Layal Jebran

Organization:	Moubarmij, Inc.
Affiliation:	Fellowship Program
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Region:	Middle East
Country:	Lebanon
Email:	layaljebran@gmail.com
Website:	My Personal Website
Blog:	https://igameyounot.wordpress.com
Facebook:	Layal Jebran
LinkedIn:	Layal Jebran
Twitter:	@iPr1ncess

Career History

Recovering architect and designer, turned Social Entrepreneur, founded her first successful startup by the name of Lyl Big Designs during university years, that connected freelance designers to clients, at the moment advising several young entrepreneurs and early-stage startups while serving as CEO & Co-founder of Moubarmijand on the executive board of ISOC Lebanon. 

Started PiC, an NGO which was among the final 20 out of 394 worldwide initiatives, at the Hivos Social Innovation Award in the Netherlands in 2014. 

Currently, she advises multiple crowdfunding campaigns after two years in Heading the Projects Management Department at Zoomaal and becoming the Crowdfunding Expert in the MENA region. Turning ideas from drafts into fully working applications, and then advising them on successful campaigns. 

She also leads Startup Weekend with multiple themes (Startup Weekend Global Editions Competition winner for SW Beirut Environment). Startup Digest Curator Lebanon, Startup Weekend Global Facilitator, Techstars Community Leader for Lebanon.President of the class of 2017 for AMENDS at Stanford and Global Hub Coordinator Lebanon for AMENDS at Stanford. 

She is a natural leader with the ability to motivate both individuals and teams and has extensive experience in handling people with considerable empathy. She has developed a profound ability to turn objectives into sales and marketing driven activities to achieve results.

She is passionate about innovations and sustainable projects that can make a difference to the world and enable other people to a better quality of life with better solutions. She actively supports entrepreneurship and women in business. 

She recently initiated 105hours.com in December 2017, an online platform that enables entrepreneurs everywhere in the world to connect with mentors for help, free of charge. 

Layal also served as a co-founder and helped put into work Cycling Circle and Deghri Messengers. The first bicycle messenger service in the MENA region. She also gives workshops and motivational talks in multiple functions and serves as a mentor, coach, judge, speaker and panelist in different competitions. 

She's the girl from Lebanon's tech women entrepreneurs campaign "Who is Layal?" Chosen as part of the Youth Solutions Report 2017 for organizations shaping the world by the United Nations. And was selected as a ChangeMaker for the CMX in Dubai by Ashoka for 2017, AMENDS Delegate for 2017 at Oxford University and the TechWomen Program 2017 an Initiative of the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. 

Layal is the Winner of the #Shabab2030 competition by MBC Hope, Dubai January 2018 and chosen by ICANN for the ICANN61 fellowship in Puerto Rico March 2018.

ICANN and Internet Governance Participation

• School on Internet Governance Beirut, Lebanon Participant 2016
• ICANN 2016 San Juan, Puerto Rico Fellow

Education

• 2011: Architecture & Design - Lebanese University, Faculty of Fine Arts
• 2006: Technical “Baccalaureate” (BT3), Interior Design - North Lebanon College Technical School, Zgharta, Lebanon

Certifications

• Edit certification Finalist for the WeHubs Competition in Brussels ==== TitleFinalist for the WeHubs Competition in Brussels ==== Certification DateNov 2016 – Present License No. 645497 See certificate Finalist for the WeHubs Competition in BrusselsSee certificate
• Edit certification SIG - MEAC 2016 ==== TitleSIG - MEAC 2016 ==== Certification DateAug 2016 – Present See certificate SIG - MEAC 2016See certificate
• Edit certification School on Internet Governance (Middle East And Adjoining Countries) - MEAC ==== TitleSchool on Internet Governance (Middle East And Adjoining Countries) - MEAC ==== Certification DateAug 2016 – Present See certificate School on Internet Governance (Middle East And Adjoining Countries) - MEACSee certificate
• Edit certification Appreciation for being on a discussion panel ==== TitleAppreciation for being on a discussion panel ==== Certification DateApr 2016 – Present
• Edit certification Social Media Manager's Toolkit Training ==== TitleSocial Media Manager's Toolkit Training ==== Certification DateMar 2016 – Present

