Wamda

Regional

Mix N' Mentor Dubai 2016

Wamda’s flagship event, Mix N’ Mentor, is returning to Dubai! Happening at Dubai Future Accelerators on December 15, the...

Dubai mix n mentor dubai wamda

Regional

PayExpo MENA 2016

Taking place in Dubai on December 5-7, PayExpo MENA will bring the entire payments ecosystem together to network and learn in one of the...

Dubai payment solutions conference

Global

Startup Watch: Kardashians, Hyperloops, and the death of No Vacancy

The world of entrepreneurship news is a complex one, with people ever ready to give their two cents on how you should be running your...

Startup Watch apple netflix

Regional

The Digital Payments Hackathon

With more than $12,000 in prizes, this two-day hackathon will bring together developers, designers and entrepreneurs from all over Dubai to...

hackathon Dubai AngelHack

U.A.E

UAE Ministry of Finance Festival of Innovation

The Ministry of Finance Festival of Innovation will be taking place on November 21-22 at The Annex (Burj Khalifa). The event will include...

Dubai Innovation entrepreneurship

Global

Behind Gradberry’s rebirth: it's all about timing

“I don’t look like any other founder in the [Silicon] Valley. I wasn’t born and raised here,” Gradberry founder Iba...

Gradberry TARA uae

U.A.E

Did the world’s thinnest phone just launch at GITEX Dubai?

Carbon Works, a UAE-based startup, launched what they say is the world’s thinnest smartphone at Dubai’s GITEX Summit 2016 on...

carbon works Carbon fiber Telecommunication

Global

Startup Watch: How to get more dates on Tinder, why Egyptian investors must unite, and VR Facebook emojis

Here’s a roundup of what we’ve been reading this week on how to get more dates on Tinder, VR spreading its Ocu-pus legs across...

Startup Watch Theranos tinder

U.A.E

EFICA Gala Dinner 2016

The annual Ethical Finance Innovation Challenge and Awards (EFICA) return in 2016 for the 4th time to inspire and assist initiatives that...

Dubai entrepreneurship social enterprise

Regional

smartcon Dubai 2016

This year’s smartcon Dubai 2016 will bring global thought leaders and practitioners to share best practices on...

Dubai conference IoT

Regional

How to Build a Winning Team for your Startup

Young Arab Leaders are hosting another session of their Entrepreneur Workshop Series on the theme of "How to Build a Winning Team for...

Dubai Workshop

Regional

The Entrepreneur Day 2016

The Entrepreneur Day is the annual startup conference hosted by Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre (Dtec),a tech startup event...

Dubai dtec entrepreneurship

Regional

Social Media Week Dubai 2016 [Exclusive discount code!]

Social Media Week is the biggest global conference that brings together thought leaders and practitioners to explore how social media and...

Social Media Networking Innovation

U.A.E

Careem v Uber: the local kid is winning

Careem’s flexibility in dealing with governments may give it the edge it needs over Uber and upstarts such as Egypt’s...

careem Uber Ousta

Regional

M Powered Summit 2016

The M Powered Summit 2016 aims to inspire, empower and connect entrepreneurs, startups and SMES in the rapidly evolving Islamic...

Dubai summit Islamic economy

U.A.E

Could this Dubai startup have produced the world’s thinnest smartphone?

A Dubai-based startup claims to have manufactured the thinnest smartphone available worldwide, with a width of 4.6 mm (a little more than...

carbon works Dubai smartphone

Global

4 ways human data can help plan a city

If you can overcome the paranoia of your online data being collected and mined by companies like Google or Facebook, and instead focus on...

MIT Media Lab Dubai Data

U.A.E

[Exclusive Discount] Innovation Live! Summit

The ‘Innovation Live! Summit’ is anticipated to be one of the Middle East’s most dynamic B2B and B2G innovation summits....

Dubai Innovation b2b

Regional

Five 3D prints making MENA proud

Gone are the days where printing was reserved for airline tickets, directions, or a favorite picture of your loved ones. Today,...

3d printing Hardware Dubai

Regional

National Treasure 2016 [Exclusive discount code]

The region’s first theatrical conference and gathering of leaders shaping the future of UAE is here! National Treasure will be...

Dubai conference Dubai Chamber

Regional

Gulf Customer Experience Awards 2017

1 Day. 100+ Presentations. 42 Winners. The region has become more open to businesses and multinational companies than ever, and thus...

customer Awards Dubai

U.A.E

Astrolabs: diversifying innovation in Dubai [Q&A]

This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. Muhammed Mekki is well equipped for his mission to promote a robust startup culture...

Astrolabs Google Dubai

U.A.E

Revealing the tracks of the MIT Media Lab Dubai workshop #MLDubai

Community Jameel and Wamda are hosting an MIT Media Lab multi-day workshop, bringing together different cultures, skills and expertise all...

Workshop community jameel Redefining Cities

U.A.E

‘Innovation 4 Impact’ Pitch Competition

The second edition of the Innovation 4 Impact Competition will take centre-stage at the Global Islamic Economy Summit 2016 (GIES 2016) to...

Innovation Pitch Competition Dubai

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