Speakers

Shubhangi Rana

MIT KSC

Opeyami Awoyemi

General Partner, FastForward Venture Studio

Dr. Mohamed Aburawi

Co-Founder, Academia

Smriti Iyer

Co-founder, Acclimate

Delila Khalid

Founder and Principal, Impaxus

Dr. Natasha Matic

Executive Director, Accountability Accelerator

Adel Hamaizia

Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory

Andrea Kates

Entrepreneur in Residence, MIT KSC

Dee Poon

President, Brands and Retailing, Tessellation Group

Elizabeth MacBride

Journalist, Author and Consultant in Finance, Women’s Rights, and Technology

Seth Levine

Managing Director, Foundry Group

Hassan Sawaf

CEO, aiXplain

Ariel Furst

Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering, MIT

Hermione He

Venture Partner, Sky9Capital

Aly El Tayeb

CEO, Shift EV

H.E. Dr. Amani Abou Zeid

Leader in Infrastructure, Energy, and Digitalisation

Chinelo Anohu

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Mutandis Africa Group

Ana Cabral

Co-Chair and Co-CEO, Sigma Lithium

Daniel Castanho

Chairman of the Board, Anima Education

H.E. Dr. Sandiaga Uno

Prominent Indonesian Businessman and Politician

Sayuri Sharper

CEO of Kuo Sharper Initiative

Dr. Amr Awadallah

Founder, Vectara, Cloudera, and Aptivia

Dr. Mona Atia

Professor, George Washington University

Mr. Marc Uzan

Founder and Executive Director, Reinventing Bretton Woods Committee

Dr. Abla Abdel Latif

Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development and the Executive Director and Director of Research of The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES)

Ayo Sopitan

Founder abd CEO, Metalex Commodities Inc

Jason Jay

Director of the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative

Walid Bakr

Head of Strategy & Business Development, Middle East & Africa, Bühler Group

Bunmi Akinyemiju

Founder and CEO, Venture Garden Group

Geetha Tharmaratnam

Impact Investor and Development Finance Expert

Rodrigo Villar

Founding and Managing Partner, New Ventures and Adobe Capital

Sudhir Sethi

Founder and Chairman, Chiratae Ventures

Abdulakhad Kuchkarov

Advisor to IT Park Uzbekistan

Heather Henyon

Founding Partner, Mindshift Capital

Kola Aina

Founding Partner, Ventures Platform Fund

Kathleen Kennedy

Executive Director, Center for Collective Intelligence

Jay Kothari

Director, Amazon Lab 126

Dina H. Sherif

Executive Director, the MIT Kuo Sharper Center for Prosperity and Entrepreneurship

Monda M. Hamdy

Founder & Managing Director, Anomaly

H.E. Dr. Ghada Waly

Former Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt

Professor Daron Acemoglu

Faculty Co-Director of the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Center on Inequality and Shaping the Future of Work

Got questions

Reach out to sousaj@mit.edu

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.

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.