
Designing the Digital and Physical Fabric of the Arab World
February 02, 2026
5.F House of Impact
The Arab startup ecosystem has moved beyond the "copy-paste" era. Today’s leaders are architects of a sovereign future, building the very systems we live by—from how we trade value to what we wear and consume. In this session, we bring together the founders of Ziina, the UAE's premier social P2P ecosystem, and the founder of Nawa, a new venture bridging deep-tech infrastructure with physical manufacturing. This conversation explores the Evolution of the Founder’s DNA: how the Toukans are scaling a legacy of digital "beauty" and social trust, while Nadine Mezher returns to "Day Zero" to build a physical industrial empire.








