Digital Arab Innovation Forum Beirut

Under the Patronage of

The President of the Council of Ministers
His Excellency Mr. Saad Hariri

the PCA was holding on June 27-28, 2019 in Beirut the

WSA Digital Arab Innovation Forum.

June 27 & 28 2019 - IRI-Lebanese University Campus - Hadath & Lebanese National Library - Emile Edde Street, Sanayeh

Beirut, Lebanon

Highlighting Digital Innovation from the Arab Region, the WSA Digital Arab Innovation Forum brought together digital entrepreneurs and content developers from the Arabic speaking world, demonstrating the richness and diversity of Arabic digital content and strengthening regional networks and collaboration.

The Best in Arab Digital Content 2019!

NILEBOT – EGYPT

JOBI.MA – MOROCCO

SMART LOGGER – TUNISIA

DEAF PEDIA – QATAR

CITIZENUP – MOROCCO

QCHAIN – QATAR

MANARTI – SYRIA

DARATY – SYRIA

OBJECTIVES

Connect for impact - the best WSA applications from the Arabic region
Strengthen regional cooperation
Foster local innovation and product ownership
Refresh the knowledge exchange in the Arab region

HIGHLIGHTS

Pitching sessions from regional techpreneurs
Moderated workshops and keynotes from international IT experts
Jury meeting and selection of WSA Arab Region winners
Networking and knowledge transfer sessions
Cultural program
Gala dinner and award ceremony

HAVE A LOOK AT THE EVENT PICTURE GALLERY!

AGENDA

Thursday, June 27th
Venue: Industrial Research Institute - Lebanese University Campus, Hadat

08:00-09:00 Registrtion at the Lancaster Tamar Hotel lobby (for international delegates only)
09:00 Bus transfer to venue (for international delegates only)
10:00 Welcome Words by Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck, Chairman WSA and Gabriel Deek, WSA Expert Lebanon
10:15 Digital content for local impact. Reflections from Dorothy Gordon, Ghana, Manar Alhashash, Kuwait and Ralph Simon, UK
11:00 Pitching session of regional Start-Ups and Social Businesses:
- -Daraty, Syrian Arab Republic
- -Sharqi Shop, Jordan
- -Sign project, Lebanon
- -Clean City, Morocco
- -VR Teek, Egypt
- -Medchar, Iraq
- -Deaf Pedia, Qatar
- -Drosbox, Lebanon
- -Jobi.ma, Morocco
13:30 Lunch
14:00 Visit to Beiteddine Palace (on invitation only)
19:30 Dinner (on invitation only)

Friday, June 28th
Venue: Lebanese National Library - Emile Edde Street, Sanayeh

10:00 Innovation Shot Talk by Karim Saikali, CTO Scriptr, Lebanon
10:30 Fishbowl Session: Arabic digital content and social entrepreneurship for impact.
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Peter A. Bruck
With: Mariam Farag, Amin El Husseini, Batoul Husseini, Christian Bauer, Ubaydli Ubaydli, Samar El Sheikh and many more
12:00 Pitching session of regional Start-Ups and Social Businesses:
- -Botcommander, Egypt
- -Cbon Business, Comoros
- -Indwork, Egypt
- -Qchain, Qatar
- -Conative Labs, Egypt
- -Smart Logger, Tunisia
- -Citizen Up, Morocco
- -Coinsence.org, Tunisia
- -Go Platform, Algeria
- -Manarti, Syrian Arab Republic
- -Sager, Jordan
13:30 Lunch
14:30 Pitching Session and Capacity Building: 1:1 mentoring sessions for attending entrepreneurs and content producers
21:00 Gala Dinner and Award Ceremony, celebrating the best Digital Innovations from the Arab Region (on invitation only)
Venue: Lancaster Eden Bay, Dhafra Ballroom