Publications

• APPLE LAUNCHES THE IPHONE 6, 6 PLUS AND APPLE WATCH - Publication date: Nov 26, 2014  Published in:: Cloud961 Magazine

• APP REVIEW: CUBAMA Publication - date: Nov 26, 2014,  Published in:: Cloud961 Magazine

• THE PSYCHOLOGY OF SOCIAL MEDIA: Publication date: Nov 25, 2014,  Published in:: Cloud961 Magazine

• SLEEP TEXTING Publication date: Nov 25, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication SLEEP TEXTINGSee publication
• Edit publication DEAR CLOUDY: IS MEAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE NEW COOL? ==== publication titleDEAR CLOUDY: IS MEAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE NEW COOL? ==== publication dateNov 23, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication DEAR CLOUDY: IS MEAN ON SOCIAL MEDIA THE NEW COOL?See publication
• Edit publication E-PIRACY: ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST? ==== publication titleE-PIRACY: ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST? ==== publication dateSep 4, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication E-PIRACY: ARE YOU FOR OR AGAINST?See publication
• Edit publication LEBANON’S MOBILE DEVELOPMENT SCENE: Three things to be prepared for when developing ==== publication titleLEBANON’S MOBILE DEVELOPMENT SCENE: Three things to be prepared for when developing ==== publication dateSep 4, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication LEBANON’S MOBILE DEVELOPMENT SCENE: Three things to be prepared for when developingSee publication
• Edit publication KITESTRING: Your online/offline emergency whistle ==== publication titleKITESTRING: Your online/offline emergency whistle ==== publication dateSep 3, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication KITESTRING: Your online/offline emergency whistleSee publication
• Edit publication Gamers Corner: Reviewing flOw, the Zen PlayStation game ==== publication titleGamers Corner: Reviewing flOw, the Zen PlayStation game ==== publication dateMay 1, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication Gamers Corner: Reviewing flOw, the Zen PlayStation gameSee publication
• Edit publication Trials Frontier: A Review of the much-anticipated game for iOS ==== publication titleTrials Frontier: A Review of the much-anticipated game for iOS ==== publication dateMay 1, 2014  publication descriptionCloud961 Magazine See publication Trials Frontier: A Review of the much-anticipated game for iOSSee publication

Awards

• ==== MBC Hope #Shabab2030 ==== honor dateNov 2017  honor issuerMBC Hope & Potential honor descriptionIn the final ten winners out of 5000 applications for the #Shabab2030 competition by MBC Hope. http://www.mbc.net/en/corporate/csr/shabab-2030.html
• Edit honor TechWomen Fellow 2017 ==== honor titleTechWomen Fellow 2017 ==== honor dateOct 2017  honor issuerUnited States - Department of State honor descriptionTechWomen empowers, connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from Africa, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East by providing them the access and opportunity needed to advance their careers, pursue their dreams, and inspire women and girls in their communities. Through mentorship and exchange, TechWomen strengthens participants’ professional capacity, increases mutual understanding between key networks of professionals, and expands girls’ interest in STEM careers by exposing them to female role models.
• Edit honor Ashoka ChangeMakers ==== honor titleAshoka ChangeMakers ==== honor dateApr 2017  honor issuerAshoka Foundation
• Edit honor People Choice Prize Winner (Via Voting) ==== honor titlePeople Choice Prize Winner (Via Voting) ==== honor dateNov 2016  honor issuerWeHubs Enterprising Women In Technology honor descriptionWeHubs is the first European community, powered by Startup Europe, that connects business ecosystems and provides them with mentoring tools to support women entrepreneurs in the digital sector. http://wehubs.eu
• Edit honor Semi Finalist for the Hivos Social Innovation Award ==== honor titleSemi Finalist for the Hivos Social Innovation Award ==== honor dateDec 2014  honor issuerHivos honor descriptionQualified to the top 20 out of 394 Initiatives worldwide http://hivossocialinnovationaward.org
• Edit honor 11th at the BT3 [The Governments Official Technical Baccalaureate Degree] ==== honor title11th at the BT3 [The Governments Official Technical Baccalaureate Degree] ==== honor issuerThe Lebanese Government honor descriptionDesign Technical Bachelors Degree issued by the Lebanese Government

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