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Flying to Doha for Web Summit Qatar with our VP of Commercial and my good friend Abdelrahman Ayman to represent Manara & spend time with governmental partners who aim to upskill local talents at scale & to connect with leaders from tech enterprises expanding into MENA and aiming to increase their technology adoption; especially in AI & Cloud. Our main focus at Manara is helping governments and enterprises move from AI ambition to execution through scalable programs and long-term capability building. If you’re attending WebSummit, see you there.

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Proof that 15 minutes is sometimes all it takes! An energizing conversation with Mohammed Amin, SVP at Dell Technologies, alongside Abdelrahman Ayman at Web Summit Qatar — followed by a selfie and a full hour of reflection. Big signals. Strong alignment. The kind of meeting that accelerates Manara’s upskilling impact across MENA. We’re just getting started. Time to cook. 🚀🔥

Presenting Manara’s 2025 Learnings, Impact & Achievements during AWS re:Invent to Amazon Web Services (AWS) leaders, partners & team members was truly an honor. For 2 years in a row AWS trusted us with upskilling and training MENA talents on AI & Cloud technologies & we have achieved a lot together: - 45,000 Enrolled MENA Learners - 5,500 Graduates from AWS Programs - 1,900 AWS Certified Talents - 90% PASS RATE!!! 🤯 & the cherry on top: - 570 MENA Talents got jobs, promotions, internships and/or freelancing opportunities! 🚀🚀 This is education for employment & Jobs are always the priority & the end in mind! Our team wouldn’t have been able to achieve any of this without the amazing Clara N. Cedeño who has enabled and supported us in ways we couldn’t have imagined!

"Let your work speak for itself" is a problematic & a 1-dimensional career advice to follow at a startup. I've watched lots of brilliant professionals get passed over for promotions. Not because they weren't good enough, but because nobody knew how good they were. The real problem? They confused humility with invisibility. You can be humble AND visible in the same time (they’re not mutually exclusive) You can give credit to your team AND claim your contributions too. There’s nothing wrong with being visible when you are truly adding value to your team and your business!

You meet a lot of investors, founders & tech leaders in the entrepreneurship scene but rarely do you feel you’re in a safe space and able to share & connect on a personal level. This was my experience meeting Saed Nashef (سائد ناشف) yesterday who Iliana Montauk always spoke very highly of! So glad we got the chance to share thoughts on the Edtech scene, Manara’s growth plans & RAED Ventures investments. A meeting that recharged me after 2 months of non-stop traveling & meetings. ⚡️

Your first GTM campaign will humble you Hard. You'll make mistakes. You'll waste budget. You'll question everything. And that's EXACTLY what you need! Because founders who win aren't the ones who avoid failure they're the ones who fail FASTER and learn QUICKER than everyone else.

"Scaling is about subtraction, not addition" I read this sentence recently, and it really resonated with me in my startup journey as an ex-founder and as a coach/mentor to several startups today. Most startups don't fail because they do too little; they fail because they do too much. To this day many founders think that growth is about adding: more features, more markets & more team members! When in reality scaling a startup usually requires ruthlessly cutting everything that doesn't move the needle. My experience at Manara is teaching me that there are 3 ways to scale through subtraction: - Say no to "opportunities" Not every partnership, market, or investor is right for you. Every yes to the wrong thing is a no to the right thing. - Kill your darlings That feature you love but only 5% of users touch; just remove it! Focus your team's energy on what actually drives your goals (be it retention or revenue...) - Simplify your operations Complexity kills speed. Review your processes monthly and eliminate anything that doesn't directly serve your customers or your team's efficiency. Startups that scale fastest aren't the ones doing everything. They're the ones who figured out what NOT to do.

Big news for Manara! We’re incredibly excited to welcome Yasser Alsaied ياسر السيّد النعيمي - former VP at AWS and Qualcomm - as an Advisor to our Board. Besides being a global tech leader; Yasser is someone who deeply believes in our mission of unlocking human potential and creating life-changing opportunities for top talents in the MENA region & beyond. Welcome aboard Yasser - excited to learn a lot from you!

