Speaker kit
For organisers.
Copy what you need. Bios in two lengths, an introduction you can read from the stage, talk titles, and what to have ready in the room.
Name and title
Ghassan Nawfal (pronounced GHAS-san NOW-fal)
Director of Sales, GPOS at Geidea UAE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Short bio
Ghassan Nawfal is Director of Sales for GPOS at Geidea UAE and a 20-year B2B sales leader across the Middle East, Europe and North America. He was previously SVP Global Sales at Grubtech and mentors founders at the Misk Accelerator.
Long bio
Ghassan Nawfal has spent twenty years selling technology and services in markets people call hard. He leads POS sales for Geidea in the UAE, one of the region's largest payment providers. Before that he was SVP Global Sales at Grubtech, the restaurant operations platform, through its $15 million Series B, and VP Growth at Hafla, the Hub71-backed event marketplace. Earlier he ran the commercial side of Arabnet Riyadh and international sales for IFP Group, after nine years producing executive summits across three continents with marcus evans. He mentors at the Misk Accelerator, holds a BCom from Concordia University and a PMP from the American University of Beirut, and speaks English, Arabic and French. He lives in Dubai.
Stage introduction
Please welcome Ghassan Nawfal. Ghassan leads POS sales for Geidea in the UAE and has spent twenty years selling technology across the Middle East, Europe and North America, most recently as SVP Global Sales at Grubtech. He mentors founders at the Misk Accelerator, and he is going to talk about deals that actually happened.
Talks
- The New ABCs of Sales · Keynote, Sales kickoff
- Market size is a spreadsheet · Keynote, Fireside, Panel
- Whale deals · Keynote, Workshop
- Payments and the plate · Keynote, Panel
- Everything is an event · Keynote, Panel
Past stages
- Fast Food & Cafe Convention, 2026, Dubai, 18 Nov
- Middle East Event Show, 2026, DWTC, Dubai, 18 to 19 Aug
- MENA Restaurant Community, Innovating F&B, 2024, Dubai
- Arabnet Riyadh, 2019–20, Riyadh
- Food Africa, ANUGA, Boot, Medica, 2015–19, Cairo, Cologne, Düsseldorf
- marcus evans summits, 2006–15, North America and DACH
In the room
- Handheld or lapel microphone. Ghassan moves.
- Clicker and a 16:9 screen. Slides arrive 48 hours before.
- Water, no podium if the stage allows it.
- Sessions can run in English, Arabic or French, or switch mid-way for a mixed room.
Headshots
High-resolution headshots and stage photographs are sent with the booking confirmation. Please credit the photographer where the file name says so.
Contact
Or connect directly
Ghassan Nawfal on LinkedIn
13,000+ following on LinkedIn. New posts most weeks.