Sam Beni

Sam Beni serves as Managing Director at Platin VC and holds positions as Non-Executive Director and Founding Advisor at HELIXX, as well as Strategic Advisor and Head of Innovation & Investment at Tech Nation. In this capacity, Sam has led various teams including Innovation, Investment & VCs, and Future Fifty. Additionally, Sam is an Applied AI Lead at LawtechUK and a Startup Mentor at London Business School. Guest lecturing engagements have included Technology Entrepreneurship at London Business School, AI & Emerging Technologies at the University of Warwick, and AI & Innovation at Imperial College London. Previously, Sam was an exited Co-founder and COO of a Stealth Mode AI Startup, Partner Solutions Manager for AI at Intel Corporation, and co-founded UAE's first Stablecoin. Academic qualifications include a BSc in Business Computing and a BEng in Information Technology from Aston University, along with an FdA in Art & Design (Automotive Design) from Bournemouth and Poole College, and an International Baccalaureate from the International School of Hamburg.