Leading global brands and governments have worked with Shadi to unlock their stakeholders' potential.
Shadi Banna brings together a diverse global experience having succeeded in multinational organizations, multi-million-dollar professional services engagements and as a startup founder and investor working across more than 50 countries.
He currently serves on the board of non-profits and various startups while also providing executive coaching to leaders and entrepreneurs on strategy, growth, and social impact issues. He is also a regular speaker at international events and conferences.
Over his 25 years of experience, he has been known for his principled leadership and innovative business approach. He is trusted by some of the world's leading brands, innovative government entities, fast growth startups and many multilateral organizations.
Through the EdTech social enterprise he co-founded - potential.com and its foundation, he has helped empower millions around the world by supporting them to develop their entrepreneurship, innovation, and future job skills. The impact of his work has reached over 85 countries with partnerships spanning the globe.
He got his bachelor's in Computer & Communications Engineering from AUB, his MBA from Herriot-Watt University and an Executive Entrepreneurship Diploma from Carnegie Mellon University. He is a regular contributor to forums, blogs and think tanks, delivering insights on Entrepreneurship, Web 3.0, EdTech, Sustainability, Innovation and Future Job Skills.
Shadi believes that Web 3.0 holds countless opportunities for everyone. With the right skills and tools, people will be able to realize their potential by doing what they love and earning enough to sustain themselves financially - helping us all create a more sustainable, equitable and fair world.
In his spare time, Shadi is on a journey of exploration to try to understand ourselves and our world better and as such is into fitness, nutrition, meditation, and artistic expressions.
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My view is that most of the EdTech innovations that are being developed by the academic world focus on enhancing a broken system. How can we assess students faster — digitally? How can we put students in touch with teachers on demand if they are having difficulties?
An empowerment platform is a cross between a learning management system and a marketing platform.It starts its life as a marketing platform, designed to speak to a specific target audience with a specific call for action. The engagement results in a clear outcome that benefits the users in that target audience.
The future of education has to align with the future job requirements.Wouldn't you agree? Well, unfortunately, not much has changed in the education system over the past 200 years!
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