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Ever wondered what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

The professional and personal challenges, the high and lows, the failures and the success?

Startup Weekend is a global grassroots movement of active and empowered entrepreneurs who are learning the basics of founding startups and launching successful ventures. It is the largest community of passionate entrepreneurs with over 400 past events in 100 countries around the world in 2011.

The non-profit organization is headquartered in Seattle, Washington but Startup Weekend organizers and facilitators can be found in over 200 cities around the world. From Mongolia to South Africa to London to Brazil, people around the globe are coming together for weekend long workshops to pitch ideas, form teams, and start companies.

All Startup Weekend events follow the same basic model: anyone is welcome to pitch their startup idea and receive feedback from their peers. Teams organically form around the top ideas (as determined by popular vote) and then it’s a 54 hour frenzy of business model creation, coding, designing, and market validation. The weekends culminate with presentations in front of local entrepreneurial leaders with another opportunity for critical feedback.

Whether entrepreneurs found companies, find a cofounder, meet someone new, or learn a skill far outside their usual 9-to-5, everyone is guaranteed to leave the event better prepared to navigate the chaotic but fun world of startups. If you want to put yourself in the shoes of an entrepreneur, register now for the best weekend of your life!

Startup Weekend Tripoli, The event will be held on September 19, 2013 and we have confirmed a venue at Corinthia Hotel – Tripoli, Libya, It’s where like-minded entrepreneurs gather for a weekend of company creation. In 54 hours, you take an initial idea from the Friday’s night pitches through to a mind spinning Startup Company on the Sunday night. Just don’t think it’s just developers. Its marketing maestros, design gurus, business development wizards, legal geniuses, and the specialist of Startups – the jack of all trades coming together as one, creating a harmony that can only be envied by the corporate world.

ستارت أب ويكند طرابلس هي فعالية تمتد على مدار 54 ساعة، يجتمع فيها المهتمون في تطوير البرمجيات، و التصميم، و التسويق، و مدراء المنتجات، و المتحمسون لإنشاء الشركات الناشئة في مكان واحد لتبادل الأفكار، و تشكيل فرق العمل، و بناء المنتجات ، و إطلاق الشركات الناشئة!

تمتد فعالية ستارت أب ويكند على طول عطلة نهاية الأسبوع التي يتم قضاؤها في العمل الفعلي المشترك بين الرياديين و الملهمين للتأكد من أن الأفكار التي يمتلكونها هي أفكار يمكن تأسيس شركة ناشئة قابلة للحياة بناء عليها، و عادة يتكون ما يقارب نصف المشاركين من الأشخاص الفنيين (تطوير، تصميم،…) و النصف الآخر من المختصين في المجالات التجارية.

تبدأ الفعالية يوم الخميس، بإتاحة المجال لكل المشاركين لطرح أفكارهم على بقية المشاركين، و ضمهم إلى فرق العمل. ليتم في يومي الجمعة و السبت العمل الفعلي على تصميم و تطوير الخطط التجارية بالتوازي مع تشكيل رؤية أوضح لشركتهم الناشئة.

تقوم جميع الفرق يوم السبت بعرض النماذج الاولية التي قاموا بإعدادها، و يستمعوا لآراء أعضاء لجنة التحكيم، و ربما يحالفهم الحظ بالفوز بجائزة.

تم تصميم فعالية ستارت اب ويكند خصيصا للرياديين الذين يرغبون بالحصول على تعليقات حول أفكارهم، أو إيجاد شركاء إضافيين، أو حتى تعلم معارات جديدة. نرحب بكل من يود تجربة عالم الريادة، علما أن الفعالية تعتبر بيئة يستطيع فيها الجميع العمل بمنتهى الحرية، وبلا شعور بالخوف من أي خسارة، لينطلق بقوة إلى عالم الشركات الناشئة.

