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Entrepreneurship Summit
Made in the UAE: Building Successful Start-ups From Idea to Exit
Event at Capacity: RSVP Limit Reached for the Entrepreneurship Summit
About This Event
The recent start-up exits in the region have solidified the UAE’s position as MENA’s leading Entrepreneurship Hub. As a leading business and Fintech hub, Abu Dhabi continues to attract and nurture innovators and tech start-ups through several initiatives, such as the launch of cost-effective start-up licenses, accelerator programmes, funding incentives, match-funding and long-term residency.
As part of ADGM’s Entrepreneurship Support Programme, ADGM and Start-up Grind are pleased to invite you to the first-of-its-kind Entrepreneurship Summit in Abu Dhabi, followed by a networking session. You will have the opportunity to meet exciting group of founders, tech enablers and investors around the theme:
Made in the UAE: Building Successful Startups From Idea to Exit
We're kicking off the official search for the next unicorn and bridging the early-stage funding gap with an exciting pitch competition. Five promising founding teams will be selected to present their start-up ideas for a chance to win a prize.
Speakers
Ambareen Musa
Magnus Olsson
Heather Henyon
Nelio Leone
Patrick Rogers
Noor Shawwa
Badr Ward
Idriss Al Rifai
Babak Ahmadzadeh
Vera Futorjanski
Steve Barnett
Aby Sam Thomas
Ahmed Ali Alwan
Fodhil Benturquia
Roland Schatz
Stephen George
Talal Bayaa
Basil Ali Askari
Kai Ling Ting
Joy Ajlouni
Dr. Asma Al Mannaei
Bassel Idriss
Philip Bahoshy
Khaled Al Fahim
Preston McIntyre
Sal Lavallo
Sharif El-Badawy
Shane Shin
Raj Kotecha
Tamara Pupic
Jamil Asfour
Vijay Tirathrai
Ramesh Jagannathan
Dan Murphy
Sana Bagersh
Ambareen Musa
SOUQALMAL.COM
Magnus Olsson
Careem
Heather Henyon
MINDSHIFT CAPITAL
Nelio Leone
WASHMEN
Patrick Rogers
CLARA
Noor Shawwa
ENDEAVOR UAE
Badr Ward
LAMSA
Idriss Al Rifai
FETCHR
Babak Ahmadzadeh
PLUGANDPLAY
Vera Futorjanski
500 STARTUPS
Steve Barnett
ADGM
Aby Sam Thomas
ENTREPRENUER MIDDLE EAST
Ahmed Ali Alwan
Hub71
Fodhil Benturquia
Okadoc
Roland Schatz
UNGSII
Stephen George
SURKUS
Talal Bayaa
BAYZAT
Basil Ali Askari
MIDCHAINS
Kai Ling Ting
ETIHAD
Joy Ajlouni
FETCHR
Dr. Asma Al Mannaei
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Bassel Idriss
FORMIDABLE MICROFACTORY
Philip Bahoshy
MAGNiTT
Khaled Al Fahim
Al Fahim Group
Preston McIntyre
EMAG GROUP
Sal Lavallo
TRAIL OF SEEDS
Sharif El-Badawy
500 STARTUPS
Shane Shin
SHOROOQ INVESTMENT
Raj Kotecha
CREATIVE MARKETING AGENCY
Tamara Pupic
ENTREPENUER MIDDLE EAST
Jamil Asfour
ABU DHABI INVESTMENT OFFICE
Vijay Tirathrai
TECHSTARS
Ramesh Jagannathan
startAD
Dan Murphy
CNBC
Sana Bagersh
BRANDMOXIE
Registration
Opening
Corporate-start-up Partnerships: The Private Sector's Role in Scaling the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
Khaled Al Fahim, Board Member, Al Fahim Group
Kai Ling Ting, Senior Manager Strategy & Innovation, Etihad
Babak Ahmadzadeh, Director, PlugandPlay
Ramesh Jagannathan, Vice Provost for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Managing Director of startAD, NYU
Dr. Asma Ibrahim Al Mannaei, Director, Healthcare Quality Division, Department of Health
Moderator: Prof. Miguel Lobo, Academic Director, INSEAD
Build Something People Want: How to increase the odds of success?
Nelio Leone- Entrepreneur, Growth Hacker, Ex-Careem, Ex-Washmen
Joy Ajlouni, co-founder Fetcher, serial entrepreneurs
Vishal Sacheendran, Capital Markets Authorisation Manager, ADGM FSRA
Raj Kotecha, CEO, Creative Content
Basil Al Askari, Founder, Midchain
Moderator: Vera Futorjanski, Innovation Director, 500 Startups
Coffee Break
Let's talk about the F word: Why do start-ups fail and how can founders fail forward?
Bassel Iddriss, Formidable Microfactory
Sharif El-Badawy, Partner, 500 Falcons
Heather Henyon, Founding General Partner, Mindshift Capital
Stephen George, CEO of Surkus
Moderator: Patrick Rogers, Co-Founder and CEO, Clara Technologies
The Funding Ecosystem: Choosing the Right Investment Vehicles for Each Growth Stage
Salvatore Lavallo, Sector Incentive Packages, Abu Dhabi Investment Office
Talal Tabbaa, COO, Jibrel Network
Shane Shin, Partner, Shourooq
Noor Shawwa, Managing Director, Endeavor UAE
Moderator: Philip Bahoshy, Founder and CEO, MAGNITT
Lunch/Networking Break
Access to Capital from a Founder's Perspective: How Easy is it to fund raise in the region?
Fodhil Benturquia, Founder and CEO, Okadoc
Ambareen Musa, Founder and CEO, SouqAlmal
Idriss Al Rifai, Co-Founder and CEO, Fetchr
Talal Bayaa, Co-Founder and CEO, Bayzat
Badr Ward, Founder and CEO, Lamsa
Moderator:Tamara Pupic, Managing Editor, Entrepreneur Middle East
Doing Good Is Good Business: Social Entrepreneurship as a Pillar of Innovation
Roland Schatz, Senior Advisor to the UN Secretary General
Preston McIntyre, Senior Policy Advisor, EMAG Group
Steve Barnett, Executive Director of Business Development, ADGM
Vijay Tirathrai, Managing Director, Techstars
Moderator: Sana Bagersh, CEO, BrandMoxie
Pitch 5 Startups 2 mins pitch 3 mins Q&A
Coffee Break
Fireside Chat: From UAE to the World: Building MENA's Global Tech Hub of the Future
Ahmad Ali Alwan, Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development, Hub71
Jamil Asfour, Executive Director for Technology Partnerships, Abu Dhabi Investment Office
Moderator: Dan Murphy, CNBC