Dubai, UAE; 21 September 2014 – Huawei, a leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, has confirmed its support as Platinum sponsor of the upcoming TIECon 2014, Silicon Valley’s largest Entrepreneurial conference to be hosted in Dubai from 1st October 2014 at the Grand Hyatt Convention centre. Organised by the Dubai Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) for its members and VIP guests, the event will address important trends, challenges, innovations and business opportunities across multiple industries and channels including Trading, E-Commerce and Smart Technologies.
PK Gulati, President (Elect) & Member of the TiE Global Board, said, “We welcome the support of Huawei for our inaugural TiE conference in Dubai. It is the support of global players like Huawei that we (as TiE) can continue to encourage and foster entrepreneurship in the local communities that we are a part of.”
In a region where small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are making an increasing contribution to national economies, Huawei places great emphasis on supporting entrepreneurship through technology innovation. The knowledge-sharing initiatives run by TiE have proved to be valuable platforms for local organizations to address the challenges that exist for today’s entrepreneurs. By supporting the efforts of the TiECon 2014 convention, Huawei looks forward to encouraging an even higher level of business coordination across the Middle East while giving entrepreneurs the technology knowledge they need to succeed within today’s digital economy.
“The UAE has affirmed its place as a celebrated cultural and economic hub for the Middle East region. As such, it is a nation in which business innovation is highly prized in both the public and private sector,” notes Jia Xiang, VP of Huawei UAE. “The advancement of information and communication technologies (ICT) in the UAE has proven critical in the country’s socioeconomic development. As one of the world’s leading multinational ICT companies, the UAE is a significant geography for Huawei as both a growth driver and a region where Huawei contributes to the development of a Better Connected World.”
TiECon 2014 will be delivered in a series of keynote speeches, presentations and panel discussions. TiECon 2014 will also showcase notable local and global entrepreneurial success stories. The initial line-up of confirmed speakers includes Dave McClure, Fadi Ghandour, Youssef Hamidaddin, Sanjeev Bikchandani, and Dany Farha.
TiECon 2014 is supported by Huawei and du as a platinum sponsor, Polycom, FVC, and DIC as Gold sponsors, and TASC as Lanyard sponsor. The event is also supported by Clique Media as creative partner; and Netizency as social media partner.
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For more information on the event, detailed agenda and speaker line-up, visit www.tiecon.me.
