The event Program will include list of very interesting speakers represent the leaders, innovators and experts in the eCommerce sector.
Speakers & Panelists
The event program of the seminar contains a reach and distinguish caliber of prestige’s speakers and panalists were they are the main market shifters and shaper in the eCommerce sector in the UAE:
H.E Mohamed Nasser AlGhanem
Director General Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA)
H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim currently holds the position of Director General of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority; an authority certified according to the Telecom Law issued by Federal Decree No. (3) of 2003 and its amendments to regulate the affairs of the
telecommunications sector and ensure the creation of a fair competitive environment in the local market. In the year 2004, Al Ghanim was entrusted with establishing a telecom regulatory body, where he was able in a record time to set up "the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)".Under the supervision and management of Al Ghanim, the TRA succeeded in implementing the regulatory framework of the sector through developing the necessary policies and regulations such as the competition framework, interconnection agreements between providers, pricing policies, and the implementation of the National Spectrum Plan which is considered to be the first of its kind in the region.
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri
Deputy Director General of Information and e-Government at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA)
H.E.Hamad Obaid Al Mansouri is currently the Deputy Director General of Information and e-Government Sector at the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority. Mr. Al Mansouri is also the Chairman of the committee responsible for managing and driving the recently launched
‘mGovernmentinitiative’ in the UAE. Before joining the TRA team, Mr. Al Mansouri was as a technical advisor working with a number of UAE Government entities. Most recently, Mr. Al Mansouri was the Information Systems Advisor at the Dubai Public Prosecution. Before this position, Mr.
Al Mansouri was the General Supervisor of Information Systems at the Awqaf& Minors Affairs Foundation in 2008 through to 2010.In parallel with his current responsibility at the TRA, Mr. Al Mansouri is the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Emirates Institution for Advanced Science and Technology and has been in the role since 2011. Since 2007, Mr. Al Mansouri has also been a member of the Board of Directors at Emaratech.
Mohamed Alzarooni .aeDA Director
Eng. Mohammed Al Zarooni is the Director for aeDA the Domain Administration initiative within the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) managing the “.ae” and the Arabic dotEmarat domain namespace. He graduated from Etisalat College of Engineering in 2002 and joined the ISP in the UAE at that time, where he was responsible for many tasks in the fields of Internet Authentication Services, Database Services, and System Administration and lead the Internet Services Provisioning as a Manager.
In October 2007, Eng. Mohammed joined the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) as the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of .ae Domain Administration. He was involved in building the .ae infrastructure from the beginning including the implementation of network links, disaster recovery and DNS diversification. The .ae Domain Administration is the Regulatory Body and Registry Operator for the .ae domain name. He is an active participant in the domain industry including ICANN and other domain industry forums, seminars, and conferences. He has also contributed to the Arabic Script IDN Working Group (ASIWG).
George Held
VP/Commerce, Etisalat Group
George Held, currently Vice President/Commerce at the Etisalat Group, is regarded as one of the leading global innovators in the telecommunications sector. He has spearheaded development and rollout of Mobile Commerce services and launched the internationally acclaimed One Network service across Africa and the Middle East. George has previously held senior product innovation roles with Bharti Airtel, Zain, Celtel and Millicom after starting his career with MIT Labs Electronic Systems Center.
George excels atconceptualizing innovative and relevant mobile services, especially for emerging markets, and directing development through commercialization, roll-out and on-going product performance enhancement.
Elias Ghanem
Managing Director PayPal Middle East and North Africa
Elias Ghanem is the Managing Director of PayPal Middle East and North Africa and is leading the expansion of PayPal in the highly promising MENA region. Elias joined PayPal in 2010 in Singapore as part of the Asia Pacific region as Director and Head of Marketing for PayPal South East Asia and India. Soon after, he has been promoted to Managing Director of PayPal South East Asia and India, in charge of the business performance and overall P&L for this growing and highly diversified region.Prior to joining PayPal, Elias worked for more than 15 years in the cards payment industry with Visa International Service Association. In his last role, he was the Head of Visa Consulting for the Asia Pacific region, Previously he was based in Miami , working for Visa Latin America, where he developed a Customer Life Cycle credit card management practice and implemented it in banks across Brazil, Mexico and Argentina.
Majed AlSuwaidi
Director Business Development - Dubai Internet City, Dubai Outsource Zone and in5
Dubai Internet City (DIC) is the Middle East and North Africa's largest ICT hub. Since the year 2000, DIC has successfully developed a prosperous ecosystem for technology organisations and has been one of the forerunners in carrying forward Dubai's vision of transitioning into a knowledge-based economy. DIC is home to Fortune 500 companies and multinationals, including global names such as Facebook and LinkedIn, as well as some of the region's most dynamic and successful technology SMEs and start-ups from all elements of the ICT value chain.
