This Saturday, June 12, the foot of the Great Giza Pyramid will witness a one-of-a-kind celebration of Egypt’s entrepreneurs and their diverse accomplishments; Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA). This celebration will take on the shape of an awards ceremony with some of the finest Egyptian business leaders, entrepreneurs, and changemakers acting as jury members and deciding on who gets to take the award home. Among the awards’ categories are startups tackling the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely environmental sustainability, education, and healthcare.
With guests from numerous different industries, fields of study, levels of experience, and professional backgrounds—the event is set to become a haven for all prominent risk-takers.
It bridges necessary gaps in the entrepreneurial space and becomes a special networking arena where up-and-coming entrepreneurs could get the exposure they need in the community, benefit from one another, and benefit from experienced veterans across a myriad of sectors.
In this article, we’ll focus on six of the most prominent entrepreneurs who made it as EEA finalists with startups that are consistently working towards tackling the UN’s SDGs through the sectors of education, healthcare, and environmental sustainability.
Amr Mansi, founder of Egypt’s Entrepreneur Awards (EEA) and I-EVENTS.
The EEA is a dream come true for its founder, Amr Mansi, who is also the founder and CEO of I-Events. I-Events will be bringing the event to life as well, just like it did with many mega-events, including the Gouna Film Festival and the CIB PSA Women’s World Championship 2019-2020.
1. Menna Shahin, Cofounder of Tekeya
Menna Shahin, cofounder of Tekeya.
The cofounder of Tekeya, Menna Shahin, proudly calls herself a food waste advocate. She graduated from Ain Shams University’s Faculty of Pharmacy with a B.Sc. in 2009. In 2019, and after years on the career ladder, she launched Tekeya to battle food waste by launching an app that enables providers to sell all of their products before they expire. The Tekeya app allows its users to save money while helping charities have a stable donation channel to serve the underprivileged.
2. Maxim Haartsen, Cofounder of Tekeya
Maxim Haartsen, cofounder of Tekeya.
A transformational leader in the field of life sciences and precision medicine, Maxim Haartsen boasts a proven track record that spans over two decades as a commercial executive in large European and Asian multinationals. His latest corporate role, Vice President for Business Development with Konica Minolta Precision Medicine Inc., is based out of Tokyo, Japan. He joined Tekeya as a cofounder alongside Menna from the beginning of their journey and is set out to make it the social enterprise making a positive impact while doing good as a business simultaneously.
3. Doaa Aref, Cofounder & CEO of Chefaa
Doaa Aref, cofounder and CEO of Chefaa.
The agricultural sciences graduate and digital marketing professional, Doaa Aref, sought to transform how pharmacies work through launching Chefaa—a startup that makes the services that pharmacies can provide accessible to consumers via its app around the clock.
4. Rasha Rady, Cofounder & COO of Chefaa
Rasha Rady, Cofounder and COO of Chefaa.
The cofounder and COO of Chefaa, Rasha Rady, isn’t only a skilled pediatrician, but she’s got a Ph.D. in pediatrics too! That didn’t stop her from confounding Chefaa with the above-mentioned Doaa Aref and holding the position of COO of the Egyptian online pharmacy with over 1.5 million users.
5. Sara Aziz, Cofounder of Safe Kids Egypt
Sara Aziz, founder of Safe Kids Egypt.
Sara Aziz has an MA in psychotherapy and works as a counselor and a protection and women empowerment trainer. In 2012, ex-UN Women Program Manager founded Safe Kids Egypt to raise the awareness of kids on sexual abuse through workshops, activities, songs, and games.
6. Mostafa Elnaby, founder and CEO of Baramoda
Mostafa Elnaby, founder and CEO of Baramoda.
Mostafa Elnaby is set out to create value-based solutions to society’s problems after deeply grasping them. He’s a self-proclaimed social entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Baramoda; an Egyptian agri-tech startup that specializes in creating agricultural innovations to serve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals of having better life on land, zero hunger, and sustainable production and consumption.
Head right here to learn more about the EEA and the finalists! Who do you think deserves the awards in the anticipated ceremony?
