WHO SPEAKS IN TECHNE

Nina Dremelj
President
President
Business Angels of S..
Business Angels of Slovenia
Slovenia

Hajdi Cenan
Co-founder & CEO
Co-founder & CEO
airt
airt
Croatia
As she describes herself, Hajdi Cenan is a non-tech person in the tech world, life-long learner, travel & wine lover, a believer in benefits of equality, and hater of writing short bios.

In her previous life, she was the Executive marketing director and Director of tourism publishing in Europapress holding (now Hanza Media) and COO of DRAP, the most-awarded digital marketing/tech/innovation agency in Croatia.

Currently, she is the co-founder and CEO of her newest venture, AI startup airt that enables banks to easily and quickly implement and use the power of artificial intelligence on their data. She is also one of the co-founders of PWN Zagreb, the association that promotes equality and gender-balanced leadership.

Nina Walters
Managing Director
Managing Director
Expandise
Expandise
Germany
Nina is the founder and Managing Director of Expandise, a consultancy focused on helping companies to develop their international strategy and launch new markets. She has launched companies into multiple countries across Europe and Asia, with active experience in over 50 markets. Nina is fascinated to learn the differences unique to individual markets and brings that knowledge to her clients. She is based in Berlin but regularly exploits her travel obsession to explore and discover new things about consumer behavior in other countries. Nina studied at the University of Cambridge in England and completed her Executive MBA at ESMT in Berlin, before embarking on Ph.D. studies in Amsterdam. She is currently researching the balance between scalability and localization during the expansion process.

Tarek El Kady
CEO
CEO
Mediterranean Busine..
Mediterranean Business Angels
Egypt
Tarek El Kady is a leading entrepreneur in his native Alexandria, Egypt. Born and raised in Alexandria, Tarek has worked in the U.S. as a part-time web designer before launching his first company called WebArchitect.

After a successful decade in this business, he launched Markade which focuses on marketing, advertising, and branding. Eventually, he started Cactus which is an event management and on-ground activation agency. Lastly formed KD Group which manages the operations of the three agencies and their clients which are local, regional, and global. Last year, Tarek shook up the technology world by hosting two episodes of Techne Summit in Alexandria (October 2015 & May 2016).

Techne Summit is a two-day international entrepreneurship technology event that acts as a platform including the main global players in the technology industry, namely: industry professionals as speakers, technology businesses, entrepreneurs and startups, investors, users, and media representatives. In December 2016, Tarek announced the launch of Alexandria Angels, the first Alexandria based Angel Network. Consisting of a select group of founding members, all experienced in business and enthusiastic about entrepreneurship in Alexandria, the newly established network seeks to invest in promising, high-growth startups in Alexandria and the Nile delta region from mid next year onwards. The announcement came during the opening of the Rise Up Summit, the leading entrepreneurship event in the Middle East and Africa. In February 2017, Tarek launched the first of its kind nation-wide roadshow to empower entrepreneurs all over Egypt Techne Drifts - Three drifts that are in the format of a roadshow which kick-started by Upper Egypt, as a one-day summit in three different cities Assiut, Sohag, and Aswan. Then Delta in three other cities Mansoura, Zagazig, and Tanta. The Canal Drift will soon follow on 15,16 March 2017 in Suez and Port-Said respectively.

Tarek is passionate about helping young people.

Keith Wallace
Chairman
Chairman
Business Angel Netwo..
Business Angel Networks Netherlands
Netherlands
Keith Wallace is a Scotsman with a passion for entrepreneurs and deal-making.

Having founded the Dutch Investors Club (DeInvesteerdersClub) he put his vision of joint investments within the Netherlands and further afield into effect. With deals in Africa and Asia, as well as Europe, this small group of active investors has striven from the beginning to make an impact as well as financial returns. Working with the Hivos Foundation, he was part of the team that founded Hivos Impact Investments, where he sits in the investment team and manages the portfolio companies of the Hivos Food and Lifestyle Fund (Southern Africa) and the Hivos Mideast Creatives Fund (MENA).

