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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكA year ago, I came to #Riyadh with a one-way-ticket. I took the biggest leap of my career and decided to move to Saudi Arabia. 25+ years of building businesses across three continents. Delivering digital transformation programs end to end. Advising boards and witnessing technology reshape entire industries. But none of it compares to the moment we are living in right now. This is the #AI moment — par excellence. It is redrawing how entire businesses operate — how decisions get made, how work gets done, how value gets created. Every industry, every role will be touched. And the #MiddleEast has chosen to lead the AI era. Billions in investment, world-class infrastructure, and talent arriving from every continent. That's why I founded IBK NEXUS here in #SaudiArabia — an enterprise-grade AI transformation partner, helping GCC companies turn AI ambition into business results. Strategy. Execution. Integration. Governance. Under one roof. People who know me, know how passionate I am about AI. And yes — I belong firmly to the optimistic tribe. I believe that, built and governed well, AI will create extraordinary value — and I want to help make that happen. To everyone who's been part of this journey — thank you! If you've been wondering where AI fits in your business, let's talk. #AI #BusinessTransformation #SaudiArabia #AIStrategy #Vision2030
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكHappy #InternationalWomen’sDay Everyone: 30 years ago, studying engineering in Germany meant being one of very few women in the room… very little has changed since then… I still walk into conferences and client meetings and find myself one of the very few women there. Fast forward. #AI is reshaping every industry, every function, every job... The decisions being made right now (about how AI is built, what it prioritizes, what it ignores) will affect everyone. YET those decisions are being made mostly by men... ONLY #12% of #AI_Researchers globally are #women. Let that sit for a moment! Here's what's different about this moment though. Every previous #TechnologyRevolution required a specific technical entry point. Engineering degrees, coding skills... AI doesn’t… The roles that matter most in this wave (ethics, governance, change management, product design, domain expertise, human-AI collaboration, etc.) are human skills. Skills that don't require a computer science degree. Skills many women already have. The window is open in a way it has never been before!!! But there's also a risk on the other side of that window. AI is also #eliminating_jobs very fast... According to the World Economic Forum, 57% of the jobs most at risk from #automation are currently held by women... The administrative roles, the analytical roles, the knowledge work; the first spaces where women fought hardest to gain ground… If we're not in the rooms where AI is being designed and deployed, women will disproportionately absorb its consequences. So you need to move, NOW! I'll leave you with something that struck me, living here in #Riyadh, watching what's being built. Saudi Arabia's national AI program trained over one million citizens in AI last year. 52% of them were women! So, don't wait to be invited to the AI table Pull up a Chair Woman! PS: still me in there… just a bigger and more confident smile :) #IWD #IWD2026 #WomenInTech #AI #AIStrategy #Leadership
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلك#Riyadh: Spending #Ramadan in a Muslim country for the first time since I was 19 years old, means experiencing the holy month in a way that feels entirely new, yet deeply familiar. Ramadan is the month of reflection, togetherness, and grace. Yet, the #MiddleEast region is going through a lot right now. So are the people. I pray that things don't escalate any further... I pray for #peace, deeply and daily. Wishing peace and serenity to everyone who needs it. #RamadanKareem #StaySafe
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكWhen I was growing up in #Tunisia 🇹🇳, accessing world-class content meant leaving home and moving to #Germany 🇩🇪 to study engineering. That was the only path available. But today, more than ever, #knowledge is no longer reserved for the privileged few 🌍 #Democratized #Education means anyone, anywhere, can access the same quality knowledge freely 📚🎓 This free, 2,600-page #AI & #MachineLearning ebook from Harvard University, School of Enginnering and Applied Sciences is the perfect example of that ✨🙏🏽 Download & Share! https://lnkd.in/dNmJHHkf
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكIt was a great pleasure to meet you Lalla Ben Slimane! Looking forward to staying in touchBesma Kraiem شارك ذلكمنصة عربية في قلب لشبونة لرسم ملامح مستقبل الذكاء الاصطناعي Meet Arab Tech 2025. انعقدت هذا الأسبوع في العاصمة البرتغالية لشبونة النسخة الثانية من Meet Arab Tech، ملتقى جمع أكثر من 150 قائدا وخبيرا ومستثمرا من العالم العربي، بإدارة بسمة كريم، خبيرة التحول الرقمي، ليصبح بذلك جسرا سنويا يربط المنطقة العربية بالمشهد التكنولوجي الأوروبي. ومن أبرز الشخصيات التي أضفت على الحدث بصمة خاصة بحضورها اللافت، أعضاء مجلس السفراء العرب في البرتغال، ومن بينهم: سفير المغرب السيد عثمان باحنيني، سفير تونس السيد نوفل هدية، سفير الكويت السيد حماد الهزيم. كان لي شرف لقاء السادة السفراء جميعاً، حيث قدمني السفير المغربي السيد عثمان باحنيني إليهم بطريقة ودية ومميزة، ما أتاح لنا تبادل رؤى حول مستقبل التعاون الثقافي والتكنولوجي بين العالم العربي والبرتغال، وهي مساحة أؤمن بقدرتها على خلق جسور جديدة للابتكار. تحول الرؤية العربية تجاه التكنولوجيا والإبداع كانت هذه التجربة فرصة لفهم أعمق دور الذكاء الاصطناعي في الحقول الإبداعية، وكيف يمكن للمنطقة العربية الانتقال من دور المستهلك إلى دور الفاعل والمبتكر. كشف المنتدى عن دينامية عربية ملهمة، حيث يسعى المشاركون لاستثمار هذه التقنيات كأداة للتعبير والإبداع والتقدم. لم يعد العالم العربي مجرد مستهلك للتكنولوجيا، بل أصبح فاعلا في تطويرها، حاملا رؤية توازن بين الإبداع والثقافة والابتكار المسؤول. وأظل مقتنعة بأن التحول الحقيقي يكمن في الطريقة التي يفكر بها ويدرس ويدمج فيها الذكاء الاصطناعي ضمن سياقنا الثقافي والتعليمي. لشبونة: المدينة التاريخية التي تحولت إلى مركز ابتكار لم تعد لشبونة مجرد مدينة تاريخية يؤمها الزوار لسبر أغوارها، بل أصبحت اليوم مركزا صاعدا للابتكار الأوروبي، بفضل بيئة ابتكارية قوية، مؤسسات بحثية رائدة، وتدفق مستمر للمستثمرين ورواد الأعمال. هذا يجعلها المكان الأمثل لتلاقي الرؤى العربية والأوروبية في مجالات التكنولوجيا والذكاء الاصطناعي. نحو سردية عربية جديدة ما شهدته لشبونة يؤكد أن العالم العربي بدأ يتحول من مستهلك للتكنولوجيا إلى فاعل ومؤثر وصانع في مستقبلها. ومع حضور دبلوماسي وشبابي واستثماري نوعي، يبدو أن منصة Meet Arab Tech تسير بخطى ثابتة نحو بناء سردية عربية جديدة تعيد تشكيل موقع المنطقة على خريطة الابتكار العالمية، وتفتح الباب أمام مستقبل عربي طموح وفاعل في عالم التكنولوجيا. Besma Kraiem Meet Arab Tech Othmane Bahnini Mehdi Alaoui Ehab Al Khiary Hythem ElRakaybi Nour Taher intella EFFY Business #التكنولوجيا #الثقافة #الذكاء_الاصطناعي #ArabInnovation #DigitalTransformation #MeetArabTech #Innovation #TechLeadership #ArabYouth #WomenInTech #FutureOfAI
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلك✨ Meet Arab Tech 2025 - Thank You All! What a morning! Yesterday, over 150 leaders joined us at Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Hub Criativo do Beato to celebrate and spotlight the Arab world’s growing influence in #AI, #innovation, and #tech_leadership - right before the official opening of the #WebSummit. 🎯 From policy and infrastructure to entrepreneurship and inclusion, Meet Arab Tech was created to do one thing: #Connect_people, #Create_bridges and #Shape_narratives This platform was built to connect Arab innovation and international collaboration - every year, right here in #Lisbon… to give Arab founders, engineers, investors, women in tech, and policymakers a global stage - and to create a space where bold ideas from across the region meet global opportunity. 🌍 Thank you to our brilliant #speakers and #moderators who shared not only their expertise, but their courage, energy, and ambition. 🙏 A special thank you to the #Council_of_Arab_Ambassadors in Portugal, represented by: - H.E. Othmane Bahnini , Dean of the Arab Ambassadors and Ambassador of Morocco - H.E. Hamad Alhazeem , Ambassador of Kuwait - H.E. Naoufel Hdia , Ambassador of Tunisia Your trust, support and presence mean everything to this platform. Thanks to the Câmara de Comércio e Indústria Árabe-Portuguesa (CCIAP) and in particular its President, Mr. Rui Gomes da Silva, for sponsoring this edition. We look forward to working together on future ones. To all the Arab participants who joined us from across the region - thank you for showing up, speaking up, and building something real. To the friends and allies of Meet Arab Tech, in Portugal and beyond - thank you for joining us! 