Speakers
Seasoned entrepreneurs, investors, and experts will gather on the eastern shores of the Mediterranean to share experiences, insights, techniques, methods, and know-how, dishing out how-tos for newcomers, dos-and-donts for the up and coming, and inspiration for the rest.
Riad Salameh Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon
Francois Bassil Chairman of the Association of Banks in Lebanon
Marianne Hoayek Director of the Executive Office at Banque du Liban
Tom Fletcher Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Lebanon
Mohamed Choucair Chairman of the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon
Alexander M. Asseily Chairman/Co-founder of Jawbone & State
Paul Papadimitriou Founder of Intelligencr
Paul Bragiel Managing Partner at I/O Ventures
Jambu Palaniappan General Manager of Middle East & Africa at Uber
Kalina King Regional Director for General Assembly Asia
Mike Butcher Editor at Large of TechCrunch
Adrianna Tan Founder & CEO at WoBe Indonesia
Michael Lints Venture Partner at Golden Gate Ventures
Gary Stewart Director at Wayra UK
Deven Soni Co-Founder of Sprayable Energy
Till Ohrmann Co-Founder & CEO of The Pirate Summit
Rani Saad Founder of The Window
Mario Berta Regional Managing Director at Rocket Internet
Ramez Mohamed Flat6Labs CEO
Mouhamad Rabah President of Beirut Digital District
Antoine Saab Managing Director of Energy24
Maurice Sehnaoui President of BLC Bank
Darius Cheung Founder & CEO of 99.co
Elias Ghanem Co-Founder & CEO of Telr
![Aiste Lehmann — Director at TIDEA [Bosnia]](http://2014.bdlaccelerate.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/AisteLehmann-150x150.jpg)
Aiste Lehmann Director at TIDEA [Bosnia]
Jonathan Giesen Co-Founder & CEO of Transterra Media
Hassane Slaibi Co-Founder & CEO of Band Industries
Hind Hobeika Founder & CEO of Instabeat
Jamil Corbani CEO of Green Studios
Karin Venneri Founder & CEO of 1000 Italy
Alina Gratschner Business Development at Apora Ventures
Loraine Habib Business Development Manager at Bla Bla Car
Hala Fadel Chair at MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab
Ramzi Rizk Co-Founder & CTO of EyeEm
Hafez Virjee International Arbitration at Dechert & Co-Founder of Delos
Maroun Chammas Chairman at Berytech
Imad Riachi Chief Scientist at Essentia Analytics
Henri Asseily Managing Partner at Leap Ventures
Nicolas Sehnaoui Former Minister of Telecom
Stefan Gantchev Partner at LauncHub
Mark Haidar Founder & CEO of Vinli
Dimitris G. Kalavros-Gousiou Co-Found.er of Found.ation
Leen Segers COO at Tech.eu
Thijl Klerkx Founder of Thijl.nl
Marwan Kheireddine Chairman & GM of Al-Mawarid Bank
Yasser Akkaoui Editor-in-Chief at Executive Magazine & Founder of KConcept Holding
Walid Hanna Managing Partner at MEVP
Charlie Graham-Brown CFO at Seedstars World
Vitaly Golomb Founding Partner of CCC Fund
Ivan Hernandez Co-Founder of The Digital Loop
Jean Nehme Founder & CEO of Touch Surgery
Elise Nebout Le Camping Manager
Melissa Ablett Innovation Cluster Development Leader at CIC
Agenda
Listen to success stories from today’s makers, hear about proven investment strategies from Bangkok to Silicon Valley, discover how to find and retain talent, learn about international startup legal, accounting, and audit best practices, apply for leading accelerator programs, network and connect with industry leaders, meet and pitch angels and VCs, get up to speed on the latest trends, and walk away with Blueprints for Success for your startup, accelerator, VC, incubator, angel network, and related activities.
