Speakers
Abdulakhad Kuchkarov
Advisor to IT Park Uzbekistan
Abdulakhad Kuchkarov
Advisor to IT Park Uzbekistan
Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Material Impact
Adam Sharkawy
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Material Impact
Adel Boseli
Senior Advisor, MIT KSC
Adel Boseli
Senior Advisor, MIT KSC
Adel Hamaizia
Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory
Adel Hamaizia
Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory
Aly El Tayeb
CEO, Shift EV
Aly El Tayeb
CEO, Shift EV
Amr El Abd
Regional Managing Director for the Middle East & Africa, Endeavor
Amr El Abd
Regional Managing Director for the Middle East & Africa, Endeavor
Ana Cabral
Co-Chair and Co-CEO, Sigma Lithium
Ana Cabral
Co-Chair and Co-CEO, Sigma Lithium
Andrea Kates
Entrepreneur in Residence, MIT KSC
Andrea Kates
Entrepreneur in Residence, MIT KSC
Ariel Furst
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
Ariel Furst
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT
Ayo Sopitan
Founder abd CEO, Metalex Commodities Inc
Ayo Sopitan
Founder abd CEO, Metalex Commodities Inc
Bunmi Akinyemiju
Founder and CEO, Venture Garden Group
Bunmi Akinyemiju
Founder and CEO, Venture Garden Group
Chinelo Anohu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mutandis Africa Group
Chinelo Anohu
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mutandis Africa Group
Claude Grunitzky
CEO & Managing Partner, The Equity Alliance
Claude Grunitzky
CEO & Managing Partner, The Equity Alliance
Daniel Castanho
Chairman of the Board, Anima Education
Daniel Castanho
Chairman of the Board, Anima Education
David Hayes
Head of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the UM6P Global Hub
David Hayes
Head of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the UM6P Global Hub
Dee Poon
President, Brands and Retailing, Tessellation Group
Dee Poon
President, Brands and Retailing, Tessellation Group
Delila Khalid
Founder and Principal, Impaxus
Delila Khalid
Founder and Principal, Impaxus
Dina H. Sherif
Executive Director, the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship
Dina H. Sherif
Executive Director, the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Abeer Alhumaimeedy
Associate Professor of Software Engineering at King Saud University
Dr. Abeer Alhumaimeedy
Associate Professor of Software Engineering at King Saud University
Dr. Abla Abdel Latif
Executive Director and Director of Research, (ECES) & Ex-Chair of Egypt's Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development
Dr. Abla Abdel Latif
Executive Director and Director of Research, (ECES) & Ex-Chair of Egypt's Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development
Dr. Jinane Abounadi
Executive Director of the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
Dr. Jinane Abounadi
Executive Director of the MIT Sandbox Innovation Fund Program
Dr. Mohamed Aburawi
Co-Founder, Academia
Dr. Mohamed Aburawi
Co-Founder, Academia
Dr. Mona Atia
Professor, George Washington University
Dr. Mona Atia
Professor, George Washington University
Dr. Munther A. Dahleh
William A. Coolidge Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Founding Director, IDSS
Dr. Munther A. Dahleh
William A. Coolidge Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Founding Director, IDSS
Dr. Natasha Matic
Executive Director, Accountability Accelerator
Dr. Natasha Matic
Executive Director, Accountability Accelerator
Ehi Binitie
Director, Resrv
Ehi Binitie
Director, Resrv
Elizabeth MacBride
Journalist, Author and Consultant in Finance, Women’s Rights, and Technology
Elizabeth MacBride
Journalist, Author and Consultant in Finance, Women’s Rights, and Technology
Emily Knight
CEO & President of The Engine
Emily Knight
CEO & President of The Engine
Fadel Adib
Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab and EECS, MIT Co-Founder, Cartesian Systems (startup)
Fadel Adib
Associate Professor, MIT Media Lab and EECS, MIT Co-Founder, Cartesian Systems (startup)
Fahad Nazer
Spokesperson for the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Fahad Nazer
Spokesperson for the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United States
Ghuzayyah Hijazi
Co-founder & Lead Researcher, Analyseize Research
Ghuzayyah Hijazi
Co-founder & Lead Researcher, Analyseize Research
H.E. Dr. Amani Abou Zeid
Former African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy
H.E. Dr. Amani Abou Zeid
Former African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure & Energy
H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly
Former Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly
Former Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt
H.E. Dr. Sandiaga Uno
Prominent Indonesian Businessman and Politician
H.E. Dr. Sandiaga Uno
Prominent Indonesian Businessman and Politician
H.E. Minister Mark-Alexandre Doumba
Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation, Gabon
H.E. Minister Mark-Alexandre Doumba
Minister of Digital Economy and Innovation, Gabon
H.E. Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia
Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria in the Office of the Vice President, Nigeria
H.E. Sen. Ibrahim Hassan Hadejia
Deputy Chief of Staff to the President of Nigeria in the Office of the Vice President, Nigeria
Hassan Fayed
CEO & Founder, Aydi Technologies
Hassan Fayed
CEO & Founder, Aydi Technologies
Hassan Sawaf
CEO, aiXplain
Hassan Sawaf
CEO, aiXplain
Heather Henyon
Founding Partner, Mindshift Capital
Heather Henyon
Founding Partner, Mindshift Capital
Hermione He
Venture Partner, Sky9Capital
Hermione He
Venture Partner, Sky9Capital
HON. Monica Musenero Masanza, DVM, MS, MPH
Honorable Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
