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MEVCA Event Agenda
30th of January, 2023
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
10:00 – 10:45 | Registrations & Welcome Coffee (non Roundtable Participants) | ||
10:45 – 11:00 | Opening Remarks | Noor Sweid
Chairperson MEVCA | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Corporate VC in Emerging Markets | Maan Al Awlaqi
Executive Director – Strategy and Transformation Aldar Properties Moran Levinovitz Managing Director HSBC Invest Noor Sweid (m) Chairperson MEVCA | |
11:30 – 12:15 | UAE as a New Epicenter | Mattia Fugazza
Head of MENA Ventures Mubadala Investment Company Sharif Badawi Chief Executive Officer Dubai Future District Fund Markus Thomas Head of Investments Abu Dhabi IPO Fund H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi (m) Senior Partner Global Ventures | |
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch | ||
13:15 – 14:00 | Surviving This Recession (As an Investor) | Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner Iliad Partners GV Ravishankar Managing Director Sequoia India Susana Garcia – Robles Senior Partner Capria Abdullah Mutawi Chairman Dubai Angel Investors Loulou Khazen (m) Managing Partner Spade Ventures | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Global vs. Regional Trends | Philip Bahoshy
CEO & Founder MAGNITT Julie Ruvolo Managing Director of Venture Capital GPCA Darius Alexander (m) Head of Technology & Fintech, MENA FTI Consulting | |
14:30 – 15:00 | Family Offices in Venture | Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner Shorooq Partners Chetan Mehta Founding Partner AUM Omar Al Khawaja Managing Director AMK Investment Office Tarek El Torgoman Managing Director Helios Capital Omar Majdouie Founding Partner Raed Ventures Bhaskar Dasgupta (m) Independent Board Member and Advisor – Funds and Family Offices | |
15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break | ||
15:15 – 15:45 | The Next Five Years | Omar Sati
Managing Director DASH Ventures Tala Al Jabri VC and Angel Investor Saudi Angel Investors Khaled Jalanbo Co-Founder & Managing Partner Valia Syrine Ben Mansour (m) Principal Hambro Perks Oryx Fund | |
15:45 – 16:05 | Investment Opportunities between Asean, Pakistan and MENA | Thomas G. Tsao
Cofounder and Chairperson Gobi Partners | |
16:05 – 16:45 | Capital Allocation in Alternative Assets | H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO and Board Member SVC Andrew Dalton Managing Partner Digital Spring Ventures LLP Areije Al Shakar Director & Fund Manager Al Waha Venture Capital Fund of Funds Kushal Shah Head of CVC e&/Etisalat Allen Taylor (m) Managing Director Endeavor | |
18:00 Onwards | Closing Reception at Coya | ||
30th of January, 2023
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
08:00 – 08:30 | Registrations and Welcome Coffee for Exclusive Roundtable | By Invite Only | |
08:30 – 10:15 | Exclusive Roundtable | By Invite Only | |
10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | By Invite Only | |
10:00 – 10:45 | Registrations & Welcome Coffee (non Roundtable Participants) | ||
10:45 – 11:00 | Opening Remarks | Noor Sweid
Chairperson MEVCA | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Corporate VC in Emerging Markets | Noor Sweid
Chairperson MEVCA Maan Al Awlaqi Executive Director Strategy and Transformation Moran Levinovitz Managing Director HSBC Invest | |
11:30 -12:15 | UAE as a New Epicenter | Mattia Fugazza
Head of MENA Ventures Mubadala Investment Company Sharif Badawi Chief Executive Officer Dubai Future District Fund Markus Thomas Head of Investments Abu Dhabi IPO Fund Noor Sweid (m) Chairperson MEVCA | |
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch | ||
13:15 – 14:00 | Surviving This Recession (As an Investor) | Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner Iliad Partners GV Ravishankar Managing Director Sequoia India Loulou Khazen (m) Managing Partner Spade Ventures Susana Garcia – Robles Senior Partner Capria Abdullah Mutawi Chairman Dubai Angel Investors | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Global vs. Regional Trends | Philip Bahoshy
