Experienced Program Manager for creative enterprises with a demonstrated history of working in the civic & social organizations. Sami is Skilled in: Program management, Role-play, Interviewing and Recruiting. Sami is currently a cultural manager at Nahdet ElMahrousa and the executive director of breaking walls dance festival. He is driven by his belief in the powerful impact creative entrepreneurship can have in offering solutions to some of today’s most pressing local and global challenges. Sami has supported creative and social enterprises at various stages in their development by taking part in as well as leading the implementation of many ideation, incubation and acceleration rounds.He ran various design-thinking and ideation workshops, trainings and TOTs and supported the planning and implementation of countless validation bootcamps for early stage creative and social enterprises during which he led and facilitated trainings and workshops on topics such as fundamentals of customer mapping, target market analysis, value proposition, testing and finance. His background as an actor and a drama-based behavioral-change trainer add to his skill set enabling him to be an effective communicator and trainer. Sami has managed the accounts of over 100 creative and social enterprises operating across Egypt and in a variety of sectors like performing arts, handicrafts, education and renewable energy, He led a project that enabled him to combine his passion for arts and culture with his extensive experience in social entrepreneurship. The five-year project, ‘El Garage’, aims to revive local identity, culture, history and art using entrepreneurship as a central tool and currently leading the 1st Performing Arts incubator in Egypt.