Networking Night for Palestinian Startups in Dubai
The dinner event opened with welcoming remarks from Rabea Ataya, supporting MENACatalyst in their efforts to work towards establishing a resilient Palestinian based virtual global economy.
Networking Night for Palestinian Startups in Dubai
Dubai, UAE, Oct. 25 - MENACatalyst had the honor of attending a dinner event hosted by Mr. Rabea Ataya and his wife Samar Al-Saleh, which featured prominent investors and business experts of the Palestinian diaspora. Mr. Ataya is the CEO, Chairman and Co-founder of Bayt.com, a MENA based platform which links job seekers with employment opportunities.
This meeting was part of MENACatalyst’s efforts to consolidate collaborations and connections between the Palestinian Diaspora and Palestinian based startups. The dinner featured 45 committed members of the diaspora community eager to learn more about the Palestinian startup ecosystem and to work with promising Palestinian entrepreneurs.
Attending diaspora members expressed their interest in providing their relevant business experience, expertise, and networks as an important step towards creating productive business relationships.
Diaspora members and participating startups also explored potential investment opportunities as well as strategies to access new markets needed to enhance the visibility and viability of emerging business ventures.
Mr. Ataya opened the event with a welcoming speech that not only supported MENACatalyst’s efforts to create new opportunities for Palestinian startups but stressed the importance of working towards harnessing the innovative potential of Palestinian led enterprise. MENACatalyst then took the stage and expressed their vision to build the Palestinian virtual global economy by bridging the gap between the diaspora and local based startups, as the foundation for a resilient Palestinian economy.
The dinner was a success, as startups and diaspora business leaders worked towards paving the way for future business collaborations, including mentorship and investment opportunities needed to develop viable business models as well as to access and thrive in new markets.
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Our UAE trip was a great success, full of productive meetings and discussions with key stakeholders in the field of entrepreneurship, and due to this success, we will continue to build on the connections we made and actively work towards creating a long-lasting and collaborative relationships with our diaspora community.
We hope that you continue to support our vision and join us on our journey to foster innovation and leadership in Palestine.