Schedule

Thursday

Sep 19

6:30pm Registration Starts
7:00pm Dinner & Networking
7:20pm Welcome & Speakers
7:30pm Pitches Start
9:00pm Attendees vote for the top ideas
9:15pm Teams start forming and discussing ideas
10:00pm Start to formalize teams and take an inventory of skills. Be honest, and direct about what resources and skills are needed for the weekend. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Friday

Sep 20

9:00am Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
9:30am Teams formed and setting up workspace for the weekend
12:00pm Lunch
1:00pm Break - Salat Al-Joma'a
2:00pm Coaches help teams one-on-one. They are here to help!
6:30pm Dinner
7:30pm Mid weekend check-in, status reports, call for help
10:00pm Finished for the day. You may stay and work as late as the venue will allow

Saturday

Sep 21

9:00am Arrive, simple breakfast & coffee
10:00am Call for help (this is self motivated, so don’t be shy)
12:00pm Lunch
12:30pm Coaches arrive… ASK QUESTIONS
3:00pm Gut check. Start prepping for presentations
4:00pm Dinner
5:00pm FINAL PRESENTATIONS
7:30pm Judging & awards
8:30pm Wrapup
9:00pm Go home!

Speakers

Sheikh Shuvo

Regional Operations Manager, Startup Weekend

Sheikh Shuvo is on the Operations Team at Startup Weekend and manages events across MENA and Asia.

Originally born in Bangladesh, Sheikh was raised in New York City. He graduated from Cornell University with a B.A. in Government, with a focus on political philosophy. He has worked in a wide range of industries ranging from real estate marketing, municipal government, outdoor education, and, most recently, in healthcare software.

He currently lives in Seattle, WA, and is an avid outdoorsman, cook, and travel enthusiast.

Dr. Jamal Al Saeedi

CEO of Leaders Group (United Arab Emirates)

Dr. Jamal Al Saeedi holds Doctorate degree in Administration (International Trade & Export Systems) from the United Kingdom, He has Over 12 years of intensive experience in contracts, Inspection and Purchasing, Marketing Development, Public Relations and Administration Skills, Dr. Jamal Al Saeedi is a bilingual expert trainer specialized in delivering Self Development, Management, Interpersonal, contracts, Inspection & Purchasing, Marketing Development, Public Relations & Administration Skills both in Arabic & English.

Nabil Suleiman Abaid

CEO, The Libyan Association of Entrepreneurs' (LENet)

A Libyan entrepreneur & owner at MAZAYA center for consultations & Training MCCT,A training service provider with a carefully crafted strategic vision that recognize the value of human capital. Managed to introduce one of the best capacity building and distance learning programs to Insurance sector in Libya as well as Human Resource Management certification programs that is internationally recognized, with courses/workshops topics covered basic and advanced HRM practices, administrative practices, compensation, benefits and reward strategies, recruiting and staffing, training and development and global HRM practices. Nabil is also the founder of the Libyan Association of Entrepreneurs' (Libyan Entrepreneurs Network LENet) a volunteer-driven non-profit & non-governmental organization that supports Libyan entrepreneurs and actively working on developing the awareness about entrepreneurship in Libya. LENet's main objective is to encourage entrepreneurship, innovation & creativity among Libyan Society and to enhance the success of youth-owned business in Libya, thereby contributing to job creation & combating unemployment.

Moayed Faza

Creative Architectural Designer

Moayed Faza is a Libyan Artist with a harmonic twist, Having lived and studied his early education as a child in the city of glamour and prestige Paris, France for then years , Moayed could not help notice the artistic mix of such a diverse world class city. He naturally could not resist the atmosphere and environment that perhaps played a role in what he does today. As a child walking through the streets of Paris he enjoyed observing the chalk pavement street art with his father. along with graffiti works and cheap portraits. Moayed began to admire art but always felt that the way it is sold in bazars and common markets was not normal behavior. Art is priceless and should not be bargained cheaply if not to be bargained at all. To him it is not lines and colors but maybe admire,warmth and detail.

