MEVCA Event Agenda

31 January, 2024

Time
Session Name
09:00 – 10:00
Welcome Breakfast and Reception
10:00 – 10:05
Welcome Remarks

Noor Sweid
Chairperson
MEVCA
10:05 – 10:20
Opening Presentation

Philip Bahoshy
CEO
MAGNIITT
10:20 – 11:00
The Region as a Global Ecosystem Hub

AbdulWahab Al Betairi
Managing Partner
Watar Partners

Amal Dokhan
General Partner
500 GLOBAL

Sharif El-Badawi
CEO
Dubai Future District Fund

Patricia Gomes
Regional Head of Commercial Banking for MENAT
HSBC

Khalifa Hamad Ahmed Salem Alhajeri
Senior Principal
Mubadala

Noor Sweid
Chairperson
MEVCA
Moderator
11:00 – 11:40
Family Offices: Their Importance in Venture Ecosystem

HE Khaled AK Al Fahim
Board Member
Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Jonathan Summers
Head of Asset Management
ADGM

Jean Shahdadpuri
Managing Director
Nikai Group

Karthik Reddy
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Blume Ventures

Stephan Heller
Founding Partner
AQVC
Moderator
11:40 – 12:10
Coffee Break
12:10 – 12:50
Building a significant VC in an Emerging Ecosystem

Issa Aghabi
Founder and Managing Partner
Access Bridge Ventures

Ishpreet Singh Gandhi
Founder and Managing Partner
Stride Ventures

Sonia Weymuller
Co-Founder and General Partner
VentureSouq

Rana Abdel Latif
Partner
SpeedInvest

Cate Ambrose
CEO
Global Private Capital Association
Moderator
12:50 – 13:30
Internalizing VC vs Externalizing VC: cost benefit analysis

Rebecca Hall
CEO
Kanoo Ventures

Mohammed Al Muhtaseb
CEO
ISSF

Josephine Koh
Director
Carta

Ben Harburg
Managing Partner
MSA Capital

Allen Taylor
Managing Partner
Endeavor Catalyst
Moderator
13:30 – 14:45
Lunch
14:45 – 15:00
Fireside Chat

Gabrielle Inzirillo
Head of Ecosystem Development
ADGM

Tunc Ozgul
Head of Startup and VC Ecosystem
Amazon Web Services
Moderator
15:00 – 15:40
CVCs: partners, investors or competitors?

Kushal Shah
Managing Director
e&

Patrick Thiriet
CEO
EQ2 Ventures

Manaf Kayal
CIO
Takamol

H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi
Senior Partner
Global Ventures
Moderator
15:40 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 16:40
What is happening in VC? IS THE GAME OVER?

Henry Ward
CEO
Carta

Sherif ElHalwagy
Co-founder & Partner
ACE & Company

Amir Farha
Founder
Cotu Ventures

Khaled Lababidi
Operating Partner
Arbor Ventures

Loulou Khazen Baz
Founder and Managing Partner
Spade Ventures
Moderator
16:40 – 17:10
Fireside Chat – MEVCA<>GPCA PLAN 2024

Cate Ambrose
CEO
Global Private Capital Association

Noor Sweid
Chairperson
MEVCA
Moderator
18:00 – 21:00
Closing Reception 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