MUSCAT: On the second day of the Incubation conference today, graduation ceremony will be held to celebrate the graduation of a number of incubated companies at the NBC and Riyada incubator. The graduation will take place under the auspices of Dr Ali bin Saud al Bimani, Vice Chancellor of Sultan Qaboos University (SQU).
Amongst discussion sessions on incubation, the topic of innovation in entrepreneurship will be highlighted by Ana Greif, CEO and founder of Varela Consulting, Dr Abdullah al Mahrooqi, CEO of Industrial Innovation Centre, and Dr Dhafir al Shanfari, CEO of Oman Authority for Partnership Development (OAPD).
Akef Akrabawi, CEO of Injaz Arabia, Tarek Ahmed Fouad, Growth Programme Manager at Sharajah Entrepreneurship Centre, and Dr Rahma aAl Mahrooqi, Vice-Chancellor for Post Graduate Studies and Research at SQU, will underscore the topic of entrepreneurship and education.
Furthermore, Kirstie Chadwick, CEO of International Business Innovation Association (INBIA), Dr Choi, Jong-In, Prof and Vice-President of Strategy and Planning at Hanbat National University, Dr Firas al Abduwani, Founder of Hussam Technology Company, and Khalid al Huraibi, Acting CEO of the Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Development ‘Riyada’, will elaborate on the future trends of entrepreneurship.
The conference is the first of its kind in the Sultanate, which aims at instilling a culture of entrepreneurship, and disseminating awareness and knowledge on the bodies that support SMEs and innovation related entities.
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