Jennifer Atala

Inara Strategies is a North Carolina based LLC providing services to clients around the globe, founded by Jennifer Atala. Jennifer also gives speaking engagements separate from Inara on the topics listed below.

Current Focus: • Speaking Engagements on (1) economic growth in developing countries / MENA; (2) entrepreneurship ecosystem building; (3) VR/AR for enterprise; and (4) emerging tech & national security

• Strategic Advisory to (1) catalyze impact by MNCs, private, public and IDEV implementers to build entrepreneurship ecosystems; and (2) provide business and strategic partnership advisory to early- and mid-stage startups.

Past Highlights: • Sourced, led, and closed partnership initiatives, relationship cultivation for startup accelerator & international development contractor clients with corporates (e.g., WeWork, Cisco, Keds, Orange), VCs, business service providers, government, NGOs in the US & MENA. Results included launching first eBay Startup Cup Accelerator in Israel with multiple local partnerships (incl. Pearl Cohen and the Peres Center) including in-kind sponsorships and pro-bono legal services.

• Led strategic assessments, project and proposal design for global clients to advance private sector SMB & startup development in the Middle East: (a) SWOT analysis across growth value chains in technology, manufacturing, agriculture, creative industries; (b) stakeholder mapping & engagement; (c) analysis of access to finance schemes; niche project design recommendations. Clients include: Chemonics International, Leaders International, GriffinWorx, and more.

• Served as a startup ecosystem, private sector development and trade advisor for the Swiss Ambassadors in Israel and Palestine.

• Public speaker on MENA startup ecosystems & peace-building through B2B for international investors, social entrepreneurs, and university groups in Israel, Palestine, DC and San Francisco.

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