Keith is also Global Ringmaster of getting In The Ring, an international entrepreneurial competition that takes place in over 100 countries and allows him to wear top hat and tails, even in the tropics.

Noomane Fehri
CEO
CEO
OurDigitalFuture.org
OurDigitalFuture.org

Ahmad Piraiee
Director
Director
Startup Grind Warsaw
Startup Grind Warsaw
Poland
Director at Startup Grind Warsaw. Startup enthusiast, marketing, and communication expert. Serving companies from startups, SMEs to Fortune 500s in growth, international expansion, and other strategic decisions.

Loay El Shawarby
Principal
Principal
El-Shawarby, Attorne..
El-Shawarby, Attorneys-at-Law
Egypt
Practicing in the areas of start-up structuring, governance, pre-growth and growth venture finance; international trade agreements antidumping, subsidies, safeguards and countervailing measures; international business transactions; joint ventures; and competition laws. Angel investor: Invested in Nebras Technology, Abu Erdan Technology, Eventtus, Insanyah, and Nawah Scientific, among others. Member of the Cairo and Alexandria Angels Networks. Mentor at V-Lab - AUC; Imagine Cup - GUC; the Reactor Program - Innoventures; Gesr - Misr Elkheir; TIEC; and Flat-6- Labs. (Current board member of HEGTA.) Previously, chairman of the board of the Nahdet Elmahrousa NGO (2009 - 2016). And, member of the adjunct faculty, teaching business law. The school of management, the American University in Cairo (2014 - 2016).

Mohamed Shehabeldin
Founder
Founder
Resolve Consulting
Resolve Consulting
Egypt
"Mohamed Shehab Eldin www.mohamedshehabeldin.com. Mr. Shehab brings in 17 years of experience as a social entrepreneur, Consultant, Executive Coach, Facilitator, and International Speaker focusing on Leadership, Strategic Planning, Conflict Resolution, Negotiation.
He is the founder of RESOLVE consulting and AL-SHEHAB & Partners. A confounder of: o AL-SONBOLAH Textile o Newstar Textile o AGRICYCLE for agricultural waste energy.
A co-founder and a former board member of Nahdet El-Mahrousa, leading social enterprise incubator. The Founding Curator of the Global Shapers Community- Cairo Hub, established by the World Economic Forum.
Currently Lectures at the American University in Cairo, Business School, School of Executive Education. Previously taught at: o The Institute for Peace Studies o Canadian International College o Modern Sciences and Arts University. Lectured at: o George Mason University o American University in Washington o Vienna University o The Institute for Peace Studies.
Holds: o Masters degree in International Conflict Resolution from the University of Notre Dame in the USA o Bachelor degree in Business Administration and o A certificate in economic and political studies from Georgetown University o A Diploma in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Erasmus University in the Netherlands."

Miguel Martin
Vice President
Vice President
World Business Angel..
World Business Angels Investment Forum
Spain

Teodora Pantu
Co-Founder & PR
Co-Founder & PR
DIZRUPT
DIZRUPT
Portugal
Teodora Panțu specializes in business development and strategic communication.
Formerly BDM for the global leading PR software company, Cision, Teodora has been handling international PR and partnerships for Techne Summit Dubrovnik for the past 2 years.

Ivan Jovetic
FSM Teaching Fellow
FSM Teaching Fellow
FIEFB & Vice Dean
FIEFB & Vice Dean
Egypt

Leonardo Giagnoni
Managing Director
Managing Director
Italian Angels for G..
Italian Angels for Growth
Italy

Alexandre Massart
Co Founder
Co Founder
Blend Ventures
Blend Ventures
United Kingdom

Diana Florescu
Entrepreneur. Media..
Entrepreneur. Media for Equity Startup Advisor
Grai Ventures
Grai Ventures
United Kingdom

Omar Sakr
CEO
CEO
Nawah Scientific
Nawah Scientific
Egypt
Dr. Omar Sakr is the founder and CEO of Nawah-Scientific, the first online multidisciplinary research center working as an outsourcing destination for research in the fields of natural and biomedical sciences. He holds a PhD in pharmaceutical technology from the University of Geneva and an MBA degree from HULT business school in London. His career extends over 15 years of experience in the pharmaceutical field, both in academia and industry. His workplaces include Egypt, Switzerland and Germany. Dr. Sakr is also an adjunct Lecturer of entrepreneurship at Zewail City of Science and Technology. To his name, Omar holds several scientific and business awards.