The build up in KSA is unreal! 🇸🇦 Couldn't have caught it better Abdelrahman Ayman 💥

🚨 MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT! 🚨 We at Manara are proud to renew our partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS), including an investment of up to USD 2.8M to continue delivering AWS training and certifications through 2028. Over the past 2 years our collaboration helped 45,000+ MENA learners get upskilled in high-demand cloud and AI capabilities aligned with real market needs. This renewed commitment aims to enable Manara to train more tech talents across Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, and the wider MENA region with the skills needed to compete globally. We’re proud of what has been achieved together, and even more focused on what comes next. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/dtzYBNRe

Scale AI announced the launch of ALIF, an AI upskilling program designed to strengthen AI readiness and responsible adoption across public sector institutions. The program expands access to high-quality AI education, supporting government professionals in building practical AI capability. As part of Scale’s broader commitment to developing reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions, ALIF focuses on building practical, institutional AI capability, equipping organization teams with foundational understanding they can translate into better decision-making, improved service delivery, and stronger operational efficiency. Scale partnered with Manara as the Learning Partner for ALIF, leveraging Manara’s expertise in learning design and delivery to ensure the program is hands-on, applied, and aligned with real-world public sector use cases. This initiative marks the first collaboration between Scale and Manara and lays the foundation for long-term cooperation focused on building sustainable AI capability across governments and the wider ecosystem.

After attending Dr. Ruba Borno’s key note speech at AWS re:Invent yesterday; I went to bed last night thinking of these 4 thoughts: - The opportunities coming in cloud and AI will be massive!! - The MENA region is overflowing with talents & untapped potential - ⁠With the right training and access, MENA tech talents won’t just participate in the future; they’ll shape it. - Manara’s mission to bring MENA tech talents to the global stage & be the #1 upskilling partner in the region will be the engine for tens of thousands of talents to find their way in the AI era. The speech basically captured the vision we at Manara have for the Agentic Era; where cloud, AI, and human potential converge together. Tech isn’t just about tools or platforms. It’s about people. It’s about talent that can transform entire industries. It’s about unlocking “the precise science behind seemingly impossible transformations.” Ruba’s words gave us even more conviction in our mission: - Upskill thousands of future AI & Cloud leaders in MENA - Equip them with the skills the world’s top companies are racing to hire for - Build a talent pipeline ready for the wave of opportunities this new era is unleashing Thank you Ruba for the clarity you brought to the stage. And thank you to our Manara partners that believe in MENA talents and invest in our upskilling programs to upskill them! Day well spent with Iliana Montauk & Abdelrahman Ayman at re:Invent!

After sitting in multiple founder meetings, board meetings & OKR meetings; I noticed a pattern: "The best startup talents don’t present metrics; they translate meaning!" Here's what founders / c-suite actually want to know from you when you present to them: 1. What impact are you doing in the business? Founders don't care that you "ran 12 campaigns" or "shipped 8 features." They care that you "increased signup-to-paid conversion by 18%, increasing monthly recurring revenue (MRR) by $140K." --> FOCUS on impact, not just activity. (most probably they'll ask how it happened, this is when you highlight key learnings from the activity) 2. What your presentation means for their next milestone? Founders think in fundraising rounds, runway, and board meetings. Connect your results directly to those milestones. When you translate your work into their strategic timeline, you're speaking their language. 3. What you need to accelerate or derisk? Founders respect managers who spot bottlenecks before they become a crisis. Don't just report success; show where the next constraint will appear. This is how you move from being PERCEIVED as an executor to a strategic partner! (Executors report numbers. Strategic partners change how leaders think) 4. What you learned that should shift their strategy? This is where you earn real TRUST!!! Share the insight that changes how the founders should think about the business. "Our best customers come from a channel we're barely investing in." When I coach or mentor startup talents I always tell them: "If your insights consistently influence decisions, trust becomes inevitable! The moment you frame data as business meaning, you stop being a reporter and start being a partner."

