Innovation

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zenithTALK: Ahmad Al Hidiq

Ahmad Al Hidiq is a passionate tech enthusiast with a bachelor degree in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut. After working several years in consulting and business development, he has co-founded the health app HeyDoc!, the Middle East’s first telemedicine platform.

zenithTALK: Mehemed Bougsea

Mehemed Bougsea has worked as a strategy consultant to GIZ and the German, Tunisian and Libyan governments, specialising in the socio-economic development of youth in regions with elevated unemployment rates across Africa.

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Startups Try to Get Ahead in Egypt

Ahmed Wadi’s startup Money Fellows digitises the rotating savings and credit association (ROSCO) model. To launch to the next level, he’s looking for VC funding and regulatory approval.

zenithTalk: Yaseen Abdel-Ghaffar

Yaseen Abdel-Ghaffar had a comfortable life with a successful job, until a carjacking on the road to Cairo caused him to re-evaluate everything.

zenithTalk: Sally Hafez Bahgat

Air pollution is a major killer in Egypt, with as many as 35,000 Egyptians dying each year from unclean air. Sally Hafez Bahgat wants to reverse the trend by planting more trees. 

zenithTalk: Khaled Bouchoucha

Khaled Bouchoucha is the founder of IRIS Technologies, the first company in Tunisia to use technology to boost beekeepers’ productivity. 

zenithTalk: Mehrad Abdolrazagh

Mehrad is managing director of Zoodfood, Iran’s leading food delivery platform.