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Daniel Hill is the Managing Director - EMEA at Instructure, a company dedicated to elevating student success, amplifying the power of teaching, and inspiring everyone to learn together through its world-leading Learning Platform and ecosystem.

Prior to this role, Daniel held positions of both Regional Director and more recently, Regional Vice President where he was responsible for the continued development and growth of Instructure’s community across Europe, Middle East & Africa.

Prior to Instructure (through his work at Lumination, Literatu and Edumate), Daniel has held a variety of leadership roles, enabling educational institutions globally to adopt a variety of cutting-edge hardware and software to push their technological and pedagogical ambitions.

Having migrated back to the UK from Australia to take up his first position at Instructure nearly 3 years ago, Daniel currently spends most of his time with his wife Olivia, two children Rupert and Orson, and their extended family.

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.

With over a decade experience in Marketing gained in tech companies large and small Paul has the strategic mindset as well as the hands-on capabilities to achieve any business goals. Strong communication and people skills have been key assets and as a natural storyteller Paul has conducted multiple lectures, webinars and guest speaker sessions mostly around marketing, technology and motivational speaking.

M. El-Shinawi, M.D., FACS is the President of Galala University, one of the most prominent universities in Egypt. He is the Co-Chair of the Partnership for Research and Innovation in the Mediterranean Area PRIMA association. Dr. El-Shinawi is a distinguished Professor in the field of breast cancer, trauma, and general surgery - Faculty of Medicine. He's also an adjunct Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maryland University, Baltimore, USA. Prof. Shinawi is also a Board Member of the National Training Institute - Egypt. Furthermore, Dr. El-Shinawi is appointed as a Member of the UFM Bureau for Research and Innovation, a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a Consultant in General Surgery. During this career he has written more than 170 peer-reviewed publications and delivered more than 95 oral and keynote speaker presentations worldwide.

Dr. Iman Megahed is the AVP for Digital Transformation and Chief Strategy and Knowledge Officer at the American University in Cairo. Her role encompasses strategy, assessment, accreditation, institutional research and business intelligence. She also oversees the university’s digital landscape, including information security, systems (ERP), services and infrastructure. Dr. Iman established the business intelligence and data governance functions and serves as the liaison with the Middle States Commission for Higher Education.
Dr. Iman teaches at AUC’s School of Business, specializing in Organization Behavior, Ethics and Management Information Systems. With a career in higher education since 1992, she has extensive expertise in technical and project management skills. Dr. Iman holds a PhD in Organizational Behavior from Cairo University, an MBA and BS in Computer Science from AUC.

As the 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 all with successful exits.

Prior 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 school in Europe and in the top 20 Worldwide.