Hope Ventures establishes strategic partnerships with Biban sponsors and selects 12 high-potential businesses for the show

Hope Ventures establishes strategic partnerships with Biban sponsors and selects 12 high-potential businesses for the show

Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, held a press conference to announce the progress and sponsors of ‘Biban’, the entrepreneurship themed reality television show announced in August. The conference, held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, was led by H.E. Minister of Youth and Sport Affairs, Chairman of Hope Fund, Mr. Aymen bin Tawfeeq Almoayed, H.E. Mr. Eric Li, Managing Director of Huawei Bahrain, H.E. Mr. Abdulla K. Al-Khalifa, Director of Communications & Investor Relations at Zain Bahrain, Mr. Othman Hijazi, Deputy GCEO of Corporate Banking at Ahli United Bank, and Ms. Fajer Al Pachachi, General Manager of Hope Ventures. Hope Ventures announced the main sponsors of the ‘Biban’ program, naming Huawei as a Platinum sponsor, Zain Bahrain as a Gold sponsor, and Ahli United Bank as a Bronze sponsor, acknowledging and appreciating their valuable contribution towards propelling the entrepreneurship scene in the Kingdom further and being catalysts for the national economy. Furthermore, Hope Ventures went on to state that the program participant selection has been finalized after a rigorous evaluation process that included over 200 applicants, asserting that 12 of the top entrepreneurs in the Kingdom will be participating in ‘Biban’. The selected participants will have a chance to