The people

Researchers,
builders, advisors.

Deep technology takes time and it takes resources. These are the people we back to do it, and the people who advise us on where it goes.

Team

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Kareem YounesManaging Partnerkareem.younes@mercaturaforum.com
Mohamed WaelHead of Communicationsmohamed.wael@mercaturaforum.com
Dina MehanaDirector and film producerdina.mehana@mercaturaforum.com
Ehab TarekHead of Marketingehab.tarek@mercaturaforum.com
Nour AhmedSenior researcher and research lead. Researcher in residencenour.ahmed@mercaturaforum.com
Jumana NehadSenior researcher and research lead. Researcher in residencejumana.nehad@mercaturaforum.com
Abdelrahman AhmedResearcher in residenceabdelrahman.ahmed@mercaturaforum.com
Abdelrahman EmadResearcher in residenceabdelrahman.emad@mercaturaforum.com
Amal El TelbanyResearcher in residenceamal.eltelbany@mercaturaforum.com
Adham AhmedResearcher in residenceadham.ahmed@mercaturaforum.com
Omar BarakatResearcher in residenceomar.barakat@mercaturaforum.com
Hager KhaledResearcher in residencehager.khaled@mercaturaforum.com
Saher AmrResearcher in residencesaher.amr@mercaturaforum.com
Farida TaherVFX artistfarida.taher@mercaturaforum.com
Islam GamalFilmmakerislam.gamal@mercaturaforum.com
Mohamed El AssalProduction manager and producermohamed.elassal@mercaturaforum.com

Advisors

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Timo HankeTechnical advisor, Menese Protocol

Mathematician and cryptographer. Formerly professor of mathematics and cryptography at Aachen, creator of AsicBoost, which raised Bitcoin mining efficiency by twenty to thirty per cent, and principal researcher at DFINITY on the Internet Computer.

Phil McKenzieAdvisor. Menese Protocol, The88&Co, enGen3. Goldfinch UK

An Oscar and BAFTA winning producer. Co-founder and chief operating officer of Goldfinch in the United Kingdom, the parent of Goldfinch International, and co-founder of myco, with more than fifty credited titles.

Fadi IsmailFilm advisor, The88&Co. Goldfinch International

Currently manages Goldfinch International. One of the region's biggest producers, formerly group director of O3 Productions and part of MBC Group's senior management for drama since 2001. He built O3 in Dubai, Cairo and Istanbul, commissioned and executive produced more than six hundred hours of Arab drama, and funded around three hundred hours of documentary by Arab filmmakers.

Sarah TarekAdvisor, digital assets. Deloitte Dubai
Mohamed Fekry TolbaAdvisor. Injaz

Investment banker and management consultant.