So many realizations on how Manara’s team and impact are percieved in the eyes of global and regional partners focusing on AI & Cloud upskilling for the MENA ecosystem! Thank you for the reflection from AWS re:Invent Day 1 Abdelrahman Ayman 👏🏼

Manara’s team is growing! If you’re a stellar Sales talent with a passion for upskilling MENA while scaling a fast growing edtech company; apply through the link in the post below or DM Abdelrahman Ayman! 🚀

🚨Manara x RiseUp🚨 This Friday at RiseUp Summit 2026 at the Grand Egyptian Museum; the Manara team is taking the stage multiple times to share out experience building real AI capability for MENA Talents through our upskilling programs. Tomorrow 6:30PM I will join a simulation about talent retention and why long-term capability wins in a volatile economy! Abdelrahman Ayman our VP of Commercial debates Clara N. Cedeño from Amazon Web Services (AWS) on where human talent + technology create real impact. Ali El Desoky our director of programs will also be running a hands-on workshop giving founders practical AI tools they can use immediately! See you at RiseUp. ⚡️

Quick trip from Vegas to New York to meet Brian Bohan & Clara N. Cedeño at AWS’s NYC office to discuss Manara’s next steps in AI & Cloud upskilling at MENA & beyond! Stay tuned for a major announcement for Manara’s KSA expansion! 🇸🇦⏳

“The culture you build shows up in your results.” As I reflect on Manara’s strong start to 2026, one of our company values keeps coming to mind: “tough love”. Direct & continous feedback. The rule is simple; if you have feedback: Say it clearly. Say it early. Say it to the right person. No sugarcoating. No backchannels. No tip-toeing. No drama. At the beginning it’s not easy for the giver or the receiver to get used to this; but with time you discover it’s a great way to learn faster and work better together.

Before my career in EdTech I used to be a part of the L&D industry for years. It's a pleasure to have both worlds collide at Manara with this opportunity. We're expanding our "AI Expert in Residence" pool of trainers, facilitators & instructors to support upcoming AI programs, bootcamps, and enterprise trainings across the region. What you’ll do: - Deliver AI sessions (GenAI, ML, applied AI use cases) - Lead workshops, demos, and live training sessions - Support hands-on learning through projects and labs - Collaborate with our team to ensure high-quality program delivery Who this is for: - AI professionals with strong technical foundations - Instructors, mentors, or practitioners who can explain complex topics clearly What to expect: - A project-based collaboration - Assignments based on your expertise, availability, and program needs - Clear onboarding and a structured collaboration process Apply here: https://lnkd.in/g5_s5nvv

نحن نؤمن أن اللغة لا يجب أن تكون عائقاً أمام التعلم أو التقدّم المهني. Learners in MENA rely on tools like ChatGPT just to translate learning content to their own language. This is a major hassle! With 300,000 learners getting upskilled on Manara's platform on AI & Cloud & multiple governments & Tech Companies depending on us to train talents; we decided that we need to make life easier for them and make education accessible for everyone in MENA! We took a bold step and made ALL our AWS Learning content in Arabic. Language should never be a barrier to upskilling. Manara will always support companies and governments across the MENA in building more inclusive, future-ready workforces. Kudos to our product leader Omnya Elfeki and our amazing design and tech team . Chris C. Majd Ewawi Oday Alhayek

Why now. Why Saudi Arabia. 🇸🇦 Over the past days at Cloud Catalyst, what stood out was the level of readiness across the ecosystem, talent, partners, and institutions moving in the same direction. We saw teams building with confidence, applying cloud and AI to real challenges, and engaging in thoughtful discussions around execution, scale, and impact. This wasn’t experimentation; it was capability in action! Saudi Arabia today represents a unique moment of alignment. Clear national direction, strong institutional trust, and a growing base of highly capable technical talent create real opportunity for partners who want to build; not just observe. This direction is about working with partners who believe in long-term impact, where learning turns into execution, and collaboration turns into measurable outcomes. In this video, I share why this moment matters, why Saudi Arabia matters, and how we at Manara see partners playing a central role in what comes next.

