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PNB Entrepreneurship Delegation

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Oct 3 – 8, 2012
Ramallah, Palestine

Date

Oct 3 – 8, 2012
1:00pm – 4:00am EDT

Location

Ramallah, Palestine

Contact

    [email protected]
    202-721-5591

Hosts

The delegation’s sought to stimulate youth entrepreneurship in Palestine by providing mentorship, coaching, and potential investment to young entrepreneurs and start-ups. The delegation met with young entrepreneurs, local venture capitalists, and participated in the annual Expotech and Celebration of Innovation.

The trip included visits to the major points of interest in Ramallah, East Jerusalem, Nablus and Bethlehem, meetings with Palestinian companies and incubators to highlight the region’s innovation and investment capabilities, and time with young Palestinian entrepreneurs and pioneering business people.

Speakers included Fadi Ghandour, CEO of Aramex.