October 4, 2013

Crowdfunding and Angel Investing: New Avenues for MENA Entrepreneurs Oct. 16-17, 2013

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CROWDFUNDING AND ANGEL INVESTING
NEW AVENUES FOR MENA ENTREPRENEURS
OCTOBER 16-17 , 2013 AT UC BERKELEY CAMPUS
Entrepreneurship is thriving in the Middle East, but not the means to finance it. To explore and promote different vehicles for startup acceleration from angel investing, to venture capital, to crowdfunding – we are teaming with Silatech, UC Berkeley and Shekra in two days of intense brainstorming and knowledge transfer. Our panelists and thoughts leaders include some of the world’s top experts in Middle Eastern Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Please join us in this unique and content-rich forum!

Dr. Tarik Yousef
CEO
Silatech

Hala Fadel
Chair
MIT-EF Pan-Arab

Dr. Ossama Hassanein
Chairman
TechWadi

Youssri Helmy
Partner
Newbury Ventures

Dr. Richard Swart
Director of Research
Fung Institute

Dr. Shehab Marzban
Managing Partner
Shekra

Alex Sloan
Portfolio Director
Skoll Foundation

Deena Shakir
Business Development
Google

Dr. Maher Hakim
Associate Professor
Carnegie Mellon – Qatar

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