Announcing Mix N' Mentor Beirut!

This week, we were especially thrilled to announce kicking off the second half of Wamda's Mix N' Mentor 2013 roadshow in Beirut on October 12. Find out about the new format, and book your tickets before they run out!

Upcoming Events

• 08 September - CHANGING Markets Award Competition in Istanbul
• 09 Sept - UAE eCommerce Summit
• 12 Sept - BiD Women in Business Challenge Award Ceremony in Amsterdam
• 12 Sept - Startup Weekend Tripoli, Libya
• 12 Sept - Celebration of Innovation competition in Palestine
• 13 Sept - CEED Morocco's Going International

Be sure to check wamda.com/events, or follow @WamdaME on Twitter to stay up to date about more of the regiona's top events! 

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