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Iliana Montauk (Gaza Sky Geeks)

Aug 6, 2015, 8:00 – 10:00 AM (UTC)

Gaza

Gaza Sky Geeks, El-Mena, Abu Ghalion Building, 3rd Floor, Gaza, 0000

Iliana Montauk is the director of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first startup accelerator in Gaza, launched in 2011 by the global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps. Gaza Sky Geeks fills a critical need in Gaza, where young tech talent is abundant but opportunities are in short supply. It brought the first international private investment to Gazan startups in late 2013

In-person event

About this event

Iliana Montauk is the director of Gaza Sky Geeks, the first startup accelerator in Gaza, launched in 2011 by the global humanitarian organization Mercy Corps. Gaza Sky Geeks fills a critical need in Gaza, where young tech talent is abundant but opportunities are in short supply. It brought the first international private investment to Gazan startups in late 2013. In 2015, Gaza Sky Geeks ran the biggest crowdfunding campaign to date in the Arab world.

Montauk’s interest in harnessing tech entrepreneurship for development in frontier markets arose from her past experience at Google, a microfinance nonprofit and Wamda, a media outlet focused on startups in the Arab world.

She graduated summa cum laude from Harvard in 2006 and completed a Fulbright in Jordan in 2012 focused on startups in the Middle East. Originally from Poland and the San Francisco Bay Area, Montauk speaks five languages, including Arabic.

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Speaker

  • Iliana Montauk

    Gaza Sky Geeks

When

When

Thursday, August 6, 2015
8:00 AM – 10:00 AM (UTC)

Where

Where

Gaza Sky Geeks
El-Mena, Abu Ghalion Building, 3rd Floor
Gaza, 0000

Agenda

8:00 AMNetworking and Food
9:00 AMFireside Chat
10:00 AMNetworking

Organizers

  • Rafat Abushaban

    Riable.com

    Chapter Director

  • LAMIS AL GHOUL

    Gaza Innovation Center - Ma'an

    Events Organizer

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