JORDAN

Jordan

Dr Bashar Hawamdeh, Chairman of the Information and Communication Association of Jordan, has been appointed as High Commissioner for Jordan. High Commissioner Hawamdeh represents Jordan in the Global Innovation and Technology Leaders Committee of the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum.

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Bashar.Hawamdeh@wbaforum.org
A firm believer in intellectual property (IP), product roadmaps, and brand development, Dr Bashar Hawamdeh has become a Middle Eastern IP pioneer. Bashar launched MenaIP, a holding entity, with the objective of encouraging creative minds to come up with innovative ideas related to the IT sector. He also created the well-known brand MenaITech’s HCIS, the first localized HCIS in the MENA region; it has been implemented in more than 10 countries by over 1,200 enterprises such as Vodafone, Jazeera Satellite Channels, Olayyan group, Zain, Emaar and many more. Bashar’s areas of expertise cover HR systems development, project management, process improvement and redesign, business development, and IT applications in organisations. In addition, he has hands-on experience in several areas of management consulting and training, which has enabled him to develop business-centric IT products and services. In October 2007, Bashar received an Honorary Doctorate in Human Resource Management from Oxford College for PhD Studies based on his extraordinary achievements in his field in Jordan and the MENA region. Bashar is currently the Chairman of the Information and Communication Association of Jordan (INTAJ), along with being Chairman and Co-Founder of the region’s first Human Capital Forum. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University    of Mutah, Jordan. An accomplished entrepreneur, Bashar has a never-ending drive to get things done on time, regardless of effort and cost, rendering him a true leader and innovator.


JORDAN

Jordan

Moutasem Mismar, Board member at AIB, has been appointed as Senator at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. Senator Mismar will represent Jordan in the  Global Startup Committee of the Grand Assembly.

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Moutasem.Mismar@wbaforum.org
Over 25 years of experience in Banking Operations, SME Credit and microfinance  • Certified Trainer of Trainers / Master trainer by NGO Management School – Switzerland • Certified Trainer of Trainers / Master trainer by the American Bankers Association - USA • Occupied several positions in outstanding Banks and financial institutions: 1. Banking / Microfinance Consultant & Master Trainer at IFC – WORLD BANK Group  1. Deputy General Manager at CHF Int’l–Middle East Micro Credit / VITAS Jordan 2. Operations manager/Senior restructuring manager - JCBank 3. Head of SME & Retails Credit - Societe Generale Bank 4. Senior credit and operations officer - The Arab Bank Plc.  • Consultant / Master Trainer to :  2. Frankfurt school for business and management - Germany 3. Business & Finance Consulting (BFC) – Switzerland 4. Institute of Banking - Saudi Monetary Authority ( SAMA ) – Saudi Arabia 5. Arab Academy for Banking and Financial Sciences – MENA Region  • Holds  BA in Business Administration - Yarmouk University  • Holds professional Certifications from: - NGO Management School – Switzerland in Training the Trainers - American Bankers Association – USA in Training the Trainers - Frankfurt Business School-Germany in  Home Improvement financing - Micro Finance Center- Poland in Microfinance - Academy for Educational Development -USA in financial planning - Isra University - Jordan in Insurance and re Insurance - Jordan Management Institute- Jordan in Trade finance 


JORDAN

Jordan

Rami AlKarmi, Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer of the Jordan Ahli Bank, Jordan.

JORDAN

Rami.AlKarmi@wbaforum.org
Rami is a futurist proud geek, cross-industry innovation and lean exponential growth advisor, investor and executive. He is the senior vice president and chief innovation officer at Jordan Ahli Bank, also he is CEO of Ahli FinTech the 1st Bank fully owned financial technologies company and fintech accelerator in the middle east.
Rami is an Innovation X speaker at NASA's cross-industry innovation summit, a mentor at 500 Startups, Unreasonable Future, and Startupbootcamp fintech, chairman at Arcoten, Octonius.com, member of the board at Al Raed Arabi School, and member of the advisory board of Think Barter Network, Roybi AI-Powered Robots, and WAKE International in San Francisco.
Rami founded his 1st startup at the age of 19, he holds an Electrical Engineering degree from University of Jordan, and completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at HAAS UC Berkeley, and “The Leading for the future”, and “The Leading, Organizing for Action” Executive Programs at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Senior Executive Education Program at UC San Diego. Rami is a passionate advocate of the Lean Startup movement and is a regular judge, mentor & keynote speaker at the region's important innovation, entrepreneurship & technology events. He designed and produced a number of events and interventions in this space including the THINKLEAN speaker series, LeanStartupProgram, BackToStartupBasics, and his popular innovation/futurist talks titled: The Future of ....


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