Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain

7-9 juillet 2020 – Sofitel Abidjan Hotel Ivoire, Côte d'Ivoire

FIHA

7-9 juillet 2020 – Côte d'Ivoire

Speaker Profile

Emil Youssefzadeh

Chairman, STM Group, Inc.

Mr. Youssefzadeh founded Salim Group in 2008 for the purpose of investments in emerging markets and ICT ventures. He is also the chairman of STM Group Inc. which he founded in 1984 and led its phenomenal success. Widely regarded as a pioneer in the VSAT industry, his accomplishments include: the launch of a domestic satellite program in his native country, Iran, in the 1970s; research and development on satellite communication systems at Hughes Aircraft, the predecessor to Boeing Satellite systems, and subsequent creation of several companies from start-up through exit. In 2013 he launched a new company for providing satellite broadband services in Africa. He earned his Masters and Engineering Degrees in Electrical Engineering, with a focus on information theory and satellite communications, from Stanford University.