Stepping Up For Tech Startups: STEP Conference 2016 In AprilSTEP Conference is returning for its fourth edition on April 4-5, 2016 at the Dubai International Marine Club.
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STEP Conferenceis returning for its fourth edition on April 4-5, 2016 at the Dubai International Marine Club. This year's STEP will be held over two days featuring three different tracks (Tech, Digital and Entertainment) and expects 6,000+ attendees comprisinginvestors,狗万官方企业家和行业专家。
Besides the conference, STEP 2016 will also bring back Startup Basecamp, a platform for startups, acrossMENA,North America, Europe, and Southeast Asia and other regions, to showcase their ventures.The 2016 edition of the Basecamp is expected to bring together 400+ startups who will showcase their ideas to investors and mentors. Workshops,pitch competitionsfor selected startups and one-on-one sessions withmentorsalso form part of the agenda.
With respect to topics, the Tech track will see investors, entrepreneurs and tech corporations discuss latest trends in the tech world includingwearables, health techande-commerceamong others. The Digital track brings together marketing experts who will share their insights on impact of digital revolution on the media industry. The Entertainment track will see artists andgamersdeliberate on changing audience preferences in the entertainment world.
More than 80+ industry leaders will provide their insights on the aforementioned topics, with the list of speakers includingSultan Sooud Al Qassemi,Barjeel Art Foundation, Elissa Freiha, Co-founder,妇女,Issa Aghabi, Head of Investment,twofour54, andFadi Ghandour,Chairman and Managing Partner, Wamda Capital.