Thierry Dongier
MENA Regional Sales Director Amadeus
Thierry Dongier joined as a Regional Manager Global Customers & Key Accounts effective since January 2011. Thierry comes to the MENA region from Amadeus Sophia Antipolis (France) where he held several positions over the last three years including Sales Manager, Western Europe and most recently IT and Global Account Manager for Amadeus Global Customers. In his new position Thierry will be focusing on developing, in addition to the global accounts, the region's Top 20 accounts and this within a new regional sales strategy and in close collaboration with the region's GMs and Sales teams.
Brendon Ogilvy
Regional Managing Director MENA Effective Measures
Effective Measure provides cutting edge digital Audience Measurement, website rankings, internet demographics and market intelligence for website publishers, media agencies and digital marketers. With unique demographic technology, Effective Measure gives advertisers more representative, continually evolving demographic profiles. Effective Measure enables advertisers to gain unrivaled insight into web, mobile and console usage across all publishers & websites, including full support for IFABC and IAB metrics and their definitions as well as insight into the user journey amongst publishers and websites, discover the trends that can give your clients an advantage
Omar Soudodi
Managing Director PayFort
Omar is the Managing Director of PayFort one the leading online payment service providers in the Arab World. Prior to PayFort Omar successfully launched Souq.com in Egypt to become one of top 30 most visited sites and number one e-commerce site in Egypt. Prior to Souq.com Omar co- founded Accelarabia.com the first online loan origination website in the Middle East in late 2005 and sold majority of company to ORASCOM Development in 2006. Omar started his career in the US in various capacities in Banks to include consumer banking, business banking, International banking and commercial banking for Bank of America, California Bank and Trust and Sunwest Bank after studying Financial Management at California State Fullerton and obtaining a Financial Advisor Certification from the NASD. Omar is actively involved the Arab World business community serving as an advisory board member for American University in Cairo as well as a mentor at FlatSixlabs and Injaz Middle East.
Hassan Mikail
Global Director E-Commerce Aramex
Hassan Mikail is the Global Director of E-Commerce at Aramex, one of the leading global logistics and transportation solutions providers, and the first company from the Arab world to go public on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The company is currently listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM: ARMX).Hassan has been driving Aramex’s e-commerce activities worldwide, in line with Aramex’s Global Growth Strategy, and has helped expand the company’s suite of ecommerce offerings and its global customer and e-merchant base, in addition to positioning the Shop and Ship brand globally as a leading online cross-border solution, for both merchants and end- consumers.
Tarique Khatri
Senior Vice President, Business Development Cleartrip.ae
Part of the founding team at Cleartrip, Tarique has handled a wide range of functions within the organization, including the set-up &
management of the supply chain and B2B divisions. He currently leads new market initiatives at Cleartrip, and is responsible for taking brand Cleartrip to new geographies. Over the last 3 years, Tarique has focused on establishing Clear trip in the Middle East, which is now present in all 6 GCC countries.Prior to Cleartrip, Tarique worked with numerous multinational corporations including Kuoni India, Cox &
Kings and Indian Express. He has over 17 years of experience in the travel industry
Samer Soliman
Senior Vice President for Sales and Client Management Network International
Samer Soliman is the Senior Vice President for Sales and Client Management (Non-Financial Services) at Network International, and is responsible for the organisation’s acquiring client base, and its expansion to increase the breadth of products and services. Samer has extensive experience in multi-disciplinary businesses including consultancy, product development, business process reengineering, cards business, sales management and retail business. Prior to joining Network International, he was with Citibank in Egypt.
Ibrahim Ahmed Elbadawi
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Exantium
With over 10 years of multidisciplinary working experience in the government and non-government sectors in addition to the research field, Ibrahim’s key passion is to cultivate government innovation with focus on technology as a key enabler. He has successfully initiated or led many distinguished initiatives including the launch of the first government data portal in the region and designing the social media policy for UAE government. Also, he was the mastermind of the plan resulted in positioning the UAE in the 28th rank on the UN eGovernment Index 2012 and recognizing it by the UN as an Emerging Global Leader.
