Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, Maha Abouelenein, the only two Egyptian women speakers at VeeCon2022

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar the founder of Art D’Égypte, and Maha Abouelenein the founder of Digital & Savvy will be the only Egyptian female speakers at VeeCon, founded by entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk (aka. Gary Vee).

A multi-day superconference, where only VeeCon NFT ticket holders will experience an extraordinary lineup featuring discussions and performances from iconic and emerging leaders in NFTs and Popular Culture.

The event is a first of its kind NFT ticketed conference for the Web3 community to come together and build lasting friendships, share ideas, and learn together.

VeeCon 2022 will be held in Minneapolis, MN, in the U.S. Bank Stadium from May 19, 2022 to May 22, 2022.

The conference will also feature rappers Snoop Dogg and Pharrell Williams, One Direction singer Liam Payne, and actresses Mila Kunis and Eva Longoria.

About Art D’Égypte:

Art D’Égypte is a platform that aims to promote Egyptian art on an international level.

Annual exhibitions show contemporary Egyptian and intentional art at heritage sites linking our rich past to our creative present.

Art D’Égypte's first exhibition Eternal Light took place at the Egyptian Museum in 2017, and was followed by Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms at the Manial Palace in 2018.

In 2019, Reimagined Narratives was held at four historic locations along al-Mu‘izz Street in Historic Cairo, and most recently in 2021, Forever Is Now became the first international art exhibition to be held at the Pyramids of Giza in 4500 years. 

About Nadine Abdel Ghaffar:

Nadine Abdel Ghaffar is an Egyptian curator, art consultant, and cultural ambassador.

In 2016, she established Art D’Égypte to advance the international profile of modern and contemporary Egyptian art, and to help preserve and promote Egypt’s rich culture and heritage. 

She has curated four highly successful exhibitions for Art D'Égypte showcasing the works of over 60 Egyptian and international artists: Eternal Light at the Egyptian Museum (2017); Nothing Vanishes, Everything Transforms at the Manial Palace (2018); Reimagined Narratives on al-Mu'izzStreet in Historic Cairo (2019); and Forever Is Now at the Prramids of Giza (2021). Thanks to her efforts, Art D’Égyptereceived the patronage of UNESCO in 2019.

In recognition of her work to empower female artists, Nadine was recently invited by UN Women to give a talk at Palais des Nations, Genève about the impact of Egyptian women on art and society.

In 2021, she was awarded the title Chevalier de l’ordre des arts des lettresby the French government and named one of Egypt’s Top 50 Women.

About Maha Abouelenein:

Maha is an entrepreneur & founder of Digital & Savvy, a strategic communication consulting firm with offices in the USA and Dubai.

She is a senior executive with 28 years of global communications experience advising corporate giants. She currently manages the personal brand and all public relations for Gary Vaynerchuk, Serial Entrepreneur and Chairman of VaynerX.

In addition, Maha spearheaded the communications for the launch of Gary's NFT project: VeeFriends, one of the top five blue-chip NFT projects today.

She also consults on strategic communications for leading NFT projects with VaynerNFT, a consultancy under the umbrella of VaynerX.