10 Webinars and Online Talks from the Ecosystem to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

The ecosystem is alive and well - at least online. Platforms from all across the region are hosting insiders and experts from every industry to bring you riveting insights, directly to your screen.

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05/04/2020 16:33

On a global scale, there’s been an incredible movement to migrate events, seminars, talks and workshops from across industries so that everyone in the ecosystem can #StayHome and still remain engaged. If there’s a will, there’s a digitised way! And entrepreneurial platforms from all across have been quick to kickstart a variety of series, hosting regional and international industry insiders, experts and key figures to keep the dialogue going and discuss how fellow entrepreneurs can navigate the current landscape.

1. Techne Bytes with Chris Heivly, VP Innovation at Techstars

Where to watch: Zoom Online

When: April 5th | 7PM

2. MENA Startups - Big Challenges & A Bigger Future by TiE and Microsoft for Startups

Where to watch: Zoom Online

When: April 6th | 3PM

3. Happiness in Working at Home hosted by The Mixers

Speaker: Ali Zakaria, Life Coach and Author

Where to watch: Facebook Live on The Mixers’ Facebook pae

When: April 6th | 2:30 PM

4. Ask Me Anything with Daria Shulepova, Tech Recruiter hired by Careem, Tajawal and Almosafer Expo 2020 hosted by RiseUp and MENA Bytes

Where to watch: Zoom

When: April 6 | 3PM

5. ’StartSmart: How to Take Off Your Startup During the COVID-19 Outbreak’ by Flat6Labs

Speakers: Chris Schroeder, a Global Investor, Internet/Media entrepreneur

Hany Al Sonbaty, Sawari & Flat6Labs Co-founder

Where to watch: Flat6Labs YouTube Live

When: April 7th | 4PM

6. Techne Bytes with David S. Rose, Founder of New York Angels and Investor by Techne

Where to watch: Zoom (to register head to Techne’s Facebook page)

When: April 7th | 7PM

7. Business Clinic Webinars by OASIS Accelerator

Speaker: Fady Younan, General Manager of Extreme Solution

Where to watch: Facebook Live (head to OASIS Accelerator’s Facebook to register)

When: April 7 | 9:30 PM

8. #TafraMeetup: Tech Team Coaching Amid COVID-19 by Tafra and Al Maqarr

Speakers: Julian El Shafie, Service Renewals Account Manager at Oracle

Mahmoud Ghoz, Agile Coach & Trainer at VIDSCOLA

Where to watch: Techne’s Facebook page (head to their page to register)

When: April 8th | 6PM

9. To Market or Not to Market During the Time of Corona by The Mixers

Where to watch: Facebook Live by The Mixers

When: April 8th | 8:30 PM

10. ‘Using AI to Detect COVID-19 Through X-Ray’ by The GrEEK Campus

Speaker: Youssef Alnemr, Developer Advocate at IBM

Where to watch: The GrEEK Camps

When: April 9th | 6PM

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