30 world class talents based across 8 countries landed in Cairo yesterday for our semi-annual Manara team offsite; finalizing our 2026 plans & celebrating the following 2025 milestones & achievements: - 300K+ MENA based tech talents upskilled on our EdTech platform. - ⁠Landed upskilling contracts in KSA, UAE & Qatar just in the past 6 months to train governmental employees and local talents. 🇸🇦🇦🇪🇶🇦 - ⁠Trained 7,000+ MENA tech talents on AWS AI & Cloud technologies! - ⁠Created 600+ positive career outcomes for MENA Tech Talents. - ⁠Launched our Hack-to-hire (Hackathon) product offering in Cairo last Nov. & delivering the upcoming one in Riyadh next week with AWS & MCIT! Blessed and humbled to work with this dream team الحمدلله!

I know this might sound harsh, but most "lifelong learners" never launch anything. Every event I go to I meet “potential future founders” who have a brilliant idea but keep pushing it off with excuses like: "I just need to take one more course, read one more book & should probably get certified in X before I start." Meanwhile, their idea sits collecting dust in their notes app. But here's the truth: “A lot of us use learning as a shield from trying and failing!” This is called the ETERNAL STUDENT SYNDROME - and it's killing your potential! Don't get me wrong; learning matters always and it’s not something you do, it’s more of an ongoing state of being! But learning without action can turn into intentional procrastination! The market doesn't need another person with a stack of certificates and a head full of theory. It needs people who are willing to start messy, learn as they go, and actually build something. We need more DOERS; not more STUDENTS!

Back from the US straight to Dubai’s Google office to meet with Najeeb Jarrar & discuss mutiple collaborations for Manara with Google for 2026! Genuinely a pleasure to meet leaders like Najeeb who share our mission & passion at Manara for upskilling talents across MENA.

2023 pushed us to rethink, 2024 pushed us to grow, 2025 pushed us to dream even bigger… And after this year’s final Manara All Hands meeting, one thing is obvious: 2026 is going to be a breakout year for Manara! A year of new markets, bigger impact, and scaling our Education-to-Employment mission with precision and heart. Feeling energized and grateful for this team. Let’s make 2026 unforgettable! Iliana Montauk Laila Abudahi Mark Christensen Omnya Elfeki Rawan ElDaour Wala'a Al-qayam Abdelrahman Ayman Ali El Desoky Majd Ewawi Sara Z. Kris B Hesham Walid El-Ashram Habiba Elkassed Tetiana Y. Jack Munkonge Ahmed Elsawy Deenah Abdelaziz . Chris C. Bayan Alkhatib Hailey Yoon May Mohsen Mina M. El-Gendi Oday Alhayek Mostafa Hossam Mostafa Hesham Mohamed Atef Jarek Furgalski

As a Board Member of The Trainer, I’m excited to share that we have partnered with ESLSCA University. This a shared commitment to transforming the Learning & Development ecosystem in Egypt. Back in 2017, Wael Farag and I started The Trainer with a clear vision: to elevate the entire L&D landscape in Egypt. From 2017 to 2023, we worked relentlessly to bring that vision to life. Through Egypt’s largest conference for L&D professionals, The L&D Hub, we connected 1,000+ global, regional, and local entities and experts, creating an unprecedented platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration. Alongside that, The Trainer School, ran for seven consecutive years, impacting hundreds of trainers, L&D Professionals , and instructional designers across Egypt and helping raise professional standards across the industry. Today, being backed by a huge institute like ESLSCA University marks the beginning of a new chapter, one where academia and industry come together to scale that impact even further. The next chapter starts now & I have full trust in the team running The Trainer led by Wael Farag. Kareem ElHennawi Hassan Elmiligui Mariam Kazmani

