Community Day - Day 1, June 2nd

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11:30 Registration

12:30 Lunch with mentors

Entrepreneurs and Mentors will be matched for 3 short mentorship sessions over lunch. Make sure you show up before 12:30 to book your seat.

14:15-14:30 Connect - Break

14:30- 16:45 Unconference

For the first time in the region, Wamda is launching the Unconference format in a laid back setting. Unconference is a participant-led event. There's no agenda...until the audience comes up with one. 

16:45: 17:15  Connect - Break

CoE E-Commerce Main Program - Day 2, June 3rd (Click here for Speakers' Bios)

9:00 - 10:15 "Show Me The Money, Part 1: Is Online Payment a Solved Issue?"

• Dan Stuart (MD, LivingSocial - Moderator)
• Stephen Leeds (Head of eCommerce,Visa)
• Marten Waldenstrom (CEO, CashU)
• Paolo Zambonini (Executive VP Marketing & Product, Network International)
• Cyril Zimmerman (Founder & CEO, HiPay)
• Ronaldo Mouchawar (CEO, Souq.com)

10:15 - 10:30 Connect: Break

10:30 - 11:05 "Wamdat"

• 10:30 - 10:40 Inspire - Demet Mutlu (Founder and CEO, Trendyol)
• 10:40 - 10:55 Inspire - Iyad Kamal (COO, Aramex International)
• 10:55 - 11:05 Inspire - Henri Asseily (Chief Strategist & CTO, Telnic)

11:05 - 11:15 Connect: Short Break 

11:15 - 12:30 Show Me The Money, Part 2: "Investing in E-Commerce" - Open for Google Hangout

• Moderator: Chris Schroeder (Angel and New Venture Investor - Moderator)
• Paul Rutherford (BD, M&A, MIH Internet)
• Pamir Gelenbe (Partner, HummingBird)
• Elie Habib (Country Manager, RED Abraaj)
• James Chan (Co-Founder Neoteny Labs)

12:30 - 13:30 Connect: Lunch break

13:30 - 14:30 The Hot Top Models of E-Commerce

• Nina Curley (Editor in Chief, Wamda - Moderator)
• Paul Kenny (CEO, Cobone)
• Ahmed Khatib (CEO, MarkaVIP)
• Mona Ataya (Founder & CEO, Mumzworld)
• Demet Mutlu (Founder & CEO, Trendyol)

14:35 - 15:25 "Wamdat"

• 14:35 - 14:50 Inspire - Melih Odemis (Co-Founder, YemekSepeti)
• 14:50 - 15:00 Empower - Zafer Younis (Co-Founder & CEO, The Online Project)
• 15:00 - 15:10 Inspire - Roy Zakka (Ubanquity, CEO)

15:10 - 15:30 Connect: Break

15:30 - 16:30 Going Digital. Offline Businesses Moving Online 

• Omar Christidis (Founder & CEO, Arabnet - Moderator)
• Michael Trueschler (Co-Founder, Citruss TV)
• James Gosling (Head of BD, The Entertainer)
• Hassan Mikail (Regional Head, eCommerce, Aramex)
• Alfonso De Gaetano (Industry Head eCommerce, GCC, Google)

16:30 - 16:45 Connect: Break

16:45 - 17:15 "Wamdat"

• 16:45 - 16:55 Empower - Issam Bayazidi (CEO, Ikoo)
• 16:55 - 17:05 Inspire - Ahmed Khatib (CEO, MarkaVIP)
• 17:05 - 17:15 Empower - Burak Buyukdemir (Founder, Etohum)

17:15 - 18:20 The World of E-Commerce Beyond Physical Goods 

• Abed Agha (Founder, Vinelab - Moderator)
• Fares Akkad (Head of digital BD, MBC)
• Karim Sarkis (CEO, Sync Media)
• Elie Habib (Co-Founder & CTO, Anghami)
• Nour Khrais (Founder & CEO, MaysalWard R&D) 

18:20 Closing remarks

18:30: 19:30 Connect - Reception

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