Ali Al-Husry has extensive experience in startup development, institutional finance and international business expansion. Ali helped launch and serves as the Chairman of Endeavor in Jordan, a global non-profit organization supporting high-impact entrepreneurship. He also sits on the board of the Capital Bank of Jordan, the country’s youngest and most innovative bank, which he co-founded in 1995. Ali also serves as a Director of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, where he played an instrumental role leading the company’s expansion into Europe. He recently joined the Middle East Advisory Council of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and is a member of the Board of Directors for Microfund for Women. Mr. Al-Husry holds an MBA from INSEAD and a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California.

Said Darwazah brings leadership and acquisition experience alongside a highly developed international network of innovators. He is the CEO and Chairman of Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, where he played a key role in their global strategy, including acquiring major US companies and business development in Europe and MENA. Hikma Group is a London Stock Exchange and FTSE 100 company. Said serves as a trustee and on the board of several universities across the globe, including Jordan University of Science and Technology, Babson College in the US, and the American University of Beirut, where he co-founded the Samih Darwazah Center for Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship. Said holds an MBA degree from INSEAD and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University.

Omar J. Sati is Managing Director at DASH Ventures, which he helped establish in 2011. Omar has been integral in supporting Jordan’s startup ecosystem since its early days and remains a driving force behind the development of the region’s most cutting edge tech companies. He currently serves as mentor and advisor to early stage startups and sits on the board of several fast-growing ventures, leveraging his 15+ years of international investment experience. Prior to DASH, Omar was Venture Principle at AcceleratorTech, a pioneering Arab Venture Capital firm. Omar holds an MBA with distinction from Cass Business School and a Bachelors in Finance and Management from Tulane University.

Aboudi Al-Qattan is an Investment Associate at DASH Ventures. He first joined DASH in 2017 after graduating from Babson college, before spending two years in Kuwait playing professional basketball and working part-time at F&B focused Venture Capital firm Messilah Ventures. Aboudi returned to DASH in March of 2020 in order to dive back into the entrepreneurial ecosystem where he first started his career.

Khaled Irani has been a driving force for environmental initiatives, policies and impact in technology investments in Jordan over the last 20 years. He is the co-founder & CEO of E2E, a prominent clean technology solution provider in the region. Mr. Irani has also served as Jordan’s Minister of Environment (2005-2009) and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (2009-2010). His myriad of accomplishments under these roles include setting up the Royal Environmental Enforcement Agency, establishing the Renewable Energy Fund, and leading the development of the National Environment Strategy. Khaled holds a MSc in National Parks Management and Tourism from New Mexico University, an MSc in Arid Land Use and a BSc in Soils from the University of Jordan.

Issa Azar is the CEO of  Smart Automation Energy, an energy efficiency turn-key solution provider based in Dubai, UAE. Mr. Azar brings international experience and an insider’s understanding of the challenges facing manufacturers in light of today’s desire to be more energy efficient. He has experience managing various aspects of leading manufactures in different sectors for companies both in Jordan and abroad. In these hands-on positions he has quickly built a history of reducing costs and increasing profits through innovative production processes focusing on energy efficiency programs. Mr. Azar has a Masters in Manufacturing Management and a Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada.