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                                                                                   Parag                                D
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                                                                                   Managing Director
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                                                                                   FVC INC
                                                                                   Information technology
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                                                                                   A VISIONARY PIONEER AT THE           H
                                                                                   forefront of regional technology
                                                                                   innovation in the communications and   I
                                                                                   information technology sectors, Parag   J
                                                                                   is currently the Managing Director
                                                                                   of FVC Inc – the region’s leading new   K
                                                                                   generation value added distributor   L
                                                                                   (VAD), which operates offices in the
                                                                                   UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kenya and   M
                                                                                   Morocco. The firm is also establishing
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                                                                                   an on-the-ground presence in Pakistan,
                                                                                   Nigeria and the Ivory Coast.         O
                                                                                     Armed with almost three decades
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                                                                                   of experience in transforming the
                                                                                   telecommunications landscape across   Q
                                                                                   the Middle East, Africa and West Asia,
                                                                                   Parag has evolved FVC from a start-up   R
                                                                                   specialising in rich-media solutions and   S
                                                                                   pioneering video streaming technology,
                                                                                   into a full-spec networking and      T
                                                                                   information security solutions provider.  U
                                                                                     FVC has a stated commitment to
                                                                                   increasing clients’ productivity and   V
                                                                                   commercial profitability through     W
                                                                                   innovative enterprise technology
                                                                                   solutions. It delivers on this promise   X
                                                                                   via top quality products and services
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                                                                                   licensed through the world’s leading
                                                                                   suppliers in their fields.           Z
                                                                                     Parag is also a partner at education
                                                                                   start-up Nischint Technologies that
                                                                                   offers parental guidance and security
                                                                                   applications for families. It allows
                                                                                   parents to monitor, manage and protect
                                                                                   their children’s phones and tablets. The
                                                                                   firm has successfully brought 900,000
                                                                                   subscribers to the global Nischint
                                                                                   Consumer portal.
                                                                                     He is also a board member at SILEX
                                                                                   Corporation, a technology innovator
                                                                                   headquartered in the US and Lebanon,
                                                                                   and is the president of non-profit
                                                                                   association TiE Dubai Chapter, which
                                                                                   was founded in Silicon Valley in the
                                                                                   1990s and encourages the development
                                                                                   of entrepreneurs through networking
                                                                                   events and mentorship programmes.

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