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The delegates from Arab companies and institutions have started arriving in Silicon Valley. The speakers are finalizing their speeches. The TechWadi team is putting the final touches to the conference …

It’s almost showtime. The “Arab Technology Forum 2008” edition will start tomorrow Jan. 15 at 8:00 AM and go on for 12 hours until at least 8:30 PM. The conference will take place in Palo Alto at the Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel.

We have 9 speakers lined up for (tomorrow) Day 1 of the conference:

 

•  HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan will provide the opening remarks for the conference
• Dr. John Waclawsky of Motorola will share his views on the grand role of technology development
• Dr. Usama Fayyad of Yahoo will discuss the state of the Internet industry
• Said Ouissal of Redback Networks will discuss the state of the Telecom industry
• Bassim Karkachi of Bivision Systems will share his experience on how to take your startup global
• Krimo Salem of If & Then Inc will discuss the intersection of software and green technologies
• George Kadifa will share his views and advice on the IT services industry

This will be followed by a great opportunity to meet the various Arab technology startups and see their products / services:

 

• A company Expo will take place from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM - with demos and exhibits of all types

Finally, we’ve invited two successful entrepreneurs to share with our members how they took their startups from an idea to a company:

 

• They’ll discuss how to write business plans, fund raising, team formation, hiring and firing, growing your business …

That will bring us to the conclusion of Day 1. We hope you will join us on this day. It’s not too late to register:

 

Registration for Arab Tehnology Forum 2008 is still open:

(online registration closes Mon. Jan. 14 at 6 PM) 

 

Dates:

 

• Tuesday  Jan. 15 - Full day of industry sessions and one panel discussion
• Wednesday Jan. 16 - Panel discussion in the afternoon followed by Gala Dinner

 

Conference Location:    Crowne Plaza Hotel Palo Alto, CA

                                                   ( Address: 4290 EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 )

 

 

We’ve assembled all of the details of the Arab Technology Forum 2008 conference in one convenient program (45-pages long) with listings of all of the Arab companies & institutions that are registered.

 

- Download the “Arab Technology Forum 2008” conference  program here -

 
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 We hope to see you at the conference bright and early on Tuesday Jan. 15

We hope you will join us for these two packed conference days in Palo Alto, CA - Tuesday Jan. 15 & Wednesday, Jan. 16:

 

Agenda Tuesday Jan. 15:

 

 

 

Agenda Wednesday Jan. 16: 

 

 

 

TechWadi is delighted to announce our full roster of distinguished speakers for the

upcoming Arab Tech Forum 2008.

Our world-class speakers wil cover a variety of technology topics from industry updates to technology in the Arab World. Please join us in welcoming them to this edition of the Arab Technology Forum 2008:

• HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan will open the conference on Tuesday Jan. 15 and she will deliver the closing Keynote Speech on Wednesday night Jan. 16, 2008.

Our other speakers are:

• John Waclawsky, PhD. Chief Architect-Motorola Software Group

• Dr. Usama Fayyad, PhD. Executive VP of Research & Strategic Data Solutions - Yahoo
  

• Said Ouissal, VP of WW Technical Field Operations—Redback Networks

• Bassim Karkachi, CEO/President—Bivision Systems Group

• Krimo Salem, Founder & CEO,—IntelliCEES

• George Kadifa, Senior Advisor—Silver Lake Partners

• Maher Hakim, PhD., co-founder—Faculte

• Mohammad Darwish, President & CEO—AdvancedIO

• Bassel Y. Ojjeh, Group Vice President, Strategic Data Solutions—Yahoo

 

Speaker Bios: 

 

 

•  John Waclawsky, PhD. Chief Architect-Motorola Software Group

Dr. John Waclawsky is an architect of the future. More than 25 years research, consulting and deployment experience in networking as well as wireless, architecture, fault tolerance, protocol and performance analysis have led him to a greater understanding and deeper appreciation of Motorola’s Seamless Mobility vision. As the leader of a team in the Motorola Business Units and Labs, John is constructing unique software architecture for Seamless Mobility, one that will translate easily across Motorola’s business units for coordinated product and solution development. “The focus is on developing a practical approach,” says John.

