seedstars
9.45 - 10:00
Arrival and Registration
10:00 - 10:15
Welcome, Introductions, and Ice Breaker
10:15 - 10:35
Theory: 1-min Pitch and Investor Deck Content
10:35 - 11:15
Action: 1-min Pitch Practice
11:15 - 12:00
Theory: Acquisition Channels
12:00 - 12:15
Coffee Break
12:15 - 13:00
Action: Prioritise Channels
13:00 - 13:30
Theory: Growth Introduction - Are You Ready For Growth Yet?
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch
14:30 - 15:15
Theory: Growth Team Roles, Growth Equation, Growth Goals
15:15 - 16:15
Action: Write Your Growth Model
16:15 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:00
Theory: Growth Process and Experiments
17:00 - 17:40
Action: Experiment Design
17:40 - 18:00
Wrap Up of the Day
18:00 - 19:00
Free Time
19:00 - 20:30
Dinner
9:00 - 9:45
Registration and Breakfast
9:45 - 10:00
Welcome, Introductions, and Ice Breaker
10:00 - 11:00
Business Growth
Speaker
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 12:30
Accessing New Markets
Speaker
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 16:00
1:1 Mentorship Sessions
Speaker
Danny Maalouly (Berytech Fund II - Investment Manager)
Naila Saba (Avoid agency - Co-founder - CSO)
Riyad Abou Jaoudeh (Middle East Venture Partners - Executive Director)
Rawad Assaf (UK Lebanon Tech Hub - CTO)
Joanna Abi Abdallah (berytech - Business Support and Development Manager)
Maya Ziadeh (Merit Corporation Sal - Investment Officer)
Amin Matni (None - Design Thinker, Lean Start-up Trainer & Social Innovation athlete)
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:30
1:1 Mentorship Sessions
Speaker
Danny Maalouly - Berytech Fund II - Investment Manager
Naila Saba - Avoid agency - Co-founder - CSO
Riyad Abou Jaoudeh - Middle East Venture Partners - Executive Director
Rawad Assaf - UK Lebanon Tech Hub - CTO
Joanna Abi Abdallah - berytech - Business Support and Development Manager
Maya Ziadeh - Merit Corporation Sal - Investment Officer
Amin Matni - Design Thinker, Lean Start-up Trainer & Social Innovation athlete
Tayfun Ugur - Company Builder
18:30 - 18:45
Wrap Up of the Day
10:15 - 10:30
Welcome and Agenda of the Day
10:30 - 13:00
Lebanese Ecosystem Tour
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Welcome, Introductions, and Ice Breaker
14:30 - 16:00
1:1 Mentorship #1
Speaker
Sami Abou Saab ([email protected] - CEO)
Constantin Salameh (IM Capital - Senior Investment Advisor)
Corine Kiame (IM Capital - Investment Manager)
Stephanie Abi Abdallah (Beirut Digital District - Programs Director)
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
Fawzi Rahal (Flat6Labs Beirut - Managing Director)
Souhail Khoury (Berytech Fund II - Investment Associate)
Grace Maroun - GUIX - Founder
Haider Al-Mosawi - Sirdab Lab - CEO
Fahed Qteishat - Oasis500 - Assistant Marketing Manager | Startup Growth & Marketing Coach
Amin Matni - Design Thinker, Lean Start-up Trainer & Social Innovation athlete
Tarek Kettaneh - American University of Beirut - Senior Lecturer
Christina Andreassen - WOMENA - Business Development & Education Manager
Walid El Saadany - Otlob - Managing Director
Mehmet Akalın - BIC Angels - Director
Joelle Atalla - berytech - Chief Accountant
Rania Malas - Antwork - COO
Anurag Agarwal - Oman Technology Fund - Venture Capitalist
16:00 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 18:00
1:1 Mentorship #2
Speaker
Sami Abou Saab ([email protected] - CEO)
Constantin Salameh (IM Capital - Senior Investment Advisor)
Corine Kiame (IM Capital - Investment Manager)
Stephanie Abi Abdallah (Beirut Digital District - Programs Director)
