Head of engineering and quality department at Valeo. Have been in the high-tech field for above 13 years working in the USA and Egypt. Recently, have been focused of the development of the high-tech business and technology development in the Egyptian Market. Specialties in: Management of Cross-Cultural Teams, Virtual Team Management, Business Development , Creativity and Change Management , Teaching & Coaching and Presentation and Documentation. An MBA holder from WP Carey School of Business and MSEE from West Virginia University.