ZAKA | زكا

ZAKA is a consulting and training company dedicated to democratizing the use of artificial intelligence in the MENA region and beyond by sharing knowledge, building solutions, and fostering connections through providing a platform for tech and AI talent. ZAKA’s regional community of AI Enthusiasts and Learners is ever-growing with thousands across 10+ countries who have participated in or undertaken AI upskilling and development programs.

Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships

IEEE Entrepreneurship

Social Media Core Team Lead

Beirut AI

• Launched the university ambassador program and the volunteering program.
• Implemented new strategy & community structure for efficiency optimization

Community Lead

• Managed the social media campaign, expanded the NGO target audience, and reached more than 2000 people interested in Artificial Intelligence, locally and regionally.
• Established Beirut AI NGO in Lebanon, focused on enabling people to apply Artificial Intelligence.

Marketing Manager

IEEE Women In Engineering Region 8

Region 8 Women in Engineering (WIE) Corresponding Member

IEEE R8 SAC

Region 8 Student Activities Committee (SAC) Corresponding Member

City AI

Community Manager

IEEE Young Professionals Lebanon

Digital Marketing Officer

ABLE - AUB Student Club

Initiated a club aimed at increasing the awareness towards different disabilities and implementing a more digital accessible AUB campus through different projects (e.g. Sign Language workshops, Able Summit: https://sites.aub.edu.lb/able/)

Founding Board Member

IEEE - AUB Student Branch

• Lead a committee of 20+ people in organizing more than 20 social and technical events
• Won the IEEE Regional exemplary student branch award in Region 8: Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
• Organized the Build it weekend for 150 students a free national university-level hardware hackathon for 150 participants and won the Darrel Chong Student Activity Award 2019 Gold.

President

• Managed the club financials and annual budget
• Implemented an efficient organizational structure that helped the student branch grow
• Won the IEEE R8 Exemplary Student Branch in 2018 and the third biggest student branch in Middle-East, Europe, and Africa

Treasurer

IEEE Women in Engineering 

• Raised awareness for Women in Engineering through several conferences and events.

WIE - AUB Year representative 

Enabling students and professionals to get the latest update around Artificial Intelligence to work with global tech companies. 
 
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