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Jun 12 2012

Entrepreneurs preparing to meet in Beirut to share their digital dreams

12 June 2012


BEIRUT: Next month over 200 entrepreneurs from across the region will gather in Beirut to share their ideas, compete for prizes and make connections at Start-up Weekend.

The three-day event will take place at the incubator and business development center Berytech June 6-8, bringing together aspiring and seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and at least one guest speaker from global technology hub Silicon Valley.

Building on the success of the 2010 weekend in Beirut with Yalla Start-up, the 54-hour get-together will be an intense networking conference where participants will work non-stop to create and promote the best business ideas.

This will be the second such event in the region and one of hundreds that have taken place in over 100 countries, including Mongolia, Brazil, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

The concept comes from a global movement of entrepreneurs learning about starting successful businesses, with the non-profit organization based in Seattle aiming to bring like-minded people together to host workshops and pitch ideas to start companies. Participants will go through the steps of coding, designing and market validation.

Organizers are expecting an attendance of around 200, down from 300 that were hosted in 2010, when many participants came by bus from Jordan and Syria. This year, because of the unrest in Syria, only a handful will be flying in from Jordan.

Sponsors of Start-up Weekend include: Berytech, Aramex, Blom Bank, the American University of Beirut, Lebanese American University and investment company N2V, with Dunkin Donuts providing the food.

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