Entrepreneurship Summit in Partnership with ADGM

Sep 30, 2019, 5:00 AM – 1:30 PM

We've partnered with ADGM for The Entrepreneurship Summit; gathering a select group of startups, investors and innovators around the theme Made in the UAE: Building Successful Startups from Idea to Exit. Connect, learn and be inspired by local trailblazers. Witness the official launch of the search for MENA's next unicorn as we bridge the early-stage funding gap with an exciting pitch competition.

In-person event

About this event

As the UAE's first unicorn exit continues to inspire entrepreneurs across the region, we've partnered with ADGM to bring you The Entrepreneurship Summit. A testament to the UAE's status as MENA's entrepreneurial hub as well as its commitment to attracting and nurturing the world's top founders, The Summit will gather a select group of startups, innovators and investors around the theme: Made in the UAE: Building Successful Startups From Idea to Exit.

The UAE's most brilliant minds will be under one roof for a full day of discussions tailoring the blueprint of entrepreneurial success to the UAE's challenges and opportunities. Join us for a unique opportunity to connect, learn and be inspired by the best local entrepreneurs.

We're kicking off the official search for the region's next unicorn and bridging the early-stage funding gap with an exciting pitch competition. Five promising founding teams will be selected to present their startups for a chance to win funding and incentives.

Check out what happened

Panelists

  • Magnus Olsson

    Careem

    Co-Founder and Chief Xperience Officer

  • Vera Futorjanski

    Veritas Ventures

    Founder & CEO

  • Roland Schatz

    UNGSII

    Senior Advisor to the UN General Director

  • Heather Henyon

    Mindshift Capital

    Founding General Partner

  • Sal Lavallo

    Trail of Seeds

    Founder

  • Khaled AlFahim

    ALFAHIIM

    Board Director

  • Preston McIntyre

    EMAG Group

    Policy Advisor

  • Sharif El-Badawi

    +VC

    Founding Managing Partner

  • Ambareen Musa

    Souqalmal.com

  • Ramesh Jagannathan

    StartAD

    NYUAD Vice Provost for Entrepreneurship and Managing Director of startAD

  • BabaK Ahmadzadeh

    Plug & Play

    Director

  • Joy Ajlouny

    Fetchr

  • Stephen George

    Surkus

    Founder and CEO

  • Philip Bahoshy

    MAGNiTT

    Founder & CEO

  • Patrick Rogers

    Clara

    Co-Founder & CEO

  • Mahmoud Adi

    Hub 71

    CEO

  • Dr. Asma Al Mannaei

    Abu Dhabi Department of Health

    Director, Healthcare Quality Division

  • Noor Shawwa

    Endeavor UAE

    Managing Director

  • Shane Shin

    Shorooq Investments

    Co-Founder & Managing Partner

  • Raj Kotecha

    Creative Content Agency

    Founder

  • Bassel Idriss

    Generics

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Nelio Leone

    Urban Monks

    CEO & Founder

  • Idriss Al Rifai

    Fetchr

    Co-founder & CEO

  • Ibrahim Parwaz

    Sage Middle East

    Start-up and Small Business Lead

  • Vijay Tirathrai

    Techstars

    Managing Director

  • Kai Ling Ting

    Etihad

Moderators

  • Sana Bagersh

    BrandMoxie

    CEO

  • Miguel Sousa Lobo

    INSEAD

    Academic Director of the Middle East Campus in Abu Dhabi Chair, Decision Sciences Area

  • Aby Sam Thomas

    Entrepreneur Middle East

    Éditeur en chef

  • Tamara Pupic

    Entrepreneur Middle East

    Managing Editor

  • Dan Murphy

    CNBC

    Correspondant

Judges

  • Heather Henyon

    Mindshift Capital

    Founding General Partner

  • Alessandro Masaro

    Delta Partners

    Vice-President

  • Mohammed Majid

    CMS

    Partner & Co-Head of Corporate, UAE

When

When

Monday, September 30, 2019
5:00 AM – 1:30 PM UTC

Agenda

5:00 AMOpening Remarks
5:30 AMCorporate- Startup Partnerships
6:15 AMBuild Something People Want
7:00 AMCoffee Break
7:15 AMLet's Talk About The F-Word: Failing Forward On the Road to Success
8:00 AMThe Funding Ecosystem
8:45 AMNetworking Lunch
9:45 AMAccess to Capital from a Founder's Perspective
10:30 AMDoing Good Is Good Business: Social Entrepreneurship as a Pillar of Innovation
11:15 AMPitch Competition
12:00 PMCoffee Break
12:15 PMFrom UAE to the World: Building the Global Tech Hub of the Future
1:00 PMSpecial Fireside Chat with Magnus Olsson
1:45 PMWinners Revealed & Closing
2:00 PMNetworking at Coya

Organizer

  • Ahmed Sheikh

    Startup Grind

    Co-director

Presenting

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) logo

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM)

Sage logo

Sage

Gold

C.M.S. logo

C.M.S.

Partners

Abu Dhabi Global Market logo

Abu Dhabi Global Market

Entrepreneur Middle East logo

Entrepreneur Middle East

Careeem logo

Careeem

The Smovies logo

The Smovies

MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab logo

MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab

Delta Partners logo

Delta Partners

Vision Fwd logo

Vision Fwd

Referbility.com logo

Referbility.com

MIT Tech Review Arabic logo

MIT Tech Review Arabic

Popular Science Arabic logo

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