Ignite 2025

Lebanese
Founders
Forum

Lebanese
Founders
Forum

December 26th, 2025

Beirut Digital District, Beirut
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Ignite 2025

Lebanese
Founders
Forum

December 26th, 2025

Beirut Digital District, Beirut
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

Lebanese Founders Building the World

Lebanese Founders Building the World

This event brings together trailblazing Lebanese entrepreneurs who are shaping industries and making an impact around the world.

It is powered by Beirut Digital District, Lebanon’s largest tech hub, Endeavor, the leading global network of high-impact entrepreneurs, supporting Lebanese founders around the world and Offshore a global community of tech entrepreneurs founded by Sam and Tarek Abillama.

This event brings together trailblazing Lebanese entrepreneurs who are shaping industries and making an impact around the world.

It is powered by Beirut Digital District, Lebanon’s largest tech hub, Endeavor, the leading global network of high-impact entrepreneurs, supporting Lebanese founders around the world and Offshore a global community of tech entrepreneurs founded by Sam and Tarek Abillama.

$15 billion+

$15 billion+

worth of innovation on stage

worth of innovation on stage

13+

13+

event speakers

event speakers

250+

250+

attendees

attendees

Event Agenda

Event Agenda

2:00pm → 3:00pm

Registration And Networking

Registration and Pre-event Networking with Founders and Guests over drinks and bites.

BDD 1227 - Neo Urban

2:00pm → 3:00pm

Registration and Networking

Registration and Pre-event Networking with Founders and Guests over drinks and bites.

BDD 1227 - Neo Urban

2:00pm → 3:00pm

Registration And Networking

Registration and Pre-event Networking with Founders and Guests over drinks and bites.

BDD 1227 - Neo Urban

3:00pm → 3:30pm

Welcome Note

Welcome Notes by the Event Organizers

  • Mouhamad Rabah・Beirut Digital District

  • Christina Chehade・Endeavor

  • Tarek Abillama・Offshore


Opening Note

  • H.E. Kamal Shehadi・Lebanon's Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

3:00pm → 3:30pm

Welcome Note

Welcome Notes by the Event Organizers

  • Mouhamad Rabah・Beirut Digital District

  • Christina Chehade・Endeavor

  • Tarek Abillama・Offshore


Opening Note

  • H.E. Kamal Shehadi・Lebanon's Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

3:00pm → 3:30pm

Welcome Note

Welcome Notes by the Event Organizers

  • Mouhamad Rabah・Beirut Digital District

  • Christina Chehade・Endeavor

  • Tarek Abillama・Offshore


Opening Note

  • H.E. Kamal Shehadi・Lebanon's Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

3:30pm → 4:25pm

Founder Discussion・Panel I

Brains Abroad, How the Lebanese Diaspora is Powering Global Innovation.

  • Jad Antoun・Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

  • Sami Bejjani・Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

  • Tony Jamous・Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

  • Antoine Jebara・Co-Founder, JumpCloud

  • Habib Haddad・Managing Partner, E14 Fund - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

3:30pm → 4:25pm

Founder Discussion・Panel I

Brains Abroad, How the Lebanese Diaspora is Powering Global Innovation.

  • Jad Antoun・Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

  • Sami Bejjani・Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

  • Tony Jamous・Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

  • Antoine Jebara・Co-Founder, JumpCloud

  • Habib Haddad・Managing Partner, E14 Fund - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

3:30pm → 4:25pm

Founder Discussion・Panel I

Brains Abroad, How the Lebanese Diaspora is Powering Global Innovation.

  • Jad Antoun・Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

  • Sami Bejjani・Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

  • Tony Jamous・Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

  • Antoine Jebara・Co-Founder, JumpCloud

  • Habib Haddad・Managing Partner, E14 Fund - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

4:25pm → 5:20pm

Founder Discussion・Panel II

Scaling from Lebanon, Stories of Grit, Growth and Global Impact.

  • Fadi Daou・CEO, Multilane

  • Wael Bizri・Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

  • Nael Halwani・Co-Founder & COO, Toters

  • Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati・Founding Partner, Siren Analytics

  • Omar Christidis・Founder & CEO, Arabnet - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

4:25pm → 5:20pm

Founder Discussion・Panel II

Scaling from Lebanon, Stories of Grit, Growth and Global Impact.

  • Fadi Daou・CEO, Multilane

  • Wael Bizri・Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

  • Nael Halwani・Co-Founder & COO, Toters

  • Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati・Founding Partner, Siren Analytics

  • Omar Christidis・Founder & CEO, Arabnet - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

4:25pm → 5:20pm

Founder Discussion・Panel II

Scaling from Lebanon, Stories of Grit, Growth and Global Impact.

  • Fadi Daou . CEO, Multilane

  • Wael Bizri・Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

  • Nael Halwani・Co-Founder & COO, Toters

  • Carole Sharabati・Founding Partner, Siren Analytics

  • Omar Christidis . Founder & CEO, Arabnet - Moderator

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:25pm → 5:55pm

Fireside Chat with Tarek Mansour

  • Tarek Mansour・Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

  • Anthony Ghosn・Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:25pm → 5:55pm

Fireside Chat with Tarek Mansour

  • Tarek Mansour・Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

  • Anthony Ghosn・Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:25pm → 5:55pm

Fireside Chat with Tarek Mansour

  • Tarek Mansour・Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

  • Anthony Ghosn・Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:55pm → 6:45pm

Open Networking

Event Closing

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:55pm → 6:45pm

Open Networking

Event Closing

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

5:55pm → 6:45pm

Open Networking

Event Closing

BDD 1280 - Mainhall

Speakers

Speakers

H.E. Kamal Shehadi

Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

MITAI - Ministry of Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

H.E. Kamal Shehadi

Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

MITAI - Ministry of Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

H.E. Kamal Shehadi

Minister of State for Technology and Artificial Intelligence

MITAI - Ministry of Technology and Artificial Intelligence.

