2021 Live Workshop and Sessions Agenda

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Roundtable

• 
  Noora S. Al Askar Nutribox

• 6:55 pm
• 7:25 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Faisal Toukan, Johan Egnell,

• 4:00 pm
• 5:00 pm

• 4:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the digital industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 5:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

Meet startups in the early funding stages and learn about their experiences.

• 4:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the healthtech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 6:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

• 
  Chris Trew Hell Yes Creative

• 6:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

In this 30min you will learn hands-on coaching techniques based on a process that Greta Seeger has developed, combining systemic coaching with human centred design. You will get a snapshot of how to improve through creative methods your own consciousness about your life and yourself.
Greta a systemic coach and innovation consultant and teaches the full process during the transformation leadership course at ESCP Business School in London.

• 
  Greta Seeger Innovate Yourself Coaching

• 5:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

Meet startups in the Sustainability industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 4:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

• 
  Hans Christensen DTEC
• 
  Roberto Croci Microsoft
• 
  Arnav Danthi Wamda

• 3:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the Sustainability industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 3:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the fintech industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 3:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the e-commerce industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 3:00 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the healthtech industry and hear their insights on the space.

• 2:25 pm
• 3:35 pm

Join ADGM, ADIO and Hub71 talking about the tech ecosystem in the region

• 
  Miriam Kiwan ADGM
• 
  Nader Museitif Hub71
• 
  Serene Shalan Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)
• 
  KAI LING TING ETIHAD AVIATION GROUP
• 
  Prashant Shrivastava Tarabut Gateway

• 3:00 pm
• 4:15 pm

Meet startups in the digital space and learn about their experiences.

• 3:00 pm
• 4:15 pm

Meet startups in the future tech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 3:00 pm
• 4:15 pm

Meet startups in the Edtech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 3:00 pm
• 4:15 pm

Meet startups in the services industry and learn about their experiences.

• 4:30 pm
• 6:45 pm

Meet startups in the healthtech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 4:30 pm
• 6:45 pm

Meet startups in the sustainability industry and learn about their experiences.

• 4:30 pm
• 6:00 pm

Meet startups in the entertainment industry and learn about their experiences.

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Workshop

From Google Chrome 2022 changes to the iOS 14 release, the cookie and Device IDs utilization will progressively disappear by mid-2022. This will introduce many disruptions in our industry and trigger unprecedented changes. Teads will be the first company where 100% of a given campaign can be delivered in a cookieless environment. Our data expert will debunk the main myths and provide actionable actions to overcome the challenges and turn the Cookieless threat into an opportunity for your brand.

• 3:30 pm
• 4:15 pm
• Workshop

As your startup scales, it is bound to add cognitive load and gain complexity. In light of the current developments, it’s important now than ever to know how to stay relevant and constantly add value throughout a customer's lifetime - without falling apart at the seams.

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Workshop

Startups can sometimes be complex and therefore misunderstood. As a result, their value proposition can go missed which can lead to a more restricted followers and limit customer acquisition. To circumvent this, we want to help startups appeal to broader audiences and ensure their value propositions are understood by target customers/ clients, and ensure they are better equipped to execute winning campaigns that meet their business objectives.

• 5:30 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Step Experience

• 6:15 pm
• 6:45 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Ricardo Santos

• 4:00 pm
• 5:00 pm
• Roundtable

uncovering ways to move online - testing mobile speed and using analytics for the best of your

• 5:05 pm
• 5:35 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Emily Oberman, Alex Antolino, Firas Mghames, Siobhan McDade and

• 3:10 pm
• 3:40 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Matt Sexton, Eslam Hussein,

• 4:15 pm
• 4:45 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Rami Deeb, Leila Alanani, Hebah Fisher, Reem Hameed, and Kelsey Warner.

• 8:05 pm
• 8:35 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Gary Sheynkman, Nawaf Alkoheji,

• 6:20 pm
• 6:45 pm
• Talk

Natural muscle is a masterpiece of evolution that allows natural organisms to drastically outperform
robots in terms of agility, dexterity, and adaptability. The pursuit of an artificial equivalent has inspired
research for centuries. This session presents Hydraulically Amplified Self-healing Electrostatic (HASEL)
artificial muscles, the first technology that may enable bioinspired robots to surpass the performance of
their natural counterparts.