 

 

• Dr. Usama Fayyad, PhD. Executive VP of Research & Strategic Data - Yahoo, Inc.

Dr. Usama Fayyad is Yahoo!’s executive vice president of Research & Strategic Data Solutions. Fayyad is responsible for Yahoo!’s overall data strategy, architecting Yahoo!’s data policies and systems, prioritizing data investments, and managing the Company’s data analytics and data processing infrastructure. The analysis and management of data within Fayyad’s group enables Yahoo! to ensure customer satisfaction and develop innovative products and services that are essential to consumers’ lives. Fayyad also oversees the Yahoo! Research organization that includes offices in Sunnyvale, Burbank and Berkeley, CA as well as New York, Europe, and S. America. Yahoo! Research is building the premier scientific research organization to develop the new sciences of the Internet, on-line marketing, and innovative interactive applications.

 

 

•  George Kadifa, Senior Advisor - Silver Lake Partners

Mr. Kadifa joined Silver Lake in 2007 as a Senior Advisor. He has spent his 25-year technology career serving in chief executive and other senior management positions as well as in management consulting, research and development. Prior to joining Silver Lake, he was the Vice President of Global Delivery at IBM Global Technology Services, where he also had served as the General Manager of the company’s Applications on Demand product area. Mr. Kadifa joined IBM as a part of its 2005 acquisition of Corio, Inc. where he was the Chairman and CEO. Mr. Kadifa led Corio, a Kleiner Perkins-backed company, from its start-up in 1999, to its initial public offering in 2000, to its sale to IBM in 2005. During this time, Mr. Kadifa also was accepted into the Young Presidents’ Organization (YPO). Prior to his leadership at Corio, Mr. Kadifa was Senior Vice President of the Industrial Sector at Oracle Corporation, directing the company’s largest and most profitable vertical sector. In addition, he was a management consultant with Booz-Allen & Hamilton serving Fortune 500 clients. Prior to Booz-Allen, Mr. Kadifa was a Development Manager at Xerox, leading strategic initiatives and software development, in addition to obtaining two US patents in operating system and user interface software and receiving the Xerox Inventor award. Mr. Kadifa started his career on the research staff at Fairchild Semiconductor. He holds a B.S. degree from the American University of Beirut, an M.S. degree from the California Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.

 

 

• Mohammad Darwish, President & CEO - AdvancedIO

 Mr. Darwish brings his creativity and vision to set the tone and direction for AdvancedIO Systems. He has over 17 years of technical and business experience in embedded systems. Prior to launching AdvancedIO, he spent seven years with Spectrum Signal Processing as a senior member of the R&D team, where he was responsible for several embedded products and held a major position in software radio system development. He also chaired the PICMG 2.18 standard committee and wrote the original specifications. Mr. Darwish received a MASc Degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of British Columbia, and taught at the university from 1994 to 2002. He holds one patent and has been published in a number of industry journals. Mr. Darwish also serves on the AdvancedIO Board of Directors. 

 

 

•  Maher Hakim, co-founder - Faculte.com
  

Prior to co-founding Faculte, Maher was Senior Vice President Product Management and Strategy at Lawson Software. Maher is a serial entrepreneur and a respected leader in enterprise business solutions. Before founding Apexion, Maher was the CTO of Neoforma — a publicly traded supply chain solution provider in the healthcare industry. Previously, Maher was Co-founder, CTO, and Executive Vice President of Products and Services at Pharos Technologies, Inc., which was acquired by Neoforma.com in January 2000. Pharos develops Internet infrastructure solutions for B2B marketplaces. Earlier, at Autodesk, Maher led product development and operations for two early e-supply-chain initiatives for the industrial manufacturing and construction industries. Maher holds a Ph.D. in computer-aided engineering and management from Carnegie Mellon University.

