The Best Webinars and Online Talks to Fill Up Your Quaran-time This Week

Another week, another host of opportunities to learn from industry leaders from around the Middle East and beyond. Whether you’re back to the office, still working from home, or holed up by the beach somewhere, you can learn about the post-COVID potential of virtual reality, how to get into e-commerce, and how to use this time as an opportunity for both vertical and horizontal growth.

Q&A Session on It’s Easier Online Hackathon by Seedstars, with Nariman El Nemr, founder and CEO, Al7arefa, and Mary Sherif, General Manager, Seedspace Cairo.

When: Sunday, June 7th | 9:30 PM in Cairo

Where: Zoom (register here for the link) and Facebook Live.

Life During the Pandemic with Munira Al Tayyar, Project Manager at Masart Adventure Club, hosted by Sikkitk

When: Sunday, June 7th | 10 PM in Kuwait

Where: Instagram Live.

Digitising the Economies of MEASA - Egypt Edition, moderated by Salmaan Jaffery, Chief Business Development Officer, DIFC Authority

Featuring: Rami El Dokhany, Secretary General, Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE); Mohamed Farid, Chairman, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX); Ahmed El Alfi, Founder and Chairman, Flat6Labs and Swari Ventures; and Mostafa Kandil, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, SWVL

When: Monday, June 8th | 4 PM in Dubai

Where: Register here.

Mixed Reality: How to Engage the Post-Pandemic Human with VR & AR Anywhere, Anytime, hosted by GELLIFY Middle East 

When: Tuesday, June 9th | 2 PM in Dubai

Where: Register here.

The World Is A Village: World Bank Response to COVID-19 with Ferid Belhaj, Vice President MENA, World Bank, and Dina El Shenoufy, Flat6Labs Chief Investment Officer, hosted by Flat6Labs

When: Tuesday, June 9th | 4:15 PM in Cairo

Where: Zoom

Opportunities of the Rural Areas with Hany Wadie, founder and CEO, Shira for Trade & Agencies, and Mary Sherif, General Manager, Seedspace Cairo, hosted by Seedspace

When: Tuesday, June 9th | 9:30 PM in Cairo

Where: Zoom (register here for the link) and Facebook Live.

Against All Odds: Conversations with Enterprising Women with Agapi Stassinopoulos, author and workshop leader at Thrive Global, and Tamara Pupic, Managing Editor, Entrepreneur Middle East, hosted by Entrepreneur Middle East

When: Tuesday, June 9th | 10 PM in Dubai

Where: Zoom

The SDGs in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 with Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, hosted by John D. Gerhart Center AUC 

When: Wednesday, June 10th | 3 PM in Cairo 

Where: Zoom

Challenges of the Rural Areas with Oday Kamal, Innovation Consultant, WFP, and Mary Sherif, General Manager, Seedspace Cairo, hosted by Seedspace

When: Wednesday, June 10th | 9:30 PM in Cairo

Where: Zoom (register here for the link) and Facebook Live.

E-Commerce & How to Create Your Own Website for Business Owners, a paid masterclass by Entreprenelle 

When: Friday and Saturday, June 12th-13th | 5:30-9:30 PM in Cairo

Where: Zoom