{"id":9379,"date":"2021-06-01T09:52:53","date_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yaleaders.org\/event212\/in-my-shoes-series\/"},"modified":"2021-06-01T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-01T09:52:53","slug":"in-my-shoes-series","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/yaleaders.org\/ar\/event212\/in-my-shoes-series\/","title":{"rendered":"In My Shoes Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

We are proud to introduce our new project!<\/p>\n

In My Shoes is an original IGTV Series by Young Arab Leaders that will serve as a platform for YAL speakers to talk
\nabout their challenges, lessons, and experiences during uncertain times. In My Shoes will feature inspirational stories
\nabout remarkable startups in the UAE and how their positivity and determination brought them to succeed in their
\nbusinesses and to lead fulfilling lives.<\/p>\n

1st Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Session 1\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Ehtesham Puthur, Co-Founder & CEO of Junkbot<\/strong><\/p>\n

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CEO & Co-Founder of Junkbot Robotics. Ehtesham led a team to transform Junkbot from an idea to a community of 50,000
\nmakers around the world. Junkbot kits are used by 500+ schools in MENA region. Ehtesham and Junkbot team have launched
\ntheir B2C platform skillplay.co to help MENA region prepare for the future skills. Junkbot is a DIY robotic kit that
\ntransforms household objects into unique robots that can be programmed for a variety of functions. Ehtesham shared the
\nstory of Junkbot, the challenges faced during the pandemic and the lessons learned. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 2\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Majed Halawi, Vice-President of Pure Harvest Smart Farms<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Majed Halawi is responsible for managing Pure Harvest\u2019s expansion efforts including corporate development, technical
\ndesign, and construction\/program management. He began his career in engineering and then turned to management consulting
\nat the Boston Consulting Group. Pure Harvest is a technology-enabled agribusiness focused on local, sustainable
\ncultivation of premium quality. Majed talks about how Pure Harvest has grown and managed to adapt to the challenges
\nbrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 3\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Abdallah Abu Sheikh, Co-Founder and CEO of Rizek<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Abdallah Abu-Sheikh is a Jordanian entrepreneur and a visionary pioneer in inventing digital technologies for
\ncultivating human resources, connecting human skills, and enabling youth with numerous empowerment programs and
\nemployment initiatives. Rizek is the first local super app for on-demand services. Abdallah talks about the challenges
\nRizek faced, the lessons learned and more! Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 4\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Mona Ataya, Founder and CEO of Mumzworld<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mona has managed to grow Mumzworld from a business plan on paper to a leading an enviable brand reaching more than 2
\nmillion mothers across the region in 7 years. Founded in 2011, Mumzworld has pioneered a revolutionary and gold standard
\ne-commerce shopping experience for all things mother, baby and child in the ME region. . Mona talks about the growth of
\nMumzworld during the pandemic and how they became the go-to destination for all things mother, baby and child.\u00a0Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

2nd\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Session 1\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Mohamed Marwan, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Almentor.net<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mohamed has over 19 years of experience as a cross-functional and business transformation leader. He succeeded in
\nbuilding strong teams, effective processes, and morphing platforms that consistently sustained the test of time.
\nAlmentor.net is a leading e-learning digital platform, Mohamed explains how they reached to this point and how their
\ncontent is strategized to understand the Arab world and it\u2019s needs. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 2\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Omar Farooqui, Founder and Executive Chairman at Coded Minds<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Omar is an entrepreneur, investor and startup enthusiast. Wanting to disrupt the educational industry from the ground
\nup, not just through pedagogy but also price, through his vision of merging public and private education as one. With
\nthis mission, he created Coded Minds in 2017. Omar\u2019s previous ventures were Green Sands Equity out of San Francisco and
\npreviously CapInvest (latterly CI Holdings), which was a joint initiative with the asset management arm of United
\nOverseas Bank of Singapore.\u00a0Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

Session 3\u00a0 \u2013 YAL Speaker Sallyann Della Casa, Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sallyann Della Casa is one of the 4% of women globally who has a patent pending method and
\n algorithm\u200b(for measuring of tskills)a\u200bs a sole inventor.Sallyann holds degrees and certifications in
\n Law, Organizational Behavior and Urban Planning. She speaks five languages and is a published author.
\n Her education spans the globe from Harvard University to Franklin College to University of
\n Toronto.Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

3rd\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Session 1\u00a0 \u2013 YMP Graduates Startup, EFATE<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Get to know more about EFATE, a specialized company in managing and collecting e-waste that aims to achieve
\nsustainability, as well as saving the environment by building a link between the e-waste consumers and the recyclers.
\nEFATE will support in placing the UAE as a leader in the field of recycling. In a 2019 four-week pilot campaign 1100kg
\nof e-waste was collected, and the 2020 target is to collect and process 100 tons of e-waste. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

www.efateuae.com<\/p>\n

Session 2\u00a0 \u2013 YMP Graduates Startup, CyberHero<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Find out all about Cyber Hero, a formal awareness program, aimed at training users of the potential threats to an
\norganization\u2019s information and data, and how to avoid potential risks of losses. Its goals are to lower the
\norganization\u2019s attack surface; empower users to take personal responsibility for protecting the organization\u2019s
\ninformation, and to enforce the organization\u2019s policies and procedures of the organization to protect the data.\u00a0Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

www.thecyberhero.com<\/p>\n

Session 3\u00a0 \u2013 YMP Graduates Startup, Washing Space<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Get to know more about Washing Space, an online laundry marketplace that provides quick service, fast delivery,
\nreasonable price and traceability within a defined area. Using this technology, the marketplace will aggregate laundry
\nservice providers allowing customers to choose from a range of service-rated laundry businesses. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

www.washingspace.com<\/p>\n

4th\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Session 1 \u00a0\u2013 YAL Speaker Hanan Chaaibi, Managing Director at The Green Spoon Management Consultancies<\/strong><\/p>\n

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For the 4th edition of In My Shoes, we had the pleasure of having Hanan Chaaibi, Managing Director at The Green Spoon
\nManagement Consultancies, in a sit-down interview where she was able to share the ever-growing story of an initiative
\ncommitted to raising awareness about and challenging ESG (environmental, social, governance) and sustainability issues
\nof complex global systems. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/thegreenspoon.org\/<\/p>\n

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Session 2 \u00a0\u2013 YAL Speaker Namrata Budhraja, Co-Founder at Shift Eco<\/strong><\/p>\n

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With sustainability being at the forefront of the conversation, we had the pleasure of interviewing Namrata Budhraja,
\nCo-Founder at Shift Eco, a platform that curates impactful eco-friendly products. Full\u00a0interview<\/a><\/p>\n

www.shifteco.ae<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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