On behalf of the Wamda team, we'd like to wish you and your family a happy Eid!

Thank you for making Mix N' Mentor Beirut such a great day!

Last Saturday, we hosted our second Mix N' Mentor event in Beirut at La Magnanerie. We'd like to thank our sponsors and partners for making the event possible, and especially our attendees for making it such an inspiring day. Let's keep the conversation going on the Mix N' Mentor community page.

Upcoming Events

• 19 Oct - Dubai+Acumen Social Enterprise Business Plan Competition
• 20 Oct - GITEX Technology Week startups demo in Dubai
• 23 Oct - Akhtaboot 4th Job Fair 2013 - Amman
• 26 Oct - Tech Crunch Disrupt Europe - Arabic Pavilion

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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