Abdo Bou Sarkis

Moderator

Abdo Bou Sarkis

Head of The Lebanese IT Syndicate regulatory authority.

Abdo Bou Sarkis Has Business Computer and Microsoft Certified Professional degree. Eighteen years of experience with the leading information systems and solution providers, covering complete turnkey solutions and integrating comprehensive hardware configurations, middleware and vertical solutions. Extensive product knowledge coupled with creative ideas for product applications and a solid history of sales success. Proven ability to develop sales potential in new market areas. Strong analytical and planning skills, combined with the ability to coordinate the efforts of many to meet organizational goals. Productive and efficient work habits without supervision. Self-motivator with high energy. Know-how in project management and sales of IT Solutions, Computer equipment, Local and wide Area Networks and up-to-date knowledge in latest technologies with exposure to international business

MP Nicolas Sehnaoui

Speaker

H.E. MP Nicolas Sehnaoui

Member parliament and Chairman of the Information & Technology committee.

Born in 1967 and married with three kids, Nicolas Sehnaoui served as the Minister of Telecommunications of the Republic of Lebanon between June 2011 and February 2014. He successfully upgraded Lebanon’s telecommunications infrastructure rolling out 3G and 4G, securing redundancy on the international connectivity, launching a national Fiber Optic Backbone and Beirut Digital District to name only a few of his accomplishments. His efforts were crowned by the United Nations International Telecommunication Union that ranked Lebanon 1st in progress out of 157 countries in the 2012 ICT Development Index. Prior to taking office Sehnaoui successfully managed several companies across a variety of industries. He now chairs the UK Lebanon Tech Hub that aims at creating a corridor between Lebanon and England to allow Lebanese ICT entrepreneurs to access the world supply chain through the London platform. In May 2018 he was elected member Parliament for the Beirut 1 district.

Judge Hania El Helweh

Speaker

Judge Hania helweh

Judge Hania helweh is the president of the first instance monetarist, commercial and civil status chamber in the north of lebanon.

She holds a master degree in criminal law and wrote her essay about cybercriminality. She is also the ministry of justice focal point in cybersecurity .Therefore she was a member of the parliamentary committee that drafted law n 81/2018 related to e-transactions, cybercrime and personal data protection ,and of the governmental committee that drafted the Lebanese cyber strategy.
She participated in many national and international events related to cybercrime and is a member of the team responsible for drafting judicial manuel related to cybercrimes in lebanon .

Dr. Charbel Kareh

Speaker

Dr. Charbel Kareh

Juris Doctor

Attorney At Law – Managing Partner of e-lawyer Assistance Law Firm.

Isoc (Internet society) board member and head Of the Governance Committee of Lebanon Chapter.  Founding member of The Lebanese Internet Center (Linc). PhD holder on Internet laws from Paris-sud – France. Masters in Legal Informatics From La Sagesse University.      Bachelors in Private Law From La Sagesse University. Author of Internet law encyclopedia and other related books published with Sader Publishers. Author of many articles, studies and judiciary verdicts commentaries related to Information technology laws published in Al Majalla AlKadayiat, Al Adel magazine and many medias interventions on IT laws. Representing the BBA at the Lebanese Parliament committees for law projects related to ICT.           In brief, An Information Technology law & its intellectual properties rights specialist, Internet laws and e-commerce. All technicalities of software systems and cloud computing solutions and their legal implications on ownership and security. Owning an internet-based global activity for online conflict resolution, legal assistance and online mediation & arbitration. Besides being Legal Counsellor for insurance companies & Mutual Funds for more than 20 years.

Mr. Camille Moukarzel

Speaker

CAMILLE F. MOUKARZEL

President Of The Board PCA.

After more than 30 years of extensive IT experience in different fields with various companies in Lebanon, I am currently occupying the following positions: President of ALMA - The Lebanese ICT Federation (الأتحاد اللبناني للمعلوماتية والأتصالات),President of PCA (Professional Computer Association of Lebanon) since 2016. Deputy Secretary General of ARISPA (الأتحاد العربي للأنترنت والأتصالات), Board Member of AICTU (Arab ICT Union) in Bahrain. Co-Founder and Partner in ITiology SAL,

Mr. Mohamad Najem

Speaker

Mohamad Najem

Mohamad Najem is the executive director of the Beirut–based digital rights organization SMEX (smex.org).

The Middle East and North Africa’s leading digital rights organization. His work includes local and regional advocacy campaigns, research on freedom of expression, privacy, and data protection. Also, Mohamad organized “Bread & Net”, the first unconference in the MENA region that tackled topics related to technology and human rights. Mohamad is a graduate of Stanford Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program in 2019.