Events & Conferences

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Navigating Innovation at LEAP 2026: Local Context Meets Global Practice in Riyadh

By Yazeed Sheqem, Chief Growth Officer at TolaData & MENA Lead at Athena Infonomics Stepping into the energy of LEAP 2026 in Riyadh felt less like attending a tech conference and more like stepping into a region actively constructing its future in real time. Walking the floor, the sheer velocity of Saudi Arabia’s technology landscape […]

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Impact Monitoring AI: TolaData at the India AI Impact Summit

Last month I flew to India from Amman — first to meet with the Athena Infonomics team, then to attend the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi. A packed few days, and worth every hour of the flight. It’s been a few months since Athena acquired TolaData — bringing together Athena’s advisory expertise and

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Hacking the way forward in supply chain transparency

Hacking the way forward in supply chain transparency Participating in a hackathon to build new ideas was the goal; winning it was the cherry on top. And that’s what happened to the TolaData team when some of us took part in a hackathon on supply chain transparency, jointly organised by N3XTCODER, Zalando SE, Volkswagen Group,

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Insights from MERLTech & ICT4D: Where tech & development meet

Insights from MERLTech & ICT4D: Where tech & development meet 2018 has been a busy year for Andrew Pham, our co-founder and Head of Data & Partnerships. Not only has he been instrumental in the growth of TolaData so far, this avid globetrotter also hasn’t slowed down his momentum in flying out to different corners

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Deutscher StiftungsTag 2018: Our impressions

Deutscher StiftungsTag 2018: Our impressions From 16 to 18 May 2018, our CEO Kathrin Wieland, together with German Key Account Managers Florian Lipp and Malte Hoepfner, were off to Nuremberg to attend the Deutscher StiftungsTag 2018. This yearly convention, which drew 2,000 representatives from foundations all across Germany, saw them attending workshops and panels, as

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