UAE Business: ICEP 4 under way; provides springboard for startups – Gulf Digital News

UAE Business: ICEP 4 under way; provides springboard for startups – Gulf Digital News

The 4th edition of the International Conference on Entrepreneurship in Palestine (ICEP 4.0) will introduce regional investors and venture capital funds (VCs) to stellar Palestinian startups with export-ready innovations.

Regional investors and VCs are meeting 20 promising Palestinian startups eyeing growth and expansion across the Arab region at the event which got under way on November 1.

Being held in the UAE for the first time, the two-day event at Museum of the Future, Dubai, reaffirms the UAE’s role as a global springboard for international growth for the region's startups. The UAE has continued to introduce economic, legal, and social reforms to attract investors from across the globe and solidify its position as the go-to destination for regional and international investment. 

20 unicorns

Home to one-fifth of the Arab world's 100 most promising startups, the UAE plans to nurture 20 unicorns by 2031 to cement its status as a leading global innovation hub.

The event featured exclusive pre-recorded comments by Klaus Schwab, Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF): “I am so proud to see that this initiative has become a milestone of the autumn calendar. And you are hosting it in the UAE, a country so