Uber at this years Riseup Summit
Written byUber’s technology empowers men and women around the world to become entrepreneurs and small business owners. In the city of Cairo alone, we’ve created thousands of jobs for new entrepreneurs on the Uber platform.
Today, we’re continuing our commitment to support inclusion and entrepreneurship in Egypt by partnering with Riseup Summit to help bring the startup ecosystem and all its stakeholders together for a 2-day jam-packed event!
Riseup is a 2-day event packed 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 ACTIVITIES AT RISEUP
UBER PITCH N’ RIDE
Whether you spend your weekends hacking together a product or are still plotting out your perfect pitch deck — Uber Pitch N’ Ride is your chance to get in front of some of the MENA region’s most accomplished investors.
We will be selecting the 10 most promising startups and offering each startup founder the chance to pitch to an investor….for 10 minutes…..in an Uber stretch limo….around Tahrir Square!
UBER SESSION
UBER: GLOBAL PRODUCT, LOCAL THINKING
Localization begins with hiring local people. Uber’s Regional General Manager will be giving an exclusive session about how Uber thinks locally to expand globally. The company invests heavily in technology as a way to maintain its competitive edge, however, Uber also recognises the importance of championing growth through a local team and by local means.
UBER SPONSORED SESSION
DEMAND-DRIVEN THINKING: REMAINING RELEVANT IN 2020
We will be bringing together thought leaders in their respective industries to give a rapid-fire presentation about how they continue to innovate and what to expect in the coming waves.
The world is experiencing a period of extreme urbanization. In the future, cities will account for nearly 90% of global population growth, 80% of wealth creation, and 60% of total energy consumption. Developing better strategies for the creation of new cities, is therefore, a global imperative requiring local action. This session will bring together thought industry leaders who will focus on exploring the availability of new strategies for city-scale interventions in their relevant sectors, and how it is enabled by emerging technologies and entrepreneurs. In short, how can you stay relevant 5 years from now?
Omar ElSahy, General Manager of Souq.com
Ahmed El Alfi, Founder and Partner at Sawari Ventures
Ismail Zohdy, Senior Transport Analyst at Booz Allen Hamilton
UBER SPECIAL GUEST
Jambu Palaniappan is Regional General Manager for the Middle East & Africa at Uber. Operating in over 20 cities in the region, Uber is helping to improve the way the world moves through a digital transportation network.
In this role, Jambu oversees market strategy and operations in the MEA region, and works with expansion teams to manage new market entries. He has been with the Uber for over two years and previously worked in corporate development in the technology industry.
Growing up in the Silicon Valley, Jambu’s passion for technology innovation began at an early age. He studied Public Policy and Economics at Vanderbilt University.
Jambu Palaniappan, Regional General Manager Uber
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Looking forward to seeing you at this years event!
Ride On,
Uber Egypt Team