Student award set to support Lebanon’s next entrepreneurs

Student award set to support Lebanon’s next entrepreneurs

Beirut: Hisham Itani, chairman and CEO of Resource Group, a technology group with diversified businesses covering the Middle East and Africa, has partnered with the American University of Beirut (AUB) to launch the Hisham Itani Digital Transformation Award, in line with his vision to support national and regional talents, and drive the digital transformation in the region. The newly established award targets innovative and compelling digital transformation projects in any field.

“I am delighted to partner with The Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture (MSFEA) at AUB and launch this new award that puts our creative minds at the forefront of the digital transformation in the region,” said Hisham Itani. He continued, “I am looking forward to seeing the future founders getting on this journey that will be insightful and innovative for the participants. I am hoping this award brings hope to a generation baffled by the most difficult national crisis the country has ever seen.”

Itani, who is an AUB graduate himself, joined his family business after graduating. He ventured into new technologies and invested in Research and Development (R&D) thus pioneering the digital security industry in Lebanon and the region. His vision, knowledge, and continuous investment in new technologies