Digital Meetup Sessions
As part of our international efforts in combatting covid19 we are launching the “Hope Hackathon” on the 7th of May 2020 with expected huge participation of teams from WORLDWIDE.
The Hackathon will be focusing on three main areas :
- Digital Health
- Home entertainment
- E-games (gamers without borders)
The hackathon will be accompanied by several virtual webinar sessions each having some of the top specialized speakers worldwide.
Specialists and speakers
H.R.H. Prince Faisal Bin Bander Al Saud
Saudi Federation for Electronic and Intellectual Sports
Eng. Nasser AlNasser
CEO of STC Group
Jonathan Davidson
SVP and General Manager
Phil Twist
Vice President Nokia Global Marketing
Eng. Khalid AlBakry
Deputy minister for Saudi Postal and Logistics Services at MCIT
Eng. Mohammed AlShaalan
CEO NDU
Eng. Ali AlAsiri
CEO Yasser
Amal Dokhan
CEO GEN Saudi
Fadi Abdulkhalek
VICE PRESIDENT, Business Development Oracle CEE-MEA Africa
Osama Al-Zoubi
Chief Technology Officer Cisco Middle East and Africa
Saleh Al-Nemer
HPE SAUDI & MESA CTO
Clark Stacey
CEO Wild Works
Marco Obiso
Head of Cybersecurity and ICT applications division at (ITU)
Peter Alau
Director of Business Development at Spirit AI
Mr. Dennis Du
Jollychic vice president
Mradul Khandelwal
Vice President - Strategy & Business Development-LogiNext
Jeff Peters
CCO, CEO and Senior Industry Consultant / Previously Executive Producer Electronic Arts
Dan Milward
CEO & Co-Founder Gamefroot
John Comes
Co-founder, Design Director Utopos Games
Rob Van Dale
Partner Kearney
Bhavesh Morar
Partner Deloitte
Dr. Guy Diedrich
Global Innovation Officer Cisco Systems
Brad Feld
Co-Founder at Techstars
Dr. Samer Abdallah
Client Lead Partner at Kpmg
Ahmad AlShammari
Principal at STV
Craig Nel
Mobile & Cognitive Experience (MCX) Business Development at Oracle
Alessandro Masaro
Vice President at Delta Partners
Anthony Yazitzis
Financial Services Partners and Leading FinTech Services
Mohammed Al-Garni
CEO GEIDEA
Mohsen AlZahrani
VP of Strategy & Excellence at Saudi Payments
Jean Abou Assi
Director Deloitte
Catherine Jones
CEO Creative HQ
Eng. Abdulrahman Tarabzouni
CEO & MD - STV
Muhammad Gawdat
Founder One Billion Happy
Abdullah Alothman
Founder and Co Chairman Geidea
Chris Schroeder
American entrepreneur, advisor and investor in interactive technologies and social communications
Essam Alghamdi
PR & Relationship Manager at Ajlan & Bros Holding Group
Kushal Shah
Head of Digital, Asia and Middle East at Roland Berger
Povilas Joniškis
Principal at BCG
Claude Comair
Founder and CEO at DigiPen Institute of Technology
Wadha Bin Zarah
Director of Empowerment of Women at MCIT
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Director of the Telecommunication Development Bureau at ITU
Prof. Manahel Thabet
President at Economic Forum for Sustainable Development
Bassam Al-Bassam
Deputy minister for Telecom & Infrastructure, Acting
Sinem Kaya
Strategic Business Development Manager, Middle East, Africa & Central Eastern Europe at Oracle
Mark Kellett
Founder & CEO Keltech IoT
Christiane Mueck
Leadership Consultant Misk Academy
Abdullah Konash
Projects' Manager
Rayan Qutub
Chairman-Nama Al Baraka Holding
Elizabeth Olson
Consultant and Writer in SF Bay Area
Abdullah Al-Bedaiwy
(Director of Presales – Government and Key sales at Mobily)
Vince Ghossoub
Co-founder and CEO at Falafel Games
Samer Wagdy
CEO at Gbarena
Emad Aldoghaither
Founder & CEO at Semanoor / Semafore
Eng. Osama Ghoul
Executive VP of Devoteam
Dr. Khaled AlGhonaim
CEO of Muzn
Preetam Maloor
Head, Emerging Technologies Division at ITU
Jihad Jay Alammar
Partner @ STV, global speaker and expert on AI
Jean-Paul Sacy
Middle East Regional Director BakerHughes
Mohammed Albsimi
CEO at TGMedia
Dr. Christian Bartosch
Associate Director
Eng. Haithem Alfaraj
Senior VP of Technology and Operations Unit
Hong-Eng Koh
Global Chief Government Industry Scientist
Abeer AlHashimi
Board Member at Takamol Business Solutions
Rick Scavetta
Advisor at MISK academy, Data Science Consultant and Trainer
Dr. Yuhyun Park
DQ - CEO
Anand Chopra-McGowan
VP, Managing Director, EMEA & APAC at General assembly
Hisham El Araby
Global Head - Udacity for Government at UdacityMeetups Timeline
2020-05-06 10:00 pm
Abdullah Al-Bedaiwy
ModeratorDigital Response To Covid 19
As part of our international efforts in combatting covid19 we are launching the “Hope Hackathon” on the 6th of May 2020 with expected huge participation of teams from WORLDWIDE.
