Regional What we learned at Step's tenth show in Dubai It has been 10 years since Step held its first startup conference and festival in Dubai, a time when the entrepreneurship sector in the... Triska Hamid • 25 February, 2022 STEP
Egypt RiseUp Summit concludes ninth edition by the Pyramids It was an event intended to connect Egypt's innovative past with its thriving startup ecosystem, a bustling return to in-person events,... Dunya Hassanein - Nesma Abdel Azim • 28 November, 2021 RiseUp Egypt
Regional Gitex Future Stars: North Stars in the making Gitex, the Middle East’s largest technology exhibition is one of the most important events for those in the technology sector. It is... Triska Hamid • 21 October, 2021 GITEX GITEX Future Stars
U.A.E Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize The Arab Financial Inclusion Innovation Prize (AFIIP) 2021 is well underway and scouting for solutions that can improve access to and... Wamda • 01 July, 2021
Regional Localization Strategy Made Simple One-size-fits-all English content and experiences are no longer sufficient. According to a study by Common Sense... Wamda • 01 July, 2021
Regional Localization: The Future of E-commerce Did you know that you lose 40% of your potential global customers if you don’t communicate in their native language? If... Annelies Docx • 31 March, 2021
Global TechWadi ‘21: the virtual tech conference bridging Silicon Valley & the MENA region TechWadi, the leading non-profit organization building bridges between Silicon Valley and the MENA region to support the growth and... Wamda • 14 March, 2021
Regional How Covid-19 unlocked the adoption of e-commerce in the Mena region Wamda, in partnership with MIT Legatum Entrepreneurship Center, will be hosting an online panel to launch a report on ‘How... Wamda • 11 March, 2021
U.A.E Facing new realities at Gitex 2020 Gitex is usually one of the biggest events that takes place in the Middle East region, typically attracting more than 100,000 delegates... Triska Hamid • 09 December, 2020 GITEX
Regional RiseUp Summit 2020 : RESET RiseUp Summit is one of the largest entrepreneurial gatherings in the Middle East. This year, the RiseUp Summit 2020 is going virtual,... Annelies Docx • 25 November, 2020
Regional Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival 2020 The 4th Sharjah Entrepreneaurship Festival will be held on December 6-10 2020. The event will be virtually and... Annelies Docx • 18 November, 2020
Regional Techne Summit Alexandria 2020 Techne Summit is coming to you this year on November 7-8-9 as a Hybrid Event! So, if you can't attend in person, you can... Annelies Docx • 26 October, 2020
Regional The future of Agritech in Mena Wamda is hosting an online panel discussion on Wednesday, November 4th at 3:00 PM (GMT+4), ''The future of Agritech in... Annelies Docx • 26 October, 2020
Iraq More investment, better regulations needed in Iraq Iraq’s entrepreneurial ecosystem is gradually shaping up and evolving into a welcome landscape for innovation. While the... Dunya Hassanein • 20 October, 2020 Five One Labs Iraqi ecosystem Miswag.net
Regional Yalla Fintech 2020 - Arab Hackathon for Financial Inclusion Fintech Galaxy and Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH have launched the virtual hackathon for... Annelies Docx • 19 October, 2020
Regional STEP Saudi 2020 Step Saudi 2020, Saudi's Most Happening Conference, taking place online this November 24-25, 2020. 2,000+ startup... Annelies Docx • 19 October, 2020
Regional 14th edition of MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition (ASC) is a yearly competition initiated by the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab since 2006.... Wamda • 08 October, 2020
U.A.E The state of subscription-based businesses in Mena [Survey] Wamda's Research Lab and Microsoft for Startups have partnered with Subsbase, a subscribers lifecycle management and... Annelies Docx • 04 October, 2020
Regional Roundup of Step Anywhere 2020 Step this week concluded its first ever online edition, Step Anywhere, only six months after the ninth edition of Step Conference, the... Shaimaa El Nazer • 27 August, 2020 STEP event
Egypt RiseUp concludes its first virtual edition RiseUp is one of the region's biggest startup events, attracting thousands of participants, giving visitors a glimpse into the Egyptian... Dunya Hassanein • 16 August, 2020 RiseUp Summit Rise Up from Home
Regional What is the future of events? Last week, after four long months of coronavirus lockdowns, Dubai hosted its first “in-person” event. AI Everything, held at... Shaimaa El Nazer • 21 July, 2020 STEP Step Conference eventtus
Regional Edtech and its roadmap to new realities Wamda, in partnership with Columbia Global Centers, is hosting an online panel discussion, ‘Edtech and its roadmap to... Wamda • 25 June, 2020
Egypt Seedstars: It's Easier Online Hackathon Digital & Financial inclusion have transformative power on the economy, community and employment. Digital transformation... Lara Fakih • 08 June, 2020
Regional [Report Launch] The Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on the entrepreneurship ecosystem Wamda and Arabnet have joined efforts to conduct research for a report on the impact of COVID-19 on the startup ecosystem across the... Wamda • 13 May, 2020