CEO & Founder MAGNITT Julie Ruvolo Managing Director of Venture Capital GPCA Darius Alexander (m) Head of Technology & Fintech, MENA FTI Consulting | |
14:30 – 15:00 | Family Offices in Venture | Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner Shorooq Ventures Chetan Mehta Founding Partner AUM Omar Al Khawaja Managing Director AMK Investment Office Tarek El Torgoman Managing Director Helios Capital Omar Majdouie Founding Partner Raed Ventures Bhaskar Dasgupta (m) Independent Board Member and Advisor – Funds and Family Offices | |
15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break | ||
15:15 – 15:45 | The Next Five Years | Omar Sati
Managing Director DASH Ventures Tala Al Jabri VC and Angel Investor Saudi Angel Investors Khaled Jalanbo Co-Founder & Managing Partner Valia Syrine Ben Mansour (m) Principal Hambro Perks Oryx Fund | |
15:45 – 16:05 | Investment Opportunities between Asean, Pakistan and MENA | Thomas G. Tsao
Cofounder and Chairperson Gobi Partners | |
16:05 – 16:45 | Capital Allocation in Alternative Assets | H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO and Board Member SVC Andrew Dalton Managing Partner Digital Spring Ventures LLP Areije Al Shakar Director & Fund Manager Al Waha Venture Capital Fund of Funds Kushal Shah Head of CVC e&/Etisalat Allen Taylor (m) Managing Director Endeavor | |
18:00 Onwards | Closing Reception at Coya | ||
30th of January, 2023
Time | Session | Speaker(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|
08:00 – 08:30 | Registrations and Welcome Coffee for Exclusive Roundtable | By Invite Only | |
08:30 – 10:15 | Exclusive Roundtable | By Invite Only | |
10:15 – 10:30 | Coffee Break | By Invite Only | |
10:25 – 10:30 | Registrations & Welcome Coffee | ||
10:25 – 10:30 | Opening Remarks | Noor Sweid
Chairperson MEVCA | |
10:30 -11:00 | Fireside Chat | H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi
Senior Partner Global Ventures TBC | |
11:00 – 11:30 | Corporate VC in Emerging Markets | Noor Sweid
Chairperson MEVCA Moran Levinovitz Managing Director HSBC Invest | |
11:30 -12:15 | UAE as a New Epicenter | Mattia Fugazza
Head of MENA Ventures Mubadala Investment Company Sharif Badawi Chief Executive Officer Dubai Future District Fund Markus Thomas Head of Investments Abu Dhabi IPO Fund Noor Sweid (m) Chairperson MEVCA | |
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch | ||
13:15 – 14:00 | Surviving This Recession (As an Investor) | Christos Mastoras
Founder & Managing Partner Iliad Partners GV Ravishankar Managing Director Sequoia India Loulou Khazen (m) Managing Partner Spade Ventures Susana Garcia – Robles Senior Partner Capria Abdullah Mutawi Chairman Dubai Angel Investors | |
14:00 – 14:30 | Global vs. Regional Trends | Philip Bahoshy
CEO & Founder MAGNITT Julie Ruvolo Managing Director of Venture Capital GPCA Darius Alexander (m) Head of Technology & Fintech, MENA FTI Consulting | |
14:30 – 15:00 | Family Offices in Venture | Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner Shorooq Ventures Chetan Mehta Founding Partner AUM Omar Al Khawaja Managing Director AMK Investment Office Tarek El Torgoman Managing Director Helios Capital Omar Majdouie Founding Partner Raed Ventures Bhaskar Dasgupta (m) Independent Board Member and Advisor – Funds and Family Offices | |
15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break | ||
15:15 – 15:45 | The Next Five Years | Omar Sati
Managing Director DASH Ventures Tala Al Jabri VC and Angel Investor Saudi Angel Investors Khaled Jalanbo Co-Founder & Managing Partner Valia Syrine Ben Mansour (m) Principal Hambro Perks Oryx Fund | |
15:45 – 16:05 | Investment Opportunities between Asean, Pakistan and MENA | Thomas G. Tsao
Cofounder and Chairperson Gobi Partners | |
16:05 – 16:45 | Capital Allocation in Alternative Assets | H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO and Board Member SVC Andrew Dalton Managing Partner Digital Spring Ventures LLP Areije Al Shakar Director & Fund Manager Al Waha Venture Capital Fund of Funds Kushal Shah Head of CVC e&/Etisalat Allen Taylor (m) Managing Director Endeavor | |
18:00 Onwards | Closing Reception at Coya | ||