John Antonios

Certified Personal Branding Strategist - Coach / Executive Trainer

John Antonios is a Certified Personal Branding Strategist & Executive Coach in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). He is dedicated to helping you cash in on their passion and take control of your brand legacy.

With over 10 years of branding experience for blue chip companies, like Kellogg’s and SUBWAY, John realized that the success of a certain brand is dependent on the individuals behind it. However, more often than not, one’s personal brand is diluted in the bigger picture, and personal efforts go unnoticed. When John wanted to showcase more of his work than reflected in his CV, it was his tipping point to launch his own consulting business.

John first learned about personal branding and creating his own legacy through extensive research and specializing in social media to leverage his personal brand. He then became one of the first Reach Certified Personal Branding Strategists in his region. Now John Antonios stands side by side with politicians, executives, entrepreneurs, and graduating students helping them understand and promote their brand DNA.

Ivana Tilca

DPE Technical Evangelist, Microsoft

As part of Developer Platform Evangelist, Ivana is in charge of increasing students and University teachers, knowledge of Microsoft new technologies. Her main job is to teach audiences about Microsoft's new platforms, She was SDET - Office web apps team - USA at Microsoft Redmond Campus, Worked on the Office web apps team as a Performance Tester. Helped launch a new characteristic of the Office Web apps and the CEO of Inthi Soluciones, A software company that develope website, mobile software and marketing campaigns for Microsoft Buenos Aires among others. It also developed project for the Argentinian Embassy in New York.

Mehdi Mahfoud

Founder, CEO of Tassili Consultancy and Training

Mehdi Mahfoud is the founder and CEO of Tassili Consultancy and Training, one of the fastest growing Project Management firms in North Africa. He is also the President of Libya-Chapter of the American Academy of Project Management (AAPM).

Mehdi has a Masters Degree in Project Management from the famous 6 stars Lancaster Management School in UK. He holds an Engineering degree in Petroleum with 11 years of extensive Project Management experience and Business Consultancy in Libya, UK, and the region. Mehdi is a PRINCE2 professional practitioner and member of PMI. Before launching Tassili, Mehdi was the Special Advisor to H.E. Ambassador of South Korea to Libya on Economy and Public Diplomacy Strategy. He is currently a Development Consultant and Advisor for various governmental bodies in Libya.

Rami Al-Karmi

Founder, CEO of Arcoten Holdings Limited

Rami Al-Karmi is Founder and CEO of Arcoten Holdings - the “fluff free” venture development heaven, He is also Director/Advisor/Mentor to 30+ ventures, a member of the Board of Trustees of Elia Nuqul Foundation and a part-time venture lab co-lecturer at the Entrepreneurship Center at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Rami Al-Karmi is an entrepreneur, investor and business model strategist who founded his 1st startup at the age of 19. and was one of 13 Jordanians who attended the Presidential summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington DC 2010. He is an Electrical Engineer, he completed the Senior Executive program at Rady School of Business at UC San Diego, the Venture Capital Executive Program at HAAS UC Berkely, and the LOA Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Program.

Before founding Arcoten, Rami was former CEO of N2VLabs (The Digital Power House) where he was responsible for the N2V Group’s strategic engineering/web knowledge and scale activities

Ahmed Adel

Founder, CEO of WEE and ISEMS Conference

Ahmed Adel, An Egyptian Entrepreneur uses his personal initiative, and engages in calculated risk-taking, to create new business ventures by raising resources to apply innovative new ideas that solve problems, meet challenges and satisfy the needs of our Egyptian society,

He has received his B.Sc. from Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University in 2009. During his career, He was a Marketing Officer at IT-Blocks, Marketing Product Designer at ASGATech and Training Manager at Nokia Certified Training Center, he also got a Mini MBA in management and marketing.

Judges

Asem Haggiagi

INVEST Libya Project Manager, Mercy Corps Libya

Asem Haggiagi, born in Libya and educated in Europe and the United States. He has an undergraduate degree in Economics and a Master's in business management with a special focus on entrepreneurship development, He has been always an entrepreneur at heart. During his Freshmen year at university he and a colleague started an aquaculture company in Boston Massachusetts (Boston Seafarms) and sold it years later for a considerable profit.

