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- Day 1 – Thursday Nov 3, 2016 – Full Agenda
Day 1 – Thursday Nov 3, 2016 – Full Agenda
9:30
2hrs
Main Stage
Banque du Liban Accelerate Opening Ceremony
Opening Speeches
Riad Salamé
Governor of Banque du Liban
Tony Fadell
Creator of the iPod, iPhone, and Founder of Nest
Dr. Joseph Torbey
Chairman of The Association of Banks in Lebanon
Nicolas Chammas
President of MIT Alumni Association, Chairman of Beirut Traders Association
Marianne Howayek
Director of the Governor’s Executive Office at Banque du Liban
11:45
5min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Paul Papadimitriou
Global Host, Innovation Scout & Futurist
12:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Steven Bathiche
Creator of the Microsoft Surface
12:00
20min
Money Stage
Keynote
Mario Berta
Host of Money Stage, Former Regional Managing Director at Rocket Internet
12:00
20min
Ecosystem Stage
Keynote
Ivan Hernandez
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
12:00
1hr
Code Stage
Business Growth through Open Source
Interactive Session
Peter Senna Tschudin
Principal Software Engineer at Collabora
12:30
20min
Executive Stage
Fireside
Antonio Vincenti
Chairman & CEO of Pikasso, VP of FEPE International
12:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Claire Burge
CEO of This is Productivity
12:30
20min
Money Stage
Keynote
Marvin Liao
Partner at 500 Startups
12:30
20min
Ecosystem Stage
Keynote
Cedric Giorgi
Director of Special Projects at Sigfox
13:00
20min
Executive Stage
Fireside
Ramez Shehadi
Managing Director and Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton MENA
13:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Ramzi Rizk
Co-Founder & CTO of EyeEm
13:00
45min
Money Stage
The State of the Global VC Industry
Panel
Philipp Stangl
Managing Director at Pioneers Ventures
Alex Margot-Duclot
Senior Associate at Osborne & Partners
Keith Teare
Co-Founder of TechCrunch
Ahmed El Alfi
Founder & Chairman of The GrEEK Campus & Sawari Ventures
Mathew Slade Farkash
Global HealthTech Leader, Founder of Blueprint Health Accelerator
Marvin Liao- Moderator
Partner at 500 Startups
13:00
45min
Ecosystem Stage
International Ecosystem Godfathers
Panel
Sheel Mohnot
FinTech Partner at 500 Startups
Dimitris Kalavros-Gousiou
Godfather of Greek Startup Ecosystem, Co-Founder of Found.ation
Balthazar de Lavergne
Partner at TheFamily
Amarit Charoenphan
Group CEO of HUBBA & Cofounder of Techsauce Media
Ivan Hernandez- Moderator
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
13:00
45min
Design Stage
5 Steps to VR UX Success
Interactive Session
Dean Johnson
Futurist, Head of Innovation at Brandwidth
13:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Ben Yu
Founder of Sprayable Inc.
14:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Jean Nehme
Co-Founder & CEO of Touch Surgery
14:30
20min
Executive Stage
Fireside
Kamil Kuran
Regional Managing Director at Publicis Groupe, Levant
14:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Keith Teare
Co-Founder of TechCrunch
14:30
20min
Money Stage
Fireside
Ahmed El Alfi
Founder & Chairman of The GrEEK Campus & Sawari Ventures
14:30
20min
Ecosystem Stage
Keynote
David Bizer
Former Star Recruiter at Google & Netscape
14:30
1hr 30min
Code Stage
Machine & Automation
Interactive Session
Dr. Fadi Lama
Founder of YL Engineering sarl, YLE GmbH.
15:00
20min
Executive Stage
Fireside
Pierre El-Daher
Chairman & CEO of Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI)
15:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Kei Shimada
Global Director of Innovation & Biz Dev at Dentsu
15:00
20min
Money Stage
Future of Mobile Business: Partnership
Keynote
Rami Assoum
Head of VAS Engineering Department at Alfa
15:00
45min
Ecosystem Stage
Borderless Communities
Panel
Harald Neidhardt
CEO & Curator of MLOVE, Co-Creator of RFRC
Ben Costantini
CEO of Startup Sesame, Curator at Symposium Stockholm
Katarina Szulenyiova
Asia Regional Manager for Seedstars World
Julien Tubbs
Business Development Manager for EMEA at Gust
Ivan Hernandez- Moderator
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
15:00
2hrs
Design Stage
UX Like Cat Food
Interactive Session
Helen Kokk
Co-founder at Made By, UX & Service Design Lead at Nortal
15:30
20min
Executive Stage
F&B Panel
Panel
Donald Batal
Managing Director of CBJ, Tomatomatic, Cafe Diem
Anthony Rahayel
Co-Founder of Souk el Akel
Monty Munford- Moderator
Co-Host of Executive and Innovations Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist
15:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Mathew Slade Farkash
Global HealthTech Leader, Founder of Blueprint Health Accelerator
15:30
45min
Money Stage
International Fundraising Stories
Panel
Ben Yu
Founder of Sprayable Inc.
