Lebanon

A Conversation with Chile’s Changemakers

How can Lebanon and Chile collaborate to promote entrepreneurship and innovation? In just a few years, Chile’s startup ecosystem has...

Wamda • 20 July, 2015

Forums Chile lebanon

Global

How to build a multi-billion dollar business, according to Ex-Apple CEO John Sculley

John Sculley back in the day. (Image via Associated Press) “There has never been a better time to build a transformative company,” says Joh...

Natasha D'Souza • 01 July, 2015

Steve Jobs John Sculley apple

Global

How this NASA-certified mat can help Muslims reduce knee injuries

Innovation often comes from a personal inspiration or a simple observation. In Nader Sabry’s case, it was both.  “I saw...

Reine Farhat • 14 June, 2015

MEMakers Timez5 Healthcare

Regional

Silicon Valley investor on MENA’s road to startup success

Bern Shen at Flat6Labs mentoring a startup team working on children education. Investor Bern Shen is optimistic about the MENA region’s a...

Pamela Kesrouani • 03 June, 2015

MENA ecosystem Bern Shen MENA

Regional

Beyond Oil: Tech and Future of Work in MENA

Moving from traditional to knowledge economies is a prickly problem for any country, but especially so for oil-bound Middle Eastern...

Pamela Kesrouani • 10 May, 2015

Diversification FOW Future of Work

Global

How one Jordanian's innovative approach to job hunting got Airbnb's attention

Nina Mufleh wants a job at Airbnb. Like thousands of others though, when she began her quest, she quickly found her applications and calls...

Lucy Knight • 23 April, 2015

resume Airbnb CV

Egypt

InnovEgypt program: 4th round

The Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (TIEC) announced the opening of round four of the InnovEgypt program that will be...

Wamda • 15 January, 2015

Egypt Innovation

Lebanon

Innovation fills the prescription: 6 tips on building a wearable from CardioDiagnostics

Most of the entrepreneurial activity in the region focuses on ecommerce or online services, and software development and services...

Stephanie Nour Prince • 25 November, 2014

CardioDiagnostics Beirut Digital District Wearable devices

Lebanon

Innovation in Family Business Forum

Under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Commerce and Trade, Dr. Alain Hakim, the Lebanese Management Association (LMA) and Al-Iktissad...

Wamda • 04 December, 2014

beirut Innovation

Egypt

GEW in Cairo seeks to connect scientists with investors and mentors

At a time when Egypt is in dire need of support for its innovation and technology sector, a necessary part of the economy’s revival, Global ...

Eman Mostafa • 06 December, 2014

cairo Egypt Innovation

Global

Is 'design thinking' a path to innovation?

With change happening at an exponential rate, companies have felt an increasing demand to develop their ability to innovate, even to the...

Carolyn Chandler • 19 November, 2014

Design Innovation

Lebanon

Innovation in Family Business Forum in Beirut

The Lebanese Management Association (LMA) will organize in collaboration with Al-Iktissad Wal-Aamal Group the “Innovation in Family B...

Wamda • 23 September, 2014

Innovation lebanon

Third Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference, Abu Dhabi, Deadline September 13th

The Arab Innovation Network (AIN) is hosting its 3nd Arab Innovation Network Annual Conference (AINAC 2014) on September 27th and 28th, at...

Wamda • 25 August, 2014

Innovation Dubai conference

TAG-Org expands its support services to startups with new program

Joining a growing group of organizations providing support to entrepreneurs in the region, the Jordan-based international business ...

Maya Rahal • 22 April, 2014

Talal Abou Ghazaleh Innovation

Arab League moves to support Arab entrepreneurs with forum in Cairo

In an unprecedented move to support entrepreneurs, the Arab League has hosted the first forum for Arab Entrepreneurs and Innovative Ideas,...

Hanan Solayman • 30 March, 2014

forum event Egypt

Wamda hosts MIT Media Lab innovation workshop in Abu Dhabi from Feb 24-27

To support the community of innovators throughout the Middle East, Wamda and MIT Media Lab are hosting a multi-day workshop to explore best...

Wamda • 26 January, 2014

MIT Media Lab MIT Innovation

What are we talking about when we talk about innovation?

Every industry has jargon: words people say to sound informed whose true meanings have been diluted from overuse. People who hear others...

Stephanie d'Arc Taylor • 20 January, 2014

bayt.com scott berkun Innovation

Global

Is startup cloning sustainable in the Arab world? The good, the bad and the ugly [Reader Poll]

To say that replicating globally successful ideas in the Arab world is not a sustainable practice wouldn’t be an accurate statement....

Reine Farhat • 14 July, 2013

Cloning Innovation

5 predictions about the future of digital, from Arabnet Dubai

Arabnet’s first Digital Summit in Dubai brought together the startup community and the digital media and marketing industries to hash out ...

Kia Davis • 07 July, 2013

Digital Advertising Arabnet Innovation

Kuwaiti entrepreneur builds sports apparel startup in Britain

Who would have thought a British-educated dentist from Kuwait would open his own cheerleading apparel design startup? It...

Ahmed Gabr • 15 July, 2013

Apparel Sports Innovation

Coworking space iceaddis gives a home to Ethiopia's startups

When one thinks or reads about technology startups in Africa, there are a few places that crop up quite often: Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos,...

Jonathan Kalan • 24 June, 2013

East Africa Innovation Coworking Spaces

10th Annual Conference on Innovation Based Regional Development in Riyadh

The Technopolicy Network will be hosting the 10th Annual Conference on Innovation Based Regional Development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on N...

Wamda • 27 May, 2013

Saudi Arabia Conferences Innovation

Startup Cup Round 2 in Egypt

Innoventures, in cooperation with MECSBE and the support of the Global Entrepreneurship Program (GEP), is organizing the second Startup C...

Ahmed Gabr • 27 May, 2013

Conferences Innovation Competitions

How Social Media is Affecting the Arab World [Infographic]

Social media is a force for empowering entrepreneurs, say 86% of those polled in a study by the Dubai School of Government (DSG).  Drawn fr...

Maya Rahal • 24 April, 2013

job Social Networks Social Media