I am on both ends of the coaching spectrum: I coach managers in tech startups & scaleups & I get coaching from executive coaches who are successful founders that exited and are now focusing on coaching leaders in tech. These are my main 12 learnings that I would share with first-time managers in tech startups:

I know this might sound harsh, but most "lifelong learners" never launch anything. Every event I go to I meet “potential future founders” who have a brilliant idea but keep pushing it off with excuses like: "I just need to take one more course, read one more book & should probably get certified in X before I start." Meanwhile, their idea sits collecting dust in their notes app. But here's the truth: “A lot of us use learning as a shield from trying and failing!” This is called the ETERNAL STUDENT SYNDROME - and it's killing your potential! Don't get me wrong; learning matters always and it’s not something you do, it’s more of an ongoing state of being! But learning without action can turn into intentional procrastination! The market doesn't need another person with a stack of certificates and a head full of theory. It needs people who are willing to start messy, learn as they go, and actually build something. We need more DOERS; not more STUDENTS!

I was on a roadtrip in California this week and for the first time in years I got the chance to reflect on a lot of experiences I lived through over the past few years - so will start sharing some of them in a series of posts here. Reflection #1: 99% of startups founders you know at some point wanted to quit and sell their company. It happened to me, it happened to my mentors, to the inspiring entrepreneurs in my circle…& for all sorts of reasons! Some of us had co-founders who burned out so after we pushed for a while we just couldn’t do it alone. Others felt like their family needs them and becoming an employee is actually the more matching path for them at this stage! A lot felt like their company hasn’t been growing fast enough and they miss the early starts when everything was exciting and new - Now its all about investor updates & trying to retain team members leaving for more lucrative offers.. I would say 10-15% of the founders who started with me around 2013-2015 are still trying to scale their companies (even if it’s their 2nd or 3rd one now) but the rest quit. But they didn’t fail - they just understood they need something else in life right now. Their impact still lasts to this day; and who knows, maybe they will start a new journey soon.. ربنا يكون في عون كل مجتهد 🙏🏼

Honored to step into the role of CEO at Manara. I never think of this place as an EdTech or a tech upskilling company. Manara to me was always a social movement that started with a simple belief our founders shared: incredible talent exists everywhere across MENA, and opportunity should too! I’m grateful to our team, partners, and community for getting us here. Now, the mission is bigger and clearer than ever: scale our impact, remove borders to opportunities, and put MENA tech talent unmistakably on the global map. This is just the beginning. بسم الله

The Manara leadership team may be all laughs in this photoshoot, but fierce when it comes to our 2026 OKRs. ⚡️ Hands down the most uncompromising, driven, and locked-in team I’ve worked with in my career. DOMINATING 2026! Mark Christensen Omnya Elfeki Deenah Abdelaziz Ali El Desoky Abdelrahman Ayman Jarek Furgalski Ahmed Elsawy Majd Ewawi

Manara & Scale AI have been cooking something quietly and with intention over the past 6 months for MENA; starting with Qatar. 🇶🇦 Today in Doha we officially launched with Scale AI “ALIF Core”, our flagship GenAI foundational bootcamp built for the non-technical public sector teams to develop practical AI understanding, apply it to real work, and use it responsibly with confidence. I’m glad to be working with Norah Abokhodair, PhD, Head of Upskilling & AI Transformation at Scale AI, to co-build MENA’s ‘capability infrastructure’ to power the future of AI in the region through localized arabic-first hands-on AI training. This collaboration goes beyond learning outcomes. It is about measurable transformation for individuals, organizations, and the broader ecosystem. Manara & Scale bring in: • Global expertise grounded in regional context • AI strategy connected to real execution • Talent development golden standard that creates long term capability ALIF Core & ALIF Tech programs will turn AI potential into practical reality across MENA. #ALIF #Manara #ScaleAI