- Nov 20-21, 2014
- 20 Thursday
- 21 Friday
- Workshops
Registration & Coffee
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Formal Opening & Ceremony
10:30 am - 11:20 am
Opening Keynote
11:20 am - 11:40 am
Startup Success Stories – Panel
11:40 am - 12:30 pmCoffee Break
12:30 pm - 12:50 pmBig in Europe – Keynote
12:50 pm - 1:10 pmEurope’s Startup Ecosystem: Opportunities & Challenges – Panel
1:10 pm - 2:00 pm
Lunch
2:00 pm - 2:50 pmInvesting in Asia – Keynote
2:50 pm - 3:10 pmAsia’s Startup Ecosystem: Opportunities & Challenges – Panel
3:10 pm - 4:00 pmThe Knowledge Economy – Keynote
4:00 pm - 4:20 pmThe Other Knowledge Economy – Panel
4:20 pm - 5:10 pmBig Data & Business – Keynote
5:10 pm - 5:30 pmCoffee Break
5:30 pm - 5:50 pm
Lightning Round – Startup Competition
5:50 pm - 6:40 pmAnnouncing the Finalists – Startup Competition
6:40 pm - 6:50 pmRegistration & Coffee
9:00 am - 9:30 amLebanon’s Ecosystem – Panel
9:30 am - 10:20 amInnovation in Emerging Markets – Keynote
10:20 am - 10:40 amLebanon’s Investors – Panel
10:40 am - 11:30 amCoffee Break
11:30 am - 11:50 amFrom Silicon Valley to the World – Keynote
11:50 am - 12:10 pmUSA’s Startup Ecosystem: Opportunities & Challenges – Panel
12:10 pm - 1:00 pm
Investing: How To – Fireside
1:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Accelerators – Panel
1:20 pm - 2:10 pmLunch
2:10 pm - 3:00 pmShaping Entrepreneurs – Fireside
3:00 pm - 3:20 pmExpats as Entrepreneurs – Panel
3:20 pm - 4:00 pmInterventions
4:00 pm - 5:10 pmBlueprints for Success – Closing Speech
5:10 pm - 5:30 pmCoffee Break
5:30 pm - 5:50 pmIntroduction to Seedstars World
5:50 pm - 6:00 pmFinalists Round – Startup Competition
6:00 pm - 7:30 pmCoffee Break
7:30 pm - 7:50 pmAnnouncing the Winner – Startup Competition
7:50 pm - 8:00 pm
BDL Circular 331: Legal and Practical Issues (Arabic)
20 Thursday, 11:30 am - 12:30 pmSales and Cash Flow Management
20 Thursday, 12:50 pm - 1:30 pmFeeding the Entrepreneurial Fire: From Ideas to Reality
20 Thursday, 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm10 Things to Know when Branding your Startup
20 Thursday, 2:50 pm - 3:30 pmMaster your Pitch and get the Money
20 Thursday, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pmBDL Circular 331: Legal and Practical Issues (Arabic)
21 Friday, 9:30 am - 10:15 amMentoring – Empowering Entrepreneurialism and Leadership Development and Success
21 Friday, 10:15 am - 10:45 amFrom Concept to Product
21 Friday, 10:45 am - 11:30 amResolving Difficult Relationships
21 Friday, 11:50 am - 12:20 pmFundraising for Startups
21 Friday, 12:20 pm - 12:50 pmProtecting Shareholders’ Rights in an Opaque Environment: A Case for Corporate Governance
21 Friday, 12:50 pm - 1:20 pmGrow your Startup
21 Friday, 1:20 pm - 2:20 pmThe Art of Bootstrapping
21 Friday, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pmVisualise your Blueprint
21 Friday, 3:45 pm - 4:30 pmHow a Startup could become Investment Ready
21 Friday, 4:30 pm - 5:00 pmSeedstars World Startup Competition
Seedstars World is an exclusive worldwide startup competition traveling to 35+ cities in 2014. On November 20 & 21 2014, the competition will be landing in Beirut as part of Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014. Application closed on November 14 2014. 25+ extraordinary startups will be exhibiting and pitching at the Conference.
Venue
Forum de Beyrouth – Beirut, Lebanon
- Official Conference Hotels:
- Le Grey
- Saifi Suites
Host + Organizer
Circular 331 Partners
International Investor Partners
International Knowledge Partners
Exclusive Transportation Partner
Exclusive Coffee Partner
Official Networking Event Partner
Startup Competition Partner
Wireless Solution Provider
Ecosystem Partners
Community Partners
International Media Partners
Media Partners
Blogger Partners
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F.A.Q.
If your question isn’t answered in the Frequently Asked Questions below, tweet us @BDLaccelerate!
- What is Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014?
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Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014 is Lebanon’s 1st international startup conference, featuring over 50 stellar speakers from over 20 countries – Singapore to San Francisco – and 1000 select attendees. The Conference will take place on November 20-21 2014, at Forum de Beyrouth, in Beirut, Lebanon.
- Who is behind Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014?
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The Central Bank of Lebanon is the host and organizer of Banque du Liban Accelerate 2014.
- How do I register my Startup for the SeedStars World Competition?
- How do I register my Startup for the Startup Square exhibition?
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You must Apply to the Startup Competition! Click this Link
- How can I become a Sponsor / Partner?
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Contact: BDLaccelerate [at] seeqnce (dot) com
- How can I become a Speaker / Moderator?
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Contact: BDLaccelerate [at] seeqnce (dot) com
- How do I register for the Ecosystem Plaza exhibition?
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Contact: BDLaccelerate [at] seeqnce (dot) com
- Who can attend the Conference?
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Only individuals who receive an official invitation letter from the Central Bank of Lebanon can attend the Conference. Apply for an invitation by clicking on the “Apply Now” button in the header or footer navigation bar. Presella is managing the door at the Conference: no Conference invitation no entry.
- Who can attend the Speakers’ Dinner?
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Only speakers at the Conference, and select guests can attend the Speakers’ Dinner. Non-speakers will receive a special invitation letter to the Dinner. Presella is managing the door at the Dinner: no Dinner invitation no entry.
- Who can attend the Conference Party?
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Link coming soon.
- What are the spoken languages in Beirut?
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All three languages – Arabic, English, and French – are spoken by the locals in Beirut. Feel free to use either of these three languages, there’ll always be someone around who can ‘undo to the letter’.
- How do I get around in Beirut?
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UBER!
- Is Beirut Safe?
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According to GOV.UK the areas you’ll be visiting and frequenting are GREEN.
- What is the meaning of Life?
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