IIEF 2025
International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum
- Date
- Venue
- Culture Factory
Agenda
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Registration and Networking
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Welcome and Opening Remarks
Dr. Rozha Kamal Ahmed – IIEF Organisation
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Discover Slemani: A Vision of Progress
Video Presentation
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Keynote Speech
Qubad Talabani – Deputy Prime Minister, Kurdistan Region – Iraq
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Enterprise Agility
Zring Faruk – CEO, Faruk Investment Group
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Leadership in Sustainable Energy: A Continuous Journey of Improvement
Ali Al Jarwan – Chief Executive Officer, Dragon Oil
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Urban Tech and Sustainable Innovation on the former airport Berlin TXL
Gudrun Sack – CEO, Tegel Projekt GmbH, Berlin
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The potential impact of digital transformation on economic growth in Iraq
Dr. Hasan Alkhatib – Advisor to the Prime Minister of Iraq
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e-Residency
Liina Vahtras – Managing Director, e-Residency, Enterprise Estonia
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Breaking Boundaries: Iraq’s Emerging Fintech Innovation Ecosystem
Hussain Qaragholi – Managing Director, Phoenix Finance Partners; Board Advisor, EQIQ Venture Fund; Founder, Al-Fawr Digital Bank
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Building Up a Tech Nation: The Infrastructure of Innovation
Nune Hovhannisyan – Co-Founder & CEO Organisation: Armath Global
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Foreign Direct Investment in the Iraqi Private Sector
Zainab Al Kufaishi – Investment Expert
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ASAN Service: Building Azerbaijan's startup ecosystem
Vusal Rustamov – Executive Director at ASAN Innovations Center, Azerbaijan
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Driving Growth Beyond Borders: Business Intelligence for Global Entrepreneurship
Dr. Nehaa Sharma – Founder and Director, Acxelerate India
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Lunch (with an Optional Mindfulness Session)
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Breath, Balance, and Focus: Coping with Work Stress
Dr. Dheeraj P. Joshi – Yoga and Well-being Expert
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Digital Enablers in e-Estonia: Private-Public Partnership
Kedi Välba – CEO of Aktors/ICT Cluster Partner, Estonian Association of Information Technology and Telecommunications
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TUMO: Redefining Education Through Creativity and AI
Chris Shahinian – Head of TUMO International
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Smart City Solutions
Liu Jiang – Chief Technical Officer, Huawei, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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From Migration to Innovation
Elle Griffin – Justice and Home Affairs Attaché, The UK Home Office’s Senior Representative in Iraq
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AI in Customer Experience
Marcus Kirsch – Founder, The Wicked Company
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Driving Entrepreneurship: The GAFI's Strategic Role in Egypt
Hossam AbdelKadder – Head of the Entrepreneurship Central Department, GAFI, Egypt
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Coffee Break
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e-Participatory Budgeting with AI-Enhanced Blockchain Decentralised Autonomous Organizations
Dr. Alex Norta – CEO, Owner, Research Entrepreneur, Dymaxion OÜ; Department of Informatics, University of Pretoria, South Africa
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Online Entrepreneurship in Iran: Lessons from Market Leaders
Abdolhossein Nazerian – Director General for International Scientific Affairs, Iran’s National University of Skill
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Business Showcase: Lamasat Sara - A Success Story
Sara Nezar Almahfooz – CEO and Founder, Lamasatsara
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Business Case
Female Founders – Violet Organization, The Foundation Hub and Smartsuli
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Introducing e-Governance Academy and Signing of MoU
Ants Urvak – e-Governance Academy Representative, Estonia
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Closing Remarks
Speakers
International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum - Slemani 2025
The Second Edition. Sunday, 6th of April 2025
The International Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (IIEF) is an annual platform based in Slemani, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It is dedicated to strengthening the private…