Building a vibrant economy with help from entrepreneurs, startups

Building a vibrant economy with help from entrepreneurs, startups

ASMED explored the most successful experiences in the field of startups at the global, regional and local levels.

Muscat: His Highness Sayyid Belarab bin Haitham Al Said, Honorary President of “Rising Omani Start-ups Programme”, presided over Investment and Startup Summit, organised by the Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (ASMED).

The two-day event, held at Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre, is organized in cooperation with a number of government departments.

The summit began with a session entitled " Future of Entrepreneurship and Startups". It elaborated on a number of themes. It included a discussion on theme of the emerging companies’ system and covered a review of global, regional and local experiences in the field of building and managing the startups.

A special session was dedicated to the second theme titled "Investing in startups" and it capitalized on venture funds, crowdfunding and startups and startups stock exchange.

The summit explored the most successful experiences in the field of startups in the global, regional and local arenas.

The activities of the second day include a session titled "Business Incubators and Accelerators" and a workshop on incentivizing the establishment of private investment funds.

The summit will comprise specialized workshops in which decision makers, investment specialists and representatives of nascent firms