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BASEM SALFITI London: Hummingbird Ventures Based in London, Basem is Partner at Hummingbird Ventures. He currently serves on the board of directors of MarkaVIP, Souqualmal and Bank al Etihad in Jordan. Prior to joining Hummingbird, Basem was a Managing Director at Perella Weinberg Partners in London where he led the technology banking business in Europe. Prior, he was an Executive Director in the technology banking team at Morgan Stanley. Basem also held a number of executive management roles at BEST IC Laboratories, a semiconductor start up in Silicon Valley. MUSTAFA SAY Turkey iLab Ventures Mr. Say is the founder of Access Turkey Capital Group (ATCG) and iLab Ventures, which comprises Turkey's first and only comprehensive alternative investment portfolio. His vision and entrepreneurial drive has been instrumental in the stellar growth of ATCG portfolio companies and his long-term outlook on investing has seen ATCG through even the most serious global downturns. After institutionalizing his investment activities with Access Turkey Fund LLC, a hedge fund with an outstanding track record, Mr. Say founded Access Turkey Capital Group in 1999 which would later evolve to encompass the fund as well as iLab Ventures, Turkey's first venture capital fund. CEM SERTOĞLU Turkey Earlybird Venture Capital Cem Sertoglu is an entrepreneur and venture capital investor, focused on technology ventures in Turkey and CEE since 2006. He is currently a Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital in Istanbul. His investment highlights include GittiGidiyor, the first major Turkish internet exit to eBay in 2011, for $218m; YemekSepeti, the leading online meal delivery marketplace; Grupanya, Turkey's leading daily deal business; and Wikimart.ru, a leading Russian e-commerce platform. ALLEN TAYLOR United States Endeavor Global Based in San Francisco, Allen leads Endeavor's efforts to connect its portfolio of 500+ high-growth companies with US-based mentors and investors. Having established Endeavor's west coast presence, Allen is now focused on leading the Endeavor Investor Network – a new initiative designed to connect US-based venture capitalists with highimpact entrepreneurs and local investment partners across Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. Over the past 24 months, Endeavor has helped 70+ Endeavor companies raise over $300m in equity capital through customized mentoring, support and introductions. 6