• 
  Philipp Rothemund Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Sytems

• 6:15 pm
• 6:45 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Matthew Salloway, Philip Bahoshy,

• 3:40 pm
• 4:10 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Triska Hamed, Hasan Haider, Vanessa Tierney,

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Roundtable

• 4:20 pm
• 4:50 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Rajesh Mehta, Victoria Mehran, Kareem Elsirafy, Deborah Magid and Zachary Finkelstein after the Panel.

• 4:00 pm
• 5:00 pm
• Workshop

Join Talkwalker to learn how the ‘voice of customer’ helps companies big and small to make informed and strategic decisions. The team will demonstrate the set of tools through which one could turn conversational data into high-impact intelligence. The interactive session will give the opportunity for marketers, communicators, and entrepreneurs to understand the value of social data while conducting a competitive analysis, brand awareness gauging, or even a market-entry strategy. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask all questions they have on conversational intelligence and social listening.

• 
  Sam Cookney Talkwalker

• 4:25 pm
• 4:55 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to

• 3:40 pm
• 4:10 pm
• Q&A

Join the room to ask your questions to Abdulrahman Bajaber, CyberMe (Saudi), Naeem Zamindar, Neem Exponential (Pakistan) and Romain Diaz, Satgana (Africa, India, Europe) after the panel.

• 5:00 pm
• 7:00 pm

Meet startups in the money and fintech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 4:00 pm
• 5:00 pm

Meet startups in the future tech industry and learn about their experiences.

• 4:30 pm
• 5:00 pm

When it comes to healthcare infrastructures, the IoT has raised many questions about how it can be applied to the healthcare industry and what benefits it can bring to people. In this panel, we aim at giving the audience a clear picture about both practical and theoretical aspects of implementing IoT solutions to the healthcare systems.

• 4:30 pm
• 5:45 pm

Meet startups in the talent industry and learn about their experiences.

• 5:30 pm
• 6:30 pm
• Workshop

• 
  Hans Christensen DTEC

• 5:00 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Workshop

Startups can sometimes be complex and therefore misunderstood. As a result, their value proposition can go missed which can lead to a more restricted followers and limit customer acquisition. To circumvent this, we want to help startups appeal to broader audiences and ensure their value propositions are understood by target customers/ clients, and ensure they are better equipped to execute winning campaigns that meet their business objectives.

• 6:00 pm
• 7:00 pm
• Session

In this 30min you will learn hands-on coaching techniques based on a process that Greta Seeger has developed, combining systemic coaching with human centred design. You will get a snapshot of how to improve through creative methods your own consciousness about your life and yourself.
Greta a systemic coach and innovation consultant and teaches the full process during the transformation leadership course at ESCP Business School in London.

• 4:00 pm
• 5:00 pm
• Workshop

Since March 2020 our working world has changed beyond recognition. Global companies are announcing that they are now "remote first" while others are planning to embrace hybrid models post pandemic. What route will you and your clients take? How can you support them in workplace transformation during 2021 and beyond. What is virtual real estate and what does that mean for business?
The Smart Workplace talk will give insights to
- How the workplace will look and operate in the next five to ten years
- What will the impact be for traditional offices
- How to improve employee well being through a laptop
- What opportunities are there to capitalise on the transformation of the workplace.

• 
  Vanessa Tierney Abodoo in partnership with Yonderdesk

• 7:00 pm
• 8:00 pm
• Live Stage

• 5:00 pm
• 5:30 pm
• Panel

Discussing the current state of transfers and e-wallets and what the future is looking like in the space. 

• 
  Dana Shaheen VISA

• 5:30 pm
• 6:00 pm
• Sessions

Some define Venture Builders as a bridge to Venture Capital, filling up the gap between funders and entrepreneurs by giving them the space and the know-how to kickoff their startup. Is Venture builders what emerging markets have been missing in the equation of the startup ecosystem? How is it different from all other startup boosters such as accelerators and incubators? And what are the ideal strategies to make Venture builders work for a better infrastructure?