Exhibition World Bahrain Announced as a Strategic Partner for Season 3 of Beban TV Show

Exhibition World Bahrain Announced as a Strategic Partner for Season 3 of Beban TV Show

Beban, an entrepreneurship-themed reality television show and regional private-public investment platform produced by Hope Ventures, the investment arm of Hope Fund, announces Exhibition World Bahrain (EWB), the Middle East’s newest exhibition and convention centre, as a Strategic Partner for its upcoming third season. The show is centered around 41 GCC entrepreneurs as they pitch their scalable businesses in front of a panel of regional investors for equity investment and business development opportunities. Having aired for two seasons, Beban featured a total of 62 businesses of various sizes and resulted in successful co-investments by the private and public sectors exceeding USD 6 million in GCC-based startups.The partnership announcement was made during a signing ceremony attended by H.E. Mr. Aymen bin Tawfiq Almoayed, Chairman of Hope Fund, H.E. Dr. Nasser Ali Qaedi, Chief Executive Officer of Bahrain Tourism, Ms. Fajer Saleh Alpachachi, General Manager of Hope Ventures, Dr. Debbie Kristiansen, General Manager of Exhibition World Bahrain, and was accompanied by Hope and EWB management and representatives.Being a Strategic Partner for Beban is aligned with EWB’s mission of positioning the Kingdom of Bahrain as a global and regional hub, as it will host over 40 promising entrepreneurs and reputable investors