Evening Event at the NLG Tech Summit: A Showcase of Young Creatives

The two-day NLG Tech Summit 2019 is to highlightrd tech-enabled solutions and meaningful opportunities for learning and earning for youth in the MENA region - these opportunities include creative pathways such as music, design, storytelling, and film. Day one of the Summit concluded with an evening event on June 25th featuring young creatives from across the MENA region. A showcase of young musicians, writers, photographers, visual artists, poets, and designers hosted by
Youth Engagement Lead, Natalie Esmail, and KXEP DJ and host of Wo’ Pop, Darek Mazzone.

Meet the Artists

Watch this space for new artists weekly.

Sara Allan Visual artist — **Sara Allan**
Visual artist

Laith Abu Taleb Artist and entrepreneur — **Laith Abu Taleb**
Artist and entrepreneur

Nuria Hijazi Designer — **Nuria Hijazi**
Designer

Yousef Al-Hariri Photographer — **Yousef Al-Hariri**
Photographer

Mohammed Eid Oud player — **Mohammed Eid**
Oud player

Reina Khoury Artist and influencer — **Reina Khoury**
Artist and influencer

Lina Abojaradeh Artist and activist — **Lina Abojaradeh**
Artist and activist

Khadija Hamouchi Inventor and entrepreneur — **Khadija Hamouchi**
Inventor and entrepreneur

Darek Mazzone
Creative Director and Show Emcee

Darek Mazzone is a producer, DJ, filmmaker and activist. He is the Producer and Host of the highly regarded World Radio Music Program, “Wo’ Pop.” For the past 19 years, “Wo Pop” has been the driving force toward engaging audiences through modern global music and currently airs every Tuesday night on 90.3 KEXP and online at KEXP.org.