The Story of Entrepreneurship and Technology in MENA: A conversation with Noor Sweid

With a career spanning biotech consulting, IPO leadership, venture capital, and startup growth, Noor has played a vital role in shaping the future of entrepreneurship in the Middle East and growth markets. Noor’s journey includes being the first woman to lead a successful IPO in the Middle East and investing in some of the most transformative startups in fintech, Healthtech, and Agritech. She is recognized by Forbes as one of the World’s Top 50 Women in Tech. Her latest book, Coming of Age How Technology and Entrepreneurship Are Changing the Face of MENA, charts the MENA region’s 25-year entrepreneurial transformation, highlighting the region’s dynamic leapfrogging technologies and its potential to reshape the global order.