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T h e G I S T I n i t i a t i v e i s a p a r t n e r s h i p l e d b y t h e U . S . D e p a r t m e n t o f S t a t e a n d C R D F G l o b a l .1
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GISTDEMO DAYDecember 18, 2013
GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP
December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN
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GISTDEMO DAYDecember 18, 2013
GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP
December 16-17, 2013
Amman, JORDANTABLE OF CONTENTS
Agenda 2
GIST Initiative One Pager 4
Oasis 500 Company Profile 5
CRDF Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programs 6
Startup Profiles 10
GIST Alumni 40
Speakers, Mentors & Judges 41
GIST Mentor Highlight 51
CRDF Global GIST Team 52
U.S. Department of State GIST Team 54
OASIS 500 Team 55
GIST Activities 56
Resources 57
GIST Partners 58
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GISTDEMO DAYDecember 18, 2013
GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP
December 16-17, 2013
Amman, JORDANAGENDADay 1 - Monday, December 16, 2013: Closed to Public
9:00 - 9:30 Welcome Remarks & Introductions
9:30 - 10:30
Learn: Business Model Canvas & International Customer Discovery Overview:
Learn how to create your dynamic roadmap to market validation and success.
Chuck Eesley, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
10:30 - 10:45 Break
10:45 - 11:30 Learn: Global Networking and Partnership Formation Session:Polish your networking skills
Ovidiu Bujorean, Senior Manager, CRDF Global, Speaker, ovibees.com
11:30 - 12:30Learn: Determining Cost Structure and Revenue Streams
Chuck Easley, Assistant Professor, Stanford University
12:30 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:30Learn: Cash Flow and Projections - common mistakes to avoid
Kari Hanson, Former Project Director of SEED Design Lab, Stanford University
14:30 - 15:15 3 Entrepreneurs present their business canvas
15:15 - 15:30 Break
15:30 - 16:15Learn & Do: User-Centered Design - innovating for your customer
Kari Hanson, Former Project Director of SEED Design Lab, Stanford University
16:15 - 17:00Learn: Razing Capital - from crowdfunding to venture capital
Faysal Sohail, VC, CMEA Capital
17:00 - 17:45
Learn & Do: Investor Pitching Session:
Learn how to tell a story and convince an investor to buy-in to your vision.
3-5 most courageous entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to practice their elevator pitches.
Natalia Pipia, Senior Program Director, CRDF Global
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GISTDEMO DAYDecember 18, 2013
GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP
December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN
AGENDA
Day 3- Wednesday, December 18, 2013 Open to the Public
Day 2 - Tuesday, December 17, 2013: Closed to Public
9:00 - 10:00Learn: International Marketing and Sales
Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder and former CEO of Priceline, CEO of ColorJar
10:00 - 11:00Learn: Expansion and Scalability
Faysal Sohail, VC, CMEA Capital
11:00 - 11:15 Break
11:15 - 12:15 Mentoring of Top 15 with GIST Alums and Mentors15 entrepreneurs get one-on-one mentorship. The other 15 teams prepare for their pitch.
12:15 - 13:15Mentoring of Top 15 with GIST Alums and Mentors
15 entrepreneurs get one-on-one mentorship. The other 15 teams prepare for their pitch.
13:15 - 14:15 Lunch
14:15 - 16:00Speed Pitching
30 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 3 minutes (2 minute presentation and 1 minute of Q&A)
16:00 - 17:00Judges Deliberate
Judges down select 10 entrepreneurs
10:00 - 13:00 Prep Time
12:45 - 13:00 Registration
13:00 - 13:30 Welcoming Remarks
13:30 - 14:00Keynote
Jeff Hoffman, Co-founder and former CEO of Priceline, Founder of ColorJar
14:00 - 14:45 Panel Discussion: Hottest Startup Trends
14:45 - 15:00 Coffee Break
15:00 - 16:20
DEMO & Pitching
Judging Panel 1
8 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 10 minutes each (5 minute presentations with 5 minutes of Q&A)
16:20 - 17:30
DEMO & Pitching
Judging Panel 2
7 entrepreneurs pitch for a total of 10 minutes each (5 minute presentations with 5 minutes of Q&A)
17:30 - 19:00
Networking Reception & Award Ceremony
During the networking reception 30 entrepreneurs showcase their prototype and answer questions from investors, seasoned entrepreneurs
and other distinguished guests
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Muhammad Saimum Hossain, BangladeshHind Hobeika, Lebanon
Founder, Instabeat
James Khoo, Malaysia
Founder, SecQMeGISTALUMNI
IMPACT
HEALTH
ICT
ENERGY
180K+
GLOBAL COMMUNITY CAPITAL RAISED MENTOR NETWORK JOBS CREATED
$21M 300+ 800+
technology entrepreneurs.
WH
ATISGIST?
GIST TECH-I GIST BOOT CAMPS GIST TECHCONNECT
support most promising technology
and science entrepreneurs.
Two day on the ground hands-on
support for most promising ventures.
Live video broadcast with seasoned
improve startup ventures.
Catherine Kiguru
Co-founder, Ukall Ltd.
ICT
GIST Iniave builds entrepreneurialecosystems in over 50 countries in the Middle
East, Central and South East Asia and
Sub-Saharan Africa, by idenfying, coaching
and funding promising entrepreneurs through
compeons, start-up acceleraon services,
an online social media plaorm, and
interacve mentorship programs. It is
implemented in partnership with the U.S.
Department of State and CRDF Global.
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About Oasis 500Oasis500 is a leading early stage and seed investment company, the rst of
its kind in Jordan and the MENA region. The program at Oasis500 includes
entrepreneurship training, mentorship guidance, business incubation and ad-
ditional follow-up investment and funding if required, turning new business
ideas into startups and helping existing entrepreneurs grow their companieswith support from angel investor and mentor networks. They nurture creat-
ive ideas in Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Mobile and
Digital Media, transforming them into startup companies.
Oasis500 aims to develop a strong solid generation of Arab entrepreneurs,
consequently adding to a better future for the MENA region. The goal is
clear: 500 startup companies in ve years.
Why Oasis500?MENA has always been a hot-bed for great ideas and determined dreamers,
but what comes after the idea? The word Oasis addresses a serious gap in
the region; the lack of seed and early stage funding for technology ventures.
Oasis500 offers much more than just money, however. Attaining fundingfrom the Oasis500 program will build your projects credibility for the future
as your concepts and business models will be screened and put to the test
by industry experts. The incubation period includes the initial funding in
addition to legal advice, mentoring, networking opportunities with success-
ful businessmen and businesswomen, and nally a round of Angel Investor
funding for the companies who are ready for it.
