The people behind the work
Maher Nour
Founder & CEO, Orbitra Lab
A decade deploying emerging technology from pilot to national scale across MENA and Latin America, building the institutional bridges that make it stick.
Core expertise
Background
Founder of Orbitra Global with a decade of experience across blockchain infrastructure, distributed payment systems, and real-time data analytics, with particular depth in Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. Has built and led cross-border teams that localise operations, engage regulators, and transfer knowledge between regional markets. Previously Director of Innovation at Revival Lab Ventures in Riyadh, and Global Business Development lead at Bitfy, Brazil's first decentralised finance SuperApp. Studied Mechanical Engineering with a specialisation in Petroleum Technology; IBM Data Science certified; Member of the Association of Corporate Treasury.
Current focus
Leads Orbitra's institutional relationships and market strategy, focused on cross-border knowledge sharing between MENA and Latin America. Works with governments, regulators, and private financial institutions to translate what works in one market into something actionable in another.
Research interests
What separates a successful technology pilot from national-scale deployment. The regulatory and institutional dynamics that determine whether emerging technology reaches the people it was built for, or stops at the proof-of-concept stage.
Food and water security are two areas he keeps coming back to. The technology exists, the funding exists, and the urgency is obvious. The gap is almost always in execution across borders. He learned Portuguese to work closer to Brazil, and it opened up more than just business. His favorite detail about Florianopolis: you can see dolphins and penguins on the island.