INITIATIVES WE SUPPORT
The multi-format forum covers the following topics: Fintech, Autonomous Driving, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, and Cloud Computing
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The first nation-wide entrepreneurship competition in Libya to empower entrepreneurs with ideas and startups to take their projects up and running with the necessary advice
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A partnership with BIAT Foundation that rewards Tunisian startups and provides expert support
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A competition between selected Lebanese traders who are asked to develop plans on how to grow their existing businesses
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An innovation award that showcases ideas that can contribute towards the hosting and organisation of major events, such as the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar ™
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A certified program offering MIT caliber education to refugees and other displaced persons
VISITABOUT MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab
Founded in 2005, the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab is a non-profit and an avid promoter of entrepreneurship and innovation worldwide affiliated with the prestigious MIT University. Based in Beirut, our mission is to develop and nurture a culture of entrepreneurship across the Arab region. The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab has a proven track record in promoting MIT-style entrepreneurship through our solid platform developed in the past 10 years enabling us to empower entrepreneurs by providing opportunities for networking, knowledge sharing, showcasing businesses, coaching, and mentoring.
individuals have applied to the MITEF Arab Startup Competition to date
of idea-stage projects launched after the competition
Arab entrepreneurs have represented the region under an MIT EF Pan Arab pavilion at events worldwide
Jobs created by competition's alumni
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Welcome to the Age of Cloud+
On October 1, MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab held its second Innovation Forum in partnership with Bahrain Economic Development Board (EDB) and with the support of Internet Society.
AI and automation are changing how we work, but at what cost?
With automation and artificial intelligence rapidly on the rise within the industry. We have to seriously think about the impact this fundamental shift is about to have on workforces across the globe, and ultimately individual jobs. It is proven that a job to each of us is far more than money, it provides purpose and stability. As a society, we are currently on the verge of a technological revolution that could change the way we work and live.
Innovation Forum 2018: Bahrain's tech ecosystem reaches for the sky
Taking part in the Bahrain Tech Week 2018, the MIT Enterprise Forum Pan-Arab held its second ‘Innovation Forum’, organized in partnership with Bahrain Economic Development Board and the support of Internet Society.
The MITEF Pan Arab Announces Launch of 12th Arab Startup Competition from Beirut
The MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab announced, in a press conference held on September 27 at Le Gray Hotel in Downtown Beirut, the launch of the 12th edition of the Arab Startup Competition.