After completing his masters in Business management he started a restaurant concept (Ground Zero PR.) and operated it for a while prior to successfully selling it as well, After that he spent over 7 years working for some of the largest strategy consultancy firms around where he serviced some of the largest companies in the world in various consultancy capacities. However his entrepreneurial spirit always gets the best of him and he soon he found himself opening his own strategy consulting (Trestle Global Strategies INC,) Firm. He also was the co-Founder of the MetaMind Institute, which was an offshoot of TGS.

Isam Elsanuse

Grants Manager, Creative Associate International

Isam Elsanuse is Grants Manager with Creative Associate International and Master degree in Engineering Management, He is also Arab Quality Manager Certified, with over 12 years of work experience with many government & private companies in related the quality ,Safety and engineering consulting.

Haithem Al-Dwebi

Strategic Management Certified Trainer and Consultant

CEO of Skills Training Center, and was the CEO of The Reference for Training and Consultation, Experienced with TOT, Certified Trainer in Strategic Thinking and Planing, Professional Marketing, and Team Work Management, Besides Leadership and Negotiations Skills, Ideally have deep experience in training, facilitation, consulting or coaching skills (HR, Mediators, and Consultants)

Coaches

Dr. Mohamed Elammari

Associate Professor at University of Benghazi

Dr. Mohamed Elammari, Associate Professor at University of Benghazi, With MSc in Computer Science from Acadia University, and holding a PhD from Carleton University, Canada, Will be coaching in the area Information Technology and its use in business promotion and management, and will guide teams to focus their attention on building a strong foundation for a solid startup (Problem, Solution, Market Size, Customers, Value Prop, Business Model, etc.) and direct them toward becoming experts in the applicable sphere of their potential startup.

Ismail Habib

Global Technical Support Engineer, Microsoft

Over 10 years of experience in the software industry assuming multiple roles from software development engineer, development lead, project manager, consultant, and instructor.

Delivered over 100 online and face to face session’s related to different .NET Technologies, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Holds 2 Master Degrees in Computer Science from New York Institute of Technology and currently enrolled in an Executive MBA program in Nile University (Graduating Spring 2012) in coordination with IESE Business School.

Salah Sharef

Founder of OpenSooq.Com

Salah Sharef, founder of OpenSooq.com the leading Arabic classifieds website in Libya, holds a bachelors degree in Computer Science from California State University. He has over 10 years experience in the field of the web and information technology. He founded OpenSooq.com in 2008 which has become one of the most visited websites in Libya. OpenSooq.com receives more than 1 million visits from Libya each month

Mehdi Mahfoud

Founder, CEO of Tassili Consultancy and Training

Osama Benkhaial

VAS “Value Added Services” Project Manager, Almadar Aljadid

Osama Benkhaial, A Sr. Software Engineer, Has a previous experience as an Applications, Software Engineer and Key Network Owner with Huawei. Has experience in Management, Services and Delivery of Several VAS projects delivered in Libyan Mobile Operators to ISP’s and 3rd parties Operators in Libya, He worked in SMS\MMS\VMS Services, AAA Products, Intelligent Networks, as well as Convergent Billing Solution for different networks such as WiMAX, GSM, ADSL, and 3G.

Osama has a B.Sc. in Computer Sciences from the University of Benghazi “Garyounis” 2008. Recently he got a certification in Business Startups from Cisco Entrepreneurs Institute focusing on entrepreneurs and enterprise business skills. Was selected to participate as a social entrepreneur in “Our Shared Future” Exhibition in Malta in 2012, and has been selected as a Technologist to join Morocco TechCamp 2012 As well as his participation in many National and International conferences and workshops such as Startup Weekend Tripoli 2012, ICECE Benghazi 2013, Campaigning and New Media.

