About Event
2025 marks a new benchmark for regional Venture Capital with MEVCA’s annual event: MEVCA INVESTORS SUMMIT.
The MEVCA Investors Summit, hosted at Abu Dhabi Global Market, brings together the biggest, brightest, and most influential venture capital investors to exchange insights, explore opportunities, and shape the future of the industry.
The event tackles the transformative forces redefining venture capital, offering perspectives on the trends, strategies, and opportunities driving the advancement of the MENA ecosystem and beyond.
With a carefully curated program and unparalleled networking opportunities, the MEVCA Investors Summit is the must-attend event of the year for anyone invested in the growth of venture capital in the Middle East and on a global scale.
2025 MEVCA INVESTORS SUMMIT Spotlight
Investing in MENA
Family Offices
How AI Can Disrupt Venture Capital?
Venture growth and growth equity: is the time now for growth capital in the region?
Global V/s Regional Trends
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Government Fund of Funds: Learnings from the Last Five Years
The Venture Capital Exit Landscape in MENA
Building Bridges Between MENA and the World
Corporate VC in Emerging Markets
Have Private Credit and Venture Debt Finally Arrived?
Which Institutions Are Making Big Moves in Venture Capital?
SPEAKERS
Omar Alkhawaja
Managing Director
AMK Investment Office (AMK)
Stephanie Nour Prince
Partner
Nuwa Capital
Abdulaziz Shikh Al Sagha
Managing Partner
BECO Capital
Armineh Baghoomian
Managing Director
Partners for Growth
Tala Al Jabri
MEVCA Board Member
Said Murad
Senior Partner
Global Ventures
Laura Modiano
EMEA VC Partnerships Lead
OpenAI
Nader Al Bastaki
Managing Director
DFDF
Susana Garcia-Robles
Managing Partner
Capria Ventures
Amal Dokhan
Managing Partner
500 Global
Gabrielle Inzirillo
Head of Ecosystem Development - Fintech
ADGM
Leo Batalov
Partner, Global Co-Head of Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital
DLA Piper
Abdullah Mutawi
Partner
Taylor Wessing
Anushweta Mukherjee
VC & PE Funds, Regional Lead - Middle East
Carta
Fariha Ansari Javed
Partner
Stride Ventures
Noor Sweid
Founder and Managing Partner
Global Ventures
H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi
Managing Director
Astra Tech
Bassel Al-Khawaja, CFA
Advisory Head
Abu Dhabi IPO Fund
Youssef Assabghy
Head of Structured Finance and Venture Debt, and New Economy Corporate Team Head
HSBC
Tomas Pierucci
Managing Director, Head of Tech Vertical
JP Morgan
Omar AlMajdouie
Founding Partner
Raed Ventures
Zeid Zabian
Founding Partner
Turmeric Capital
Rabih Khoury
Managing Partner and Chief Exit Officer
MEVP
Osama Alamri
Chief Business Development Officer
SVC
Faris Al Mazrui
Head of Ventures & Growth
Mubadala
Carmen James
Chief Strategy Officer
Liquidity Group
Walid Faza
General Partner
Novo Capital
Tunc Ozgul
Head of Startups and VC
AWS
Carlos Ramos De La Vega
Director of VC & Tech
GPCA
Hasnain Bin Syed Gilani
Head of Partnerships Alliances & Solutions
BytePlus (part of ByteDance)
Yana El Dirani
Head of MENA
Endeavor Catalyst
AbdulWahab Al Betairi
Managing Partner
Watar Partners
Allen Taylor
Managing Partner
Endeavor Catalyst
Amir Farha
Founder
Cotu Ventures
Amal Dokhan
General Partner
500 Global
Cate Ambrose
CEO
Global Private Capital Association
Faris Sohail Al Mazrui
Head of Growth Investments
Mubadala
Gabrielle Inzirillo
Head of Ecosystem Development
ADGM
Henry Ward
CEO
CARTA
Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Founder and Managing Partner
Stride Ventures
Issa Aghabi
Founder and Managing Partner
Access Bridge Ventures
