Lebanon Entrepreneurship week ambassadors organized the ultimate summit and lined up the most exciting workshops presented by talented entrepreneurs and mentors to help founders solidify and bring their ideas to life! Event content: Successful Startup Story on 12/11/2022 (ZOOM) Business Model Canvas on 12/11/2022 (ZOOM) Elevator Pitch Workshop on 13/11/2022 (ZOOM) Round 1 online filtering process to all registered startups Pitching and Public Speaking Workshop on 22/11/2022 (ZOOM) Mentorship week for top 10 qualified startups with experts Final Pitch Day (Round 2 selection of top 3) at American University of Beirut - OSB - Maamari Auditorium on 26/11/2022 Ambassadors: Joseph Abdo, Diana Al Lawand; Hanan Aref; Ali Fawaz; Harout Topjian; Razan Abu Ghadir Sponsors: IEEE Young Professionals Lebanon Section, IEEE Lebanon Section Premium Partner: Talal and Madiha Zein AUB Innovation Park Ecosystem Partners: Berytech, Bloom, Nucleus Ventures, Asher Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at USEK Outreach Partners: Beirut Digital District (BDD), Beirut AI Judges: Youssef Yammine (Berytech), Reda Helbawi (Asher Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at USEK), Carol Awad Bashour (Bloom EMEA), Hani Haidar (Zein AUB iPark), Sevag Babikian (Berytech)

Event Content: The IEEE Entrepreneurship Week 2022 Event Kenya Section entailed a 5-day event with three webinar series and two physical interactions, which ran from the 7th to the 11th of November 2022. The event was based on the theme; Accelerating Sustainable Innovation. The program was as follows. Day 1 Webinar Talk i. Introduction to IEEE Entrepreneurship ii. Entrepreneurship as a driver for innovation iii. Market research Day 2 Webinar Talk i. Entrepreneurship as a driver for innovation ii. Project management iii. Financial management Day 3 Webinar Talks i. Mentorship and Guidance ii. Presentation skills Ambassadors: SANG KIPKEMBOI; CLIFFORD OUMA; MERCYLYNE JEPLETING; STEPHEN OKWIRI; ANTHONY OKELO; MARTA CHALTU; MARVIN NGESA; DENNIS KEMBOI Sponsors: Huawei Kenya, Kenya Education Network (KENET) Judges: BRIGHTON KITHENDU, KITHINJI MURIUNGI, JACQUELINE KIPLAGAT, DR. NJERI NGARUIYA, ENG. VINCENT OLEMA

The Entrepreneurship Week is our flagship annual program. A series of local entrepreneurship events and competitions organized across region 8 (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) by local ambassadors. Organizers of the best events receive the “best ambassadors” awards and the top 3 startups from every competition join the IEEE Region 8 Pitch Competition for a chance to win monetary support and mentorship. If you’re interested and motivated to organize an Entrepreneurship Week event, fill out this form and join us!