Shady Samir

Executive Manager for Digital Media at Mazzika, the largest music label in Egypt. An advocate of Free and Open Source Software, I am an active member of Egypt Linux User Group and a FOSS Arabic localization volunteer. I am an independent technology consultant for a few NGOs. In 1998, I co-founded CLIP Solutions that pioneered mobile media delivery, digital media production, and DVD authoring in Egypt. In 1997, I joined InTouch, the first ISP in Egypt, and rolled out the first e-commerce projects in MENA. Born and lived in Egypt, I majored in Business Administration in 1997 at Ain Shams University. A proud father of three girls and passionate about technology, communication, and the Internet.