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CRDF Global is a private, non-governmental organizationcommitted to promoting peace and prosperity through science
and technology. Its innovation and entrepreneurship-focused
programs develop technology commercialization capabilities and
sustaining networks abroad. Domestically, CRDF Global helps
to create more viable investment, partnership and collaborative
opportunities for American businesses and scientists who gain
access to top international research and expertise.
Core Program Beliefs
Innovation.We believe strongly in the power of technology and innovation
as drivers for sustainable growth.
Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurs transform innovation into enterprises
that generate value and create jobs. Our programs are designed with the
individual in mind, as the nucleus and sole purpose of our mission. Strategic
partnerships. We partner with like-minded local and regional organizations
and corporations to leverage our resources and capabilities to build capacity
for greater impact and avoid redundancy.
Innovation Ecosystem Development
CRDF Global believes in the bottom-up approach in building the local
ecosystems and supports local entrepreneurship initiatives by identifyingleaders, existing programs and the gaps in the system.
Assisting with the formation of new technology commercialization
offices and incubators
Strategic planning
Management training and educational outreach
Comprehensive programs designed to enhance entrepreneurship culture
Assisting with investment capital infrastructure development
Startup Support
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of all economies and
the source of growth and dynamism. CRDF Global offers a comprehensivesuite of programs designed to nurture these early-stage companies.
Identifying promising business opportunities, funders, partners and
resource
Designing and executing acceleration programs
Comprehensive skill development training
Access to sources of fundingInnovation
Technology Acceleration
CRDF Global promotes business growth by supporting students, researchersand technology developers who believe that their product or service is viable
commercially. Programs guide them through the process of commercialization
by honing their skills and helping them to grow and realize their market
potential.
Identifying intellectual property with commercial potential in
universities and corporations
Hands-on training in technology transfer and intellectual property rights
Online technology commercialization courses
Technology valuation and market assessment
BUILDING ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMSINNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMS
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Increasing Opportunities for Early-Stage EntrepreneursIn the search for entrepreneurs with innovative technology ideas that can
address a problem affecting their country or region, the Global Innovation
through Science and Technology (GIST) Initiative has implemented
the GIS TTech-I Competition, attracting close to 200 teams from the
Middle East, Africa, and Central and South East Asia. Among them was
CardioDiagnostics, a Lebanese startup founded by Ziad Sankari. Ziad lost
his father at the age of 17 to a heart attack, which inspired him to create a
medical device that monitors cardiac patients outside the hospital around the
clock. This idea earned him a top prize of the competition awarded at theSecond Global Entrepreneurship Summit on December 3-5, 2011 in Istanbul,
Turkey. CardioDiagnostics has been given a strong start for a global success
with $20,000 in seed funding, hands-on training with serial entrepreneurs
and business mentors, global media exposure by MSNBC and Wired
Magazine, an upcoming trip to Silicon Valley and participation in the MIT
Global Startup Workshop.
Transforming TechnologyTransfer in Russia CRDF Global has trained more than 300 technology
transfer managers and assisted eight leading research universities with
establishing technology transfer offices, which significantly contributed to
the establishment of the local innovation ecosystem. The Programs include
professional skills development seminars, workshops, academia and industry
international conferences, and site visits to the United States for technology
transfer professionals. Similar activities have strengthened the technology
commercialization capabilities of more than 20 research universities of the
Russian Federation.
Accessing U.S. Markets
Since 2005, CRDF Global has implemented more than 20 U.S. travel
programs for close to 90 participants representing dozens of universities,
research institutes and technology companies from Russia, Armenia and
Azerbaijan and collaborated with such prominent U.S. organizations as
MIT, Babson College, Garage Technology Ventures, Plug & Play Incubator,
CleanTech Open and others. Based on the scalable and highly customizable
format of the Innovation U.S. travel programs and existing cache ofexperience, best practices and partners, CRDF Global is able to design and
implement results-oriented and cost-effective programs that perfectly fit the
objectives and needs of a diverse range of partner organizations in emerging
markets.
Building Institutional Capacity
Since 2005, CRDF Global has partnered with the Enterprise Incubator
Foundation (EIF), one of the most successful IT-focused technology business
incubators and consulting companies in the Caucasus region, to implement itsScience and Technology Entrepreneurship Program (STEP). With co-funding
from the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia, EIF implemented
more than 15 STEP activities including the Business Partnership Grant (BPG)
program, Innovation Forums, cluster seminars, business trainings for scientific
community, legal and accounting seminars and matchmaking events. Through
its partnership with CRDF Global, EIF strengthened communication channels
between science and private sectors, gained broader access to the U.S.
business network and scaled up its outreach and programs to non-IT sectors
becoming one of the focal entrepreneurship-support organizations in Armeniaand in the region.
Providing Access to Capital
The ecoFridge, a revolutionary refrigeration system used to transport
perishable products, was developed by a team of Ukrainian scientists
with a U.S. business partner who participated in a CRDF Global research
and development grant competition. CRDF Global provided training and
mentorship to the team to prepare them to effectively pitch the ecoFridge at a
venture forum in Los Angeles, CA. As a result, the team obtained $2.2 million
of follow-on capital investment to develop their business, and EcoFridge is
now being adopted by companies around the world who appreciate its
environmental benefits and cost efficiency.
CRDF GLOBALS IMPACTCRDF GLOBALS IMPACT
Ziad Sankari, CardioDiagnostics
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in partnership with GIST STARTUP BOOTCAMPU.S. Entrepreneurs & Investors selected startups on a rolling basis
LOCATION:King Hussein Business Park, Building 7, Amman, Jordan
For more information [email protected]
GIST STARTUP BOOTCAMPGet the tools to become the next Maktoob of Arabia
KARI HANSONFormer Project Director
SEED Design LabStanford University
JEFF HOFFMAN,Co-Founder & FormerCEO of Priceline.com
CEO of ColorJar
CHUCK EESLEYAssistant Professor, Stanford University inthe Department of Management Science andEngineering (MS&E)
FAYSAL SOHAILVenture Capitalist,
CMEA Capital
Only Jordans top 30 Tech Startups will get selected to participate in MENAsmost awaited GIST Boot Camp & DEMO day
SNAPSHOT OF JUDGES LINEUP
BOOTCAMP
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in partnership with GIST DEMO DAYCome see the next generation of great Jordanian companies showcase their startup
LOCATION:Grand Hyatt, Ballroom: Husseing Bin Ali St., Amman JordanFor more information [email protected]
KARI HANSONFormer Project Director
SEED Design LabStanford University
JEFF HOFFMAN,Co-Founder & FormerCEO of Priceline.com
CEO of ColorJar
CHUCK EESLEYAssistant Professor, Stanford University inthe Department of Management Science andEngineering (MS&E)
FAYSAL SOHAILVenture Capitalist,
CMEA Capital
Meet the next Maktoob of Arabia
SNAPSHOT OF JUDGES LINEUP
STEP 3GIST
DEMO DAY15 of the top up-and-coming
Jordanian Startups showcase200+ Guests
STEP 1
Top 30 Jordanian Startups
selected by seasoned U.S.