Mark Haidar
Founder & CEO of Vinli
Jean Nehme
Co-Founder & CEO of Touch Surgery
Ramzi Rizk
Co-Founder & CTO of EyeEm
Mario Berta- Moderator
Host of Money Stage, Former Regional Managing Director at Rocket Internet
15:45
45min
Ecosystem Stage
International Accelerators
Panel
Ramez El-Serafy
CEO of Flat6Labs
Raph Crouan
Former EMEIA Head of Telecom Biz Dev at Apple, Founder of StartupBootCamp IoT
Arnaud Bonzom
Director of Corporate Innovation at 500 Startups
Harry Davies
Head of Ecosystem Development at Wayra
Ivan Hernandez- Moderator
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
16:00
1hr
Executive Stage
Telecom Operators
Panel
Marwan Hayek
Chairman & CEO of Alfa Telecom
Maroun Chammas
Chairman & CEO of Berytech
Patrick Farajian
Chairman & CEO of Sodetel Telecom
Nadim Khater
Chief Commercial Officer at Touch
Monty Munford- Moderator
Co-Host of Executive and Innovations Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist
16:00
20 min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Dean Johnson
Futurist, Head of Innovation at Brandwidth
16:00
45min
Code Stage
Ask Me Anything: 20 Years of Being a Tech CTO
Interactive Session
Henri Asseily
Managing Partner at Leap Ventures
16:15
20min
Money Stage
How to Fundraise
Keynote
Mike Butcher
Editor at Large at TechCrunch, Founder of TechFugees, and Member of the Order of the British Empire
16:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Kristel Kruustük
Founder & CEO of Testlio
16:30
1hr
Ecosystem Stage
Lifestyle of an Entrepreneur
Panel
Marvin Liao
Partner at 500 Startups
Jared Goralnick
Principal Group Program Manager at Skype
Helen Kokk
Co-founder at Made By, UX & Service Design Lead at Nortal
Ben Huh
Father of Internet Memes, Y Combinator
David Bizer
Former Star Recruiter at Google & Netscape
Ragnar Saas
Godfather of Estonian Startup Ecosystem, Co-Founder of Pipedrive
Emily Huh- Moderator
Viral Marketing Guru
16:45
20min
Money Stage
Growth Hacking
Keynote
Sassine Makhoul
Digital Marketing Specialist at Touch Surgery
17:00
20min
Executive Stage
Fireside
Carlos Abou Jaoude
Founder & Managing Partner of Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm
17:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Denys Zhadanov
VP of Marketing at Readdle
17:15
20min
Ecosystem Stage
Fireside
Marc Saikali
Director of France 24
17:15
20min
Money Stage
BDL Circular 331
Keynote
Ray Yazbeck
Legal Advisor at Banque du Liban
Karen Jabbour
Legal Consultant at Banque du Liban
- Day 2 – Friday Nov 4, 2016 – Full Agenda
Day 2 – Friday Nov 4, 2016 – Full Agenda
9:30
1hr
Executive Stage
9:45
20min
Innovation Stage
Fireside
Leila Janah
Mother of Mechanical Turks, Founder of Samasource
9:45
20min
Money Stage
The Transformation Journey from Mobile Net Providers to Digital Service Providers
Keynote
Joseph Abou Rjeily
Senior Head of Corporate Strategy and Program Management Office at Alfa
9:45
20min
Ecosystem Stage
Keynote
Ziad Traboulsi
Engineering Lead, Growth & Partnerships at Facebook Inc.
10:00
45min
Code Stage
Ask questions to Spotify’s 1st CTO
Interactive Session
Andreas Ehn
Former CTO of Spotify
10:15
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote and Q&A
Luciano Calestini
Deputy Representative, UNICEF Lebanon
10:15
20min
Money Stage
Incorporating in Lebanon
Panel
Nisrine Salhab
Founder of Salhab Partners Law Firm
Joe Sakr
Partner at Sarkis Sakr & Partners – Geneva Group International
Mario Berta- Moderator
Host of Money Stage, Former Regional Managing Director at Rocket Internet
10:15
20min
Ecosystem Stage
The Challenges of IP Law
Fireside
Sophie Goosens
Senior Attorney-at-law
11:00
1hr
Main Stage
Keynote and Q&A
Steve Wozniak
Co-Founder of Apple Inc.
