Global Ventures is an international venture capital firm investing in startups with innovative business models and disruptive technologies, with the potential to transform emerging markets, and scale globally.Key Responsibilities:Member of the investment committee and the senior management team. Driving the implementation of the EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) across the firm, acting as an Integrator. Leading portfolio’s Value Creation and ESG strategy development and implementation. Responsible for talent management, leadership development and executive coaching.

Key Responsibilities:• Leading financial planning and control, fund administration, reporting, and compliance;• Managing investment processes, value creation programs, ESG agenda, and firm operations;• Developing recruitment processes and talent management frameworks;• Supervising thought leadership and research projects; • Supporting Global Ventures' brand positioning through firm and portfolio PR and marketing.

Key responsibilities: • Providing strategic recommendations to General Partners on investment strategies and potential deals; • Supervising due diligence and investor analysis development and reporting;• Supporting portfolio companies with growth and expansion strategies.

At C3, a B Corp™️- certified organisation, we help good business get great at solving the world’s most pressing issues. We are dedicated to empowering innovators with the essential knowledge and skills to unlock sustainable growth through our initiatives, tailored towards startups, youth, and broader efforts to build the impact ecosystem.With the collective support of our network of over 4,000 experts, trainers, and 150+ investors, we have fostered a community of 2,500+ change-makers. In collaboration with renowned global companies such as HSBC, Accenture, Standard Chartered, Google, DMCC, Engie, and Multichoice, we have developed cutting-edge programmes designed to support innovators, startups, aspiring entrepreneurs, and students worldwide. We have successfully accelerated 300+ cross-sector impact-driven startups from 27 countries, collectively raising more than $550 million to date. Our dedication to impact and fostering meaningful partnerships has made a significant difference globally. We achieved our B Corp™️ certification in 2024, joining a global community of businesses committed to the highest standards of social and environmental impact. In the same year, C3 became a People + Planet First verified social enterprise. We are also recognised as a United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Pioneer for our contribution to SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals. Our commitment to sustainability has been further celebrated with multiple gold awards at the Gulf Sustainability Awards, where we were honoured as the overall winner in 2022.

almentor is the leading educational platform in the Middle East, offering the largest library of online courses in Arabic. • Supported almentor's founders to successfully fundraise their Series B round, led by Partech with the participation of Sawari Ventures, Egypt Ventures, and Sango Capital.

The AWR Group is a family-owned conglomerate, headquartered in the UAE, with regional and international presence. Its portfolio includes 14 companies, operating in the automotive, real estate, construction, logistics, retail and travel sectors, generates $2B+ revenues per year and counts 4000+ employees. Key Responsibilities: Member of the corporate leadership team and responsible for group strategy and planning, investment and M&A strategy (including Corporate Venture Capital), market and consumer intelligence, enterprise risk management, performance monitoring and corporate marketing. More specifically, in charge of:• Defining Group's long-term strategic directions by leading yearly corporate strategy planning cycle;• Leading Group’s investment strategy development and Corporate Venture Capital initiatives;• Leading both Enterprise Risk Management and Performance Monitoring processes;• Overseeing Corporate Marketing and Communications activities, including CSR.

Selected to create and teach a course focused on the impact of media and technology on society for the newly launched Master of Arts (M.A.) in Leadership and Innovation in Contemporary Media.

UTURN was founded in 2010 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and merged with DIWANEE to become Webedia Arabia, the leading Arabic entertainment digital network in MENA. • Provided recommendations to the CEO on new strategic partnership opportunities; • Supported senior management with the merger with DIWANEE from inception to implementation; • Lead the negotiation process of production, licensing and distribution agreements.

OSN is the leading pay-TV platform in the MENA region, providing premium exclusive content across 24 countries through a state-of-the-art multi-channel technology platform. After the merger of Orbit and Showtime in late 2009, in a few years OSN achieved double-digit growth at both top and bottom line levels, driving the regional pay-TV market growth and capturing a dominant share of it.Key Responsibilities: Member of the executive management team, reporting to company’s CEO. Responsible for corporate strategy and planning, BoD communications, investor relations, strategic partnerships, M&A, market and consumer intelligence. Main Accomplishments: • Created a new Strategy and Corporate Development function and introduced yearly strategy planning process to define, develop and communicate strategic directions and target financial performance; • Identified and assessed M&A opportunities, led due diligence and negotiation of commercial terms (e.g. acquisition of Pehla Media Group, acquisition of the TFC platform, and JV with PS Media); • Defined content acquisition and re-distribution strategies, including negotiation approach, commercial and legal terms review (e.g. exclusivity deals with Disney, HBO, IPL and others); • Launched first Regional Audience Measurement System (AMS) across multiple platforms; • Enhanced customer experience through development of ‘Voice of the Customer’ (VoC) digital platform; • Led cross-functional assignments, such as multi-screen digital strategies, new customer segment value propositions, new market entry strategies, and integrated marketing and distribution strategies.

Received two-year MBA sponsorship. Won the Booz Allen Hamilton Professional Excellence Award 2005 and 2004. Responsible for managing Booz teams throughout assignment completion. Led client teams and presented findings to senior executives.Developed extensive international experience in media and communication ranging from content production to content delivery and sales across traditional and digital platforms. Developed significant knowledge in retail, consumer goods, education and public sector. Key assignments: • Leading UAE Telecom Operator – Led launch strategy definition of digital content platform. • Abu Dhabi Education Public Entity – Led PPP model development for P-12 schools. • Abu Dhabi Government – Developed business plan for Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Center (Saadiyat Island). • Leading Egyptian Telecom Operator – Led digital content strategy definition. • Leading US Non-Profit Advertising Organization – Defined One-Stop-Shop strategy. • Major Private Global TV Network – Devised online growth strategy of history-focused online portal.• Major Global Retail Bank – Defined go-to-market strategy. Managed individual branch profitability analysis and identified new target segments in the US market. • Global Leading Advertisement Agency – Analyzed competitive landscape and formulated a board strategy. • Public Italian Broadcaster - Developed strategy for optimization of US news production facilities. Developed B2B business model and target client pipeline.• Major Private Italian Broadcaster – Defined Digital Terrestrial Television innovative low-cost Pay Per View model and marketing strategy. • Major French Telecom Operator – Developed commercial distribution and marketing strategy. • Major Global Sportswear Producer – Defined client’s European brand positioning. • Major Italian Consumer Goods Retailer – Developed strategy for improving stores’ efficiency and organization. Optimized suppliers base and defined logistic optimization strategy.