Entrepreneurs & Investors
DATE:December 18
Welcoming@ 13:00
Keynote by Jeff Hoffman@ 13:30
Startup Pitches@ 15:00
Networking & Awards@ 17:30
STEP 2
Training and Mentorship of
30 Jordanian Startups and
selection of top 15
Keynote fromJeff Hoffman
Co-founder & Former CEO
of Priceline.com
CEO of ColorJar
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GISTDEMO DAYDecember 18, 2013
GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP
December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN
PROFILES
TEAMHanan Khader
Founder & CEO
Aqar-Estate aims to make life easier in the MENA region bybuilding an online real estate marketplace that empowerspeople with more options and information about real estatebefore buying or selling. Today Aqar-Estate has become
the largest real estate marketplace in Jordan and amongthe top 3 in the MENA region. Hanan has been selected bythe U.S. Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs as a 2013Emerging Leader in its TechWomen program, being one oftop 3 women from Jordan in Technology.
Aqar-Estate@aqarestate
Jordan.aqar-estate.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: Real EstateExpansion to other markets: MENA & Turkey
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN
PROFILES
TEAMTawfeeq Saad Eddin
CEO
[email protected] A. Kalaldeh
Co-CEO
@khaledkalaldeh
Dardasa is a safe social learning platform that providesan engaging, localized and personalized learning anytimeanywhere, unlike private and home tutoring, which isoften expensive, frustrating and routine. Furthermore,
this solution is unique for its safe social learning networkthat combines content authoring, content crowd-sourcing,curriculum mapping, content curation, social networking,supporting ipped learning, and learning management
in a simple, seamless, integrated workow. Dardasas
philosophy revolves around ipped learning a concept
where students are able to learn material on their own andsee it played out in the classroom setting.
Dardasa@KetabDardasa
Dardasa.comIncorporated company:No
Industry: EducationExpansion to other markets:Arab World < Turkey < Globally
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN
PROFILES
TEAMAnas Alshanti
Founder & CEO
Dokkankom.com is an online shopping product discoverydestination from the worlds top fashion, design and tech
brands. They have built a parallel product extension calledDokkankom Extra, which focuses on the social aspect
of product curation, wishlists and bringing internationalcustomers closer to their favorite brands. Dokkankom hasa unique universal shopping cart that allows internationalcustomers to buy multiple products from different retailers ina single transaction.
Dokkankom.com@Dokkankom
Dokkankom.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets:Have set up a
corporation in Delaware, USA with global focus
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PROFILES
TEAMSima Nijjar
Founder & CEO
Christine FahelCoordinator
@Christinefahel
Keif means How in Arabic. eKeif develops short,
high-quality Arabic How to videos presented online and
targeted at viewers from the Middle East. Their specic
target is women between the age of 18-35 from the 86
million Arabic internet users. Their mission is to developthe largest database of videos through a community-basedcontent creation strategy.
Ekeif.com@e_keif
ekeif.comIncorporated company:Yes
Industry: Education, Entretainment & MediaExpansion to other markets: Middle East
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PROFILES
TEAMRami S Ejailat
Founder & CEO
Experts 911 provides small and medium enterprises with anaffordable cloud-based IT department to enable them tofocus on their core business functions without worryingabout their IT needs. IT experts can remotely manage the IT
infrastructure of the coustumer and provide unlimited chat-based IT assistance.
Experts 911@Experts_911
experts911.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry:ITExpansion to other markets: MENA < Globally
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PROFILES
TEAMBelal AffouriFounder & CEO
Falteh is a comic book with Robot Kit to teach aboutelectronics and Robotics using STEM education principles.The company is currently demo-ing the product in schoolsin Jordan. The companys strategy includes signing contracts
with schools as well as selling the product to individuals.
FaltehFalteh.com
Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Educatiuon, Robotics
Expansion to other markets: MENA < Worldwide
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PROFILES
TEAMLinda Al-Hallaq
Founder & CEO
Anoud Yehia BarqawiMarketing and Sales Manger
First Bazaars mission is to open the traditional Middle
Eastern Bazaar to the world via an online platform. It focuseson quality and creativity in an effort to move away fromthe trend of mass-production, saying, Every purchase is an
opportunity to challenge the status quo by choosing qualityover convenience.
First Bazaarrstbazaar.com
Incorporated company: YesIndustry:E-Commerce
Expansion to other markets: Intend to expand intoGCC, US & UK
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PROFILES
TEAMNadia Shomali
CEO
Foodlve is a social discovery platform for food where userscan search, bookmark, blog, share and buy everythingrelated to food in one place. Foodlve grew from 1 millionpage views per month to 5 million page views in just 3
months. It has 5,000 active users.
FoodLve@foodlve
foodlve.comIncorporated company: YesIndustry: Food & Nutrition
Expansion to other markets: USA, UK, Turkey, Japan
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PROFILES
TEAMSaman Hamam
CEO
Gweet is the Middle Easts rst online service for travelers
to locate local alternative accommodations to traditionalhotels. Gweet connects people who have extra space in theirhomes with those looking for a place to stay. Its motto is ,
Live the Local Experience! Hamam has hosted more than350 people from all over the world and been hosted by over30 people.
Gweetgweet.com
@GweetjoIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-commerceExpansion to other markets: Gradually to all Arab
countries and maybe Turkey
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PROFILES
TEAMRuba Musharbash
Founder, Nutritionist
Tareq Assem DalbahCo-founder
@Tareq30
Hemyati allows users to work with their very own real liferegistered dietitian through a variety of media including awebsite and a mobile app. The dietitian will create a customplan for each individual with specic health and nutritional
goals based on the medical and nutritional information eachprovides. The dietitian and the individual communicate viaa live online message board to which users get unlimitedaccess. Hemyati offers users an easy, effective, and secureway to meet their health goals.
HemyatiIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: Food & NutritionExpansion to other markets: MENA, starting from KSA
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PROFILES
TEAMLina Madadha
Co-Founder
Ali Mohammad HajjajCo-Founder
@alihajjaj
Karasi is an online event registration and e-ticketing solutioncreated to help manage events, festivals, conferences, workshopsand activities. In the past 2 years, Karasi has served the top eventsin Jordan and sold around 60,000 tickets. They recently expandedtheir services to serve conferences, and developed a solutionthat includes marketing, registration and interaction via web andmobile. Karasi saves the venue the time and effort of managingevents, handling attendee communication, manual registration andpayments.
Karasi Ticketing@karasiticketing
Karasi.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-commerceExpansion to other markets: GCC countries
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TEAMHani Saleh
Founder & CEO
YalaValet is an cloud subscription service that acts asa valet & parking platform. It is the rst online and
telecommunication automated car request service in theMENA Region that acts as a middleman between the valetrm and end-users. Yala Valet aims to be Fast/Easy/
Flexible.
HiValetyalavalet.com
@YalaValetIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-commerce, TransportationExpansion to other markets: MENA & USA
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TEAMKhaled Husseini
Founder & CEO
Nadia Mohamed Maan HusseiniCo-Founder and Head of Production
@nadzontwit
Ishra7 helps organizations communicate and connect withtheir target audiences through short, compelling, andengaging visual stories, which they can use on differentplatfoms. These days when social media consumers
have 10 second attention spans, companies struggle withcapturing their attention and connecting with them inmeaningful ways. This has repercussions on effectivemarketing, sales, and of course growth and ishra7 is here tohelp.
Ishra7@ISHRA7
ishra7.comIncorporated company:Yes
Industry: Social Media, E-commerceExpansion to other markets:Yes. Most clients are already
outside of Jordan. ishra7 works with clients in the US,Australia, and the GCC
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TEAMBisher Abu Taleb
Founder & CEO
I3zif.com is an online music school. It teaches users howto play musical instruments through pre-recorded videotutorials that we produce in-house working with some ofthe best musicians in the Arab world. It utilizes graphics,
animation, and visual aids to simplify learning. It is alsothe rst to offer video tutorials for Arabic and eastern
instruments in English.
I3zif@i3zif
i3zif.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry:Entretainment & MediaExpansion to other markets:Already 600 paying
subscriptions from 39 countries around the world, KSA andUSA are the biggest markets.
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TEAMRama Kayyali Jardaneh
Managing Partner
Little Thinking Minds create original edu-training Arabiccontent for children under 7 in the form of DVDs, CDs,activity books and apps to foster a love for Arabic andcement their grasp of preschool basics before they start
school.
Little Thinking Minds@4Arabchildren
littlethinkingminds.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: Education, Entretainment & MediaExpansion to other markets: Products already sold in MENA
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TEAMNasser SalehFounder & CEO
Madfoo3atCom system connects banks and paymentservice providers with billers & merchants to provide on-linereal-time electronic bill presentment and payment servicethrough electronic channels in Jordan and the MENA
region. The company recently won the tender of the CentralBank of Jordan to build, operate and administrate theJO-EBPPS service national wide in Jordan. It will be calledeFawateerCom for the Central Bank of Jordan.
MadFoo3at@Madfoo3atCom
madfoo3at.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-commerce, FinancialExpansion to other markets: MENA Region
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TEAMMaha Khatib
Founder
Fayez Abu-AwadCFO
Bringing an extensive knowledge of early childhood de-velopment, Maktabee turns Arabic childrens books into
educational games to enhance reading and comprehensionskills for children ages 6-12 years.
Maktabee@MaktaBee
maktabee.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: Education, GamingExpansion to other markets: Globally
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TEAMAbeer Omar
Founder
Markabaty was started by car enthusiasts and is a websiteand mobile app that is designed for car owners to helpthem overcome the the stress of managing their vehiclemaintenance records and of nding a trusted local car
workshop. Markabaty was the award winning Idea atArabNet Beirut 2013 and is part of SeedStartup, theinternational accelerator investing corporation.
Markabaty@Markabaty
markabaty.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: AutoExpansion to other markets:GCC Countries
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TEAMRami Fayez Al Qawasmi
Co-founder
Yazan Hassan Al HawamdehMarketing Manager
Mawdoo3.com is an Arab content farm site which supportsthe Arab language on the web. The company was formedafter witnessing the the lack of arabic content online. Itcreated an algorithm for the search engine to collect themost effective tags and keywords using a wiki onlinestructure.
Mawdoo3@mawdoo3
mawdoo3.comIncorporated company: YesIndustry: Entretainment & Media
Expansion to other markets:Arab World
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TEAMMashhour Bani Amer
Founder & CEO
MobiHealth is a new company aiming at providing innovativehealthcare solutions using mobile phones (smart phones, iPhone,iPads, Pocket PC). The products offered by MobiHealth allowpatients to obtain complete self-management procedures oftheir diseases using their mobile phones, thereby minimizing thenumber of visits to their doctors and the overhead for hospitals.Furthermore, these solutions alleviate the shortage of medicalprofessionals especially in the developing countries and enhancethe healthcare services.
MobiHealth-Jomobihealth-jo.somee.com
Incorporated company: YesIndustry: Healthcare/Mobile AppsExpansion to other markets: Gulf countries , Europe & USA
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TEAMAhmad AlMasri
Founder & CEO
[email protected] Khalil AlKiswaniFounder & COO
Progressive Generation Studios makes Children`s VisualEducational-entertainment. They achieve this in three mainways: 3D Animation, 2D Animation, and Visual & AudioEffects.
ProgressiveGeneration Studios
pgstd.comIncorporated company:Yes
Industry: Education, Entretainment & Mediaxpansion to other markets: Yes, KSA, USA & Europe
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TEAMHiba Mansour
Founder & CEO
Reem TabbaaMarketing Manager
Sajilni.com is an online event management and e-ticketingplatform for event organizers and venue owners. It allowsorganizers of all sorts of events from small cooking classesto large concerts to add their own event, track ticket sales,accept online payments and promote the event on the
internet and across social media platforms. Already sellingin Qatar
Sajilni@Sajilni
sajilni.comIncorporated company:Yes
Industry: Entretainment & Media, E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: Gulf regiom.
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TEAMSamia JarrarFounder & CEO
.
Sallaty.jo is an online hypermarket aimed to help families liveeasier, happier and less stressful lives by introducing the mostconvenient shopping experience with the biggest variety ofaffordable high quality retail products online.
