Wamda

A Look at Entrepreneurship in Oman: A Chat with Sharifa Albarami [Wamda TV]

In an interview at the Global Entrepreneurship Summit, Sharifa Albarami, founder of Al Jazeera Technical Solutions & Training and the ...

Coworking Spaces Ecosystem

First Startup Weekend Kuwait Unites Local Entrepreneurship Community

Finally, Startup Weekend has made it to Kuwait's small but growing entrepreneurship scene. Startup Weekend Kuwait kicked off a...

Ecosystem Startup Communities Startup Weekend

Bedriye Hulya of Turkey Named Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Entrepreneurship in Turkey is being celebrated on the global stage once again, as the World Economic Forum’s Schwab F...

Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

TECOM Speed Business Dating

On February 28, 2013, Dubai Media City is hosting the second edition of TECOM Speed Business Dating with representation from a variety of...

Conferences

What It Means to Stay Yalla [Pic of the Week]

At the World Economic Forum 2013 in Davos, Switzerland last month, Wamda CEO Habib Haddad gave a talk on the importance of “Thinking A...

Ecosystem Pic of the Week

Hult Prize Final Award Ceremony

As the last part of a series of events during Social Enterprise Week, the Award Ceremony of the Dubai Regional Final of the Hult Prize h...

Competitions Conferences Social Entrepreneurship

Google Science Fair 2013

Google is hosting an online science competition open to students between the ages of 13 and 18 from across the globe, in partnership with...

Competitions Invention

Ethical Food Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week

Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this session features social entrepreneurs who launched food enterprises discussing...

Conferences Environment Food & Beverage

From Small Steps to Big Change Panel & Film, Social Enterprise Week

Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this panel features entrepreneurs engaged in diverse sectors such as child safety, f...

Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship

7 Reasons Why You Should Not Be An Entrepreneur

Entrepreneurship is suddenly the coolest thing around. Even children who once wanted to grow up to be engineers, doctors, pilots and...

Advice

Can a Hackerspace in Beirut Spread Do-ocracy? A Look at Lamba Labs

“I reject thinking like that,” Bilal Ghalib said to me when I first met him. I had just arrived in Beirut and was visiting Lamba Lab...

Art Coworking Spaces Crowdfunding

5 Tips for Building a Successful Tech Startup, from Kuwait's Startup Q8

At the 4th StartupQ8 gathering a couple of weeks ago, entrepreneurs gathered in Kuwait City to discuss the secrets of building a...

Startup Q8 Conferences Gaming

Empowering the Social Enterprise Community, Opening Night

Social Enterprise Week’s inaugural evening event will take place on February 25, 2013 at The Capital Club, DIFC in Dubai. The event will b...

Conferences Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

Green Enterprise Panel, Social Enterprise Week

Part of a series of events for Social Enterprise Week, this interactive session will bring together ‘ecopreneurs’ who have created inno...

Conferences Environment Social Entrepreneurship

i360PlayCamp February

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps March

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps April

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month. The i360PlayCamp is a 4-hour workshop aimed at “demystifying i...

Gamification Innovation Workshops

i360PlayCamps May

Innovation 360 is hosting i360PlayCamps on the last Wednesday of every month in partnership with Dubai Internet City. The i360PlayCamp is a ...

Gamification Workshops Innovation

Cairo Transport App Challenge Awards

The Cairo Transport App Challenge (Cairo TApp) is coming to a close after the participants' hard work of several months to develop i...

Mobile Mobile Apps Transportation

Mobile Apps Win the Day at the Second Startup Weekend Nablus

Mobile seemed to be the theme of last month's Startup Weekend Nablus, evidenced by the top five startup teams selected by the panel of...

Conferences Mobile Mobile Apps

Startup Weekend Sanaa

Startup Weekend makes its way to Sana’a, Yemen for the first time on May 29-31, 2013. SW Sana’a will follow the basic Startup Weekend mode...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Tunis

Startup Weekend makes its way to Tunis, Tunisia on March 1-3, 2013. SW Tunis will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone can pitch ...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Izmir

Startup Weekend heads to Izmir, Turkey on March 1-3, 2013. SW Izmir will take place at Izmir Ekonomi Universitesi. The event will follow th...

Conferences Startup Weekend

Startup Weekend Jeddah

Startup Weekend makes its way to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on March 27-29, 2013. SW Jeddah will follow the basic Startup Weekend model, anyone c...

Conferences Startup Weekend

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