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Digital Arab Innovation Forum Beirut

Under the Patronage of

The President of the Council of Ministers
His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri

the PCA was holding on June 27-28, 2019 in Beirut the

WSA Digital Arab Innovation Forum.

 

 

June 27 & 28 2019 - IRI-Lebanese University Campus - Hadath & Lebanese National Library - Emile Edde Street, Sanayeh

Beirut, Lebanon

 

Highlighting Digital Innovation from the Arab Region, the WSA Digital Arab Innovation Forum brought together digital entrepreneurs and content developers from the Arabic speaking world, demonstrating the richness and diversity of Arabic digital content and strengthening regional networks and collaboration.

 

THE BEST IN ARAB DIGITAL CONTENT 2019!

 

 

OBJECTIVES

  • Connect for impact - the best WSA applications from the Arabic region
  • Strengthen regional cooperation
  • Foster local innovation and product ownership
  • Refresh the knowledge exchange in the Arab region

 

HIGHLIGHTS

 

  • Pitching sessions from regional techpreneurs
  • Moderated workshops and keynotes from international IT experts
  • Jury meeting and selection of WSA Arab Region winners
  • Networking and knowledge transfer sessions
  • Cultural program
  • Gala dinner and award ceremony

HAVE A LOOK AT THE EVENT PICTURE GALLERY!

AGENDA

Thursday, June 27th
Venue: Industrial Research Institute - Lebanese University Campus, Hadat

 

 

Friday, June 28th
Venue: Lebanese National Library - Emile Edde Street, Sanayeh

 

 

PARTICIPATING START-UPS

 

 

 

KEY PARTICIPANTS

 

Nayla Zreik Fahed

Co-founder and CEO

Lebanese Alternative Learning

Lebanon

Amin El Husseini

Head of Mobile Business Development

MBC Group

Lebanon

Mariam Farag

Group Head of Corporate Sustainability

MBC AL AMAL, MBC Group

Egypt

Aziz Elhajir

Educational Technologies Program Specialist

ISESCO

Morocco

Ubaydli Ubaydli

Chairman

Bahrain Technology Companies Society & Arab ICT Union

Bahrain

Batoul Husseini

Regional Executive Director of Government Affairs and Corporate Social Responsibility

SAP

Syria/Turkiye

Christian Bauer

Manager

Bauer & Associates

Austria

Samar El Sheikh

Partners Development Unit Manager

ITIDA

Egypt

Ahmed M. El-Sobky

Vice CEO

Information Technology Industry Development Agency “ITIDA”

Egypt

Zouheir Lakhdissi

CEO and Co-founder

Dial Technologies

Morocco

Ralph Simon

CEO & Founder; Chairman Emeritus & Founder

Mobilium International; Mobile Entertainment Forum-Americas

United Kingdom

Peter A. Bruck

WSA Chairperson

World Summit Awards

Austria

Gabriel Deek

Ex-President

Professional Computer Association (PCA)

Lebanon

Manar Al Hashash

CEO

DotDesign

Kuwait

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