Watch the Livestream from the 5th Annual MIT Enterprise Forum Entrepreneurship Workshop: Writing a Business Plan and Winning the Competition. 

Today at the Higher Colleges of Technology Women's College in Abu Dhabi, MIT Enterprise Forum is hosting a series of workshops for its 50 Semifinalists, along with 20 Semifinalists from Global Innovation in Science and Technology (GIST) Competition. 

The schedule for today is: 

8:00 – 8:15 AM
Welcome Address
Hala Fadel, Chair, MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region
Ovidiu Bujorean, Innovation Program Manager, GIST Initiative 

8:15 – 10:15 AM
Business Plan Writing: Do’s and Dont’s
Tarek Kettaneh, Senior Lecturer, American University of Beirut

10:15 – 10:45 AM
Coffee Break

10:45 – 12:15 PM
Finance for Start-Ups
Tarek Kettaneh, Senior Lecturer, American University of Beirut

12:15 – 1:00 PM
Lunch

1:00– 2:00 PM
Critical Success Factors in Entrepreneurship: What’s Hot and What’s Not
Ken Morse, Serial Entrepreneur & previous Founding Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center

2:00 – 2:30 PM
HE Sheikha Lubna Al-Qassimi, Minister of Foreign Trade and former 
Minister of Economy & Planning for the UAE

2:30 – 3:30 PM
Sales is Mission Critical
Ken Morse, Serial Entrepreneur & previous Founding Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center 

3:30 – 5:00 PM
Tips for Optimal Networking and Elevator Pitch
Ken Morse, Serial Entrepreneur & previous Founding Managing Director, MIT Entrepreneurship Center 

6:00 – 7:45 PM
Elevator Pitch Contest (@ HCT Women’s College, City Campus, Assembly Hall)