12:15
15min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Rares Florea
Director at Vector Watch
12:30
1hr
Executive Stage
Keynote and Q&A
Alex Hunter
Former Head of Digital at Virgin
12:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Jared Goralnick
Principal Group Program Manager at Skype
12:30
45min
Money Stage
VC Upstarts
Panel
Jad Salame
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Phoenician Funds
Abdallah Yafi
Founder & Managing Partner at B&Y Venture Partners
Bassel Attieh
Managing Partner at Cedar Mundi Ventures
Itxaso del Palacio- Moderator
VP Investments at Lepe Partners
12:30
1hr
Ecosystem Stage
Support Institutions in Lebanon
Panel
Nicolas Sehnaoui
Former Minister of Telecom, Chairman of UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Fadi Joseph
President of Lebanese Canadian TECH HUB
Dr. Ghinwa Jalloul
Founder & Chairwoman of Torch Academy, President & CEO of Technology Sarl.
Stéphane Attali
Managing Director of ESA
Stephane Gantchev- Moderator
Godfather of Bulgarian Startup Ecosystem, Partner at LauncHub
12:30
1hr 45min
Design Stage
Discovering Your Creativity
Interactive Session
Maido Parv
Visual designer at Skype, Freelance UI/UX designer, Photographer
12:30
1hr
Code Stage
Interactive Session
Dr. Loubna Bouarfa
Machine Learning Expert at Okra Technologies
13:00
30min
Innovation Stage
Fireside
Renaud Visage
Co-Founder & CTO of Eventbrite
Monty Munford
Co-Host of Executive and Innovation Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist
13:15
15min
Money Stage
Keynote
Hadi Raad
Visa Regional Head of Innovation
13:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Andreas Ehn
Former CTO of Spotify
14:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Ben Huh
Father of Internet Memes, Y Combinator
14:15
20min
Money Stage
Investment Challenges
Conversation
Yasser Akkaoui
Editor-in-Chief of Executive Magazine
Fouad Rahme
Investment Banker
14:15
15min
Ecosystem Stage
Keynote
Ben Costantini
CEO of Startup Sesame, Curator at Symposium Stockholm
14:15
20min
Code Stage
From a Monolithic to a Distributed API Architecture
Interactive Session
Renaud Visage
Co-Founder & CTO of Eventbrite
14:30
45min
Executive Stage
Keynote
Brian Solis
The New York Times Bestselling Author: “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design”
14:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Conversation
Mike Butcher
Editor at Large at TechCrunch, Founder of TechFugees, and Member of the Order of the British Empire
Monty Munford
Co-Host of Executive and Innovations Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist
14:30
45min
Ecosystem Stage
Lebanese Entrepreneurs – Part One
Panel
Sara Alemzadeh
Co-Founder & CEO of Designer24
Ranya Khalil
Co-Founder & President of Designer24
Najat Rizk
Founder & CEO of Firehorse
Eve Tamraz Najjar
PhD, Chief Scientist Officer of White Lab
Priscilla EloraSharuk
Co-Founder & COO of myki
Ivan Hernandez- Moderator
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
14:45
45min
Money Stage
VC Success Stories
Panel
Marwan Kheireddine
Chairman & GM of Al Mawarid Bank
Walid Hanna
Co-Founder & Managing Partner of MEVP
Henri Asseily
Managing Partner at Leap Ventures
Paul Chucrallah
Managing Director of Berytech Fund II
Mario Berta- Moderator
Host of Money Stage, Former Regional Managing Director at Rocket Internet
15:00
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Bernard Khoury
Visionary Architect
15:00
1hr
Code Stage
Growing an Engineering Organization
Interactive Session
Ramzi Rizk
Co-Founder & CTO of EyeEm
15:15
1hr 15min
Executive Stage
Leade.rs: The Technologies of the Future
Panel
Loic Le Meur- Host
Silicon Valley angel investor in LinkedIn, Evernote, Creator of LeWeb, Founder of Leade.rs,
Keith Teare
Co-Founder of TechCrunch
Brian Solis
The New York Times Bestselling Author: “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design”
Timoni West
Principal Designer at Unity Labs
Monty Munford
Co-Host of Executive and Innovation Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist
Paul Papadimitriou
Global Host, Innovation Scout & Futurist
15:15
45min
Ecosystem Stage
Lebanese Entrepreneurs – Part Deux
Panel
Ziad Sankari
Founder & CEO of CardioDiagnostics
Charlie El Khoury
Co-Founder of N.A.R.
