#GrID2022

Matchmaking

9:30 AM – 11:00 AM

RELIST by Nadeera - DAWERR Matchmaking Event

Matchmaking Activity

PRIVATE

RECEPTION

10:30 AM

On-Site Registration

Registration

PUBLIC

MAIN STAGE

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Scaling Sustainable Development Through Privitization & Decentralization

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Moderated by Carl Safi Researcher at Wageningen University & Research 
• Shada El-Sharif Investment Priority Lead at Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit (PMDU)
• Saad Maakaron Business Development Manager at Green Essence Lebanon
• Micheal Kropac Ecosystem Support expert at CEWAS

Matchmaking

11:00 AM – 12:30 PM

Speed Matching: Entrepreneurs From Across the Mediterranean

Matchmaking Activity

PRIVATE

ACTIVITY ROOM

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Turning Research Projects Into Business Opportunities in the Euro-Med Markets

Workshop

PUBLIC

• Moderator by Mohamad Jaafari Director of the Intellectual Property Commercial at Royal Scientific Society – NEX-LABS
• Mohamad Diab IP and Clients Manager at Royal Scientific Society – NEX-LABS
• Mondher Khanfir Governance Expert and Innovation Policy Advisor at Nexus Task Force – NEX-LABS
• Bouthaina Al Mohandes Dridi Professor at the High Agronomic Institute of Chott Mariem

Main Stage

11:45 AM – 12:30 PM

Innovation Policies & Addressing WEF-NEXUS priorities

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Moderated by Rana El Hajj Technical Advisor at Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
• Nora Ourabah Haddad FAO Representative in Lebanon
• Rami Sabella Economic Affairs Officer at UN-ESCWA
• Nadim Farajalla Research Associate. Director of Climate Change IFI at AUB-Issam Fares Institute – NEX-LABS

ACTIVITY ROOM

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Cluster4Green Capitalization HUB

Workshop

PRIVATE

Main Stage

12:30 PM – 12:40 PM

Radia Sedaoui: Why is everything we consume connected?

• Radia Sedaoui Chief Energy Section at the Sustainable Development Policies Division at UN-ESCWA

Keynote

PUBLIC

Matchmaking

12:30 PM – 1:25 PM

Commercializing Engineering Innovations in Cleantech

Matchmaking Activity

PUBLIC

Main Stage

12:40 PM – 1:35 PM

The Nexus Driven Open Innovation To Foster Collaboration in the Med

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Moderated by Gustavo Pérez Gonzalez Senior Program Manager at Universitat Autonoma De Barcelona – NEX-LABS 
• Hamdy Ellahamy International Research Project Manager at Academy of Scientific Research and Technology – NEX-LABS
• Irene Boughdadi Head of Entrepreneurship and MSME Support at WE4F
• Omar Amawi Deputy Director at PRIMA

Main Stage

2:00 PM – 2:30 PM

WE4F & Al Majmoua Announcement

Announcement

PUBLIC

Main Stage

2:30 PM – 3:15 PM

Investing In A Sustainable Future, an interactive chat with green investors

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Modertaed by Nicolas Farhat Regional Innovation Hub Manager – WE4F MENA at Berytech
• Khalil Dinguizli Head of Lebanon Representative Office at EBRD
• Evert Jaap Lugt Managing Director at Yes!Delft
• Constantin Salameh Head of Investments at WE4F MENA – Berytech

Matchmaking

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

NEX-LABS Project Startups B2B Meetings

Matchmaking Activity

PRIVATE

ACTIVITY ROOM

2:30 PM – 4:00 PM

Shaping a Sustainable Food System

• Loet Rammelsberg Program Director at StartLife

Workshop

PUBLIC

Main Stage

3:15 PM – 3:45 PM

NEX-LABS Project Startups Innovating in NEXUS

• Modertaed by Nadine W. Njeim

Showcasing Session

PUBLIC

Matchmaking

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Matchmaking for Cleanergy Startups

Matchmaking Activity

PRIVATE

Main Stage

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Waste Management: Governance & Industry Perspectives

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Moderator by Rabih El Chaar CEO and CoFounder of NADEERA
• Georges Abou Adal CEO of Holdal Group
• Francesca Annetti Lebanon Country Representative at COSPE
• Lamia Mansour Senior Environmental Specialist at World Bank

Main Stage

3:45 PM – 4:30 PM

Fostering Collaboration in the Med Through Nexus-Driven Open Innovation

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

ACTIVITY ROOM

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Cluster4Green: Funding Opportunities and Circular Business Models

Workshop

PRIVATE

Matchmaking

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Meeting The EcoSwitch Coalition

Matchmaking Activity

PRIVATE

MAIN STAGE

4:45 PM – 5:00 PM

Green Business Solutions For Media Producers

Fireside Chat

PUBLIC

• Moderated by Lara ElKhoury Deputy Program Director at Berytech
• Myriam Sassine Producer at Abbout Productions 

Main Stage

5:00 PM – 5:15 PM

Rodrigue Saab: Riding The Wave of Change in Renewable Energy

Keynote

PUBLIC

• Rodrigue Saab Principal of SAAB RDS INC

Main Stage

5:30 PM – 6:15 PM

Enabling Sustainable Development in the MENA Region in Times of Crisis

Panel Discussion

PUBLIC

• Moderated by Alain Daou Director- Nature Conservation Center at American University of Beirut
• Carol Ayat Head of Energy at Bank Audi
• Aya Issa Board Member and Legal Advisor at IPT Group at IPTEC
• Hassan Harajli Energy & Environment Program Advisor at UNDP
• George Geha Chairman – General Manager at ECOsys SAL