Overview

STV, in collaboration with AREA 2071 is hosting the inaugural of STV Talks.

With special guests Nelson Mattos, Google’s Former Global VP for Engineering and Products & STV Advisory Committee Member & Magnus Olssen, Careem’s Co-founder.

Nelson Mattos is an independent consultant and advisor to start-ups in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Emerging Markets. Nelson is an ex-VP of Google’s global product and engineering division. During his 7-year tenure at Google he grew the company’s engineering presence in Europe from less than 300 to more than 3500 engineers, opening new engineering centers and expanding existing ones. Nelson sits on STV’s Advisory Committee.

STV is the largest venture capital funds management firm in the Middle East. With over $500 million in deployable capital, STV backs and scales the region’s most exciting and disruptive technology companies.

The event is the first in a series of high profile forums aimed at supporting the technology and venture capital ecosystem in the MENA region and enabling the digital champions of tomorrow.