Ras Al Khaimah to host 8 countries for ‘Middle East Startup Awards 2022-2023’ in January 2024

Ras Al Khaimah to host 8 countries for ‘Middle East Startup Awards 2022-2023’ in January 2024

The awards will be announced during a two-day conference and exhibition to be held on January 17-18

By WAM Published: Thu 3 Aug 2023, 11:14 PM

The Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) announced the participation of innovative technology start-ups and SMEs from the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan and Lebanon on 17-18 January, 2024, for the Middle East Startup Awards 2022-23 (MESA) conference and exhibition.

Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, President, American University of Ras Al Khaimah, said: "We support such international award programmes that brings visibility to the American University and contribute to the region's entrepreneurial ecosystem growth".

Tarek Al Saman, Secretary of the Board, Emirates Angel Investors Association, stated: "The Middle East region is creating investment opportunities for new technologies and business models and they contribute via such events to the early stage investment ecosystem through their strong investors network."

Dr Tahseen Anwer Arshi, Director of Associate Professor at AURAK, commented: "MESA is a reputed awards event in the Middle East. AURAK Centre for Entrepreneurship will leverage this opportunity to promote startup culture among students and the community".

Sagarika Sahoo, Co-Founder of Middle East Start Up Awards, noted that the 2021 Launch Premiere