HON. Monica Musenero Masanza, DVM, MS, MPH
Honorable Minister for Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI)
Jason Jay
Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Jason Jay
Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
Javier Lozano
Founder, Clinicas del Azucar
Javier Lozano
Founder, Clinicas del Azucar
Jerry Inzerillo
Group Chief Executive Officer of Diriyah Company
Jerry Inzerillo
Group Chief Executive Officer of Diriyah Company
Karima El Hakim
Partner for Africa at Plug and Play Tech Center, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2025
Karima El Hakim
Partner for Africa at Plug and Play Tech Center, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2025
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Director, Center for Collective Intelligence
Kathleen Kennedy
Executive Director, Center for Collective Intelligence
Kgothatso Meka
Founder of Tiego Capital, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2024
Kgothatso Meka
Founder of Tiego Capital, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2024
Kola Aina
Founding Partner, Ventures Platform Fund
Kola Aina
Founding Partner, Ventures Platform Fund
Linda Mabhena-Olagunju
Founder and CEO, DLO Energy Resources Group, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2025
Linda Mabhena-Olagunju
Founder and CEO, DLO Energy Resources Group, MIT KSC Foundry Fellow 2025
Marc Alain Boucicault
Founder of Banj
Marc Alain Boucicault
Founder of Banj
Maria C. Yang
Vice Provost for Faculty, MIT
Maria C. Yang
Vice Provost for Faculty, MIT
Michael Ratney
Ambassador (ret.), Senior Advisor, Middle East Program Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Michael Ratney
Ambassador (ret.), Senior Advisor, Middle East Program Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Mohamed El-Kalla
CEO, CIRA Education
Mohamed El-Kalla
CEO, CIRA Education
Mohamed Musleh
Co-founder, AdGPTise.com
Mohamed Musleh
Co-founder, AdGPTise.com
Monda M. Hamdy
Founder & Managing Director, Anomaly
Monda M. Hamdy
Founder & Managing Director, Anomaly
Mr. Marc Uzan
Founder and Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee
Mr. Marc Uzan
Founder and Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee
Nanis ElEssaily
Chief Investment Officer, Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Nanis ElEssaily
Chief Investment Officer, Raya Holding for Financial Investments
Olufunto O. Boroffice
Founder & CEO Chanja Datti Ltd, MIT KSC 2024 Foundry Fellow
Olufunto O. Boroffice
Founder & CEO Chanja Datti Ltd, MIT KSC 2024 Foundry Fellow
Omar Samra
Entrepreneur, Adventurer and Analogue Astronaut
Omar Samra
Entrepreneur, Adventurer and Analogue Astronaut
Pablo Mejia Sanclemente
MIT KSC Student Fellow 2025
Pablo Mejia Sanclemente
MIT KSC Student Fellow 2025
Professor Daron Acemoglu
Faculty Co-Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
Professor Daron Acemoglu
Faculty Co-Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
University Professor & Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Professor Jeffrey Sachs
University Professor & Director, Center for Sustainable Development in the Earth Institute, Columbia University
Professor Linda Hill
Co-Author, Genius At Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation
Professor Linda Hill
Co-Author, Genius At Scale: How Great Leaders Drive Innovation
Sandeep M. Farias
Founder and Managing Partner, Elevar Equity; Chair & Co-Founder, EPIC World
Sandeep M. Farias
Founder and Managing Partner, Elevar Equity; Chair & Co-Founder, EPIC World
Sayuri Sharper
CEO of Kuo Sharper Initiative
Sayuri Sharper
CEO of Kuo Sharper Initiative
Shubhangi Rana
MIT KSC
Shubhangi Rana
MIT KSC
Smriti Iyer
Co-founder, Acclimate
Smriti Iyer
Co-founder, Acclimate
Timur Topalgoekceli
Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard University (’22); Founder & President, Hello Tomorrow Türkiye
Timur Topalgoekceli
Edward S. Mason Fellow, Harvard University (’22); Founder & President, Hello Tomorrow Türkiye
Tracey Abbott
Founder, Leadership Current
Tracey Abbott
Founder, Leadership Current
Walid Bakr
Head of Strategy & Business Development, Middle East & Africa, Bühler Group
Walid Bakr
Head of Strategy & Business Development, Middle East & Africa, Bühler Group
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What are the event times?
The event will run from 8:00 AM starting with breakfast and registration, through 6:00 PM EST when we close out our sessions on both days (April 22 and 23).
Is parking available?
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Policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, students, and industry experts from around the globe to explore bold, innovative solutions that drive prosperity across global growth markets.
What's your refund policy?
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What are the event times?
The event will run from 8:00 AM starting with breakfast and registration, through 6:00 PM EST when we close out our sessions on both days (April 22 and 23).
Is parking available?
Yes, parking is available at Hyatt Cambridge. The garage onsite charges hourly and is $30 for the full day. We do not validate parking for this event.
How can I become a sponsor?
To learn more about sponsorships, please email rhelmy@mit.edu.
Who's invited?
Policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, students, and industry experts from around the globe to explore bold, innovative solutions that drive prosperity across global growth markets.
What's your refund policy?
Unfortunately, we don't issue refunds unless there was an error with the Stripe Payment system, or if you accidentally ordered the wrong ticket. Please contact sousaj@mit.edu if you need help.