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Startup Weekend Amman Women Edition
Thursday, September 11 - 13, 2014
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Startup Weekend Amman Women Edition
Thursday, September 11 - 13, 2014
Thursday, September 11 - 13, 2014
Event starts at 5:30 pm
Zain HQ
King Abdullah II Street
5
Amman,
Amman
The First Women Edition SUW Activity in Jordan
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Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.
The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.
All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.
Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!
EVENT SCHEDULE
Thursday September 11th
Friday September 12th
Saturday September 13th
Speakers
Iman Mutlaq
CEO of Sigma Investments
Rami Al-Karmi
Entrepreneurship & Investment Advisor at Zain
He founded his 1st startup at the age of 19. Till date, his footprint includes more than 100 companies in MENA and Silicon Valley that he either invested in, mentored, served on their boards of directors, or advisory boards.
Rami holds an Electrical Engineering degree from University of Jordan, he completed the Venture Capital Executive Program at HAAS UC Berkeley, and “The Leading for the future”, and “The Leading, Organizing for Action” Executive Programs at Harvard Kennedy School, and the Senior Executive Education Program at UC San Diego. He currently serves on the board of trustees at Elia Nuqul Foundation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Arcoten Holdings, and Octonious. Rami is a passionate advocate of the Lean Startup and customer development methodology and is a regular judge, mentor & keynote speaker at the region's important entrepreneurship & technology events.
Deema Bibi
CEO @ Injaz
Event Judges
Dana Kamal Adwan
Managing Director at Alpha Flight Services
Aysha al Shamayleh
Associate Vice President at iMENA Holding
Rasha Bakarat
HR Admin and Al Shabab Director at Zain
Rokaya Ma’aitah
Financial Controller at The Coca-Cola Bottling Company Of Jordan
Coaches and Mentors
Isra' Noufal
Project Manager/Lead Graphic Designer
Marlin Al Saman [mentor]
Owner & Marketing Director at DrMAK natural soap company
Nancy Issa Hamdan [mentor]
Project Manager at Progresssoft Company
Zaina Al Masalha [mentor]
Visual Designer at Yahoo!
Sultan Shalakhti
Senior Visual Designer at ihorizons
Blog: www.dubacreative.com
Rawan Soudah [Mentor]
Business Analyst at ProgressSoft Corporation
Ghadier Bana
CEO – Co founder at Wikikiwis
Lina Jalil Khalifeh [mentor]
Founder of SheFighter
Randa Al Baker [mentor]
Business Development Assistant at ECO Consult Company
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