Ahmad is an award-winning social entrepreneur, and the author focused on supporting vulnerable communities, including in conflict and fragile societies, and refugees to access entrepreneurship.
He works as the Middle East and Africa Regional Manager at Techstars, The global platform for investment and innovation. Since 2012, he has been helping hundreds of Syrians to gain access to entrepreneurship opportunities and build a supportive environment as the Startup Roadshow entrepreneurship program Director and founder of Startup Syria.
He has written two books, "Entrepreneurship In Conflict Zones" and "Entrepreneurship in Exile," to shed some light on the status quo of Syrian founders, in conflict zones, and as refugees in host countries.
The risk from coronavirus transcends social classes and cuts across communities. One category made vulnerable in this crisis is refugees, particularly those living in already inadequate, ...
Blockchain has the potential to disrupt a large number of industries and change the lives of many. Its technology could help millions of refugees, by solving some of the most critical pro...
In the toughest circumstances, over 150 start-ups were created in Syria last year - from Mujeeb, a platform to create Arabic Chatbots, to Clerk, an AI recruitment tool, and LiBeiroot, an...
