Hadyah Fathalla

Hadyah Fathalla is a strategy and security specialist with 20 years of experience in a range of fields across the private and public sectors including; national and global security, policymaking, entrepreneurship, innovation and digital transformation.

Prior to establishing Hatter Consultants, she served as Chief Operating Officer for C5 Accelerate, a global technology investment firm, in addition to having established and managed the company’s MENA’s business. With her broad set of multidisciplinary skills and competencies across a range of industries, she has been heavily involved in shaping Bahrain’s technology innovation and entrepreneurship landscape.

During her time at C5, she built Bahrain’s first technology accelerator in 2016 and established a number of initiatives to contribute to the government’s Startups Bahrain efforts. She is also a regular contributor to cybersecurity, innovation, and technology conferences and to mentoring aspiring entrepreneurs and startups.

In addition to her expertise in the fields of entrepreneurship and digital transformation, she is also a national security and cybersecurity specialist. For over ten years, she has played an advisory role to a number of government agencies and senior government officials on topics including counterterrorism, armed groups, security policy and strategy, cybersecurity, and other national security threats and challenges.

Hadyah also serves as an Independent Director for The Benefit Company (Bahrain) as well as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Bahrain Youth Hostel Society. Additionally, she is a member of the Harvard W3D: Women in Defense, Diplomacy, and Development and a founding Board Member of the Women in Fintech Committee in Bahrain.
Country: Bahrain
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