The teams will reside for 48 hours - from Friday 6 pm till Sunday 6 pm - at Seeqnce to execute their idea, a mobile application or a webpage, i.e. turn it into a working prototype. After those 48 hours, they will present their projects to a panel of judges, among whom are H.E. Minister Nicolas Sehnaoui, Dr. Khater Abi Habib, chairman of Kafalat S.A.L., and Mrs. Salam Yamout, National ICT Strategy Advisor to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers. The winning startup will be announced at the GEW 2011 Closing Party.

"The Entrepreneur's Journey and the Power of Mentorship" is an interactive session facilitated by the Mowgli Foundation’s MENA Director Lynn Brucker and Program Director Ian Prosser: meet Lebanese Mowgli mentees and learn more about the importance of skills-based training and mentorship to ensure your success as an entrepreneur; participate in the interactive “Happiness Index” and "The Hero's Journey" exercises; and network with other entrepreneurs and those who are here to support you.
 

1. “Entrepreneurs Jam” facilitated by the Mowgli Foundation’s Founder Tony Bury with special guest speaker Dr. Fouad Zmokhol, GM of Zimco Group and President of the Lebanese Businessmen Assocation (RCDL).
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3. Organized in partnership between Berytech, the Mowgli Foundation, and the Cisco Entrepreneur Institute at AMIDEAST/Lebanon as part of Berytech’s Entrepreneurs Forum.

Come join FSVC - SouthBIC and the Lebanese University IUT for a morning with 2 of the leading entrepreneurs from the South to discuss the differences between the Southern entrepreneurial ecosystem and other parts of the country. Nabil Zantout from Steritech and Samir Baytamouni from Mix and Bake will be presenting their enterprises and discussing how their respective enterprises evolved from an idea to the well established business concepts.
 
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Join us for an interactive session and meet founding partners of DRM, who will discuss their journey from idea to realization during an interactive session.

Hear how the idea was born, the partners came together, how DRM was funded and the location was found and negotiated, how legal aspects were handled, challenges and lucky breaks along the way, and how they opened the business and handle the day-to-day operations.
 

"Activate, Innovate, Inspire" is a free interactive workshop on how (aspiring) entrepreneurs can consciously engage and listen to the voices and passions within themselves, to innovate, and to share their vision with the world.
 

A presentation on VC Club Deals and a networking event for investors and entrepreneurs.