Tarek Mansour

Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events.

Tarek Mansour

Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events.

Tarek Mansour

Co-Founder & CEO, Kalshi

Kalshi is a regulated exchange & prediction market where you can trade on the outcome of real-world events.

Sami Bejjani

Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

Kitopi is a next gen F&B ecosystem growing loved homegrown brands through a tech enabled multi brand model that elevates the customer experience.

Sami Bejjani

Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

Kitopi is a next gen F&B ecosystem growing loved homegrown brands through a tech enabled multi brand model that elevates the customer experience.

Sami Bejjani

Co-Founder & CFO, Kitopi

Kitopi is a next gen F&B ecosystem growing loved homegrown brands through a tech enabled multi brand model that elevates the customer experience.

Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati

Founding Partner at Siren Analytics

Siren Analytics helps public and private organizations serve their audiences better through data intelligence and digital transformation.

Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati

Founding Partner at Siren Analytics

Siren Analytics helps public and private organizations serve their audiences better through data intelligence and digital transformation.

Carole Rizkallah Alsharabati

Founding Partner at Siren Analytics

Siren Analytics helps public and private organizations serve their audiences better through data intelligence and digital transformation.

Antoine Jebara

Co-Founder, JumpCloud

JumpCloud securely manages and connects employee identities to IT resources- devices, application, and networks.

Antoine Jebara

Co-Founder, JumpCloud

JumpCloud securely manages and connects employee identities to IT resources- devices, application, and networks.

Antoine Jebara

Co-Founder, JumpCloud

JumpCloud securely manages and connects employee identities to IT resources- devices, application, and networks.

Jad Antoun

Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

Huspy is building a real estate super app for EMEA, unifying home search, financing, buying, and moving into one seamless experience.

Jad Antoun

Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

Huspy is building a real estate super app for EMEA, unifying home search, financing, buying, and moving into one seamless experience.

Jad Antoun

Co-Founder & CEO, Huspy

Huspy is building a real estate super app for EMEA, unifying home search, financing, buying, and moving into one seamless experience.

Tony Jamous

Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

Oyster is a global employment platform that aims to remove the barriers to remote work and distributed hiring.

Tony Jamous

Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

Oyster is a global employment platform that aims to remove the barriers to remote work and distributed hiring.

Tony Jamous

Co-Founder & CEO, Oyster

Oyster is a global employment platform that aims to remove the barriers to remote work and distributed hiring.

Nael Halawani

Co-Founder & COO, Toters

Toters is an on-demand delivery platform connecting customers to local businesses for fast, convenient doorstep delivery.

Nael Halawani

Co-Founder & COO, Toters

Toters is an on-demand delivery platform connecting customers to local businesses for fast, convenient doorstep delivery.

Nael Halawani

Co-Founder & COO, Toters

Toters is an on-demand delivery platform connecting customers to local businesses for fast, convenient doorstep delivery.

Wael Bizri

Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

Toothpick is a MENA healthcare, fintech and marketplace ecosystem connecting clinics, suppliers, and patients digitally.

Wael Bizri

Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

Toothpick is a MENA healthcare, fintech and marketplace ecosystem connecting clinics, suppliers, and patients digitally.

Wael Bizri

Co-Founder & CEO, Toothpick

Toothpick is a MENA healthcare, fintech and marketplace ecosystem connecting clinics, suppliers, and patients digitally.

Anthony Ghosn

Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

Pharsalus Capital builds and invests in companies and protocols that expand crypto access across emerging markets.

Anthony Ghosn

Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

Pharsalus Capital builds and invests in companies and protocols that expand crypto access across emerging markets.

Anthony Ghosn

Co-Founder, Hearth & Pharsalus Capital

Pharsalus Capital builds and invests in companies and protocols that expand crypto access across emerging markets.

Habib Haddad

Managing Partner, E14 Fund

E14 Fund, born at the MIT Media Lab, supports and invests MIT founded deep tech companies.

Habib Haddad

Managing Partner, E14 Fund

E14 Fund, born at the MIT Media Lab, supports and invests MIT founded deep tech companies.

Habib Haddad

Managing Partner, E14 Fund

E14 Fund, born at the MIT Media Lab, supports and invests MIT founded deep tech companies.

Fadi Daou

CEO, Multilane

MultiLane develops test equipment for data centers, semiconductor makers, and high-speed I/O applications worldwide.

Fadi Daou

CEO, Multilane

MultiLane develops test equipment for data centers, semiconductor makers, and high-speed I/O applications worldwide.

Fadi Daou

CEO, Multilane

MultiLane develops test equipment for data centers, semiconductor makers, and high-speed I/O applications worldwide.

Omar Christidis

Founder & CEO, Arabnet

Arabnet produces leading events, insights, and innovation programs focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region.

Omar Christidis

Founder & CEO, Arabnet

Arabnet produces leading events, insights, and innovation programs focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region.

Omar Christidis

Founder & CEO, Arabnet

Arabnet produces leading events, insights, and innovation programs focused on tech business and innovation in the MENA region.

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Lebanese Founders Forum

December 26th, 2025

Beirut Digital District, Beirut
2:00 pm to 6:00 pm

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