2024 MEVCA Investors Summit Spotlight
Investing in MENA
Family Offices
The Region as a Global Ecosystem Hub
Family Offices: Their Importance in Venture Ecosystem
Global V/s Regional Trends
Sovereign Wealth Funds
Building a significant VC in an Emerging Ecosystem
Internalizing VC vs Externalizing VC: cost benefit analysis
Building Bridges Between MENA and the World
Corporate VC in Emerging Markets
CVCs: partners, investors or competitors?
What is happening in VC? IS THE GAME OVER?
2024 Speakers
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
