UK Lebanon Tech Hub and Resolve partner to lead technology, design thinking and social innovation sessions for startups and the private sector in Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON—For the first time ever, on May 9th and 11th, the UKLTH and the new London-based, specialist accelerator Resolve, will offer startups, students, NGOs and private sector companies an opportunity to participate in Beirut Innovation Week, taking place at the co-working space Antwork and at the Beirut Digital District (BDD).
Confirmed speakers include Khater Abi Habib Chairman at Kafalat, Walid Mansour, managing partner at Middle East Venture Partners, Fadi Bizri, partner at B&Y Venture Partners, Coralie Zaccar, head of microinsurance at Commercial Insurance, Omar Bader, CEO of PinPay, David Munir Nabti, CEO of AltCity, Melissa Jun Rowley, co-founder of Resolve, Josh Russell, co-founder of Resolve, Andy Dennis, co-founder of Resolve, Rishi Chowdhury, Co-founder of Incubus, Genevieve Leveille, CEO of AgriLedger, Daniel Tenner, CEO of GrantTree and Joseph Thompson, CEO of AID:Tech.
This first Beirut Innovation Week will be the start of a yearly series, designed to foster relationships between UK tech influencers and Beirut’s burgeoning knowledge economy. The collaborative initiative aims to identify startups and internal corporate teams that seek to build technology products and services with potential to scale regionally and internationally.
Startups in attendance at the May 9th event, which will have an emphasis on fintech for inclusivity and economic empowerment, will have an opportunity to pitch their ideas and apply for UKLTH’s next acceleration cycle.
Selected startups will then be invited to meet, network and ideate with established private sector organizations at the second Beirut Innovation Week event, which will be held on May 11th at BDD.
Additionally, entrepreneurs will have an opportunity to apply for Resolve’s March 2018 conference in London, where they will be able to meet with potential UK investors and partners.
People interested in participating in Beirut Innovation Week can pre-register here:
http://www.weresolve.co