The Dubai Chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) has announced the speaker line-up for its upcoming flagship event, TiECon Dubai scheduled for Wednesday, 18 April 2018 at the Dubai Knowledge Village Auditorium. TiECon Dubai 2018 will be held under the “Year of Zayed” banner drawing on parallels between building a nation, building a sustainable entrepreneurship environment and building successful companies.
Like its previous editions, this year’s TiECon will feature an extensive line-up of speakers from around the globe to share insights across a wide variety of sectors. Led by a welcome by Ammar Al Malik, Executive Director of Dubai Internet City, a key sponsor of the event and TiEDubai, there will be panel discussions on building an entrepreneurial nation with input from some key organisations and covering topics as diverse as working with founders, farming, sustainable business practices and future of technology and its impact on our lives.
Ammar Al Malik, Executive Director of Dubai Internet City (DIC) said: “Dubai Internet City is pleased to support the Dubai chapter of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE), who have been a part of the DIC ecosystem for many years now. Their conference this year is organised under the ‘Year of Zayed’ banner, and draws on Sheikh Zayed’s values of respect, human development, wisdom and sustainability – an initiative that we also endorse across all our activities and business practices. Through this partnership we hope to encourage both early-stage and established entrepreneurs, while accelerating the growth and development of thinkers and innovators across the region. We look forward to continued collaboration in building a more integrated entrepreneurial landscape in the nation.”
In addition to the main sessions, there will be special workshops on empowering women entrepreneurs, business practices and skills in future technology. A special interactive exhibition of future technology will form a backdrop of networking sessions. TiEDubai will also be finalising its selection of start-ups for the first cohort of its mentorship program. A special exhibition
One of the key gatherings of the region, TiECon Dubai 2018 is an invitation only event and brings together the brightest minds from all over the world, including entrepreneurs, investors, professionals, thought leaders and key government stakeholders, with participation from members from more than a dozen countries throughout the TiE Global Network.
TiECon 2018 is supported by TiE Dubai’s strategic partners, Dubai Internet City and In5 Tech; support sponsors, Derby, FVC, Headstart, Switzgroup, TrackIT and Transworld, Academic sponsor, Skyline; content and workshop partners, GrowMe, Potential and Women-able, media partners, Entrepreneur Middle East and T3chtree. The organisation is supported by a team of volunteers from the TiE Dubai community and its extended ecosystem of partners around the region.
