Imane Adel

Advisor | Board Member | Mentor

United Arab Emirates

Imane Adel is a renowned leader and strategic advisor with over 15 years of experience driving innovation across payments, fintech, and multi-sector technology, with a sharp focus on blockchain and artificial intelligence. As Founder and CEO of QuantumSphere, she crafts bespoke solutions that fuel strategic growth for enterprises and high-growth startups. Her cross-cultural insight and expansive reach empower clients to thrive in dynamic markets, solidifying her as a catalyst for transformative success.

A commanding voice on the world stage, Imane merges deep expertise in blockchain, AI, and fintech with motivational insights from her extreme sports journey—skydiving included. She inspires at major events, sharing lessons on leadership, resilience, and peak performance in life and business. Her thought leadership graces Forbes, Entrepreneur Magazine, and Fintech Times, amongst others.

She serves as an advisory board member at a number of organizations and notably shaped regional innovation as former Co-Chair of the Payments Working Group at the MENA Fintech Association. An active angel investor, she mentors ventures through Ignyte, DIFC Innovation Hub and Abu Dhabi SME Hub, supporting the tech ecosystem and igniting innovation.

Imane holds an MSc. in Strategic Planning from Edinburgh Business School, a BBA from the American University in Cairo, and blockchain certifications from INSEAD and Penn. Fluent in six languages—Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese—she bridges cultures effortlessly. Her curiosity, spanning quantitative finance, bio-hacking, and the arts, mirrors a life of bold exploration and impact.

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The Fintech Times
10/06/2023
Unlocking Untapped Potential with Blockchain Innovation

Everyone is advised to be cautious in the financial world, with the saying ‘if it’s too good to be true then it probably is’ being constantly echoed as a word of warning. But what if there was a payments innovation that lived up to its promise to be inclusive, fast and cheap – something that often seems too good to be true in finance? Blockchain could be this innovation.

Linkedin
09/04/2023
Extreme Sports & Leadership: Lessons and Takeaways

As an avid skydiver and business leader, I've been asked a question by people from various backgrounds, which is whether my passion for skydiving has any relevance in the workplace or if it's just a thrilling hobby. It's an interesting inquiry that has become a popular topic of conversation, and I wanted to share my thoughts with all of you.

Euromoney
01/10/2023
Egyptian banks strive for sustainability

Across the Middle East and North Africa, Egypt and its banks boast august credentials when it comes to climate and sustainability. But frameworks and agreements are one thing, creating substantive change across an entire financial sector is quite another.

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