Banque du Liban is hosting Lebanon’s 1st international startup conference, Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014, on November 20th and 21st at BIEL in Beirut.

Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014 will bring together over 500 top entrepreneurs, investors, and knowledge-economy stakeholders from around the world to discuss trends, insights, opportunities, challenges and to lay the foundation for establishing Lebanon as a premier international startup hub.

At Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014 three other tracks will be running in parallel:

• The Startup Plaza that will feature select international, regional, and local startups, and will include an international startup competition

• The Ecosystem Square that will provide key investors and stakeholders with a powerful platform to deliver valuable startup support activities, and relevant investment opportunities

• The Seedstars World Competition that will provide a great opportunity for $500K of investment
, a free trip to Switzerland to participate in the final event
, investment opportunities from key european investors
, $20K worth of hosting services from Softlayer
 and $60K of prizes from global prize partners.

Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014 is an invite-only event. Apply for an invitation here.