Regional COP28 beyond the negotiations: unleashing innovation and collaboration for climate action Eva Morales and Samsurin Welch are the co-founders of HyveGeo In Dubai this year, the largest-ever attended COP in history saw a... Thought Leadership • 24 December, 2023 HyveGeo Cleantech COP28
U.A.E How to turn the UAE into a hub for greentech pioneers Yassin Nasri, is the founder and CEO of ImpactGulf With a keen focus on renewable energy, nurturing startups and fostering a... Thought Leadership • 09 November, 2023 greentech Cleantech
Global The key ingredient for successful impact startups Medea Nocentini is a senior partner at Global Ventures, Maria Najjar is the content manager at Global Ventures and Lana Azhari is the... Thought Leadership • 07 August, 2023 ESG impact entrepreneurship
U.A.E Cafu: on the road to world domination Few startups born in the Middle East have managed to expand outside of the region and scale across the world, but this is a mission that... Triska Hamid • 20 July, 2023 CAFU mobility
Palestine Can Palestine become a birthplace for impact-driven ventures? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. In a recent... Thought Leadership • 25 July, 2022 palestine Impact
Regional Is Mena the next big market for micromobility? Transportation is often described as the lifeblood of an economy. For any major city, the ability to transport goods and people along a... Dunya Hassanein • 17 June, 2021 mobility e-scooter micromobility
U.A.E ONE MOTO secures seven-figure investment Electric motorcycle and e-bike startup ONE MOTO, has raised a bridge round, via crowdfunding platform Eureeca. The investment was led by... News • 07 February, 2021 mobility Electric vehicles One Moto
Regional The future of agritech in Mena Across the Middle East, agriculture plays a pivotal role in transforming economies, alleviating poverty and fostering economic growth, but... Dunya Hassanein • 12 November, 2020 agritech Pure Harvest Smart Farms
Global Mena's 3D printing startups pivot to save lives Every so often, a new technology grips the tech community, usually ones that are described as pioneering and disruptive. A few years ago,... Triska Hamid • 29 April, 2020 3d printing eon dental immensa
Global The challenge of regulating technology without stifling innovation This week, some 700 delegates descended on Dubai as part of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Futures Council to discuss and generate... Triska Hamid • 05 November, 2019 World Economic Forum wef Regulations
Global The opportunity for startups in energy sector The need for stable energy in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) is clear, and the growing demand is perceived as both a necessity and... Shaimaa El Nazer • 16 September, 2019 energy ADNEC green tech
Regional The three blind spots of social entrepreneurs Suzan Elsayed is a Google Policy Fellow at Wamda and an independent researcher focusing on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and future of... Thought Leadership • 09 May, 2019 social impact Social Entrepreneurship
Regional Middle Eastern environmental startups get on the right side of the green line In recent years, the tech sector around the world has come to recognize the importance, the urgent necessity even, of going green. The... Lily Catherine Jabbour • 09 August, 2017 Sustainability Cleantech green
Jordan Nestrom and how to feed the next two billion Over half a century ago, the introduction of pesticides and modified irrigation systems helped save one billion people from famine,... Tala El Issa • 09 October, 2016 Agriculture Nestrom Yousef Wadi
Defining social entrepreneurship: Alashanek ya Balady in Egypt [Case Study] Continuing our new case study series, in partnership with the El Khazindar Business Research and Case Center (KCC) at the American U... Wamda • 23 June, 2013 Social Entrepreneurship
Tech companies support women entrepreneurs in the Arab world With 74% of women confident that they can achieve a balanced professional and personal life and reach the upper echelons of business... Ahmed Gabr • 01 July, 2013 Wamda for Women Entrepreneurs Social Change Social Entrepreneurship
4 reasons why sustainability should matter to your startup Amidst a massive rethink of how we do business, global markets have begun embracing sustainability as an integral part of strategy and a... Leena AlOlaimy • 04 June, 2013 Sustainability Social Entrepreneurship
Meet The Winners of the HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021 Early this May, three forward-thinking companies from the Middle East and North Africa took home the top prizes at the... Leena AlOlaimy • 02 June, 2013 Sustainability Wharton Competitions
Lebanon New initiative launches in Cairo and Beirut to support Arabic content online There’s a reason why initiatives like Taghreedat and Arabic Web Days are focusing on boosting Arabic content on the... Reine Farhat • 16 May, 2013 Translation Arabic Content
How two companies innovated to resuscitate tourism in Tunisia and Morocco Over the past few decades, tourism has been an increasingly important source of revenue for both Morocco and Tunisia. Both countries are... Aline Mayard • 12 May, 2013 Tourism
Cairo University Tech Transfer Competition The Cairo University Technology Transfer Office is organizing a competition for existing and new startup concepts with the potential for a... Ahmed Gabr • 21 May, 2013 Competitions
EuroAsia Social Business Forum - Istanbul, Turkey The EuroAsia Social Business Forum is a social business on May 23, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey, attended by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Pr... Wamda • 13 May, 2013 Social Change Conferences Social Entrepreneurship
Think Science Fair Unites Technology Talents in the Emirates The Sunday before last, Dubai witnessed the launch of the biggest national science innovation fair for youth in UAE. The "Think Science"... Shaimaa El Nazer • 02 May, 2013 Science Emirates Foundation Sustainability
Egyptian Brothers Innovate Recycling Technology in the Emirates Many residents in the UAE simply don’t understand recycling, several recycling companies have said over the past few years. In Abu Dhabi, w... Nina Curley • 01 May, 2013 Recycling Sustainability Environment