Sunday, November 26, 2017

10 Awe-Inspiring Speakers You Can't Miss at RiseUp Summit 2017


m.cairoscene.com
Excerpt:

Egypt's largest and most vibrant entrepreneurial event is back with a vengeance this December, bringing some of the craziest movers and shakers in digital business, the creative economy, and the venture capital world. ...



7. Sarah Heck
An experienced supporter of the startup ecosystem, Sarah Heck is not only a key player in Stripe Atlas - a Stripe platform focused on helping more entrepreneurs start and grow internet businesses worldwide - but also serves as an advisor to the Obama Foundation on international entrepreneurship and youth programmes. Her experience in the public sphere stretches to the National Security Council at the White House, where she worked on global entrepreneurship policy, private sector engagement, youth demographics, and expanding the impact of US public diplomacy on national security. She also worked at the State Department serving as Chief of Staff for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Sarah is a Truman National Security Project Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Term Member, and serves on the board of Young Professionals in Foreign Policy. ...

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