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GISTDEMO DAY December 18, 2013

GIST STARTUPBOOT CAMP

December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDAN


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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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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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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, SecQMe G I S T A L U M N I

I M P A C T

H E A L T H

I C T

E N E R G Y

180K+

GLOBAL COMMUNITY CAPITAL RAISED MENTOR NETWORK JOBS CREATED

$21M 300+ 800+

technology entrepreneurs.

W H

A T I S G I S T ?

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.

I C T

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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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 Technology Transfer 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 GLOBAL’S IMPACTCRDF GLOBAL’S 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 contact [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 Jordan’s top 30 Tech Startups will get selected to participate in MENA’smost awaited GIST Boot Camp & DEMO day

SNAPSHOT OF JUDGES LINEUP

B O O T CA M P

D e c e m b e r 1 6 -

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in partnership with GIST DEMO DAY Come see the next generation of great Jordanian companies showcase their startup

LOCATION: Grand Hyatt, Ballroom: Husseing Bin Ali St., Amman JordanFor more information contact [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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PROFILES

TEAMHanan Khader

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMTawfeeq Saad Eddin

CEO

[email protected] Khaled 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. Dardasa’s

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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PROFILES

TEAMSima Nijjar

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

Christine Fahel Coordinator

@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

@[email protected]

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

[email protected]

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 company’s 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

@[email protected]

Anoud Yehia BarqawiMarketing and Sales Manger

First Bazaar’s 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

[email protected]

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

TEAMSama’n Hamam

CEO

[email protected]

Gweet is the Middle East’s 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

@[email protected]

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

@[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMHani Saleh

Founder & CEO

[email protected]

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, Transportation Expansion to other markets: MENA & USA


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PROFILES

TEAMKhaled Husseini

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

Nadia Mohamed Ma’an Husseini Co-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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PROFILES

TEAMBisher Abu Taleb

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMRama Kayyali Jardaneh

Managing Partner

@[email protected]

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 & Media Expansion to other markets: Products already sold in MENA


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PROFILES

TEAMNasser SalehFounder & CEO

@[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMMaha Khatib

Founder

@[email protected]

Fayez Abu-AwadCFO

Bringing an extensive knowledge of early childhood de-velopment, Maktabee turns Arabic children’s 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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PROFILES

TEAMAbeer Omar

Founder

@[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMRami Fayez Al Qawasmi

Co-founder

Yazan Hassan Al HawamdehMarketing Manager

[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMMashhour Bani Amer

Founder & CEO

[email protected]

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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PROFILES

TEAMHiba Mansour

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

Reem Tabbaa Marketing 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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December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANPROFILES

TEAMSamia JarrarFounder & CEO

@[email protected]

.

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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TEAMAhmed Barqawi

Co-Founder

@[email protected]

Yousef Abusamak Business Development Manager

[email protected]

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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TEAMEmad Salameh

Founder & CEO

@ [email protected]

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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TEAMMohanad Ghashim

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

ShopGo is the easiest and ultimate way to start your onlinestore. You don’t need to have experience nor a background in

programming, technical work, or designing. ShopGo’s 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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TEAMHussam Hammo

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

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

GISTGIST STARTUP


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TEAMLoay Malahmeh

Founder & CEO

@[email protected]

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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TEAMRaed Abd El Haq

President

[email protected]

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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TEAMHussam Alikaj

CEO

[email protected]

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 SA’D

GIST Tech-I 2013

AdvanTagADAM ELBADAGIST Tech-I 2013

TaquetnaMAHMOUD SHATTEL

GIST Tech-I 2011

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SPEAKERS, JUDGES & MENTORS

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 bachelor’s degree

from Duke University and doctoratefrom the MIT Sloan School of

Management.

I’m 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 90’s. 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 University’s 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.

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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 world’s

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

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KARIM KAWAR

President, Kawar Group

MOHAMAD HAJ HASSAN

COO & Head of Product Development,Akhtaboot

I graduated from the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge,

Massachusetts. Before co-founding the online

recruitment site Akhtaboot in late 2006, I was a VicePresident at Rasmala Investments, a regional AssetManagement firm based in Dubai, where I worked

with a range of Middle Eastern and Gulf clients.While working at Akhtaboot, I also co-founded

the card gaming site Jawaker.

I am President of Kawar Group, entrepreneur,former diplomat and angel investor. I am alsoChairman of Kawar Energy and Chairman of

IrisGuard, and have served as Jordan’s Ambassadorto the US 2002-2007. I led the EDAMA Initiative:Jordan’s blueprint for a green economy. I graduated

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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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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).

Scott’s 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 bachelor’s 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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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. Cheese’s 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 Sabanci Chairman 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 Esas’s partner companies Izair

Corporation and Air Berlin as well as a member ofTYD, TÜSIAD, 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 Global’smission 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

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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

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DR. SARA KLUCKING

Global Engagement Team Lead,

U.S. Department of State

MS. KATHRYN PHARR,Science, Technology & Innovation

Program Manager,


DR. ANNA QUIDERGIST & Innovation Program Manager,


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,

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December 18, 2013December 16-17, 2013Amman, JORDANOASIS 500 TEAM

YOUSEF HAMIDADDIN

CEO, Oasis500

OMAR AL SHARIFMarketing Manager, Oasis500

SERENE SHALANNetworks Manager, Oasis500

I am a Strategist, Economist, & Entrepreneur,yet I feel that the most powerful catalyst for

growth & achievement is a “Vision” delivered bya focus on excellence in people and organization

structure. I love entrepreneurship, but keeps pushingfor more innovation, more measured risk taking, andfor the economics to work all around – a multiplier

effect.

In 2010,I got a Post-Graduate Certificate inBusiness Studies from the University of California,

Berkeley. I am a hard worker and even as I achievedmy educational qualifications I has also amassed

some valuable work experience. I worked in PublicRelations and Publicity at “Full Picture PR” between

Los Angeles and New York City where sheexecuted key events and acted as a point person,

I graduated from Princess SumayaUniversity for Technology with a BSc in

Electronic Engineering in 2006, and attained

the Ministry of Higher Education CompetencyExam, ranking third among all university students.My Academic excellence, however, did not get in

the way of my extra-curricular activities. During myyears in university, I Co-founded the first student

entrepreneurship society, DART, as well as theSAMT Project: advocating youth to create their

own documentaries.

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JORDAN

MOROCCO

ALGERIA

SENEGAL

INDONESIA

MALAYSIA

TANZANIA

TURKEY

BOOT CAMP ARMENIA AFGHANISTAN

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 Women’s 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

RESOURCES

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JORDAN

REGIONAL

EGYPTPAKISTAN

MALAYSIA

TURKEY KENYA TANZANIA

MEDIA PARTNER

INDONESIA SENEGAL

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