12 years into building my first startup (that failed) I look back in retrospective and relearn the lessons that prove to be timeless. Here are 10 lessons from my first FAILED startup:

Laila Abudahi is one of the strongest & most resilient humans I ever met in my life. Manara is where it is today because of Laila’s trust in the team and the support and enablement she gave us; even during the toughest times she was going through. Thankful for working 2.5 years with you Laila and excited to have you as a board member in your next phase. On another note; I am humbled and honored to step into the role of CEO of Manara. Laila’s & Iliana Montauk's trust in me to lead as CEO and in Mark Christensen to lead as CTO is a responsibility we do not take lightly. Thank you both for your trust in us. Iliana will be working with our executive team as President - helping us by building partnerships with US companies that are seeking to access Saudi Arabia, UAE, and other countries in the Middle East. Super confident of these changes because we have a stellar team leading product, commercial, design, tech & programs in Omnya Elfeki Ali El Desoky Abdelrahman Ayman Ahmed Elsawy Hesham Walid El-Ashram Majd Ewawi Deenah Abdelaziz Jarek Furgalski . Chris C.

Genuinely proud of this moment! Manara over the past 5 weeks trained 1,000 Saudi tech talents on using AI & Cloud technologies!! 🇸🇦 They built REAL LIFE solutions using Amazon Web Services (AWS) architecture. Our esteemed attendees and strategic partners including Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia watched 5 shortlisted teams present and voted for 3 winners. 🇸🇦 Just as our team was celebrating this milestone; we realized that we have hit 20,000 KSA based tech talents on our platform! 🚀 We have more in store for Saudi in 2026 - Stay Tuned!

Live from Web Summit Qatar 🇶🇦 to expand Manara’s talent upskilling footprint across MENA in AI & Cloud Technologies. Had a pleasure to join our partner Scale AI to promote our newly released AI Signature program: ALIF Core & ALIF TECH. (Stay Tuned for the Official Announcement) Ecstatic for the what’s being cooked in Qatar with Mohamed LAYACHI from the tech giant IBM (& had the pleasure to meet Hani Diya!) Grateful to share these business trips with the best Manara brand ambassadors: Abdelrahman Ayman & Habiba Elkassed. 2026: The year Manara takes MENA by storm! 🚀

Always fun being a part of RiseUp Summit & representing Manara! ⚡️ Had the pleasure to discuss Culture in startups & how to retain talents in shifting economies with Alexandra Saad, Mona Seleim & Akram Marwan.

If you’re a new manager or about to become one, this could save you a year of mistakes. If I were starting my first year as a manager again today, here’s exactly what I’d do differently and why it matters.

If you’re a new manager or about to become one, this could save you a year of mistakes. If I were starting my first year as a manager again today, here’s exactly what I’d do differently and why it matters.

From MENA to Vegas Manara showed up at AWS re:Invent and the message is clear: “The world is paying attention to MENA’s tech talents & the region’s tech ecosystem growth is a commitment to everyone.” We at Manara couldn’t be more grateful to be in this position to unleash more of our region’s talents through diverse online & in-person training programs & hackathons. Proud to represent Manara here with Abdelrahman Ayman and even prouder to bring home new opportunities for the region for AI & Cloud upskilling.

