Mamemo Productions Makes History

May 1, 2011 - PRLog -- On the 16th of April 2011, mamemo productions successfully co-organized the very first TEDxRamallah conference at the Convention Palace, Bethlehem. This historical event drew a live audience of more than 2000 in its parallel satellite events in Bethlehem, Amman, and Beirut.

TEDxRamallah has drawn some of the leading thinkers and innovators from Palestine and around the world sharing their inspiring ideas with the rest of the world. The speakers included lawyer and author Raja Shejadeh, award winning architect Suad Amiry, filmmaker Julia Bacha, Pulitzer Prize Winning author Alice Walker, energy entrepreneur Khaled Sabawi, and director of New Business Development at Google for Latin America and the Asia Pacific Region Gisel Kordestani.

mamemo productions’ Managing & Creative Director Sam Katiela was also featured in the conference with his Animated Opening Speech.

In addition to the live audiences, TEDxRamallah was live streamed to many cities worldwide, drawing a significant number of audiences through organized online satellite sessions and individual households. Additionally, TEDxramallah was recognized as the third most discussed and used key word on Twitter globally during the duration of the conference.

mamemo productions’ Managing & Creative Director Sam Katiela says, “Nobody can imagine how proud I was to finally stand on the stage and be a part of a historical movement that is just a beginning of what we have in mind for the future: to gather our people, who need our support and our ideas, and encourage them to develop their own visions, thoughts, and ideas. “

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mamemo productions (www.mamemo.tv) is one of the leading events management companies in the Middle East. Headed by Managing & Creative Director Sam Katiela, with a portfolio of corporate, sports, galas, private events, and exhibit solutions