Ouafa Belgacem

General Info

What will be your most valuable contribution to your TechWomen mentorship?

I am good at seeing improbable connections and synergies. Visionaries in market needs. I have an extensive network in large spectrum of sectors. Working in the cultural and creative industries I connect food lovers, dancers, teachers, parents, policy makers etc. Having had a senior level carrier in words/sectors and international organization, I navigate through development, humanitarian and business ecosystems very easily which makes me able to see opportunities that others can't. I have built strong relationships and connections with major donors and funders CCI in Africa and MENA regions. I am excellent in making teaching fundraising and BDM funny.

The Top Three Things I Would Like to Learn or Experience During my Mentorship

1. How AI tools/models are developed and can be used to improve my artnstay.com platform.
2. What are the current and future technologies that would impact/serves the purpose of sharing economy platforms funding/investing
3. Connect with and learn from US Based sharing economy platform businesses.

Mentorship Characteristic

• Present my current work to professionals in my industry
• Expand on a project that I’m working on in my current role at home
• Have exposure to specialized industry techniques
• Exposes me to new tools and platforms

Ideal Company Type

A self-taught woman who is never afraid of starting from zero. I am a "learnoholic" who viscerally need to learn something new. Very ambitious when it comes to excellence, and I love pioneering. I hope to gain stronger knowledge about C2C and marketplaces businesses. I hope through this fellowship to learn about cutting ages tech (expl crypto, NFT, block chain and AI) opportunities and trends and get first level insight on what is coming in my field of expertise. I am funny and have many hidden talents: I can teach belly dancing to your team 🙂

What are three adjectives that best describe you in the work place?

1. Bold
2. Hard-working
3. Creative

What impact will your mentorship have on your career and professional path?

First and most important for me is the human relation, I first hope to gain a friend (that is priceless). I hope to gain more understanding of sharing economy, C2C, marketplaces businesses and to be able to improve my work with Culture Funding Watch, artnstay. Both are designed to help come up with sustainable and smart solution to finance cultural and creative industries in the global south.

After participating in the TechWomen program, how will you leverage your mentorship experience to make an impact in your home country?

I will first tell the story of the TechWomen community. I hope I would encourage other women who, like me, do not have tech background that they can come into the tech space and contribute in so many different ways. I really count on this experience to make of artnstay a success and that will not only impact tunisia CCI community but all global south creative sectors. The AnS will greatly help sustaining creative businesses in my region and beyond. And maybe launch the CCI women in tech network 🙂

Work History

Years of Full-time Work Experience

18

Education History