Wlodek Laskowski
EiR
EiR
Mobility Ventures
Mobility Ventures
United Kingdom
Wlodek is an ex-investment banker, serial entrepreneur, and a hands-on investor with focus and deep tech, algorithmic & ML startups. When working with entrepreneurs he focuses on making sure that they address truly the deep pain warranting a disruptive change (and are not just a “nice to have”) and helps them answer seemingly simple but tough questions: who will buy it and why consistently over time?

After his banking career in the UK, US and Poland, he turned into entrepreneurship (co-founded several companies, led them to successful exits), worked with the founders on getting their companies best strategic partnerships (focusing on commercial opportunities), matching them with real smart money investors and helping them to exit (with industry players). He also co-founded VC funds (like Nomad Fund, where he was a Partner) and established a deep network of VCs and investors over two decades. Born in (communist) Poland, he spends most of his life in London; proud alumnus of the LSE.

Douja Gharbi
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO & Co-Founder
Damya Business Angel..
Damya Business Angels,
Tunisia

Stevica Kuharski
Principal
Principal
Fil Rouge Capital
Fil Rouge Capital
Croatia
Serial entrepreneur with software development background. More than 20 years of experience in software development (web, mobile, client/server, hardware).

Daniel Hastik
Partner
Partner
Nextech Ventures
Nextech Ventures
Czech Republic
Daniel Hastik is the former CEO of Futurelytics, a pioneer in predictive analytics in e-commerce and the gaming industry. Before founding Futurelytics, he established multiple online businesses in Uganda, Kenya, Australia, and New Zealand. He was also involved in data projects in the Nordics and can understand the true value of data and how that can impact any business. Currently, he is managing Nextech Ventures, a VC fund with a focus on seed-stage tech startups in the United States and Europe. He mentors startups and founders in data-related topics, growth strategies, product scaling, and investor relations, and is active in the tech community.

Ramy Mikhael
CCO
CCO
Yodawy
Yodawy
Egypt

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25 countries

50 speakers

31 investors

500+ attendees

What is Techne Summit ?

Techne Summit is an international multi-industry focused Investment & Entrepreneurship event that aims to impact multiple sectors and stakeholders of the Startup Communities in The Mediterranean Region through showcasing different technologies and their application in each industry.

The Event Kick-Started In Alexandria, Egypt In 2015 And In 2022 Has Attracted More Than 30,000 Attendees, 400 Speakers, 1000 Startups, 180 Exhibitors, And 200 Investors, All From More Than 70 Countries.

The Event In Dubrovnik Is Under The Patronage Of The City Of Dubrovnik.

For the 5th year in a row, Techne Summit is back... IN DUBROVNIK!

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"For me this has been quite an extraordinary event. I go to similar events in other locations around the world and something really special happens when you get a combination of investors, entrepreneurs and supporting organizations coming together. It couldn`t happen when you speak to them individually but it does happen when they come together in a setting like this. The whole thing for me has been incredibly successful."

Julian Costley

Investor | Author | Chairman

"Techne Summit Dubrovnik is a great place to meet entrepreneurs, investors and startup ecosystem stakeholders from all over the Mediterranean region."

Augustin Jarak

Founder Startup Zagreb, Croatia

"From Antiquity the Mediterranean has been the place for a different cultures meet and today it`s not just culture that`s meeting its business angels and entrepreneurs. In Dubrovnik we have seen people from different cultures come together and maintain that they will invest with each other and in each other. I couldn`t be happier, hope to see you here next year."

Keith Wallace