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