 

 

• Said Ouissal, VP of WW Technical Field Operations—Redback Networks

 Said Ouissal has been working for 6 years at Redback Networks in various technical/management positions, where he has been closely involved in developing and delivering advanced Broadband Data Services solutions for global tier-1 customers such as KT, FT, DT, BT, Telefonica. Currently, Said is responsible for all worldwide pre-sales/systems engineering activities and staff in the role of Vice-President of Worldwide Technical Field Operations. In that capacity, among other customers, he has also been working also closely with North African and Middle-Eastern telecommunications companies for high speed data services solutions, such as Maroc Telecom, Algeria Telecom, Tunisia Telecom and Etisalat (UAE). Prior to Redback Networks, Said worked at Conxion Corporation, responsible for the European IP network and Network Engineering/Operations staff. Additionally, he held previously other technical positions at Alcatel, Lucent and Bay Networks.
Said holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Hogeschool of Enschede, the Netherlands.

 

• Bassim Karkachi, CEO/President—Bivision Systems Group

 Bassim Karkachi is an international executive and entrepreneur conducting business in North Africa and converging the BIVISION SYSTEMS global team to execute projects in Europe, North America, Middle East and Asia. Bassim will share with TechWadi Silicon Valley?s Arab-American Technology Professionals his views, experiences and findings based on five years of experience doing business in Algeria and North Africa.
Bassim is a 1989 graduate of Galileo Institute in Paris, France, with a degree in Telecommunication Engineering. He was an instrumental part of the launch of the first GSM network in France in 1991, and has since advised many operations worldwide, including the launch of Western Wireless / VoiceStream in 1996 in the US (now T-Mobile). He spent many years developing cross-pacific business between US and Asia, before deciding to shift his focus to Europe, Africa and the Middle East, while building a base in the country of Algeria.
Bassim is CEO & President of BIVISION SYSTEMS INC, which he co-founded in 1999. BIVISION provides complex information systems under the brand InVisionJ Systems, which is a fully integrated collaboration platform enabling GIS, data mediation/aggregation, multi-language support, business process management, web content management and a large range of data visualization through web and wireless portals.

 

• Krimo Salem, Founder & CEO,—IntelliCEES

 Krimo is an entrepreneur with more than 20 years management experience, including experience in starting and managing businesses in Information Technology. He has experience at Oracle, Adobe, Electronic Arts and IntelliSync.
He founded If & Then, Inc, a virtual CIO company which provides small to mid-sized growth organizations access to levels of strategic and technical IT experience and services which they could not afford, retain or do not need on a full time employee basis at this stage in their evolutions working across multiple fields and time lines. He engineered one of the world first intranet, and restructured and maintained online systems while orchestrating and implementing new technologies and new network infrastructure.
Krimo has a degree in law from the University of Paris XII, France.

 

• Bassel Y. Ojjeh, Group Vice President, Strategic Data Solutions—Yahoo 

 Bassel Ojjeh is the Group Vice President of the Strategic Data Solutions group at Yahoo, Inc. He is responsible for building technologies that leverage Yahoo data for marketing solutions and increasing network relevance for consumers.
Prior to Yahoo, Inc., Bassel co-founded and served as Chief Operating Officer of DMX Group and digiMine, Inc. (now Revenue Science, Inc.). Both companies delivered Business Intelligence and Data Mining products and services to fortune 100 companies including American Express, Daimler-Chrysler, Ford Motors, Microsoft Corp, Dow Jones, AT&T Wireless and T-Mobile.
Bassel served as Group Program Manager in the Internet Business Server division at Microsoft Corporation. He was responsible for all eCommerce related components in Microsoft’s Commerce Server Product, including Data Warehousing, Analysis, Data Mining, Advertising Server, Analysis, Personalization, User Management and Direct Marketing. 

 

Thank you to all of the TechWadi members who have registered already !

For those few of you who still haven’t registered, here’s why you shouldn’t miss attending this TechWadi event.

In a nutshell, many of us always talk about the need to support native technology R&D in the Arab World. Well … now’s the time to show that support:

• Come out and meet the 35 Arab technology firms & institutions that will be participating in this event

35 technology firms and institutions from 10 different Arab countries have signed up to attend the event and are eager to meet colleagues like yourselves from Silicon Valley to strike up business relationships and to learn best business practices from Silicon Valley executives.

