A founder-led firm with decades of practice.
Bridge the gap between AI potential and business reality.
Hatem Hachicha
Result-driven Fintech leader with 20+ years of global experience, building digital banks, driving scalable innovation, and leading high-impact transformation across the Middle East and beyond.
Before founding Raise, Hatem served as SVP and Group Head of Innovation at QNB, the largest bank in the MEA region, where he established the group-wide innovation practice and built data science teams of 70+ professionals applying AI and ML across asset management, retail banking, and corporate banking.
Anas Abdennadher
Anas leads Raise as Managing Director for the Middle East and Africa. With 14 years in senior leadership across industry and infrastructure, and a strong mergers and acquisitions background, he has structured more than $100M in transactions across investments, project finance debt, awarded contracts, and equity, working alongside global investors, development finance institutions, and government bodies across the region.
He sits at the intersection of enterprise AI go-to-market and regional industrial operations across MENA. At Raise, he anchors the firm's industrial and energy practice and leads commercial strategy across the Middle East and Africa.
Senior faculty for our training programs.
Our training is delivered by senior practitioners drawn from banking C-suites, regulatory bodies, and AI strategy consulting. Profiles below are anonymised at our instructors' request. Full credentials are shared on engagement.