Manal Rostom
Pharmacist, Athlete, Coach & Content Creator
Manal Rostom is Egypt's most prominent female marathoner & mountaineer. She’s a Dubai-based athlete , coach , content creator and women’s rights activist. She recently made history as first Egyptian woman to climb Mt Everest (2022) and complete the 6 World Marathon Majors (2023). In 2020 she was listed as one of “Africa’s top 50 most powerful women” by Forbes. Manal embodies the ethos of ‘inspiration with impact’ having used sports, her ideas, passion and positivity to change perceptions and lives around the world. In her motivational talks, she shares her story of breaking the bias via Sports and using the power of her women’s only , award - winning, Facebook - community, “Surviving Hijab” to change the lives of Muslim women , worldwide. She also shares her lessons of Guts and Grits from the Death Zone while climbing to the top of the world making history on May 16th, 2022.
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ALEXIS OHANIAN
8 Dec
2:30 - 4:00PM
Fireside chat
The Future of
Online Communities
How platforms like Reddit shaped the digital public square—and what’s next for communities in an AI-driven era.
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ALEXIS OHANIAN
Founding Partner, Seven Seven Six | Co-founder, Reddit
H.E. Omar binSultan Al Olama
Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy, and Remote Work, UAE
Moderator
Elie Habib
Founding Partner, Seven Seven Six | Co-founder, Reddit
8 Dec
2:30 - 4:00PM
Fireside chat
The Future of
Online Communities
How platforms like Reddit shaped the digital public square—and what’s next for communities in an AI-driven era.
map-pin-icon
Explore Stage
SPEAKER
ALEXIS OHANIAN
Founding Partner, Seven Seven Six | Co-founder, Reddit
H.E. Omar binSultan Al Olama
Minister of State for AI, Digital Economy, and Remote Work, UAE
Moderator
Elie Habib
Founding Partner, Seven Seven Six | Co-founder, Reddit

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