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TAMAKKAN FOUNDER'S ENGAGEMENTS

: Presenting at Airbus - Boldtalks

: Speaking at Airbus - Boldtalks

: Sana Bagersh with IMF MD Christine Lagarde

: Presenting at Innovation Summit

: Sana Bagersh with Nelson Mandela

: Speaking at Airbus

: Speaking at Entrepreneurship Summit

: Presenting at AmCham Awards

: Moderating at UAE MOTN Summit

: Sana Bagersh at US Emb tour: Ivanka Trump

: Moderating at Government Summit

: Sana Bagersh w/ Mohamed El-Erian

: Tamakkan SME Forum

: Sana Bagersh with HBO President Len Amato

: Moderating government Conference

: Sana Bagersh with Sheryl Sandberg

: Arab World Summit, New York

: Presenting at Innovation Summit

: Sana Bagersh with Melinda French Gates

: Sana Bagersh w/ Estonian President Kersti Kaljulaid & ADM

TAMAKKAN HOSTS HOLLYWOOD FILM DELEGATION

Tamakkan hosts Hollywood film delegation to a unique Arabian ‘majlis’ style ‘immersive’ and ‘experiential’ lunch, to discuss collaborations with filmmakers from the region. The visit by film studio heads, arranged by the US Embassy, was led by Len Amato, President of HBO Films and Josh Welsh, President of Film Independent.

AMCHAM'S "WOMEN ACHIEVE" CHARTER

Sana Bagersh, Founder of Tamakkan, welcomes corporate signatories to the Women Achieve initiative developed by AmCham’s Women in Business Committee, which she chaired. By signing the Women Achieve pledge, companies agree to provide the equal opportunity to serve in senior positions, serve on boards, receive equal compensation and receive adequate guidance and support.

SMART CITIES CONFERENCE WITH UAE GOVERNMENT

Held under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Municipality, and attended by other government departments, the Smart Cities symposium focused on the smart integration of technology into public infrastructures. It discussined the IoT and the capital city’s nextgen vision. It brought together policy makers, experts and academia

BLOCKCHAIN CONFERENCE WITH ABU DHABI MUNICIPALITY

A Tamakkan gathering of international cryptocurrency experts advocated the creation of a unified platform to connect developers, business and the government to enhance the adoption of blockchain technology. Government and private institutional stakeholders as well as academics shared insights. The panel featured Mohammed Mahfoudh Balfaqih, Managing Director of Peninsular Advisory, Rajesh Johnny Co-Founder Oryx Prive Investments, and Hoda al Khzaimi, Director of the Centre of Cybersecurity at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), and brought together a diverse group of investors, consultants, regulators and engineers.

TAMAKKAN PRESENTS SELECTUSA

Tamakkan and the US Embassy presented the SelectUSA summit which takes place in Washington DC in June every year. The panel included Sherief Fahmy President, AmCham Abu Dhabi as well Seth Isenberg Senior analyst from the SelectUSA Office in Washington DC, Seth Isenberg; Mahmoud Adi, Vice President, Mubadala, and Dr Naim Jabbari, CEO of X-Cross Investments. The roundtable was moderated by Thomas Bruns, Regional Senior Commercial Counselor for the Gulf Thomas Bruns and Sana Bagersh, Founder of Tamakkan.

TAMAKKAN YOUTH FORUM WITH SORBONNE ABU DHABI

The Tamakkan Youth Summit, organized with Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, brought together a stellar assembly of thinkers to debate technology, media, ethics and entrepreneurship. Our partners included Sky News, Harvard Business Review, Emirates Foundation, along with speakers, panelists and partners from NYUAD, the Canadian University, the US Embassy, the Foundation USA, Al Ahli Group CSR, the US Australian Embassy, the Swiss Embassy and other institutions.

LEADERSHIP ROUNDTABLES WITH SORBONNE UNIVERSITY

The Tamakkan Roundtables were held with Sorbonne Abu Dhabi, the US Embassy and the Sheikh Fatima Bint Hazza Foundation, to explore new ideas in leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship and social impact. Other partners included MIT, Boston University and Pinnacle Leadership.

AMCHAM WOMEN ACHIEVE AWARDS

Tamakkan partnered with AmCham on its Women Achieve empowerment platform, organizing signature “Lean In” events as well as annual conferences. Tamakkan’s founder, Sana Bagersh, chaired the Amcham Women in Business Committee and led the development of the Women Achieve Charter.

LEADERSHIP SKILL BUILDING

Gavin Fenn-Smith, Founding Partner at the River Group presented a workshop on CEO leadership, including international partnership strategies tactics, and the challenges leaders have to overcome to rise and stay at the top. His session included his signature Reinventing the Performance Review and strategies on how to delegate better while enhancing influence.

WINNING NEGOTIATIONS - WITH INSEAD

Tamakkan presented a syposium on how women can become better negotiators, by Guiseppe Conte Giuseppe Conti, a Professor of Negotiation who teaches at a number of leading Business Schools including Oxford, HEC Paris, INSEAD and St Gallen. He presented how with the right strategy the balance of power in negotiation can shift.

THE POWER OF INFLUENCERS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL IMPACT

Tamakkan organized a series of events to explore how communities can be enriched by the comming together of influencers, community leaders and change agents. Speakers represented diverse industries and included Omar Busaidy, Khaled al Amiri and Dorian Rogers.

LEVERAGING ANALYTICS - WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG

A Tamakkan seminar, in collaboration with the University of Wollongong, focused on how to provide data users insights on analytics and particularly big data analytics, and how it can be integrated to drive business success. Presenters included Dr Yong Chen from the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Xitong Guo from the School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, and Dr Kathy Ning Shen from the University of Wollongong in Dubai.