| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WEIF Inaugural Session | Mr. Khaled El Mekwad, HE Mr Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, HE Ambassador Ali bin Ibrahim Al-Malki, HE Dr. Rola Dashti | 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM | |
| 2 | Panel: Building Sustainable Partnerships, Creating a Brighter Future for Arab and African Entrepreneurs | Mr. Ahmed M. El Wakil, Ms Olivia Zaitun Kigongo, Ms Ibukan Awosika, Mr Dawood Al Shezawi, Ms Fatima El Shaikh, Engineer Jani Ibrahim | 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | |
| 3 | Panel: Smart sustainable financial inclusion | Dr Wissam Fatouh, Dr Zakaria Ahmed Hejres, Mr Karim Ould Chih, Mr Abdulrahman Hesham AlSowaidi, Dr Jaime Aristotle Alip, Mrs Seema Prem, Mr Narayan Ganapathy | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 4 | Fireside Chat - Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystem | ..... | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 5 | Fireside Chat - Saudi Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation City | ..... | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 6 | Lunch | ..... | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| 7 | Panel Entrepreneurship and innovation Conducive Ecosystems; were Ideas Forge into Reality | Mr Ullas Marar, HE Mr Taha Ayhan, Mr Kareem Hassan, Mr Abdel Fattah Al Kayed, Mr Toufic Dabboussi, Mr Sid Ali Zerrouki, Ms Douja Gharbi, Ms Antonia Coker Caramba | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| 8 | Panel: Six Transitions; Investment Pathways to Deliver the SDGs | Mr. Khaled El Mekwad, Dr Abla Abdel Latif, HE Dr Sidi Ould Tah, HE Mr Nasser Al Qahtani | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 9 | Panel: Bahrain Conducive Entrepreneurship & Innovation Ecosystem (The Bahrain Model) | Ms Maha Mofeez, Ms Fajer Saleh Al Pachachi, Ms Dalal Al Qais, Mr Bader Sater, Dr Kahled F. Alalawi, Ms Sonya Janahi, Dr Hashim S. Hussein | 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM | |
| 10 | High Level Plenary Session - The World in 2050 | ..... | 6:00 PM - 6:10 PM | |
| 11 | High Level Plenary Session | ..... | 6:10 PM - 7:00 PM |
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Progress by Innovation: The Role of Digital Transformation and Innovation in Entrepreneurship | ..... | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 2 | Side Event Enriching Lives, Empowering Dreams: A Collaborative Journey towards Economic Independence and Inclusive Living for Persons with Determination - Leaving No One Behind | ..... | 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | |
| 3 | Side Fire Chat HE Mr. Felipe Buitrago, Public Policy, Strategy & Management; former Ambassador, former Minister of Culture, Colombia | ..... | 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | |
| 4 | Panel: Trade and Heritage Meets Innovation: Unleashing the Creative Orange Potential | ..... | 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | |
| 5 | Pitching | ..... | 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 6 | Lunch | ..... | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| 7 | Panel: Role of Universities and Educational Institutions in unleashing entrepreneurship and innovation | ..... | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| 8 | Panel: Harnessing Agricultural Technology for Food Security | ..... | 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | |
| 9 | Panel Leveraging the UNIDO ITPO Network | ..... | 4:15 PM - 5:30 PM | |
| 10 | WEIF 2024 “Manama Declaration – Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Development" | ..... | 5:45 PM - 6:45 PM | |
| 11 | Gala Dinner - Souq Al Baraha | ..... | 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| # | Session | Speaker(s) | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panel: Women, Peace, and Security: how to promote stability in post conflict States by funding female entrepreneurs | ..... | 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | |
| 2 | Panel: Disruption and Innovation: Entrepreneurs as Pioneers of the Digital Frontier | ..... | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | |
| 3 | Panel: Innovation Focus the Future of Startup Creation: AI-Driven Super tools for Instant Innovation | ..... | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | |
| 4 | Lunch | ..... | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | |
| 5 | Panel: Women Progression | ..... | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| 6 | Panel Women Progression | ..... | 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM | |
| 7 | Entrepreneurs Bilateral Meetings | ..... | 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | |
| 8 | Cultural Tour and Site Seeing | ..... | 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM |