Join us on the Wamda Plane for a free trip to our Saudi blogger meetup!

We're getting closer to our first Mix N' Mentor in Jeddah, and we've decided to celebrate this milestone by inviting Saudi tech bloggers and entrepreneurs based in Riyadh and Dammam to join us. We'll also be hosting a special Saudi bloggers meetup. Apply here to join us!

Upcoming Events

• 23 Nov - Dubai+Acumen Social Enterprise Business Plan Competition Finale
• 23 Nov - GDG Dubai's dbcon
• 23 Nov - Global Entrepreneurship Week Jeddah
• 24 Nov - Global Entrepreneurship Week Lebanon
• 24 Nov - Wamda’s new Pitch N’ Mentor heads to Cairo
• 25 Nov - Introduction to Hadoop in Dubai
• 26 Nov - DIC Excellence Series: Understand the Power of Personal Brands in Career Advancement and Recruitment
• 28 Nov - SME Stars of Business Summit and Awards 2013 in Dubai
• 28 Nov - Startup Weekend Dubai

Be sure to check wamda.com/events, or follow @WamdaME on Twitter to stay up to date on the region's top upcoming events! 

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