Omar Kassim
Founder of JadoPado.com
Omar Kassim is the Founder of JadoPado, an instant gratification e-commerce experience for the Middle East. Omar runs the business from a strategic and operational level and immerses himself across all aspects of the business to ensure JadoPado continues to build itself as an industry standout.Omar is a self-taught customer experience enthusiast and takes a keen interest in learning and understanding the various components that make a business tick. He believes in doing things really well or not doing them at all. Omar is also the CEO of al bogari Holdings, JadoPado’s parent firm.
Mona Ataya
Founder of CEO and Founder of mumzworld.com
Mona Ataya is the CEO and Founder of mumzworld.com, the Middle East’s First and Largest shopping site for all things Mother, Baby and Child.Prior to mumzworld, Mona has had a track record of impressive and diverse international experience building global brands.Mona started her career at Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, USA, at age 20 after graduating with a dual honors degree in marketing and finance.
Mona spent 5 years at P&G working on leading brands in P&G’s Soap Sector. After Procter & Gamble, Mona moved back to the Middle East region working with another FMCG giant, Johnson and Johnson MENA followed by Johnson and Johnson Europe managing a broad portfolio of leading global brands including ph5.5, Neutrogena, Clean & Clear, Piz Buin and Johnson’s Suncare
Shadi AlHasan
FlagShip Pro Managing Director and Founder
With a background of strategic communications planning, Shadi Al Hasan is renowned for brand positioning and creative alternative solutions. His unique ability lies in the conceptualization of localized communication strategies and developing channels that are in line with the cultural setting of the Arab world. Shadi has had 20 years of high- level industry experience in the Middle East market, with contributions to creative communications field and digital solutions having earned him significant industry recognition. He has spoken at conferences and seminars throughout his career and is a regular resident at renowned Pan Arab satellite programs.
Hossam Darwish CEO of Tawwar
Tawwar provides customisable templates for different verticals to build the application in easy steps. The developer need not have any coding skills. “We are right now in the beta version and the final product will be launched in 30 days. A user will take only one day to develop an app on our platform
Murshed Mohamed CEO of Yebab.com
Murshed Mohamed Ahmed launched Arabic online wedding directory Yebab.com in 2008. Today, the site is the largest of its kind in the region, featuring products and services from more than 2,500 stores. The website attracted venture capital finance in 2010. Mohamed has a master’s degree in project management from the British University in Dubai and a bachelor’s degree in engineering management. He is also the author of a book on Emirati success stories, which follows the lives of six UAE entrepreneurs.
Sheriff Rizwan CEO of AlShop.com
Our CEO started his first business at a young age which has taken him across 5 countries and gave him the opportunity to travel and doing what he loves the most i.e breaking barriers and making things happen. With his caliber he established an electronics distribution company for Hyundai Electronics in the far east and captured a significant market share within India's metro and cosmopolitan cities.With his talents he expanded his vision and ventured into the middle east where he built a structural framework for the IT products department of LuLu Hypermarket which was instrumental in identifying all key stores with world famous IT brands and he successfully built the supply chain & achieved double digit growth in every quarter, continuously for 2 years.
Ahmed Mousa SoftwareAG
Founded in 1969 in Darmstadt, Germany, Software AG is the global leader in business processes, integration and big data. Our more than 40 years of innovation include the invention of the first high-performance transactional database, Adabas; the first business process analysis platform, ARIS; the first B2B server and SOA-based integration platform, webMethods; and pioneering big data technology with Terracotta’s BigMemory.
Cybersource Cybersource
a payment management company. CyberSource provides a complete portfolio of services that simplify and automate payment operations. Customers use our CyberSource and Authorize.Net brand solutions to process online payments, streamline fraud management, and simplify payment security. Born during the dawn of eCommerce in 1994, CyberSource was one of the pioneers in online payment and fraud management services for medium and large-sized merchants. In 2007, we acquired the leading U.S.
small business payment services provider, Authorize.Net, thus expanding our market footprint to cover businesses ranging from the smallest sole proprietorships to the largest global brands. In 2010 CyberSource was acquired by, and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary of, Visa Inc.
Tejuri.com
Managing Director Tejuri.com
The traditional safe or vault known as a Tejuri in Arabic, was an important part of trading, providing a secure place for valuable goods. Tejuri.com is the modern evolution, not only keeping goods and financial information secure, but also bringing the UAE’s finest retailers and brands together in a single online mall, making shopping an easier and more enjoyable experience. Tejuri helps bring your favorite retailers and brands online. Similar to a shopping mall, our online mall hosts stores from a range of retailers and brands that you love and trust. We also add new retailers and brands to our portfolio regularly, so you have access to all your shopping needs - online.