Sallaty@SallatyJordan
sallaty.joIncorporated company:Yes
Industry:E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: GCC
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMAhmed Barqawi
Co-Founder
Yousef AbusamakBusiness Development Manager
Skyscreen is social video-on-demand platform that providespersonalized video experiences for the users. It allowsusers to seamlessly follow their favorite videos via desktopcomputers, tablets, mobile phones or Smart TVs. Skyscreen
gives the opportunity for TV channels and content producersto benet by revenue share from premium ads andsubscriptions
Skyscreen@FatoooshTV
skyscreen.netIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: Entertainment & mediaExpansion to other markets: The Gulf < MENA
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMEmad Salameh
Founder & CEO
ShofeeDeals is an online platform that gives its usersthe opportunity to nd the best discounted travel and
entertainment deals up to 75% off across the Middle East,and beyond. Their aim is to provide website members the
chance to choose within a variety of discounted travel,hospitality, activities and adventures, with no compromise inthe quality at the best discounts.
Shofeedealsshofeedeals.com
@ShofeedealsIncorporated company: Yes
Industry:E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: GCC
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMMohanad Ghashim
Founder & CEO
ShopGo is the easiest and ultimate way to start your onlinestore. You dont need to have experience nor a background in
programming, technical work, or designing. ShopGos platform was
made in order to provide beginners and experts alike with all the
tools they need to run a successful online business.
ShopGo@ShopGoME
shopgo.meIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: MENA region
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMHussam Hammo
Founder & CEO
Tamatem is a mobile apps and games publisher for Arabicusers, taking successful concepts and games from the USmarket and adapting them to the Arabic market for ease ofthe user.
Tamatem Inc.@tamatemgames
tamatem.coIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: GamingExpansion to other markets: MENA < Globally
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMLoay Malahmeh
Founder & CEO
Hani MorrarBusiness Development Director
TickyTacky is an online gizmos and gadgets retail portal: Theshoppers wonderland for unusual gifts. It is an eStore for unique
gift ideas and brings our customers a curated collection of unusual,special and sometimes hard to nd products, especially hand-
picked for their great design, function, craft & style with a very
short time of delivery, multiple payment options & convenientprices.
TickyTackytickytacky.me
Incorporated company: YesIndustry: E-Commerce
Expansion to other markets: GCC
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMRaed Abd El Haq
President
Omar SabellaCEO
Travo Tech is a B2B company that sells online travel solutionsfor travel agents. It allows them enter the online travelworld and communicate with their customer audience
and their business partners in an easy way that saves themtime and money. The product will keep travel agents in the
business of tourism while progressing their online prescence.
TravoTech@TravoTech
travotech.comIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: GCC then MENA
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES
TEAMHussam Alikaj
CEO
Websity, translated as my website, is an online platform that
helps users build, publish, and manage custom websites for theirpersonal or corporate needs. Through easy to use drag-and-droptools, Websity has developed an entity that streamlines thewebsite creation process and empowers the non-technical person.
Websitywebsity.me
@WebsitymeIncorporated company: Yes
Industry: E-CommerceExpansion to other markets: MENA Region
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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANALUMNI
DAWTECSANDRA AOUNWISSAM DAOUGIST Tech-I 2013
Fingers HearSounds
SUHA RAFIQ TABAKHIGIST Tech-I 2013
MallnaABEDUL-AZEZ KASAJI
GIST Tech-I 2012
HandasiyatNERMIN SAD
GIST Tech-I 2013
AdvanTagADAM ELBADAGIST Tech-I 2013
TaquetnaMAHMOUD SHATTEL
GIST Tech-I 2011
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JEFF HOFFMANCEO of ColorJar,
Co-Founder of Priceline.com@SpeakerJeff
FAYSAL SOHAILVenture Capitalist, CMEA
Capital
I am an accomplished entrepreneurand innovator in the fields of Internet,e-commerce, and entertainment. Since
launching my first software company while still
in university, I have founded, grown, and exited aseries of successful startup companies throughoutmy career. I dedicate significant time to mentoringother entrepreneurs. I have presented in over 40
countries worldwide and can be seen on FoxNews, CNN, NBC, and other major media
outlets.
I have over a decade ofsenior executive experience
in engineering, marketing, businessdevelopment and building startups, helpingto secure venture capital funding for several
key startups in both the energy and technology
sectors. Before joining CMEA, I helped to buildthree companies all of which became successful
through IPO, merger or acquisition. I am a memberon the board of American Pakistan Foundation,an organization that engages the diaspora and
the private sector by building partnershipswith key takeholders in the U.S. and
Pakistan.
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KARI HANSON
Former Project DirectorSEED Design Lab
Stanford University
CHUCK EESLEY
Assistant Professor, Stanford University inthe Department of Management Science
and Engineering (MS&E)
My research and teachinginterests are institutions and
technology entrepreneurship. Mystudies aim to identify the individual
attributes, strategies and institutional
arrangements that optimally drive highgrowthentrepreneurship and, ultimately, economic growth.My work has been funded by Sequoia Capital, theKauffman Foundation, the MIT Entrepreneurship
Center, and Stanford Technology VenturesProgram (STVP). I earned my bachelors degree
from Duke University and doctoratefrom the MIT Sloan School of
Management.
Im a technology
executive with a passionfor entrepreneurship, innovation
and business strategy. I have worked asan investor, advisor, and CFO for numerous
technology startups since the mid 90s. Mostrecently, I developed and ran the Stanford SEED
Design Lab, an accelerator for Stanford Universityscience and technology projects with an emphasis
on international consumers. I was previously aTrustee Scholar at New York Universitys Stern
School of Business where I obtained myMBA with a focus on finance and
entrepreneurship.
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MOTEA ALWAN
Product Manager, SEO, SEM,UX and AARRR
MUHAMMAD R. ARRABI,Chief of Staff and Senior
Investment Associate, N2V
I am an entrepreneur with solid onlinebusiness knowledge and skills. I specialized
in SEO, SEM, Social Media, lean startups and
UX. I am a trainer and consultant for many onlinebusiness companies in MENA. I am also a software
engineer who started my career as a live radio showspresenter. I also worked for leading online business
companies in Jordan and Saudi Arabia such asJeeran and N2V.
I am Chief of Staff and Senior InvestmentAssociate at N2V, an Internet Holding Groupwith offices in the Middle East and the U.S.
Prior to that, I worked 6 years at Microsoft - both
as Program Manager in the U.S. and TechnologyEvangelist in Jordan. I worked with startups in the
Silicon Valley in California for 5 years as SeniorDeveloper - focusing on Electronic DesignAutomation and Online Marketing fields.