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
Fawzi Rahal (Flat6Labs Beirut - Managing Director)
Souhail Khoury (Berytech Fund II - Investment Associate)
Grace Maroun - GUIX - Founder
Haider Al-Mosawi - Sirdab Lab - CEO
Fahed Qteishat - Oasis500 - Assistant Marketing Manager | Startup Growth & Marketing Coach
Amin Matni - Design Thinker, Lean Start-up Trainer & Social Innovation athlete
Tarek Kettaneh - American University of Beirut - Senior Lecturer
Christina Andreassen - WOMENA - Business Development & Education Manager
Walid El Saadany - Otlob - Managing Director
Mehmet Akalın - BIC Angels - Director
Joelle Atalla - berytech - Chief Accountant
Rania Malas - Antwork - COO
Anurag Agarwal - Oman Technology Fund - Venture Capitalist
18:00 - 18:15
Wrap Up of the Day
18:15 - 18:45
Transfer to Venue
18:45 - 20:30
Dinner + Pitch Rehearsal
9:00 - 9:30
Registration
9:30 - 13:00
HealthTech Workshop Powered by IDAL
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
9:30 - 10:00
Arrival and Registration
10:00 - 12:00
Seedstars Investor Forum Powered by IDAL
12:00 - 13:00
Private Lunch
13:00 - 13:45
Registration and Startup Exhibition Area
13:45 - 14:15
About Seedstars' Vision and Mission
Speaker
Laure de Peretti de la Rocca (Seedstars - Event Manager - Seedstars Summit)
14:15 - 14:35
Welcome Remarks/ Opening Keynote
Speaker
Emre Gurkan (Touch - CEO)
Nicolas Rouhana - IM Capital - General Manager
William Butterfield - USAID - Director of the Economic Growth Office - Lebanon
14:35 - 15:10
Open Talk by touch: Startups’ Role in Corporate Innovation
Speaker
Nadim Khater (Touch - CCO)
Tayfun Ugur (None - Company Builder)
Elie Habib (anghami - Co-founder & CTO)
Maya Rahal - MITEF Pan Arab - Managing Director
15:10 - 15:15
Innovation Showcase: Meet the Best Startups from Levant
15:15 - 15:40
Fireside Chat about Entrepreneurship
Speaker
Christopher Schroeder - CEO-in-waiting
Omar Barakat - Seedstars World - MENA Associate
15:40 - 16:00
Networking Break
16:00 - 16:35
STEAM Panel: Preparing the Next Generation for the 4th Industrial Revolution
Speaker
Fadi Bizri (SE Factory - Co-Founder)
Raymond Soueid (CedarBridge Partners - Managing Director)
Siroun Shamigian (Kamkalima - Executive Director)
Bassem Saad (Queen Rania Foundation - Chief Executive Officer)
Youmna Naufal (None - Producer and Host)
16:35 - 16:45
Innovation Showcase: Meet the Best Startups from GCC
16:45 - 17:20
Debate: Fundraising in MENA and Scaling Beyond - Challenges and Opportunities
Speaker
Walid Hanna (MEVP - Founder and CEO)
Sharif El-Badawi (500 Startups - Partner)
Ayah Bdeir (littleBits - Founder and CEO)
Hassane Slaibi - Band Industries - CEO & Co-founder
Sami Abou Saab - [email protected] - CEO
17:20 - 17:40
Networking Break
17:40 - 17:50
Innovation Showcase: Meet the Best Startups from North Africa
17:50 - 18:25
HealthTech Panel: Building MENA's e-Health Ecosystem
Speaker
Hassan Chamseddine (Cedar Mundi - Investment Manager)
Ziad Sankari - CardioDiagnostics - Founder
Fadi Zoghzoghy - Bridge Athletic - CTO
Mohammad Elmougi - Vezeeta - VP of North Africa & Levant
Marcos Val - GoBeyond Early Stage Investing - Deal Leader (Healthcare)
18:25 - 18:30
Special Award
18:30 - 18:40
Seedstars MADA Best Arabic Assistive Technology Startup Award
Speaker
Mohammed Mohsin - MADA Assistive Technology Center - Research and Innovation Manager
18:40 - 18:50
Beyond Banking Hackathon by Bank Audi: Winner Announcement
Speaker
Marc Audi - Bank Audi - General Manager - Country Manager Lebanon
18:50 - 19:00
Closing Remarks
19:00 - 20:30
Closing Cocktail and Networking