Learn more here … 

• Come out and learn how one Arab country is successfully promoting native technology R&D in its homeland

 HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan and the Jordanian IT delegation will share with you their efforts and activites in promoting native technology R&D in Jordan. You will learn how they are doing it, what works and what doesn’t and you can meet technology startups from Jordan that are developing unique products.

Learn more here … 

• Come out and participate in panel discussions with our World Class speakers
  

 We’ve assembled world class speakers to discuss two relevant topics: “Building your startup - Silicon Valley style” & “Technology R&D in the Arab World”. From a Chief Architect at Motorola to a succesful CEO of an Arab technology company doing business around the World … Come and listen to how they view the technology industry and where they think it’s going.

Learn more here … 

 

That’s it. Those are the three simple reasons you should attend. So now that you’re up to speed, we need you to go and register:

Registration for conference attendees from Silicon Valley and the US is now open:

• For Professionals - Conference proceedings only (Tuesday Jan. 15) - $40 / person only
• For Professionals - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & Gala dinner and panel (Wed. Jan. 16) - $100 / person
• VIP seating - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & VIP Seating at Gala Dinner (Wed. Jan. 16) - $175 / person

• For University Students - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & Gala dinner and panel (Wed. Jan. 16) - $40 / person

We hope you will come out and support the efforts of our colleagues at Arab companies and institutions. See you there.

 

We are delighted to announce that so far, 29 companies and institutions have confirmed their participation in the “Arab Technology Forum 2008” taking place in Palo Alto, California from Jan. 15 to 17, 2008.

We hope to see all of the TechWadi members take time to come out and learn more about what is going on in the technology space in the Arab World, and to come and support the Arab companies and institutions that will be participating.

Here is a run-down of the participants in the Forum: (in alphabetical country order)

Algeria

Algeria Business Multimedia - www.abm-dz.com

Wholesaler of Hardware systems since 1991. We carry more than 14 brands - well known companies as HP, IBM, Cisco, Microsoft, Symantec, 3com etc. Our business Turnover is $50 million usd and we employ 72 people.

ICOSNET, Spa - icosnet.com

Icosnet is a Multi Services communication solutions Company. ICOSNET is an Internet service provider with a licence for VOIP using it’s own network of ADSL and WIMAX. It offers services mainly to the business community such as Banks, oil companies, etc.

Ministry of Justice - www.mjustice.dz

SARL M2I SERVICES - www.m2i-services.com

M2I Services (Mediterranean Data-Processing Industry Services) is a Engineering firm (Service company in data-processing Engineering) founded in 1997. It employs more than 30 collaborators with a majority of Engineers. M2I services offers to companies very diversified solutions using all technologies including Networks, Telecommunications and data-processing  systems. Our turnover in 2007 will be $4 M USD. The principal services M2I services offers are:

- Networking and Telecom solutions
- Security solution
- Data Processing systems
- Multimedia Solutions
- WEB access and Development PORTAL Server for companies 
- Maintenance of computer equipment

 

Egypt

 

ConsentWare - www.consentware.com

ConsentWare develops and markets software + hardware technologies that enable the secure capturing of the consent of users on electronic transactions done over the Internet. The company has pioneered the invention of a set of technologies that together ensure that only what the user wants to sign gets signed, nothing else, hence solves the identity theft problem over the Internet in the financial and e-government transactions field.

IT Industry Development Agency - www.itida.gov.eg/

The Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA) is a governmental entity that has been established through Law 15 of the year 2004. This agency aims at paving the way for the diffusion of the e-business services in Egypt capitalizing on different mandates of the authority as activating the Egyptian e-signature law and supporting an export-oriented IT sector in Egypt.
Mandate I  : Activation of the E-Signature Law
Mandate II : Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Mandate III: Supporting and Export-oriented IT Industry and Skilled Manpower Enforcement

 

Jordan

@Your Service Group - www.yourservicegroup.com

@Your Service Group strives to achieve its mission of alignment of people, process, technology, strategy and investments.Through the group’s different outsourcing services, divisions, and country offices we provide expert assistance and services up to the door step of our clients. @Your Service Group strives for continuous improvement in order to be the acknowledged global leader and preferred partner in helping our clients and partners succeed in the world’s rapidly evolving markets by allowing them to focus on their core business.