Jean Shahdadpuri
Managing Director
Nikai Group
Josephine Koh
Director
CARTA
Jonathan Summers
Head of Asset Management
ADGM
Karthik Reddy
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Blume Ventures
Khaled AK Al Fahim
Board Member
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Kushal Shah
Managing Director
e&
Khaled Lababidi
Operating Partner
Arbor Ventures
Khalifa Hamad Ahmed Salem Alhajeri
Senior Principal
Mubadala
Loulou Khazen Baz
Founder and Managing Partner
Spade Ventures
Manaf Kayal
CIO
Takamol
Mohammed Al-Muhtaseb
CEO
ISSF
Noor Sweid
Chairperson
MEVCA
Patrick Thiriet
CEO
EQ2 Ventures
Philip Bahoshy
CEO
MAGNIITT
Patricia Gomes
Regional Head of Commercial Banking for the Middle East, North Africa and Turkiye
HSBC
Rana Adbel Latif
Partner
SpeedInvest
Rebecca Hall
CEO
Kanoo Ventures
Sherif ElHalwagy
Co-founder & Partner
ACE & Company
Sharif El-Badawi
CEO
Dubai Future District Fund
Sonia Weymuller
Co-Founder and General Partner
VentureSouq
Stephen Moss
Group Managing Director
HSBC
H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi
Senior Partner
Global Ventures
Tunc Ozgul
Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem
Amazon Web Services
Strategic Partners
Event Partners
Event Description
Event Name: MEVCA Investors’ Summit
Date: January 30th, 2023
Location: ADGM, Abu Dhabi
Objective: Bringing together global investors, creating forums for knowledge exchange, providing networking opportunities, and building bridges between the MENA region and the international market.
Target Audience: Between 100 – 150 participants including LP’s, VC’s, Family Offices, Sovereign Wealth Funds, Funds of Funds, and VC Associations.
2024 Mena Data Insights
ADGM & ABU DHABI
MEVCA Investors Summit will take place in Abu Dhabi at ADGM.
Abu Dhabi presents unprecedented opportunities
as it:
ALIGNS WITH ABU DHABI ECONOMIC VISION 2030
FOCUSES CONCENTRATION ON NON-OIL BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
PRESENTS GEOSTRATEGIC LOCATION AND ACCESS TO BIG VIBRANT ECONOMIES
HOSTS A NUMBER OF INVESTMENT NETWORKS AND INTERESTS
Good to know
1. Timing
Please check the Agenda for exact timings of the day.
2. Google Directions & Parking
- Guest may use Car Park D facing the Four-Season Hotel
- GPS Coord:Â 24.502633, 54.388437
- Fees: 1st hour is free of charge and succeeding hour is 10ed. The maximum parking charges is 20aed per day
3. Event Area Entrance & Badge Collection
You can collect your pre-printed badge on the North Side entrance of the ADGM building, on the Ground Floor (Plaza Area). This is the entrance door opposite the Four Seasons hotel.

You may be asked to provide identification when registering, so please have your ID or business card on hand when registering.
4. Event Venue
4th Floor, Auditorium, ADGM Authority Building, ADGM Square, Abu Dhabi
5. Dress Code
Business casual or National Dress
6. COVID Requirements
There are no COVID requirements at the venue. Please be sure to check with your airline for any travel requirements needed by the airline.
7. Closing Reception
- We will have a Closing Reception at Coya Restaurant, starting 6:00PM.
- Coya Restaurant is a 2-minute walk when you exit the ADGM building from the North side to the left.
- Google Map Directions - https://goo.gl/maps/FnmATu9QDvAMQxNG9
- Keep your Summit badge at hand as you may be requested to present this at the door to gain access to the Closing Reception.
8. For any coordination, you may contact:
Book Now
Registration Closed Now
Registration for the MEVCA INVESTORS SUMMIT is closed now.
Thanks for your Interest!
Please email us at – community@mevca.me for any queries.