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HALA FADEL
Chair MIT Enterprise Forum of thePan Arab Region
@halafrangie
EMILE CUBEISY
Managing Partner, Silicon Badia
I have over 18 years of experience intechnology, government and venture
capital space. I serve as Board Directorof Silicon Badia, Jeeran, Shoofee TV, Media
Scope, Gate2Play, Arab Media Holding, Dakwakand NetCorps. I also serve as Vice President at
Accelerator Technology Holdings (ATH) and CEO ofIV Holdings (IVH) the early stage investment arm
of ATH. Prior to this, I was the Director of ICTPromotion & Advisor to the Ministry of ITC,
Jordan.
I am a driven individual who believes insocial change in the Arab region through
youth empowerment. I believe that youthcan be empowered through entrepreneurship
and organized, constructive events in the region.I founded numerous NGOs that cater to theadvancement and development of youth, includingthe MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan-Arab Region.
I am also the Founder and Chair of the first car-free event in the Middle East.
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USAMA FAYYAD
Executive Chairman, Oasis500 &Chairman & CTO, ChoozOn
(Blue Kangaroo)
YOUSEF HAMIDADDINCEO, Oasis500
I am Chairman of Oasis-500, anappointment resulting from King
Abdullah II of Jordan in 2010 to help createa tech startup ecosystem in MENA. I am also
Chairman & CTO of ChoozOn Corp/Blue Kangaroo,a personalized mobile search engine for offers basedin Burlingame, CA, USA. Up until September 2008,
I was Yahoo!s chief data officer & Executive VPwhere I applied Big Data techniques to contentand advertising targeting and built the worlds
largest group of data scientist.
I am a Strategist, Economist, & Entrepreneur,yet I feel that the most powerful catalyst for
growth & achievement is a Vision delivered by
a focus on excellence in people and organizationstructure. I love entrepreneurship, but keeps pushingfor more innovation, more measured risk taking, andfor the economics to work all around a multiplier
effect.
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OMAR F. KOUDSI
CEO & Co-Founder , Jeeran.com
Getting an economics degree fromBrigham Young University did not stop me
from getting heavily involved with the onlineworld in the late nineties. At the age of 20, after
experimenting with several models online andwitnessing the rise and fall of several Internet giants,
I and a group of friends launched Jeeran in 2000during university. 5 years and two VC rounds later,
Jeeran is the largest User Generated Contentportal in the Middle East with several offices
in the region.
Beforemy current positions,
I worked at the Queen RaniaCenter for Entrepreneurship as
the Executive Director and the foundingProject Manager of Queen Rania National
Entrepreneurship Competition. I was also in chargeof managing the Google Award for The Best Online
Business and the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute.Earlier in 2001, I co-founded my first business in thedomain of content management solutions. I am anactive member of Tech, VC and geek communities
in the Arabia and one of the co-creators ofthe global bestsellers: Business Model
Generation & Business ModelYou.
MOHAMMAD KHAWAJA
CEO, StartappzExecutive Director, N2V
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NASHAT T. MASRI
Founder and Partner, Foursan Group
I am Founder and Partner of FoursanGroup. I joined Foursan from J.P. Morgan,
where I was a Vice President in the Investment
Banking Group, with a focus on financialinstitutions. My experience includes mergers,acquisitions and advisory assignments in the US,Europe and Latin America. I received a Masters ofPublic Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School,
and a Bachelors of Arts in Economics fromHarvard University.
HAMED MASRI
Partner,Sequence Labs
I have built a successful track recordof deal origination, placement, and
execution, during my career in private equityand investment banking. I cofounded LevantcorpAdvisory & Financial Services in September 2009,
a firm dedicated to the advancement of SMEsin Jordan and the West Bank. With an ethos of
promoting socially impactful outcomes alongsidefinancial returns, Levantcorp has shifted itsstrategy in 2012 to service the ICT & Media
sectors in the region under a new brandname: Sequence Labs.
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NINA MUFLEH
Social Media Consultant andStrategist
I am marketing and communication specialistwho is focused on moving companies and
organizations onto the digital space to connect
with and engage their consumers. I am the co-founder and former Director of Client Strategy at The
Online Project where I developed social strategiesfor Fortune 500 companies and high profile
organizations operating in the Middle East andNorth Africa.
SAAD MOUASHERSenior Deputy CEO, Jordan Ahli Bank
In addition to being the SeniorDeputy CEO of Jordan Ahli Bank, I am
Managing Partner, co-founder and co-ownerof ALNABIL LLC, a member and key shareholder
of the Y.I.Mouasher Group of Companies,
considered by many as one of the largest and mostsuccessful business groups in the Levant. In addition,I am an angel investor, focused specifically on Web
2.0 opportunities that present unique valuepropositions and exhibit viral growth potential.
I received a MBA from Stanford University.
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OMAR J. SATI
Venture Capitalist, Dash Ventures
Prior to Dash, I was a VenturePrincipal at IV Holdings, a pioneering
Arab Venture Capital firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Accelerator Technology
Holdings, that focuses on investments in early-stage technology ventures in the Online Services
and Digital Media domains across the Arab World. Iserve on the boards of several start-up ventures and
provides additional support to the entrepreneurialcommunity via various mentorship programs
including Seed Startup, Endeavor, andOasis500.
MAJIED QASEM
CEO,d1g.com
I am co-founder and CEO of d1g.com, aleading regional portal focused on providing
a range of media rich and socially enabledservices. Prior to d1g.com, I was the Director for
the Jordan Education Initiative (JEI) focusing oncreating a replicable model for Education Reform
through Public Private Partnerships. In 1996, Ico-founded the first regional portal, Arabia.com.
Arabia quickly grew to be the largest Arabiccommunity that same year.
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Scott Gillespie is Founder and Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group; an investor, civic entrepreneur, mentor and advisor to
early stage ventures; and has three decades of global experience.
Currently, Scott is Managing Partner of the Jigsaw Group, an early stage investment and advisory group, andCommercialization
Partner for T2VC, a team that manages a technology venture fund and designs innovation ecosystems in emerging markets
(see www.t2vc.com). With T2VC, Scott developed and delivered the Bedaya program to early stage ventures in Palestine.
This included global mentors and EiRs, group trainings in sales, business models, partnering, funding, tailored training and
support programs, personalized venture roadmaps, new market initiatives with Jordan, Iraq, Canada and the UAE; this
activity has led to follow-on projects for T2VC in the region.
Scott shares his insights and experiences at conferences, seminars, networking events, angel groups, universities and non-
profits. He lectures on innovation and entrepreneurship, strategic marketing and management, risk management and environment management. Scott is also
a co-founder and convener of Power of Angel Investing in Australia, and is active with the nonprofit Yacht Aid Global (YAG), which sources education and
medical supplies and transports them to regions struck by disaster using mega yachts (see www.yachtaidglobal.org).