 

Accelerator Technology Holdings - www.acceleratortech.com

Accelerator Technology Holdings is a venture capital firm experienced in the technology domain with a highly selective investment approach on nurturing niche opportunities in the region and working with a limited number of exceptional local and small technology driven entrepreneurs to become regional and global companies.

Akhtaboot - www.akhtaboot.com

Established in 2007, Akhtaboot is an online career network that is committed to providing a user-friendly way of linking the right person to the right career opportunity. Initially set up to serve the Jordanian market, Akhtaboot plans to serve as a career network for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Essentially, Akhtaboot is designed to operate as a community of people who share professional and career interests. Offering web 2.0 functionality, Akhtaboot provides an interactive and dynamic interface for its users. In addition to traditional job postings, it also offers “”Word of Mouth”” postings that mimic how people hear about jobs in their daily life. In addition, Akhtaboot offers CV search services to companies. Akhtaboot charges companies for its services. All services offered to job seekers are free of charge.

Jeeran - www.jeeran.com

Jeeran was launched in 2000 as the first Arab free web hosting community, with a young a futuristic vision to provide Arab users with the latest web technologies and the means to communicate and connect. The Jeeran community has reached over 1 million members, and over 600,000 thousand websites built and over 65,000 active blogs. Its social network revolves around its users content and the relationships between its members, and thus it has been a pioneer in pushing for the power of user generated content ever since it was launched.

KETAB Technologies - www.ketabtech.com

KETAB Technologies Ltd. was founded in 2002 as a platform leader in human-computer interaction technologies. KETAB develops high-tech products and technologies that rely on spatial processing of visual information to serve various vertical markets residing in
education, corporate, consumer and defense. The first product series in the interactive solutions and computing devices
family is Engage . Engage is the most advanced and powerful Interactive Collaborative System ICS that enables office workers and academic users to collaborate, communicate and control classrooms and conference rooms workspace like never before.

Riyada Ventures - www.riyada.com

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Tocali, Inc. - www.tocali.com

3D Animations, Simulation and Interactive Media Development

 

Lebanon

Anzima - www.anzima.com.lb/

Anzima is a software development company specialized in workflow automation mainly for the banking sector. Most of our products cater to the automation of the credit process in a bank. Other products automate Human resources, correspondence, Auto Insurance claims, etc.

BML Istisharat - www.istisharat.com

BML Istisharat main activities are the development, marketing and support of Core applications for Banks and Insurance Companies.
Besides the main development base in Beirut, Lebanon, the company has subsidiaries and distributors in Europe, the Middle East and the US.
The company is listed by International Banking Systems (London), certified by BSI for ISO-9001:2000, as well as Oracle Certified Partner, IBM Business Partner , HP business Partner and Intel early access partner.

Kyube Inc - www.kyube.com

Kyube delivers a hosted, web-based marketing automation solution for marketers. Making money online was never as easy. If you have a website, our reverse engine will give you management control in seconds and if you do not have a website, build yours in a second. Thousands of marketing automation, search engine optimization, and dynamic widgets (membership, calendaring, forms &) are available to drag and drop them into your website.

Yamli.com / Language Analytics, LLC - www.yamli.com

Yamli is the tool that finally allows you to use the web in Arabic as easily as with other languages. Yamli allows you to type Arabic using roman characters. Using it is very easy. Simply spell out each Arabic word the way you would pronounce it.”“Type it the way you speak it”” and Yamli will convert it to the corresponding Arabic word using its patent pending technology.

 

Libya

computers and information technology (CIT) - www.cit.com.ly

Computers and Information Technology (CIT) is a system integrator and solution provider , specializing in the supply of total information technology solutions for commercial and industrial companies. CIT was established in 1992 and over the years has become one of the leading firms in its field. The managers of this firm possess many years’ experience in the computer technology industry gained whilst working on great number of major computer supply and support projects.  CIT comprehensive product range is able to offer all types of workstations and personal computer systems, peripherals, networks (LAN & WAN) and after sale services. CIT have been responsible for all engineering aspects from the design and layout of the customer’s requirements to the final working implementations. It has been the Company’s aim to stay in the forefront of computer technology and services. CIT has a continual program of skills and manpower development.

