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Are you an innovator or an aspiring entrepreneur in the UAE who has an exciting startup idea but don't know how to take the next step?

The conference is structured to facilitate more interactions among the participants, with the sessions also aiming to "create concrete opportunities for collaboration."

Hosting over 80 expert speakers from the MENA region and beyond, this year's ArabNet Beirut gets bigger featuring insights under four separate tracks.

Taking place on February 7-8, 2018 at the Amity University campus in Dubai, the event brings together a line-up of industry experts who will share insights "to engage, inspire and transform the audiences."

With "Rising e-commerce trends in the Middle East," as its core theme, the discussions at the conference will revolve around the digital revolution currently underway (and required) in the region's e-commerce arena.

Having made its way to the Middle East, in partnership with automobile maker Cadillac, the travelling exhibition is taking place at Dubai Design District (d3) until December 16, 2017, and is open to all from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m.

ArabNet Riyadh -one of the largest digital gatherings in the Kingdom- is bringing together Saudi Arabia's government, corporations, and over 1,600 regional and global digital professionals and entrepreneurs, to discuss the opportunities in the fast-evolving digital economy of the Kingdom.

With the new investment, Eventtus is all set to take itself up a notch.

As a festival bringing together the best of the UAE's entrepreneurial ecosystem, SharjahEF expects to provide a platform for local and global entrepreneurs, investors, and others to explore and collaborate for their ventures.

The initial impression will govern an interaction between the parties, so making a positive first impression is vital.

Qpal beat 12 other finalists selected from a total of 190 entrants to emerge as winners of Visa's first-ever MENA edition of the Everywhere Initiative.

Announced at the ongoing GITEX Technology Week 2017, Dubai Startup Hub invites entrepreneurs, startups, SMEs, and tech enthusiasts to submit their ideas and solutions that could solve key business problems being faced by established organizations in the Emirate.

Marking the end of a 10-day program that helped participating entrepreneurs develop skills around business model design, MVP development, team culture, and fundraising, New York University Abu Dhabi's (NYUAD) entrepreneurship platform startAD held a demo day of the Fintech Venture Launchpad at NYUAD on September 14.

Now seems to be the right time for the aspiring entrepreneurs of the Arab region to take a leap of faith with a business idea that they have always wanted to execute.

This year, Cityscape Global expects to feature over 30 expert speakers, and to host over 1,100 attendees and around 300 exhibitors.

Fintech startups and innovators belonging to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region: here's you chance to hone your solutions, and also get recognized on a global stage while doing so.

The challenge aims to discover "the most dynamic actionable solutions," that advance ethics and the tenets of Islamic finance in the financial services world.

With the spotlight shining bright on MENA entrepreneurs amid a spate of recent fundraising wins, the ecosystem is taking note, and seems to be raising the stakes for the region's startups.

ArabNet is set to welcome digital business leaders, entrepreneurs and others for the ArabNet Digital Summit 2017 to be held in Dubai on May 16-17, 2017.

With study after study pointing to the importance of a well-developed seed and early-stage financial support for MENA entrepreneurs, the absence of a mature angel investor class in the region's ecosystem is often raised as an issue.

Seamless Middle East, a technology and solution exhibition for the region's e-commerce, retail and payment industries, is coming to Dubai on May 1-2, 2017, and will be held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.