Uber at RiseUp Summit 2016

November 29, 2016 / Egypt

Every entrepreneur’s favorite playground is right around the corner, and we’re counting down the days!

There’s something for every startup, founder, co-founder, and investor at RiseUp Summit – a 2-day (this year, 3-day) jam packed event, with workshops, inspirational stories, highly relevant panel discussions, interviews, pitch events, mentorship, and a Trade Fair for entrepreneurs to show their products and services to potential customers and partners.

Uber will always connect you to the nearest ride within minutes, RiseUp will connect you to the most relevant resources worldwide.

UBER AT RISEUP 16

PLATINUM SPONSOR

We are proud to be Official Platinum Sponsors at this year’s RiseUp Summit, supporting the fusion of creativity, talent, creativity and innovation that RiseUp brings together.

THE OFFICIAL TRANSPORTATION PARTNER

Heading to RiseUp Summit? Your ride’s on us. Use promo code: RiseUp2016 for two free rides to/from The Greek Campus.

UBER PITCH N’ RIDE

Whether you spend your time working on the next BIG thing out there, hacking together the perfect product – Uber Pitch N’ Ride is your chance to shine in front of some of the MENA region’s most accomplished investors.

We will be selecting the 10 most promising startups…putting them in front of an investor…for 10 minutes…in an Uber vintage automobile…around Tahrir Square!

Final date to send in your application: December 4 2016

Apply to pitch!

UBER SPEAKERS

Pierre-Dimitri Gore – Coty

Head of EMEA, Uber

Pierre heads Uber’s operations across Europe, Middle East and Africa overseeing the company’s growing business across 45 countries and over 120 cities. Spending some years at Goldman Sachs, becoming an entrepreneur at the age 27 and harnessing a big urge to build something, Pierre joined Uber’s first international city as General Manager for France in 2012. As one of the earliest members of the team and with a conviction of the need to offer better transport options, he mass-scaled Uber’s service across Europe before taking the challenge to the wider region. Pierre first developed his passion for numbers during school, coding and building websites with friends, after which he further developed his skills at the Ecole Centrale de Paris before heading to New York to study Financial Engineering at Columbia University. He is a French citizen based in Amsterdam and married since this year.

Anthony le Roux

General Manager, Middle East & Africa

Anthony joined Uber as its first General Manager in Cape Town in December 2013 after which he managed Uber Eastern Europe. Recently he was promoted into the position of General Manager MEA (Middle East, Africa). In this role, Anthony oversees market strategy and operations in the MEA region, and works with expansion teams to manage new market entries. Having grown up in South Africa, Anthony began his career in investment banking at Standard Bank, providing mergers and acquisitions advice to a broad range of companies in the SSA market. He holds an MBA from INSEAD, an undergraduate degree in Actuarial Science from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA Charterholder. Anthony has a passion for technology, entrepreneurship and innovation.

Tino Waked

General Manager, Egypt

Abdellatif (Tino) is currently the General Manager for Uber in Cairo. He is passionate about building and scaling new businesses across the region. Abdellatif (Tino) is also the Co-Founder of TrainForAim, one of the leading sports & conditioning companies in Egypt, offering multi-disciplinary training and organizing international races and events. Previously Abdellatif (Tino) worked for McKinsey & Company across their Cairo, Toronto and Dubai office. He has an MBA from INSEAD Business School and an MSc in Economics from University College of London. Tino is a sports fanatic and is always looking to push his limits whether it’s climbing mountains, doing triathlons, or running the occasional tough mudder.

Nour Ahmadein

Head of Marketing, Egypt

Nour is currently the Head of Marketing and Business Development for Uber in Cairo. He is a passionate entrepreneur with a strong track record in rapidly scaling and developing SME’s (businesses). Nour graduated from the University of San Francisco with a bachelors in Business and International Studies and was a Division 1 collegiate athlete. With a strong affinity for innovation, traveling, sports, and adrenaline-packed activities, Nour likes to constantly push the envelope and is always in search of the next disruptive idea.

UBER BOOTH & STARTUP STATION

UBER BOOTH

Make sure to pass by our booth while you’re at the summit, we’ll be giving away Uber swag, stress balls – so you can unwind, and decompress, and popcorn! Yes, popcorn – ’cause no one should have to bring their own popcorn.

STARTUP STATION

Watch and learn at the Uber sponsored startup station – as the top startups from the Middle East & Africa showcase their products and services. There will be around 100 different startups bringing what they’ve got to the table, spread out over the three days of the summit.

Looking forward to seeing you at the summit!

Ride On,
Uber Egypt Team

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