11 March 2015
Ebtikar Association will organise a workshop entitled "Secrets of Business Innovation and Innovative Entrepreneurship: How to Lead, Create, Market, and Sell Like an Innovator" at Bahrain International Circuit which will be held over three days from 17 to 19 March. This workshop is organisedin cooperation with the Innovation Institute of America and in coordination with e-Government Authority as part of the Bahrain International e-Government Forum, which will be organized under Patron of HH Sh. Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Deputy Prime Minister.

The workshop aims to discuss in depth the concept of innovative entrepreneurship and innovation methods in institutions and businesses as well as the main innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship strategies and ways of developing innovative ideas and converting them into successful projects.It will also discuss ways of capitalizing on favorable conditions to create and explore innovative ideas, translate them into entrepreneurial businesses and succeed in managing them in service sectors and various activities, with focus on Information and Communication Technology while providing explanation of all required skills to this effect.

The workshop will be conducted by Chief Executive Officer of Innovation Institute of America, Alexander Blass, an internationally renowned speaker at leading conferences on innovation/creativity and entrepreneurship held in many countries worldwide. He enjoys a remarkable presence in distinguished media outlets, such as Wall Street Journal, MSNBC,Associated Press, Business Week and FOX.

He won many prizes, particularly the Grand Prize for best innovator for inventing fund-raising technology to finance inventions/ innovation and received the Baltimore Business Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Executives Award.Those wishing to register for the workshop may visit our website: www.egovforum.bh/workshops.

In a press statement, Ebtikar Association president and founder Osama Al Khaja said the workshop aims to train executives, managers, professionals, entrepreneurs and talented people, particularly young entrepreneurs on new concepts and technological transformationsthat have revolutionized the notion of entrepreneurship to foster the creative spirit in light of challenges and opportunities imposed by ICT in a knowledge-based world to keep pace with the rapid pace of  technological advancement and future prospects for creativity as well as proactive thinking to achieve better results.

Mr. Al Khaja  also praised the successful partnership between Ebtikar Association and
e-Government Authority by joining efforts to organize several successful workshops and forums aiming to spread a culture of innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, to develop participants' capabilities in such functions and hone their skills enabling them to translate their ideas into reality and achieve their innovative projects.

It is noteworthy that the workshop entitled "Secrets of Business Innovation and Innovative Entrepreneurship" is one of other interactive, concurrent workshops led by e-Government Authority as part of the 8th edition of Bahrain International e-Government Forum which attracts speakers and experts from across the world.
 
Ebtikar Association, a first-of-its-kind organisation in Bahrain, aims to develop a dedicated platform to support an innovation-driven society through local networking and international collaboration.The society seeks to mobilize resources, apply the best practices in order to be a leader in the field of innovation, The Association welcomes all those sharing its vision and ideas from various economic sectors to join in, including: entrepreneurs, investors, sponsors, inventors and managers of companies of all sizes in addition to strategic thinkers and researchers.

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