🚀 Wishing you all an inspiring #WebSummit 2025. We’ll be back next year Inshallah - bolder, broader, and even more intentional. See you at Meet Arab Tech 2026. #MeetArabTech #WebSummit2025 #MENAtech #ArabInnovation #AIleadership #WomenInTech #GCCtech #LisbonTechWeek #BuildingBridges #ArabStartups #TechDiplomacy Dawood Marafie - Sami Ghazali - Mohammed Al-Shabanah - Samantha E. - Mohamed El Dallal - Mikkel Solnado - Ehab Al Khiary - Mehdi Alaoui - Hythem ElRakaybi - Aamer Mumtaz - Tamara Essayyad - Nour Taher - Larissa Abi Nakhle - Salmine Sassi - Eliana L. Medeiros - Mariana Lacerda - Besma Kraiem
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكThis is very dear to my heart. That’s why I’m especially looking forward to this panel at Meet Arab Tech — to shed light on the incredible women who are working in AI across the Arab world. From Lebanon, Palestine, UAE, and Tunisia, these women are founders, engineers, ecosystem builders, and voices of change. They’re proving every day that inclusion is not a trend — it’s a strategic advantage. 🔹 We’ll talk about what it takes to build AI products in the region. 🔹 And the power of visibility, community, and leadership. I’m honored to join: 👩💼 Nour Taher – Co-founder & CEO, Intella (Palestine) 👩💼 Tamara Essayyad – Founder & COO, Ketrone (UAE) 👩💼 Larissa Abi Nakhle – Co-founder, Zaka (Lebanon) 🎙️ Moderated by the brilliant Salmine Sassi, Venture Manager at Akalya 📍 Monday, 10 Nov | 9:00–13:00 📍 Unicorn Factory Lisbon | Beato Innovation District If you’re passionate about #AI, #inclusion, and authentic #leadership, I hope you’ll join us. 🎟️ Register now: https://lnkd.in/d45uEp-X #MeetArabTech #ArabWomenInTech #AIleadership #WebSummit2025 #MENAtech #InclusiveInnovation #WomenInAI #LisbonEventsBesma Kraiem شارك ذلكMeet our Speakers for PANEL 3: Leading Change: Arab Women in AI • Nour Taher, Co-Founder & CEO, Intella – Palestine • Tamara Essayyad, Founder & COO, Ketrone - UAE • Larissa Abi Nakhle, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships, ZAKA - Lebanon • Besma Kraiem, Founder & CEO IBK NEXUS - Host & Lead Organizer Meet Arab Tech – Tunisia & EMEA Moderator: Salmine Sassi - Venture Manager, Akalya Reserve your seat under: https://lnkd.in/dbQAdjEu
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكIt´s a pleasure and honor to bring you the 2nd edition of Meet Arab Tech in two days, on the opening day of the Web Summit, Monday November 10th at 9:00-13:00 at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Hub Criativo do Beato. Space is limited. Register here: https://lnkd.in/d45uEp-XBesma Kraiem شارك ذلكMeet our Lead Organizer and Host Besma Kraiem And our Master of Ceremony Eliana L. Medeiros Together they will bring you the 2nd Edition of Meet Arab Tech, the one and only Web Summit side event fully dedicated to connect you with the Arab Tech ecosystem of all Arab countries at the Summit. Detailed agenda and registration link: https://lnkd.in/dbQAdjEu
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Besma Kraiem شارك ذلكThank you Ambassador Othmane Bahnini for your continuous support and inspiration! See you on Monday, November 10th at 9:00-13:00 at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Hub Criativo do Beato. Register here to secure your seat: https://lnkd.in/d45uEp-XBesma Kraiem شارك ذلكMeet our Keynote Speaker, His Excellency Ambassador Othmane Bahnini, Dean of the Arab Ambassadors in Portugal. Meet Arab Tech returns to Lisbon on Monday November 10th at 9:00-13:00, at the Unicorn Factory Lisboa, Hub Criativo do Beato. Register here to secure your seat: https://lnkd.in/dbQAdjEu
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Besma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكBesma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكToday I had the honor of speaking at the United Nations Global Compact Leaders Summit about a core pillar of our mission at Fairphone: the urgent need to implement a true living wage across global supply chains. The truth is, ending poverty wages and dangerous mining conditions in the consumer tech industry isn't an idealistic dream, it is actionable right now. We have proven that by adding just over $1 to the cost of a smartphone, we can bridge the wage gap for factory workers and directly fund fairer mineral extraction. Ethical tech isn't a margin problem; it's a priority problem. The blueprint is already built, proven, and open-source. Now it’s about collective action: with the right priorities in place, the entire industry can shift model practices and lift millions of workers and artisanal miners out of poverty. #UNGlobalCompact #LivingWage #EthicalTech #Fairphone #SupplyChain #Sustainability #HumanRights
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Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكBesma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكFairphone is raising a Series C round of at least €50 million to accelerate growth and scale impact. While the broader smartphone market remains challenging, Fairphone is seeing strong demand for technology that is built to last, designed to be repaired, and made to create value beyond the point of sale. In the first half of 2026, phone sales grew 74% year on year. Our audio portfolio grew 39%, while accessories grew 115%. We are approaching 1 million devices sold and $500 million in cumulative revenue. These results reinforce a conviction at the heart of Fairphone: sustainability and commercial performance do not need to compete. As more people choose long-lasting, repairable hardware, we can expand our work to improve electronics supply chains, support living-wage programmes, and show that better product design can also be good business. We are opening a Series C funding round of at least €50 million to support the next phase of our growth—accelerating US market expansion, scaling our commercial reach, and strengthening supply-chain resilience in a volatile component environment. Thank you to our customers, partners, shareholders, and the Fairphone team for helping take us this far. The next phase is about bringing a more sustainable model for consumer technology to a far wider market. Read the full coverage from Het Financieele Dagblad in the first comment.
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Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكOnly few days to go... NY here we come :-)Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكFairphone is heading to New York this September for both the UN Private Sector Forum and the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit 2026. We aren't going just to join the conversation. We are going to push it further. For decades, living wages and basic human rights have been treated as voluntary ESG milestones, as nice-to-have metrics buried in annual corporate reports. But true systemic change doesn't happen in report footnotes. It happens when these issues are treated as the starting point, the baseline from which the rest of your corporate strategy begins. They should be non-negotiable and fundamental to your operation. Just like it is to Fairphone. Our CEO Raymond van Eck and Chief Impact Officer Monique Lempers (who also currently serves as the UN Global Compact Network Netherlands Board Chair) will be representing Fairphone across three key sessions focused on shifting the status quo, speaking from the wealth of experience that Fairphone has amassed over the last 16 years. ➡️ UN Private Sector Forum When: Sunday, September 20 | UN Headquarters Who's participating: CEO Raymond van Eck together with UN Secretary-General António Guterres Focus: Accelerating a just transition to clean energy, scaling renewable infrastructure, and strengthening supply chain resilience in public-private collaboration. ➡️ Leadership Dialogue on Human Rights When: Tuesday, September 22 | International Labour Organization Headquarters Who's participating: CIO Monique Lempers Focus: Moving human rights from ethical theory to executive accountability and core corporate strategy. ➡️ Collective Action & Systems Change When: Wednesday, September 23 | New York Marriott Marquis Who's participating: CIO Monique Lempers Focus: Operationalizing living wages across complex, multi-tier supply chains to build human-first resilience. Will you or your organization be attending the Private Sector Forum or Leaders Summit in New York this month? Let us know via the comments below or a direct message. We’d love to connect, exchange insights, and build momentum together. See you there!
