Regional Managing Director\ Microsoft for Startups, Middle East & Africa
Ryan Sturgill
Director\ Gaza Sky Geeks
Mary NazZal
Founder 17 Ventures/Managing Director SEAF
Yahya Mosleh
Curator\ Global Shapers, Nablus Hub
Ibrahim AlHusseini
Managing Partner\ FullCycle
Abeer Alyazji
Curator\ Global Shapers, Gaza Hub
Bjorn Tore Markussen
Chief Executive Office\ the C4IR Ocean
Kanthan Shankar
Country Director for West Bank and Gaza
\ World Bank
Sheikh Tanjeb Islam
Head\ 4IR Centers governmental Affairs
Omar Hassan
Founder\ Global Growth Hub
SungAh Lee
Head\ Country Accelerators
Beatrice Maser
Regional Director\ Middle East and North Africa at IFC
Dana Alami
Curator\ Global Shapers, East Jerusalem Hub
Don Loeb
CEO\ Headlands West Advisory LLC
Lana Abu-hijleh
President at Global Communities\ Chairwoman at
Intersect Innovation Hub
Fares Nimri
Managing Director\ Techstars Resilience Program Jordan/Palestine
Yasar Jarrar
Fellow\ Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, USA/UAE YGL 2009
Habib Hazan
Managing General Partner\ Ibtikar Innovation Fund
Sam Daoud
Director of Product Management\ Amazon
Reem Khouri
Co-founder and CEO\ Whyise
Dawoud Zahran
Curator\ Global Shapers, Ramallah Hub
Frank Müller
CEO\ axsos.de
Husam Barkawi
CEO\ ITG Software
Laith Kassis
Director\ Fikra Innovation Hub
Startups panel speakers
Aws nabulsi
Founder\ Gamiphy
Shorouq Qawariq
Founder\ Rumman
Jamil Mazzawi
Founder\ Optima
salah sady
Founder\ BlueFilter
Hamzeh Ghosheh
Founder\ Naviatx
Hashim shawa
Chairman\ Bank of Palestine Group
Hashim Shawa joined Bank of Palestine as Chairman and General Manager (GM) in 2007; and has maintained the bank’s strategic direction of sustained growth and expansion. During his tenure as Chairman and GM he helped in the institutionalization of the bank; bringing forth a value based approach to banking. The bank today has an active financial inclusion program focusing on providing banking services and financial awareness to women, Small Medium Enterprises and Youth.