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Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) and Thomson Reuters, along with the American Muslim Consumer Consortium, are conducting the Innovation 4 Impact 2016 competition on October 11-12, 2016 at Madinat Jumeirah, in Dubai.

Seedstars World, an emerging-markets focused entrepreneurship forum, is back this year to scout for promising GCC startups, and in a first, the action this time is centered around Bahrain.

Vodafone Ventures Egypt, Managing Director Mohammed Al-Ayouti shares his views on whether startups need to have a presence at conferences.

Dash Ventures Managing Director Omar J. Sati on whether he considers how often startups attend events in the ecosystem.

With 3500 exhibitors from 55 countries and an expected 146,000 visitors, this year's edition of GITEX Technology Week will once again feature emerging technologies from startups and companies in the Middle East region.

Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) hosted a Demo Day for entrepreneurs, part of its Accelerator program on May 25, 2016.

Themed "Dive Into Your Destiny," the event is structured in the form of a series of workshops. along with a physical outdoor activity that will aim to teach entrepreneurs to push their boundaries and meet challenges.

At a time when businesses across sectors are feeling the need to reinvent traditional models, the summit will see participants from technology companies, publishers and media agencies discuss challenges and opportunities of the digital era for the MENA region.

As an annual event focused on promoting startups in emerging markets around the world, the summit was the culmination of the efforts made by Seedstars World (the parent organization behind Seedstars Summit) in sifting through more than 3,000 applicants from around the world this past year.

Organized by business facilitation company Naseba, the event expects participation of over 100 talent acquisition specialists, businesspersons and other HR professionals.

According to ICC Qatar, the workshop is primarily a recap into the past year, highlighting major issues and decisions in the banking sector during the period and will also take a look at the road ahead, given the dynamism in Qatar's economy.

The 2016 edition follows the Cairo Mini Maker Faire 2015, which holds the distinction of being the first Maker Faire (a concept with its origins in California, USA) event in the MENA region.

STEP Conference is returning for its fourth edition on April 4-5, 2016 at the Dubai International Marine Club.

The third edition of Entrepreneurship in Economic Development (EED) forum, a platform that assesses the role of entrepreneurship in Qatar's economic development will be held in Doha on March 7-8, 2016.

Seedstars Summit 2016, an entrepreneurship conference focused on emerging markets, will be held on March 3, 2016 at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre in Lausanne, Switzerland.

The event aims to promote and grow the regional gaming industry

Eighth edition of the event will be held from 25-27 February at Antalya

240 speakers and 110 investors came together in Cairo for the event, which saw a total of more than 4000 attendees.

It's hard to decide on which ones to attend and which not to, and it's even harder to know how to prepare for these events and what to expect, especially as freshman entrepreneur.

Get to know one of Doha's fresh business enterprises.

The event will be held from March 17-19, 2015 at the Beirut Hilton – Habtoor Grand Hotel in Lebanon.