 

Morocco

Mgenex Biosciences - www.mgenex.com

Mgenex Biosciences, based in San Diego, is a leader in developing innovative products and technologies for life science research. We support advances in science by inventing, manufacturing, and marketing products that simplify, accelerate and improve research. Our products have been used throughout the academic, industrial, and government research sectors in fields spanning molecular biology, genomics, proteomics, drug discovery and immunology. Mgenex Biosciences is a leading provider of a wide spectrum of custom assay development services to the pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industry. Our comprehensive portfolio of outsourcing solutions includes services to support our customers in every stage of development. From providing information to help prioritize drug candidates to manufacturing and filing clinical products up through phase III.  Mgenex Biosciences,  places itself at the forefront of research and development of highly sensitive and specific diagnostics, new therapeutic vaccines for the treatments of chronic infections and cancer. The technology permits the refined definition of molecules that will stimulate the parts of the immune system critical for effective immune-therapies. The objective of the company is to develop therapeutic/preventive vaccines for major infectious diseases such as hepatitis C, AIDS, malaria,  cancer and new proprietary diagnostic tests.  The patented technology platform involves innovative processes and products to create pharmaceutical quality peptide formulations with potent and diversified vaccinal properties.

RIFAI TECHNOLOGIES SARL (RIFAITECH) - www.rifaitech.com

RIFAI TECHNOLOGIES SARL is a an IT service consulting company that focuses on meeting the needs of organization in terms of process development, quality assurance, and project management. We also offer software development services (via outsourcing partners) upon client request. We are willing to develop this as a core activity of our company.

 

Palestine

ASAL Technologies - www.asaltech.com

A software development and outsourcing company in Ramallah- Palestine that has been a leader in software development and IT services in the Palestinian market since 2000. ASAL Technologies is looking to offer its cost-effective, high qulity and reliable services to US companies.

Equiom JDC - www.equiom.com

Equiom is an intellectual property research & development firm. We deliver innovation through an integral set of services that include Project Outsourcing, Business Technology Consulting, and Application and Infrastructure Security. Equiom JDC is our Jerusalem offshore Development Center in Palestine. Our mission in Palestine is to be a change agent bringing about a hi-tech boom, and transforming the local Palestinian IT workforce into a competent contender in the global offshoring market.

Hulul Business Solution - www.hulul.com

HULUL is a leading regional IT and Business solutions firm that emerged from the best breed of Palestinian IT personnel to provide solutions to the public and private sectors. Through its products and services portfolio, HULUL provides a blend of technology solutions to the growing IT needs of today’s businesses to help them maintain the continuity, productivity, security and integrity of their data and systems allowing them to concentrate on their core competencies. Whether in the solution of a specific business need, or in the outsourcing of all IT operations, HULUL’s mission is to support the business of its clients, to add value while reducing their Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).

Jaffa.Net Computer Systems - www.i-jaffa.net

Jaffa.Net is a leading software company in Palestine with product portfolio iincludes: Courts Automation Software (implemented in both Jordan and Palestine), Check Clearing System for banks (implemented in teh Arab Bank, Bank of Palestine, Housing Bank), Foreigh Exchange Management Solution (Implemented at Several Foriegn Exchange Comapnies),  School Management Portal (implemented in Saudi Arabia), ERP, CRM, Archiving and Human Resource Management (implemented in many government, NGOs and private sector companies).  In addition, Jaffa.Net has acquired a VOIP and Broadband license and selling termination minutes into Palestine and Many other Arab Countries.  Jaffa.Net is an Oracle Certified Solution Partner, an AVAYA Partner, and Juniper Networks Partner.

