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OMAR SYED United Arab Emirates Abraaj Capital Omar Syed is a Managing Director at Abraaj Capital and is focused on developing the Firm's operations in Turkey, Iraq and Central Asia. Mr. Syed joined Abraaj Capital in 2007 and was part of the acquisition team for Acibadem Healthcare, a leading Turkish hospital operator including its integrated subsidiaries Acibadem Insurance, A+ Catering and Acibadem Project Management. He has also worked with a number of Abraaj's portfolio companies including Tadawi (leading retail and wholesale pharmacy chain in KSA), Al Borg (regional medical laboratories chain), ECI (infrastructure), Ramky (infrastructure), MAN (infrastructure) and currently holds a board position at Biolab. BERKIN TOKTAŞ Turkey Revo Capital Geek by training, worked 10 years in Seattle at the heart of bustling techpreneur market. Oversaw Strategy & Business Development, M&A options & enterprise-wide pricing moves for T-Mobile USA. Lastly with Turkcell, governed innovation and corporate ventures and internally incubated MM$+ multi-screen services. EVREN ÜÇOK Turkey Earlybird Capital Evren is a technology investor focusing on Turkey and the surrounding region. He is a cofounder and investor of Trendyol.com, the top fashion ecommerce business in Turkey and Peak Games, the biggest online gaming house in Turkey/MENA and top-10 player globally. Besides ecommerce and gaming, Evren has also invested successfully into classifieds, research, health, travel and education. Until recently, Evren was a Partner of Oliver Wyman, a leading management consulting firm. In his 14-year career there, he advised ca. 70 leading financial institutions on strategy, finance and risk management, with a particular focus on Middle East, Africa and Turkey. BAREND VAN DEN BRAND London Hummingbird Ventures Barend is the founder of Hummingbird Ventures. As Managing Partner, Barend oversees all aspects of fund and investment management. He currently serves on the board of directors of Clear2Pay, MarkaVIP, Showpad and Taxibeat. He was a director on the board of Shutl (acquired by Ebay), DataCenterTechnologies (acquired by Symantec) and Dedigate (acquired by Terremark Inc.).Barend started his career in the US as a Financial Analyst for SG Cowen in Boston, Massachusetts, focusing on internet and data-networking companies. Barend holds a Master of Science degree in Economics from the University of Louvain, Belgium. 12