Maysoun Ibrahim and Ameni Channoufi

2011 fellow of the Palestinian Territories Dr. Maysoun Ibrahim and 2014 fellow of Tunisia Ameni Channoufi were featured panelists at the 2020 Startup Gate Virtual Summit, an event for young entrepreneurs and innovators to engage with the tech community. Ameni is a public key infrastructure and IT security consultant for Thales Group, and Maysoun is an Industry 4.0 and smart sustainable cities specialist.
In the webinar, “Smart Cities: Shaping the Society of 2030” Maysoun delivered a presentation on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and smart cities in the time of COVID-19. Maysoun emphasized that, although the pandemic has negatively affected much of the world, it has accelerated and strengthened innovation within the Fourth Industrial Revolution. More than ever, she said, smart cities are using diverse technologies to stop the spread, monitor patients and develop vaccines. In her presentation, Ameni spoke about the four security objectives for smart city solutions: availability, integrity, confidentiality and accountability.