Please welcome Besma Soltana as the program manager, Longo Centre for Entrepreneurship.  

Besma Soltan has 15 years of experience in the social and educational sectors, working with grassroots organizations, non-profits, startups, incubators, and higher education institutes. She co-founded a non-profit and a startup company focused on helping raise community awareness about local and global issues, with her work featured in several local TV shows, newspapers, and radio shows.

Besma's areas of expertise intersect curriculum design, interdisciplinary innovation, and entrepreneurial education with award-winning programs that have engaged hundreds of students, changemakers and social entrepreneurs.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Digital Enterprise Management, a Graduate Certificate in Marketing Management, and a Master's in Education. Besma is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Interdisciplinary Social Research, focusing on Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.