2020-05-06 11:00 pm
Elizabeth Olson
ModeratorCyberbullying in online gaming
One in two online gamers has been bullied within a game. "Toxic" players are quite common due to the competitive elements of online gaming, and the anonymity players have when using a nickname. How are game developers dealing with toxic players and cyberbullying? Does reporting and banning players work? What are the best ways for players to deal with bullying? How does this impact young adults, and should their parents be worried?
2020-05-07 04:00 pm
Rayan Qutub
ModeratorLogistics challenges during COVID-19 pandemic & how innovative digital platforms are supporting
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on global logistics routes and supply chains. Major headaches came in the form of reduced air freight capacity coupled with soaring rates, global slowdowns in postal services with major route suspensions and delays, and ocean freight disruptions brought on by quarantined vessels and restrictions on port dockings. How has the dependency of import, manufacturing, distribution and export on global logistics accelerated innovative digital transformation initiatives during these troubled times? What are some of these digital platforms? How can technology create more resilient global supply chains? And what will be the new "normal" in the industry post COVID-19?
2020-05-07 10:00 pm
Abdullah Konash
ModeratorGaming Development Platforms
Choosing the right game engine is a crucial step in the overall design process of a game.
This decision impacts the performance of the game, how it looks, and the devices it can be played on.
In this Meetup, we will discuss the most popular game engines and the different features that differentiate them.
We will also cover the importance that engines play when it comes to monetizing games effectively, and will take a look at current game development trends and game engines that are rising in popularity.
2020-05-07 11:00 pm
Dr. Christiane Mueck
ModeratorDigital Transformation in the era of Covid-19
Many companies suffered at the beginning of the pandemic and during the first days of lockdown. They were simply not ready to rely fully on technology to operate their businesses, and they struggled to conduct even their most basic operations. In the lapse of days, virtual meetings became the norm, and the need for the right tools, software, and hardware became apparent for the survival of organizations. How did organizations manage or mismanage this transformation? What are the pitfalls of such a fast transition? What makes one organization ready to undergo that transition? What does it take culturally to make that shift?
2020-05-12 10:00 pm
Amal Dokhan
ModeratorFireside Chat with Brad Feld, co-founder of Techstars
Brad Feld, cofounder of Techstars, has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. In this unique fireside chat, Brad will share more about his personal experience and reflect how worldwide crises and pandemics shape people. He will also tackle major disruptions startups are going through and provide tips and best practices to navigate […]
2020-05-13 10:00 pm
Mark Kellett
ModeratorEmerging technologies as an engine in enabling innovative digital business models
The most valuable companies in the world today did not exist 30 years ago. These companies succeeded in exploiting emerging technologies to create massive value for their customers in new ways, and monetized this value using very different business models than those of traditional businesses. The most valuable companies of tomorrow are not known today. They will surface by leveraging today's emerging technologies to innovate new business models. So what are some of these emerging technologies? and how will they allow business model innovations? How is COVID-19 accelerating their adoption?
2020-05-14 10:00 pm
Jean Abou Assi
ModeratorHow Fintech is disrupting & transforming the Finance sector
"Fintech" is a buzzword. While historically, it was probably about using software to replace paper-based, mostly-back-office processes, today, it has transformed how banks and other financial institutions interact with their customers. Most recently, in times of highly contagious global virus spread, fintech has played a crucial role in containing the spread through ever more advanced cashless and paperless payment solutions. On the other hand, it has enabled the emergence of a new breed of tech-first-financial-second companies, roaring to render traditional players obsolete thanks to extensive innovation in products, business and revenue models, and distribution channels. From payments, lending, investing, customer service, and security and fraud detection, to mobile and social banking, regulations and financial data analysis among many others, fintech has disrupted all aspects of the industry.
