June 2014 Launch
Rise Launch Event Program
Keynotes
Farouk El-Baz
Director, Center for Remote Sensing
Boston University
Mohamed El-Sawy
Founder
The Sawy Culture Wheel
Speakers
Welcome:
Why RISE? & The Power of Networks
Mona Mowafi
Co-founder & President,
RISE Egypt
Wael Fakharany
Co-founder & Board Chair, RISE Egypt /
Agency Leader MENA Region, Google X
The Ins & Outs of Entrepreneurship in Egypt
Ihab Ismail
Co-founder & Board Member,
Nahdet El-Mahrousa
Tarek El-Madany
Board Member
Egypt NEGMA
Walt Mayo
Senior Vice President
of Global Expansion, Endeavor
Dina Sherif
Founding Partner
Ahead of the Curve
Sherif Kamel
Dean
AUC Business School
Design Your Dream:
Two Successful Egyptian Entrepreneurs
Rana El Kaliouby
Co-founder &
Chief Science Officer
Affectiva
Azza Fahmy
Chairwoman &
Chief Designer
Azza Fahmy Jewelry
Presentations by the RISE Entrepreneurs
Moustafa Hemdan
Co-founder & CEO Recyclobekia
Karim Negm
Co-founder
Jozour
Seif Abou-Zeid
Co-founder & CEO,
Tahrir Academy
Amena El-Saie &
Ramez Maher
Co-founders, Helm
Yumna Madi
Co-founder & Business Development Officer
Karm Solar
Yasmin Helal
Co-Founder & Executive Director
Educate Me
Going Global:
Learning from other Successful Models Around the World
Vinit Nijhawan
Former President
TiE-Boston and
TiE-Global Trustee
Tim Williamson
Co-Founder & CEO
Idea Village
Shahir Guindi
Board Member
Canadian Business
Development Bank
Metrics & Impact:
The Role of Research in Entrepreneurship for Development
Mona Amer
Associate Professor of Psychology
AUC
Nadereh Chamlou
Fmr Senior Advisor to Chief Economist, MENA Region
World Bank
Sherif Kamel
Dean
AUC Business School
The Power of Storytelling
Michael Megalli
Senior Director, Brand Strategy
Microsoft
The Culture of Innovation for Social Transformation
Mohamed El-Sawy
Founder
The Sawy Culture Wheel
Entertainment
Ahmed El Haggar & Berklee School Musicians