As part of Misk Foundation's Initiatives, Shoof is an event that has many individuals itching to be a part of it since 2013.
Misk believes that "visual content is the most effective medium of communication in the digital sphere today". The guests they bring to stage not only excite, but inspire us to take action and reach the stages they have by introducing creative and intriguing content to add to the visual media industry. Many shared their stories at this year's event, and all the attendees contributed with support and enthusiasm, hoping to one day be a part of something worth talking about.
The talks included many social media influencers and experts including:
Will Scougal, Head of Creative Strategy, Snap Inc
Ibrahim Sarhan
Haifa Beseisso
Nayef Hamdan
Alia AlShamsi
Selwan Elham
Saudi Reporters
Dale Hudson, Associate Teaching Professor of Film & New Media, NYU - Abu Dhabi
Karim Jabbari
Hattan Nassief, VP of Business Development at Midwam
Ayman AlShreef, Makkah Snapchat Initiative
Hitham
Areej Alkhurafi
Ibrahim Abdulrahman
Omar Farooq
The day also included three very interesting workshops:
VR and Knowledge Transfer, presented by Yara Hijazy & Tamer Saeed
Storytelling with AR, presented by Chadi Antonios
Top 10 Tips for Visual Content Success, presented by Mohamed El Daly
As Saudi Arabia works towards becoming a beacon of success and modernity in the Middle East, and hopefully the world, it is our duty to join this initiative by supporting and contributing to all efforts. This will not only build us as a nation, but as individuals as well.