Unlocking The Potential of Technology in Education in the Middle East

Head of Education Middle East and Africa at AWS, Hervé is focused on improving education service and delivery by increasing adoption of Amazon Web Services in the MEA region.

Before and for the last 9 years, Hervé had co-found and developed a few startups in the Tech, EdTech and AI sector and have done great exits. Before that he was the Group CTO of GEMS Education, the world’s leading provider of quality K-12 education.

He also spent 12 years at Apple Inc. where he was the EMEIA Education Director and member of the European Leadership Team, from 2000 to 2012 . There, he was leading the sales & marketing as well as the business development of Apple in Europe, Middle East, India and Africa for the Education markets, a $2 billion business.

Before joining Apple, he was Managing Director of the Latin American division of Packard Bell NEC and was responsible for the Operations, Sales and Marketing of the territory. Hervé earned an Executive MBA from “HEC”, ranked in top 2 Business schools in Europe and in the top 20 Worldwide.

An accomplished leader and adviser within the EdTech space, Nathan sits as the director of Instructure for the Middle East & Africa working with existing clients to grow their footprint and assist them to impact more students more efficiently.

Nathan has been an integral part of the ongoing digital transformation in the Middle East & Africa region. Nathan's extensive knowledge of EdTech solutions and his passion for driving positive change in education have allowed him to effectively guide institutions through their digital transformation journeys.

Jeronimo loves to accept challenges, as evidenced by his impressive achievements of expanding his operations to 135 countries and establishing over 300 new partner accounts in the projects he has been involved with. 

With a solid educational foundation in Education and Pedagogy, Jeronimo has continuously honed his skills and competencies through volunteer and professional engagements in the ICT and International relations worlds. 

Jeronimo's journey in the field of international development began at a young age, collaborating with NGOs and international organizations on impactful projects. Jeronimo's experience also includes a decade-long tenure as an ICT director in the public sector, where he successfully led and implemented transformative initiatives. 

Dedicated to Private Sector developing international markets for solution providers, hardware manufacturers in the IWB Industry and Hardware Industry. Mainly defining new strategies and opening new territories for these companies, creating strategic partnerships and value chain to enter new markets regarding public sector strategies and private sector approach.