Scotts entrepreneurial career began in 1996 as the founder of the Jigsaw Group. In over 15 years at the Jigsaw Group, Scott has has invested, co-founded,
organized funding, guided, and turned around ventures in electric vehicles, new media, software, net tools, composite building materials, VOIP, communityportals, broadcast tools, business tools, F&B, new media and publishing. While investing and growing early stage ventures, Scott and the Jigsaw Group
have assisted in the operational transformation of corporations and governments, including the Australian Institute of Commercialization (in training and
new services), Sabre (in RHQ and sales process), ADI (in commercialization of defense), Telstra (in wireless), and Standards Australia (in new products and
services). Scott led the ExpatriateCONNECT
Initiative, which became a virtual network of more than 2500 mentors who have supported more than 400 export-motivated Australian ventures.
Scott has a bachelors degree in business (finance), an MBA (in marketing); and is a Certified Licensing Professional, a Certified Financial Planner (academic
pending practical), and life learner. Currently, Scott is on the advisory panel for YAG. He has been on the boards and advisory panels of numerous ventures,
associations, and companies, including:
Australia & New Zealand Association of Business Incubators (ANZABI),
Greater Northern Adelaide Regional Development Organization (GNARDO),
Technology Parks Australia (TPA),
CommerceNet Australia (CNA),
Sydney Angels, and the Australian Association of Angel Investors (AAAI),
Leading Links Club and Committees of the Certified Licensing Professionals (CLP).
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Rashid Al Ballaa
CEO, National Net Ventures (N2V)
H.R.H. Prince Saud Bin Khalid Al-FaisalDeputy Governor for Investment Affairs
I am the founderof N2V, one of the largest
internet holding companies in theMENA region that invests capital in web
ventures and offers essential infrastructureservices to help accelerate their growth. I am also
a board member of National Technology Group
(NTG), the regions largest ICT conglomerate and keyprovider of financial technology and services. BeforeN2V, I spearheaded regional business development
efforts of Mubasher, the first e-trading solutionin the MENA region and founded Direct
Broker for Financial Services (DBFS).
I head the Investment Affairsdepartment, which is responsible for
managing the investment environment andcompetitiveness agenda of Saudi Arabia. I have
been the President of the National Competitiveness
Center since 2010 and am on the board of SaudiIndustrial Property Authority (MODON), King Faisal
Foundation, the Global Federation of CompetitiveCouncils, and several other government
commissions and regional investmentcouncils. Previously, I worked as a
financial analyst with SaudiAramco.
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Nolan BushnellFounder, Atari Corporation, Chuck E. Cheese
Pizza and Brainrush@NolanBushnell
Dr. Pat DinneenManagingDirector, Siguler Guff & Company
I am best known as thefounder of Atari Corporation and
Chuck E. Cheeses Pizza Time Theater. Iam passionate about enhancing and improving
the educational process by integrating the latestin brain science, and truly enjoy motivating and
inspiring others with my views on entrepreneurship,creativity, innovation and education. Currently, Iam devoting my talents to fixing education withmy new company, Brainrush, which uses video
game metrics to addict learners to academicsubjects; my beta software is teaching
academic subjects with over 90%retention.
I have focused on emerging marketsfor most of my 36-year career with
responsibilities in due diligence, selectionand monitoring of funds and co-investments,
performance benchmarking, research, and client
advisory work. In my current position at Siguler Guff& Company, which I began in 2004, I manage their$2 billion BRIC private equity investments. Prior
to that, I worked with Cambridge Associates,British Telecommunications (BT), and Hughes
Communication, expanding expand theirbusiness ventures.
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Ali Ismail SabanciChairman and Director, Pegasus Airlines
@aliismailsabanc
I have built a successfulcareer in international finance. In
2004, I joined Esas Holding Corporationand advanced to my current position at PegasusAirlines when it was purchased by Esas. I am a
board member of Esass partner companies Izair
Corporation and Air Berlin as well as a member ofTYD, TSIAD, ISO and TAIK. Since 2009, I have
also been a director of Air Berlin PLC & Co.Luftverkehrs KG and AFM Uluslararasi Film
Produksiyon A.I.
GIST ADVISORY GROUP
JEFF HOFFMANCEO of ColorJar,
Co-Founder of Priceline.com@SpeakerJeff
I am an accomplished entrepreneurand innovator in the fields of Internet,e-commerce, and entertainment. Since
launching my first software company while stillin university, I have founded, grown, and exited a
series of successful startup companies throughoutmy career. I dedicate significant time to mentoringother entrepreneurs. I have presented in over 40
countries worldwide and can be seen on FoxNews, CNN, NBC, and other major media
outlets.
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Dr. Roger Wyse,Managing Director & General Partner
Burrill & Company
I have ledthe development
of agriculture, nutraceuticals,health and wellness, and industrial
biotechnology projects at Burrill & Company,a leading life sciences company that manages
$1 billion in venture capital. I am on the board of11 private companies and have over 30 years of
experience as an internationally-recognized scientistand dean at two major research universities. I
speak globally about biotechnology applicationsand policy in food, agricultural and bio-clean
tech, and the use of venture capital as acomponent of an open innovation
strategy for emergingeconomies.
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NATALIA PIPIA
Associate Program Director,Entrepreneurship & Innovation, CRDF Global
@NataliaPIpia
OVIDIU BUJOREANGIST Senior Program Manager,
CRDF Global@ovidiubujorean
I develop and overseeEntrepreneurship & Innovation Programs
at CRDF Global. I expand and generate newopportunities with the private sector, foundations,
and international organizations that share CRDF Globalsmission of advancing technology entrepreneurship in emergingeconomies. A critical part of my current position is developingvision and outreach strategies as well as overseeing a por tfolio
of programs that source and provide support to tech companies. I
execute several programs, including GIST and VentureOut Initiative,that support hundreds of early stage entrepreneurs in the MiddleEast, Africa, Eurasia, South East Asia, and the Caribbean regions
by providing education, technical skills, seed funding, andU.S. market access to entrepreneurs. I advise on policy and
programs that promote all aspects of entrepreneurialecosystem building. I hold a M.A. in International
Relations from the Paul H. Nitze School ofAdvanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns
Hopkins University.
I manage the GIST Initiative, a globalendeavor that builds entrepreneurial ecosystemsin 54 countries across the Middle East, Asia, and
Africa. I speak globally on professional networking,innovation, entrepreneurship and partnership building.Previously, I was Senior Associate at Rudyard Partners,
a private equity firm focused on investing in consumertechnologies. I serve as Chairman of the Board of Advisors of
AIESEC DC and as Vice Chairman of MIT Enterprise ForumDC. I founded LEADERS, an organization that impacts lives
of about 10,000 young leaders and entrepreneurs inRomania and Southern-Eastern Europe.
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YURITZI ACOSTA
Associate Program Manager,CRDF Global
AMANDA GANT
Associate Program Manager,GIST Initiative
FIDAN KARIMOVA
Associate Program Manager,GIST Initiative
I over five years of experiencein international program
management. For the last two years, Ihave been actively engaged in implementing
programs focused on entrepreneurship supportand working with a diverse group of entrepreneursand startups from all over the world. I have helped
develop a network of entrepreneurs, angel andventure investors, incubators, business accelerators,
universities and other stakeholders to support
these aspiring entrepreneurs. I have coordinateda number of programs funded by local and
international agencies, and lived incountries across Africa, Asia, Latin
America and Europe.
I joined GIST in October 2012, focusingon media messaging and communications,but I hav been on staff at CRDF Global for
three years already, working on client relationshipmanagement, website development, and
promotional materials. I have traveled extensively,including living abroad in China, Italy, and Spain andworking for a summer at the UN in Azerbaijan. I also
bring my entrepreneurial spirit to GIST, havingstarted my own painting business and dabbled
in environmental fashion design in college.
I joined GIST in March 2012,working with international partners
to organize startup boot camps and virtualmentorship programs. I have long had the
entrepreneurship bug, selling bracelets on the
beach of my hometown since middle school, anexperience that inspired me to study internationaldevelopment with the hope of empowering others torealize their dreams by starting their own businesses.
I support my local community by organizing theannual Glover Park Day, which showcaseslocal area businesses and non-profits; I also
lead service-oriented ecotourism tripsto Nicaragua to promote travel and
cultural exchange.
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December 18, 2013December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANU.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE GIST TEAM
DR. SARA KLUCKING
Global Engagement Team Lead,
U.S. Department of State
MS. KATHRYN PHARR,Science, Technology & Innovation
Program Manager,
U.S. Department of State
DR. ANNA QUIDERGIST & Innovation Program Manager,
U.S. Department of State
I came to the U.S.Department of State from the
Science and Technology Directorateof the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security where I managed a diverse S&Tportfolio of risk analytics, simulation modeling,
and health security projects aimed at supportingscience based decision making in health security
and counterterrorism program investments in DHSand the broader homeland security enterprise.
My federal service began through an AAASScience & Technology Policy Fellowship and
included a year serving in the U.S. Houseof Representatives as a Brookings
Institution Legis CongressionalFellow.
I work to improve local and globalcommunities through internationalcooperation by supporting U.S. Department
of State policies and programming at theintersection of science, innovation, and diplomacy,
including the GIST Initiative. Previously, Ideveloped strategies to address local, national, and
international issues spanning education, science,innovation, and foreign affairs for the Office of Rep.
Russ Carnahan, U.S. House of Representatives.I am an astrophysicist who regularly engages
broad audiences on topics includingastronomy, professional development,
and policy.
I manage programs that enhance the impactof science, technology, and innovation to solve
global and local challenges, including the GlobalInnovation through Science and Technology (GIST)initiative. Previously, I used my chemistry mastersdegree to help a star t-up sustainable natural care
company receive a worldwide exclusive patent fromthe U.S. Department of Agriculture. I have alsoworked with USAID in Egypt, Ghana, Zimbabwe,
Zambia, and Indonesia.
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JORDAN
MOROCCO
ALGERIA
SENEGAL
INDONESIA
MALAYSIA
TANZANIA
TURKEY
BOOT CAMP ARMENIAAFGHANISTAN
ALGERIA
AZERBAIJAN
BANGLADESH
BRAZIL
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
EGYPT
GEORGIA
GHANA
GUATEMALA
INDIA
JORDAN
KUWAIT
LEBANON
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
NIGERIA
OMAN
PAKISTAN
QATAR
SAUDI ARABIA
SENEGAL
STOCKHOLM
TUNISIA
TURKEY
USA
VENEZUELA
TECH CONNECT
TURKEY
UAE
MALAYSIA
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Non-Government ProgramsEntrepreneur Week - www.entrepreneurweek.net
Entrepreneur Meetup - entrepreneur.meetup.com
Global Community for Advancing Studies on Entrepreneurship - www.gcase.org
10,000 Women Initiative - www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000women/
Global Entrepreneurship Leadership Symposium - entrepreneurship.intel.com/community/gels-community
Global Entrepreneurship Week - www.unleashingideas.org
Microsoft BizSpark - www.mitef.org
OPEC Fund for International Development - www.ofid.org
Global Student Entrepreneur Awards - www.gsea.org
YoungEntrepreneur.com - www.youngentrepreneur.com/about-us
Entrepreneur and Business NewsEntrepreneur www.entrepreneur.com
News and resources for business, finance, technology, marketing, startups, etc.
Inc.com www.inc.com
News resource for business, finance, technology, leadership & management, sales, start-ups, etc.
Red Herring www.redherring.com
Technology news resources
VentureBeat www.venturebeat.com
News resource for technology and financesAfriqueitnews - www.afriqueitnews.com
The leading West African website for tech startup news
U.S. Government ProgramsA New Beginning: Entrepreneurship & Bu siness Innovation anewbeginning.eonetwork.org
Youth Livelihoods Alliance - www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2012/10/198490.htm
TechGirls - exchanges.state.gov/non-us/program/techgirls
TechWomen - www.techwomen.org
The Global Entrepreneurship Program - www.state.gov/e/eb/cba/entrepreneurship/gep/index.htm
Partners for a New Beginning - www.aspeninstitute.org/policy-work/new-beginning
Global Womens Mentorship Program - exchanges.state.gov/citizens/professionals/fortunepartnership.html
Center for Entrepreneurship and Executive Development - www.ceed-global.org/web/default.aspx
The Entrepreneurship Toolkit - egateg.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/USAID_State%20Entrepreneurship%20Toolkit_0.pdf
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December 18, 2013December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANGIST PARTNERS
JORDAN
REGIONAL
EGYPTPAKISTAN
MALAYSIA
TURKEY KENYA TANZANIA
MEDIA PARTNER
INDONESIA SENEGAL
BANGLADESHTUNISIA ALGERIA BAHRAIN NIGERIA
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THINGS I FEEL INSPIRED
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