2020-05-15 10:00 pm
Catherine Jones
ModeratorDigital entrepreneurship during Coronavirus pandemic, risks & opportunities
In times of crisis, people lose hope and struggle in their search for a better, brighter future.
However, the most forward-looking technology entrepreneurs have the ability to come up with ideas that bring back glimmers of hope. Studies found that startups built during troubled times have much lower rates of success.
But those who survive thrive much better later on. Many disruptors found in the pandemic the perfect opportunity to look 5 to10 years ahead and became much more relevant overnight.
Entrepreneurs building e-services (e-learning, telemedicine, e-commerce, remote working, and communications) had a head-start before the lockdown took place, while many others are trying to jump on the opportunity and start something new.
How sustainable are Corona-born business models and how engaged will customers be post lockdown?
Are startups over-focusing on similar e-services while ignoring other opportunities, and how is this affecting the level of competition? Finally, what is the fundraising outlook ahead?
2020-05-16 10:00 pm
Essam Alghamdi
ModeratorEvolvement of EGaming industry & potential opportunities
Giant companies like Disney, Pepsi, and Mercedes, to name a few, are the latest companies to invest in esports. This shows how the industry has grown to attract non-endemic sponsors or sponsors who are not directly linked to the target audience, a significant milestone for the industry. And why wouldn’t they come? League of Legends World Championship 2019 finals attracted 100 million viewers, the same number of viewers the Super Bowl had that same year.
2020-05-17 10:00 pm
Wadha Bin Zarah
ModeratorEmpowering women in digital entrepreneurship
The digital revolution has opened new opportunities for women entrepreneurs to participate in a widening range of business sectors and industries. Universal access to digital technologies and resources has helped in narrowing the entrepreneurship gender gap. Still, what additional efforts need to be made at the level of governments and educational institutions to continue empowering […]
2020-05-18 10:00 pm
Mohammed Albsimi
ModeratorGamers 2025
Within less than a year following its release, Fortnite drew in over 125 Million players, proving that a new game release can change the gaming landscape and become a cultural phenomenon overnight. This is the uniqueness of this industry. Everyone in the world is one click away from the next big game. So what will […]
2020-05-19 10:00 pm
Dr. Christian Bartosch
ModeratorThe importance of Digital infrastructure under the Corona pandemic- How ICT infrastructure scale up with the increasing demand during the pandemic
As a result of the Coronavirus that forced everyone to stay at home, tremendous pressure was placed on infrastructure, bandwidth, and the whole ICT sector. E-learning, remote working, communications, entertainment, and e-commerce are just some examples of what people were using the digital infrastructure for. How are internet service providers coping with such demands? Is […]
2020-05-20 10:00 pm
Abeer AlHashimi
ModeratorThe future of digital skills
Is gaming taking over the world? Gamers tend to spend hours on a game; not just playing, but also engaging with the community by building relationships with peers, exchanging knowledge, and meeting new people. There are forums, meetings, conferences, blogs, channels, and even massive yearly gatherings that can draw in thousands. In this meetup, we […]
2020-05-31 08:30 pm
Jean-Paul Sacy
ModeratorThe Era of AI
AI is one of the major emerging technological breakthroughs. AI is taking over. It is already deeply impacting our lives from smart cameras in our phones, to Google search matching, to YouTube video recommendations. When we talk AI, we talk algorithms, advanced computational capabilities and data, the most crucial element that is the fuel of […]
2020-06-01 08:30 pm
Amin El Husseini
ModeratorPromising opportunities for entrepreneurs in E-Gaming
The rapid growth of the esports market has provided great opportunities for entrepreneurs as the market is yet to mature. Such a market offers a blank slate for innovating and experimenting with new business models, with little-to-no resistance facing entrepreneurs as there aren’t any deeply seeded consumer habits to change. What is going on with […]
2020-06-02 08:30 pm
Dany Wazen
ModeratorThe shape of e-government during & after the pandemic
When a highly contagious global pandemic places entire countries on lockdown, how can governments keep providing the most essential services necessary for the functioning of the state? As human contact has become dangerous as a result of COVID-19, countries with advanced e-government services are managing to thrive and continue serving their citizens. So what makes […]
2020-06-03 08:30 pm
Mr. Ahmed Almarshadi
ModeratorIntellectual property for innovative ideas
In business, protected IP rights drive innovation. Without them, an innovator’s creations can unfairly profit others who had no contribution. In some industries, IP counts for a lot. It is the case for egaming, where IP rights protect tools created in the development process as well as the content produced such as code, artwork and […]
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Initiatives of the #Stay_at_home
Development and manufacture of games for beginners and those interested
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