These are the slides only. You will also find the slides with notes uploaded here: https://www.slideshare.net/NouranGhannam/mena-and-entrepreneurship There’s something happening in this region that is unmatched; the energy for entrepreneurship, for startups and the hub that’s growing super fast. In this talk about MENA and Entrepreneurship, I’m going to first introduce the MENA region, and what an entrepreneurship ecosystem looks like. Then how the MENA’s own ecosystem looks like in terms of investors, accelerators, and the countries making headlines. The second section will be on tips for staying in the loop about the topic including blogs to subscribe to, people to follow on Twitter and events to attend. Finally, the third section is a short quiz to test some of your knowledge!

1. “ ‫الصح‬ ‫أعمل‬ ”
‫جيف‬ -

2. MENA AND
ENTREPRENEURSHIPNONO GHANNAM
🚀

3. WHY ARE WE SPECIAL?
LOTS OF
PROBLEMS
LOTS OF
YOUNG PEOPLE

4. AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM

6. MENA INCUBATORS, ACCELERATORS AND
COWORKING SPACES

7. MENA INVESTMENT LANDSCAPES

8. WHO’S GETTING THE ATTENTION?

9. WHO’S DOING WHAT?
MAGNiTTTOP100FUNDED

10. STAY IN THE LOOP"

11. NEWS & BLOGS

12. FOLLOW ON TWITTER

13. EVENTS

14. QUIZ! 🎟

15. WHAT % OF STARTUPS ARE FOUNDED / LED BY
WOMEN IN MENA?
25%!

16. WHAT % OF STARTUPS ARE FOUNDED BY
WOMEN IN USA?
17%!

17. HOW MUCH WAS INVESTED IN MENA STARTUPS
SINCE 2012?
$12 BILLION!

18. NOON GIVEN $1 BILLION!
WHAT IS THE BIGGEST INVESTMENT GIVEN TO A
MENA STARTUP?

19. WHO IS THIS?
RONALDO MOUCHAWAR, CEO AND FOUNDER
OF SOUQ.COM (ACQUIRED BY AMAZON.COM)

20. WHO ARE THESE?
MAGNUS OLSSON AND MUDASSAR SHEIKHA,
FOUNDERS OF CAREEM

21. “‫بيأخر‬ ‫وال‬ ‫بيقدم‬ ‫ال‬ ‫الناس‬ ‫كالم‬ ”
‫آلون‬ -