PALESTINE TELECOMMUNICATION GROUP - www.paltelgroup.ps

“The Paltel Group was created in 1997 by Mr. Sabih Al-Masri . Since then, it has been committed to contributing to growth in Palestine by aiming to become competitive locally, regionally and internationally. The Paltel Group has been restructured in order to provide customers with an integrated approach to services in the realm of information and communication technology and is currently comprised of four different companies.
The companies include the fixed line operator Paltel, the mobile phone provider - Jawwal , the internet services provider - Hadara and finally Palmedia- specialized in media services ranging from news to documentary film production.”

PhoenixBird Information Technology and Systems Ltd. - www.phoenixbird.ps

PhoenixBird Information Technology & Systems Ltd. Is a pioneering systems integrator / Turnkey Solutions provider that was established in Palestine and its part of international PhoenixBird Group which is located in Germany and UK. Today, PhoenixBird stands strong as a software solutions provider of packaged and customized applications, in addition to providing complete and state-of-art hardware and networking solutions. PhoenixBird Ltd. offers a wide range of software development services to companies who wish to create new software products or to reengineer or upgrade current systems. PhoenxBird offers a wide range of software development services, including:

- Professional and Technical Software Consultation
- Software Requirements Definition and Systems Analysis
- Geographic Information System Solutions
- Managment Information Systems Consultation
- Networking and Architectures Design
- Custom Software Application Development
- Portal, Web Sites and Internet Solutions
- Programming Solutions
- Internet Services and Web Site / Portal design

 

Qatar

Qatar Olympic Committee - www.olympic.qa

Qatar olympic committe is resposible for host all of the sports events in the State of Qatar and preparing the Bid file for hosting the Olympic games [Doha 2016].

 

Tunisia

SERINCOM

Serincom is a company specialized in trade and import of foreign products

 

USA

Applied Computer Technologies, Inc - actplace.net

Applied Computer Technology is an Automotive and Telematic engineering company with more then 30 years experience in the industry.  We are industry pioneer since 1985 when we first merged Computing and Automotive into one platform.
We own Intellectual Property, (IP), in the area of Safe Telematic Deployment to eliminate Driver Distraction while still allow drivers full access to phones and internet while driving, based on safety conditions.
Our IP is in the form of patents (Granted and Pending) in the USA, EU and Japan.  We are seeking Engineering and Financing partners to bring an aftermarket version of the IP.  The revenue potential is in the Billions of Dollars on a world wide market basis.  Please contact us ahead of time to arrange for a special meeting starting Monday evening Through Friday PM during the event

Registration for conference attendees from Silicon Valley and the US is now open:

• For Professionals - Conference proceedings only (Tuesday Jan. 15) - $40 / person only
• For Professionals - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & Gala dinner and panel (Wed. Jan. 16) - $100 / person
• VIP seating - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & VIP Seating at Gala Dinner (Wed. Jan. 16) - $175 / person

• For University Students - Conference proceedings (Tues Jan. 15) & Gala dinner and panel (Wed. Jan. 16) - $40 / person

We hope you will come out and support the efforts of our colleagues at Arab companies and institutions. See you there.

 

TechWadi is pleased to announce that we will be holding the upcoming Arab Tech Forum at the Crowne Plaza Palo Alto:

Crowne Plaza Palo Alto

Address: 4290 EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO, CA 94306

 

Many of our members have been asking us for additional details on the upcoming “Arab Technology Forum 2008”. So here are answers to many of those questions.

When: Tuesday Jan. 15 to Thursday Jan. 17, 2008

Where: A hotel in Silicon Valley  - stay tuned for additional details

Goal of the event:

 In a nutshell, the goal of the event is to “help Arab technology companies and institutions to become  more succesful”. How does TechWadi intend to make that happen:

• Enable these Arab technology companies & institutions to learn business best practices from leading Silicon Valley companies. We have allocated time for TechWadi executives at these Silicon Valley companies to come in and share their busienss and industry expertise with these Arab companies and insititutions. This will take place during Tuesday Jan. 15
• Enable these Arab technology companies & institutions  to have in-depth meetings with leading Silicon Valley companies to discuss business partnerships (buy / sell / joint ventures / outsourcing …). We are helping the Arab companies and institutions schedule one/one meetings with TechWadi executives at leading Silicon Valley companies. This will take place on Wed. Jan. 16 and Thurs. Jan. 17.
  

