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Theo van de Laar has been active in tourism in Jordan since 2000. He currently runs Rosetta Reizen, a Dutch travel agency specialising in tours in the Middle East, North Africa, the Caucasus region and Central Asia. He also works as a lecturer in tourism and sustainability at Breda University, the Netherlands. Moreover, Theo is involved in the Youth JO level up project, which aims to upskill and create jobs for more than 350 people in adventure tourism....

With over 15 years of expertise in innovation consulting, program design, and facilitation, Ahmed leads the charge in fostering innovation and providing vital support to emerging businesses and startups on the African and global scale. At the heart of his entrepreneurial journey lies the success story of Startups of Alex, the first business incubator in Alexandria, which Ahmed established to nurture impact-driven entrepreneurship. During his tenure as the International Business Development Manager and Cofounder at iceHubs Global CIC, a renowned UK-based social enterprise, he also played a pivotal role in transforming sustainability challenges into sustainable, green business solutions. His international reach extends across 18 countries in Africa, Southeast Asia, and Europe, where he has provided consultancy and mentorship to international...

An ex-adventure tour operator who introduced over 250k guests to adventure around the world. Currently consulting with tour operators and travel technology companies on growth and profitability, focusing on technology use and development. Peter is also a partner in Tourpreneuer, a fast-growing global education platform for tour operators....

A TV producer and host of the popular “TechTalk With Solomon” on EBS with more than 30 million viewers, 300 episodes, and 100+ prominent guests including Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. In 2020, Solomon founded the venture studio 1888EC, and in 2021, Triopia.Travel to promote alternative travel experiences in Ethiopia. In 2018, he published “The Wonder of SciTech”, the first science and Tech book in Amharic with more than 45K copies sold. Solomon is a social media influencer with more than 1.6 million followers. In his professional career, he worked as a software engineer and later as a senior technology consultant and strategist at a Fortune 500 global firm, leading multi-million-dollar projects....