Speaker
Patricia is the co-founder and Director of Operations at Five One Labs, a start-up incubator based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq that works with entrepreneurs from across the country. She manages the organization’s ecosystem, events, and partnership work, and oversees the recruitment of mentors to support entrepreneurs as they launch their businesses. Prior to Five One Labs, Patricia worked as a Middle East political risk analyst with a focus on Iraq and North Africa for the Dubai office of the global risk consultancy Control Risks. She obtained her MPA in Economic Development from Columbia University and her BA in International Relations and Economics from Tufts University.