Event Agenda:

•  Tues. Jan. 15 - we have planned a full day (start at 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM) of business seminars with the Arab companies & institutions. Silicon Valley experts will share with them the state of affairs in the various technology industries (software, internet, …). Later on that day, there will be an expo during which the various companies will present their products and services. At the end of the day, there will be a panel discussion on “buidling a world-class technology company”.
• Wed. Jan. 16 - during the day, the Arab companies / institutions will be taken on a guided tour of various Silicon Valley companies to learn from them how to compete globally and how to grow your business from $0 to multiple $M. At the end of the day, we will be honoring HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan with a gala dinner and a panel discussion on “R&D in the Arab World”.
• Thurs. Jan. 17 - This is the day during which  Arab companies & insitutions will go to their individual meetings with Silicon Valley companies to discuss business partnerships. After this activity, the Forum will be closed for 2008.

Who’s been invited to the Forum from the Arab World ?

The forum has invited three types of delegates:

• Native Arab companies that develop technology products and services - your classic privately-owned technology company
• Arab institutions that acquire technology products and services - these could be educational or government institutions that play a big role in the deployment or development of technology in the Arab World
• US companies that have a strong connection to the Arab World - these could be developing Arabic-focused solutions or have R&D operations in the Arab world

 What’s in it for you (our dear TechWadi member in Silicon Valley) ?

 

•  First and foremost - our TechWadi community should attend the event to show our commitment to support the native development of technology in the Arab World. And the best way to do that is to come and meet and learn more about what these companies are doing in the Arab world.
• Second - the Arab world is rapidly becoming the next big frontier for technology products and services. So if your company wants to learn more about the Arab technology market, what better way to learn about it than from companies actually selling products and services there today.
• Third - the Arab World offers technical talent on-par if not superior to what India, China, Eastern Europe … can offer. So if your company wants to learn how to tap into that talent pool, what better way to learn that than to talk to companies who already employ such people.

How can I (TechWadi member) help, you ask ? 

 

• Simple ! - Mark your calendar to attend the full day session on Tues. Jan. 15 and to attend the Gala dinner on the evening of Wed. Jan. 16.
  
• If you get a request from TechWadi to meet with one of these Arab companies / institutions to discuss business opportunities with your company, say YES !  Email requests will be going out in the next 10 days.

 Where should Arab companies / institutions register if they want to participate ?

 
All interested participants from the Arab Wold should register their companies at: www.techwadi.org/arabtechforum

Where  should I (TechWadi member) register to attend the event ?

We’re glad you asked. We have put together four attendance packages that should suit all tastes and wallets:

1. Conference only package - $40. this will give you access to the Tues. Jan. 15 conference proceedings, all day, including the evening panel discussion. Breakfast and lunch will be served and snacks in the evening.
2. Conference and Gala dinner package - $100. This will give you access to the Tues. Jan. 15 proceedings (as above) and access to the Gala dinner and panel discussion on Wed. Jan. 15 in honor of HRH Princess Sumaya Bint El Hassan.
3. Student package - Conference and Gala dinner - $40. We want to encourage students from surrounding universities to attend. This will give you access to all of the items in package #2, but at a heavily discounted price.

To register for any of those 3 packages above, please go now to this link: Arab Tech Forum 2008 Registration

Finally, to our TechWadi members who want to support TechWadi and get VIP seating at the Gala Dinner, we have created a special package:

1. Conference & VIP seating at Gala dinner package - $175. This is the full package - you will get to sit up front during the Gala dinner, with the Arab technology companies & institutions and the delegation from Jordan.

To register for the VIP package above, please go now to this link: Arab Tech Forum 2008 VIP Package

 

 Make sure to check out the TechWadi website on a regular basis between now and Jan. 15, to learn new details as they are posted.

Please note that it will be nearly impossible to handle conference registrations at the door for this event. So it is very likely that we will close registrations a couple of days before Jan. 15, so we can order the right amount of food etc.

So if you don’t want to be left out of this unique conference, please register now !