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Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكBesma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكFairphone is closing in on 1 million phones sold and ~$500M in cumulative revenue. Left our Supervisory Board meeting, and the momentum behind these numbers is the real story: → H1 2026: phone sales +74%, Audio +39%, Accessories +115% (built on a 2025 that beat every target!) → Impact metrics tracking ahead of plan too → Fairphone Gen 6+ launched: outperforming forecast → US launch (phones + audio): demand ahead of plan, and repairability drawing huge media interest And H2 already looks very strong. Commercial success and fairness aren't a contradiction. You can build a phone people want to buy and that doesn't die in a drawer after 18 months. Congratulations to Raymond van Eck, the management team and everyone at Fairphone! #Fairphone #Sustainability #Repairability
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Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكBesma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكWhat a week at LEAP #2026 Riyadh. 🇸🇦 Proud to have been part of one of the world’s largest technology and innovation gatherings contributing to conversations and partnerships shaping the future of tourism, technology and investment in #SaudiArabia. From signing strategic MoUs and partnerships to moderating high-level conversations with global technology leaders, investors, founders and policymakers, LEAP was a powerful reminder of what can happen when the right people and institutions come together around a shared vision. A few highlights: Strategic partnerships & MoUs Supporting and advancing collaborations across technology, AI, tourism, cloud, innovation and investment including partnerships involving Adobe, Salesforce, Iron Mountain, e-Estonia, NTT DATA, ITWorx, stc, iot squared, upsource by solutions, Contentsquare, Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Tourism Authority | الهيئة السعودية للسياحة among others. Agentic AI & the future of tourism Proud to have contributed to the partnership bringing together the Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia, Globant, TOURISE, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Saudi Tourism Authority | الهيئة السعودية للسياحة to explore an agentic AI tourism experience connecting destinations such as The Red Sea and AlUla. Moderating the conversations that matter From smart cities and urban innovation to technology diplomacy, investment and the role of founders in shaping international partnerships, I had the privilege of moderating conversations bringing together an incredible group of global experts. Innovation & investment LEAP was also an opportunity to connect the technology ecosystem with investors, corporates, governments and entrepreneurs creating new opportunities for partnerships, market access and investment. What I value most about events like LEAP is that the real impact doesn't happen on stage. It happens in the conversations afterwards, the introductions, the partnerships, the ideas that turn into projects, and the relationships that continue long after the event ends. Saudi Arabia is building at extraordinary speed, and being part of that journey is both a privilege and a responsibility. Thank you to everyone who collaborated, partnered, challenged ideas and shared the stage with me at LEAP, and special mention to my colleagues Sarah AlMalik, C-BSC Mohammad Tanineh Ammar Al Omani Khalid Alusail Akram Hashem Ayman Alharbi Abdulmajeed S. Kleanthis Palaiologos Turki Bin Shaber The conversations continue. The partnerships are only beginning. #LEAP2026 #SaudiArabia #Vision2030 #Technology #Innovation #AI #Tourism #Investment #Partnerships #SmartCities #RedSeaGlobal
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Besma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكBesma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكHonored to speak at the University of Amsterdam MBA Business Seminar today at the stunning Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ! 🏛️ My core message to the students: Business can be a powerful force for good—if you have the courage to build it that way. It was a pleasure sharing the stage with Erik de Groot, who delivered an inspiring talk on his journey founding Boldwill. Judging by the photos, I am happy to see that heads were up and some screens were down! Joking aside, receiving such enthusiastic feedback and engaging questions from the students was deeply energizing. I am genuinely looking forward to seeing many more purpose-driven ventures pop up in the coming years. A big thank you to Mark van der Veen for the invitation and organization! 📸 Photo credit: Ineke Oostveen #BusinessForGood #PurposeDriven #UvAMBA #Leadership #Entrepreneurship #ImpactBusiness
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Besma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكBesma Kraiem أضاف إعجابًا إلى ذلكWe're sending this out to One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA 95014, United States.
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Besma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكBesma Kraiem تفاعل مع ذلكAfter a couple of weeks of “soft starting mode”, I am sharing today that I have joined Devoteam as Group Vice President, with two exciting assignments: Managing Director for Portugal and lead of the Group’s Microsoft business unit. Thank you, everyone, for the fantastic welcome! In Portugal, I have the privilege of building on a strong legacy. Over 1,400 “devoteamers”, hundreds of customers, and a business built with ambition, resilience and hard work over many years — a fundamental part of what the Devoteam Group is today. I want to thank Bruno Mota, Pedro André Martins, Hugo Cartaxeiro, Rui Shantilal, João Caldas and everyone who helped bring Devoteam Portugal to where it is today. I receive that legacy with enormous respect — and with the ambition to take it even further. On the international side, Microsoft is one of the strategic pillars of Devoteam’s growth across the more than 20 countries in which the Group operates. My role will be to lead and accelerate this global partnership, bringing together our people, capabilities and expertise across geographies, and turning the strength of the Devoteam–Microsoft relationship into even greater value for our clients. Thank you, Stanislas de Bentzmann, Sebastien Chevrel and Valon Rexhepi, representing such an amazing organization, for the trust you are placing in me. There is a lot to do. And what an exciting time to do it. We are living through an iconic moment of transformation, with AI reshaping our businesses, our industries and the way we create value. I am convinced that we are only at the beginning of a new wave of growth and prosperity — and I am excited about the opportunity to help build and conquer it together. There will be difficult days, big decisions, unexpected turns but, sure, many great moments along the way. I want to enjoy them all. To appreciate the people I meet, the teams I work with, the challenges we overcome and the small victories we celebrate together. Because, ultimately, that is what this next chapter is about. Bonita la vida. ❤️ #devoteam #AI #team #kindness
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Instituto de Cooperação Luso-Árabe (ICLA)
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