Taimur Aziz

Sr. Web/Software Developer

Taimur Aziz, Senior Web/Software Developer, Certified Trainer at Ozone Training Center, With more than 8 years of Experience with teaching WordPress Development, xHTML/CSS, PHP/MySQL, Joomla, and CodeIgniter framework, Has worked as the Head of Designing and Developing Dept. at Libyan Spider LLC, and has worked at AECOM (USA) as a Web Applications Developer.

Abdul Razeq Al-Tekar

SME Projects Review Consultant

Avionics Engineer and SME Projects Review Consultant by the General National Congress (GNC) in Libya, Have studied Business Leadership Management, Creative Thinking, Developing Teams Skills, Organizational Management, Feasibility Studies and Projects Management, Owns four patents in his field of study, The Author of three books.

Abdulmottaleb Elabour

CEO of El-Abour Soft, Microsoft .NET Developer and Trainer

For more than 5 years, Have trained more than 150 Engineers and IT students on Web Development using Microsoft technologies .Having excellent experience with C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, ASP.NET AJAX, SQL SERVER and ADO.NET

Malak Bouod

President of the Libyan Debate Club

Malak Bouod, The president of the Libyan Debate Club, in which she organizes and presides over debates as a moderator, and a trainer in dialogue and communication skills, During 2012, Ms. Bouod trained over 100 youths in 10 workshops, and participated in 7 public debates on subjects pertaining to society, politics, and the issues affecting youth and women.

She has been a human rights activist since 2001, and conducted 6 training sessions on the International Convention for Children’s Rights, Along with gaining a flight operations officer, Ms. Bouod is a student in the Chemistry Department of the Science Faculty at Benghazi University, besides working as an IVF embryo medical specialist and mental mathematics coach for children. Ms. Bouod is an innovative, creative leader, whose primary concern is the advancement of Libyan youth through their intellect and through the power of positive thinking.

Faiyz Siala

Professional IT Support and Banker

Over 2 decades of experience in the IT support, strategic planning and user-needs hardware and software, ability to specifically describes the user’s needs in hardware and software levels, a newly started banker, acquired intensive experience of banking system and banking work process in less than a year and a half, believing in ( as long as you want to know, you will know ).

Mohamed Atef Alosta

IT Technical Support at Libyana

Experience in IT Help Desk operations, Excel at strategic planning, leadership, resource management, project management, innovation culture building, and continuous improvement programs, Mohamed has a wide range of technical skills. ِAcquired A Degree at Ayden University of Galata Galatasaray in Istanbul, Turkey, and Data Analysis Certificate in Management from Institute of Tripoli, Mohamed is a Technology expert in a "Voice of Tripoli" Radio Channel.

Juma'a Mohamed Salama

OSH Engineer and Certified Trainer

Certified Coach and OSH lecturer, Joined the "Milestone International" by the United Nations (EDU), and the Scientific and Cultural Organization of "UNESCO", Attended a series of meetings and international conferences of the most important "Arab Forum for Professional Coaches in Tunisia, the Arabs Coaches and Referees Conference in Egypt, Gulf Arab Forum in United Arab Emirates, the attended the first scientific conference about safety and environmental awareness in Egypt and joined the Arab Forum for experts and consultants and professional trainers in Egypt.

Eman Ramadan Abdelbari

Founder of Albelsan Center for Natural Therapy

A Young Libyan Entrepreneur, Founder of the first Natural Thereby Center using modern techniques in Libya, Recognized by The British Council Entrepreneurship Program, And many others NGOs, Was one of the participants of Startup Weekend Tripoli V1 This last December, And Aspiring to help new entrepreneurs in how to start their own business and sharing her experience with them.

Fadhel Guiga

Business Developer and Video Games Instructor

The first video game published by Fadhel Guiga at the age of 15 years in Tunisia was considered the first game designed in Tunisia and was even offered symbolically to the old outgoing president! Fadhel continued to teach design video games for youth and adults.

He is a Contractor and Holder of patents in innovation, Fadhel currently working on new patents Related to Technology Innovation.

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