Wassim Kari
Co-founder and CEO of Loolia.com
Mohamed Samad
Co-Founder & CEO of Matic
Ivan Hernandez- Moderator
Host of Ecosystem Stage, Innovation Specialist
15:30
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Mark Haidar
Founder & CEO of Vinli
15:30
30min
Design Stage
Interactive Session
Manal Khater
Regional Strategy Director at Leo Burnett MENA, Head of Strategy at Atelier
16:00
30min
Innovation Stage
Innovation Weekend
Final Pitches and Q&A
Hosted by Tamara Zakharia
16:30
1hr 30min
Innovation Stage
Startup Competition
Final Pitches & Awards Ceremony
16:45
1hr 30min
Design Stage
Interactive Session
Timoni West
Principal Designer at Unity Labs
18:00
3hrs
Innovation Stage
HealthTech Hackathon
Final Pitches & Awards Ceremony
- Day 3 – Saturday Nov 5, 2016 – Full Agenda
Day 3 – Saturday Nov 5, 2016 – Full Agenda
10:00
15min
Innovation Stage
Leveraging the Diaspora Dollar for Purpose and Return
Keynote
Dan Smaller
Partner at Homestrings
10:00
2hrs
Design Stage
Tackling Climate Change: Draught and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Workshop
Dr. Nadim Farjallah
PhD, Director of the Climate Change and Environment Program at AUB
Rana El Hajj
Senior Program Coordinator at AUB
Yasmina Choueiri
Environmental Consultant, Landscape Designer, and Researcher
10:00
2hrs
Code Stage
The Basics of IoT Design
Workshop
Amer Abufadel, Ph.D.
Founder of Argus Home Care Monitor
10:15
45min
Innovation Stage
Lebanese Accelerators
Panel
David Nabti
Co-founder & CEO of AltCity.me Startup Hub, Bootcamp-LB.com, and Elevate Accelerator
Sami Abou Saab
CEO of Speed@BDD
Nadim Zaazaa
Director at UK Lebanon Tech Hub
Youssef Jalloul
General Manager at Torch Academy sal
Omar Habib
Consultant
JJ Oslund- Moderator
Director of Partner Engagement at GAN
11:00
15min
Innovation Stage
The Challenge of the Exit
Keynote
Serge Airut
Partner at Airut Law Offices
11:15
20min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Alan McIver
Commercial Manager at Thomson Reuters – Accelerate SME
12:00
1hr 45min
Design Stage
Prototyping: Learn The Secrets Behind Successful Products
Workshop
Cyrille Najjar
Professor at UCL, Founder of White sur White, CEO of White Lab
12:00
1hr 45min
Code Stage
Your Options for Building a Mobile App in 2016
Workshop
Jad Salhani
Freelance Software Engineer
12:15
45min
Innovation Stage
Keynote
Abdallah Harfouch
Founder of AH Financial Consultancy, Economist, Financial Markets Analyst
13:00
1hr
Innovation Stage
Scale-Up Tips, Tricks and Traps: How 3 Regional Firms are Scaling Up
Panel
Ahmad Tijani
CEO of NatHealth
Ghady Rayess
Co-Founder and Managing Partner at FOO
Lina Tannir
Finance Instructor & Mentor at AUB and Co-Founder of Lush
Loay Shannak
Products & Channels Manager at Madfooaatcom
Samer Dada
Executive Director at Inventis
Dr. Bijan Azad- Moderator
Director of the Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship
14:00
1hr
Innovation Stage
Building Special Interest Communities
Keynote & Panel
Aristide Bacha
Adviser, Mentor, Angel Investor, Disruptor
14:00
1hr 30min
Design Stage
Alexander McQueen Meets Jewelry Design
Workshop
Roula Dfouni
Founder & Designer of the Jewelry brand ROULA DFOUNI
14:00
1hr 30min
Code Stage
Human 2.0: Gene Editing is Just the Beginning
Workshop
Eve Tamraz Najjar
PhD, Chief Scientist Officer of White Lab
15:00
20min
Innovation Stage
BDL Circular 331
Keynote
Ray Yazbeck
Legal Advisor at Banque du Liban
Karen Jabbour
Legal Advisor at Banque du Liban
BDL Accelerate 2016
3 days. 23,250 attendees.
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