I am on both ends of the coaching spectrum: I coach managers in tech startups & scaleups & I get coaching from executive coaches who are successful founders that exited and are now focusing on coaching leaders in tech. These are my main 12 learnings that I would share with first-time managers in tech startups:

After working almost decade in the #Edtech industry, the Coursera X Udemy merger didn't surprise me; even at its massive scale. COVID pulled years of online learning adoption forward in a matter of months. I saw that in my Noon-The Social Learning Platform where COVID helped us hit 2M users in Egypt in a few months. Other Edtech startups around us back then also saw a hockey-stick increase in LMS usage and self-paced courses literally exploded. Almost a year later; the world reopened, demand snapped back, and the gap between pandemic-era growth stories and actual unit economics became impossible to ignore!! That’s when consolidation of EdTech companies stopped being optional. This merger isn’t a sign Edtech is in trouble; it’s a sign it’s maturing. The market is moving from fragmented platforms to a smaller number of players that act as skills infrastructure for companies, governments, and labor markets. This merger + the Accenture acquisition of Udacity won’t be the last. The next chapter of edtech won’t be written by whoever launches the next platform, but by whoever can successfully integrate what already exists. Something I'm learning after 3 years with Manara focusing on MENA Tech Upskilling in AI & Cloud: "Content was never the name of the game in EdTech. Scale, distribution, enterprise trust, and provable outcomes were always more critical..."

2025 - Manara expanded into KSA. 2026 - it's all about SCALE! 🇸🇦 Day 1 of the Cloud Catalyst Tech Forum in Riyadh with Amazon Web Services (AWS) was buzzing with the shortlisted hackathon teams (out of 1,000 who participated in Phase 1), 20+ hiring partners & tech enthusiasts. Hightlights of the day included: - The presence and support of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia amazing team lead by H.E. Safa Alrashed. - Meeting Afaf Chekkar - AWS's Director EMEA for Strategic Partners; who made it despite just relocating to Saudi and barely settling in! - A fireside chat with Hussam Almarzooq VP of engineering at Zid | زد moderated by Abdelrahman Ayman of VP Commercial - 10 mentors supporting the 50 finalists representing shortlisted 10 teams As always; special thank to Clara N. Cedeño for enabling us to scale our impact in KSA & across MENA. Stay Tuned for today's highlights!

12 years into building my first startup (that failed) I look back in retrospective and relearn the lessons that prove to be timeless. Here are 10 lessons from my first FAILED startup:

Touchdown KSA 🇸🇦 Thrilled to be in Riyadh for our “Cloud Catalyst Tech Forum” with Amazon Web Services (AWS), happening January 18–19! The event will bring together 500+ attendees, including: • 50 hackathon finalists (selected from 500 Saudi tech talents in Phase I) • 22 hiring tech companies • 10+ industry speakers (including from Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia) • And a MAJOR announcement with none other than Clara N. Cedeño 🚀 At Manara , we’re deeply committed to empowering Saudi tech talent to effectively adopt AI and cloud technologies, while building sustainable talent pipelines aligned with the Kingdom’s national digital transformation goals. If you’re in Riyadh, let’s connect and explore partnerships to upskill even more MENA tech talent!

Representing Manara at AWS re:Invent next week in Las Vegas with our VP of commercial Abdelrahman Ayman to meet up with experts & partners in AI & Cloud Upskilling & to share our MENA success formula as a leading Amazon Web Services (AWS) authorized training partner. Ping me to meetup!

🇸🇦 🚀 MAJOR COLLABORATION ANNOUNCEMENT. 🇸🇦 🚀 Manara is collaborating with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build tech talents in Saudi with Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia as a strategic partner of our "AWS x Manara Cloud Catalyst" hackathon happening in Riyadh on 18th & 19th of January featuring hundreds of Saudi talents, dozens of tech companies & tech leaders! You can start 2026 on a high note by being an integral part of the event either as: - A Hiring partner if you are a tech company - A Hackthon participant if you are a techie - An attendee if you want to network with Saudi tech leaders & talents 2026 is the year of upskilling talents in KSA on AI & Cloud technologies; and this is just the beginning. Register here: https://lnkd.in/dgJpW66u

Coming up in KSA 🇸🇦 Taking Manara’s collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Riyadh for our “Saudi Tech Forum” where Tech Employers, Learners & Mentors will gather under one roof with one purpose: “Elevating Saudi Tech Talents Careers in AI & Cloud” Big moves for 2026! توكلنا على الله