Abdelhameed Sharara, is the founder of RiseUp Summit ; the biggest entrepreneurship summit in Egypt and the Middle East with more than 6000 attendees. The summit is known for bringing all the entrepreneurship ecosystem in Egypt and MENA together for the first time. http://riseupsummit.com/
http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2013/11/28/egypts-uprising-sparked-startup-revolution/
Before founding RiseUp with his co-founders and the whole startup ecosystem, Abdlehameed worked at Injaz-Egypt where helped creating the first startups’ pipeline in all Junior Achievement countries. The program design was awarded the “MetLife foundation award for the most outstanding award in all JA countries.
Sharara had also worked as an English conversation and soft-skills trainer at Dale Carnegie and Berlitz, and was the co-founder and business development manager of adams, a soft skills and training company. He graduated from Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Law (English Section) he was the founder of Ain Shams Model Arab League and a graduate of one of Injaz Egypt’s programs at that time.
Sharara is also a “Global Shaper” a network of young people (under 30 years) who are exceptional in their potential, achievements and drive from all over the world. GS is part of the World Economic Forum. http://www.globalshapers.org/