Founders & Leaders

Karim Fawaz

Founder & CEO

London, United Kingdom

Karim Fawaz is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of PLAYBACK, the operating system for sports. An engineer who's worked with Amazon, Google, Uber, and Improbable, he's building PLAYBACK to give the 99% the elite tools once reserved for the top 1% — now powering 75,000+ players across 25+ clubs in 10+ countries. From Manchester City to the Junior Premier League.

Adam Yakoub Abdallah

Founder & CEO, Forsa

South, Lebanon

Founder of Forsa, a recruitment technology platform modernizing hiring in Lebanon by connecting job seekers with verified opportunities and enabling companies to manage recruitment through structured digital workflows.

Rabih Bader

Co-founder & CTO

Jounieh, Lebanon

Rabih is the CTO & Co-Founder of To AI, a Lebanese AI startup building practical AI solutions for businesses. With a strong technical background and passion for innovation, he leads the development of To AI’s AI Suite, including Sales Aigent, helping companies automate sales, improve customer engagement, and adopt AI in a simple, measurable, and impactful way.

Maroun Mezher

Founder

Beirut, Lebanon

Founder of CodeMind Academy and Senior Mechatronics Engineering student at Lebanese American University (LAU), focused on blending coding education with career exploration through immersive, game-based learning experiences for young students across the MENA region.

Assaad Abi Saab

Founder - Managing Partner

Beirut, Lebanon

Assaad Abi Saab is a Lebanese Serial Entrepreneur and the founder of White Real Estate Group, one of Beirut’s leading Luxury Real Estate Firms. Known for his sharp business vision and strong presence in the luxury market, Assaad has expanded his ventures across real estate, contracting, hospitality, and more… Building a portfolio of companies recognized for innovation, exclusivity, and modern positioning.

Jeffrey Hawchab

Founder

Zouk Mkayel, Lebanon

I'm a full-stack developer and founder building products that solve real problems. I created Invyra (invyraa.com), an AI-powered inventory management platform for Shopify merchants, and BlindTruth (blindtruth.app), a fully anonymous platform where professionals share honest workplace reviews and salary data without fear of being tracked.