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Ramzi Rizk – EyeEm – Germany

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Ramzi Rizk - EyeEm - Germany

Ramzi Rizk
Co-Founder & CTO of EyeEm 
Berlin, Germany

Ramzi Rizk is a Lebanese-born entrepreneur, and a founder and CTO of EyeEm; the Berlin-based photography community and marketplace. EyeEm’s distinct blend of talented photographers sharing beautiful and authentic photos, and unique photo indexing and search technologies have made it one of the fastest growing photography platforms in the world. Before starting EyeEm, Ramzi was a PhD candidate with years of research and lectures on the social, economical and technological aspects of privacy in Social Media. He is a passionate software architect, photographer and pianist. Together with his team at EyeEm, he organizes PhotoHackDay, a global hackathon focusing on Photography. Ramzi loves product, scalable architecture, cross-platform design and development.

One night, while Florian Meissner and Lorenz Aschoff were hanging out at Ramzi’s apartment, Florian shared an idea he had earlier that year. His camera was stolen in New York and he had to use a friend’s iPhone to take pictures. Florian discovered – and was impressed by- the growing scene of mobile photographers. That’s when the founders saw the need for a photography platform that would be built by and for a new generation of photographers; fast, smart, and mobile first.

In February 2011, Ramzi, Florian, Lorenz and their friend Gen Sadakane started building a platform that enables mobile photographers to connect and do more than simply share images: they founded EyeEm. The app allows photographers to truly be creative with an array of filters, frames, and a totally new way of browsing photos by themes. EyeEm is also working on some cutting-edge technology that will change how people index and search for photos.

Their latest product, EyeEm Market, is changing the world of stock photography as we know it and is taking mobile photography further than ever. It is a platform for users to sell their pictures to third parties. In other words, for the first time ever, smartphone photos will enjoy full copyright and can be monetized by amateurs and professionals alike.

Today, it has over 10 million users in over 130 countries and is constantly growing.

EyeEm has truly embraced the age of apps and understood their users. The team works relentlessly to come up with new ideas and features to empower the mobile community. Ramzi has truly made his mark in the tech world and will hopefully continue breaking boundaries between traditional markets and modern content.

 

Jean Nehme – Touch Surgery – UK

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Jean Nehme - Touch Surgery - UK

Jean Nehme
CEO & Co-Founder, Touch Surgery
United Kingdom

Jean Nehme is a Plastic Surgeon and the Co-Founder of Touch Surgery, a game-changing mobile surgical simulator. When he and Andre Chow were still residents at the Imperial College London, they realized that they lacked additional experience outside of the operating room.

Surgical simulators already existed but were not within reach, as they were expensive and stored away from the residents. This is how the two friends came up with the idea for Touch Surgery, an app that has been downloaded by over 180,000 users so far.

This simulator is as close to real life as it gets: Filled with accurate surgical content, it shows users what could happen during actual operations. Because it prepares students to all kinds of scenarios, Touch Surgery has considerably improved the way they are taught, and the quality of their surgery. The app gathers the latest surgical procedures from the best institutions, and allows medical students to feel more confident before entering the operating room.

Surprisingly, Touch Surgery is also being downloaded by patients who want to understand a procedure before they go under the knife, marking a true revolution in the surgical world for all parties involved.

With Touch Surgery, Jean Nehme has played a vital role in transforming the medical world as we know it through a digital innovation that enhances doctors’ surgical skills, prepares trainees for the operating room, and educates patients. Touch Surgery has exceptional promise for changing the future of surgeries.