The AAST Entrepreneurship Center (AASTEC) is a hub dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship, innovation, and business development, particularly among the youth in the Arab region and Africa. Established in 2015, the center operates under the Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport (AASTMT). Its mission is to empower young entrepreneurs by providing them with the necessary resources, training, mentorship, and support to create and grow sustainable businesses.

Conference

Topics

The Ripple Summit Workshops, Panels, and Table Discussions will be covering on one of the following themes and areas of focus, that will be illustrated in the below mentioned agenda.

Programming & Program Design


This role focuses on designing effective programs, optimizing curricula, and tailoring mentorship to entrepreneurs' needs.

Alumni & Founders


These topics highlight how alumni networks and founder communities benefit entrepreneurship centers by connecting successful entrepreneurs with aspiring founders.

Campus & Students


Promoting entrepreneurship in universities through education, competitions, and fostering innovation on campus.

Technology & Spin Offs


Universities leveraging technology transfer to create successful spin-off companies, bridging research with real-world innovation.

Ecosystem & Sustainability


Exploring how a robust ecosystem can sustain and grow entrepreneurship centers through collaboration among universities, incubators, investors, governments, and international institutions.

Investment


This session covers venture capital and angel investing strategies, due diligence, and connecting startups with investors for funding.

What to

Expect

Keynote

Speakers

Niklas Geiss

Head of Startup Coaching - WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU Entrepreneurship Center)

Agenda

Ripple Pre-Summit Day
Ripple Summit Day 1
Ripple Summit Day 2
Ripple Pre-Summit Day
September 10, 2024
8:00 pm

Ripple Summit Networking Dinner (Invitation Only Event)

10 September
Time:  8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Ripple Summit Day 1
September 11, 2024
10:00 am

RIPPLE Summit Opening

The Main Hall of Arab Ministers
11 September
Time:  10:00 am - 10:30 am
Location:  The Main Hall of Arab Ministers

Opening remarks by Key Partners and Guests

10:30 am

Opening Speeches : Practices for Next Generation Entrepreneurship Centers Management (Powered By: DAAD)

The Main Hall of Arab Ministers
11 September
Time:  10:30 am - 11:30 am
Location:  The Main Hall of Arab Ministers
11:30 am

Moving to Ripple Summit Venue and Coffee Break

11 September
Time:  11:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: 
12:30 pm

Panel: Building the Right Positioning for Your Entrepreneurship Center

11 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
12:30 pm

Workshop: Innovative Approaches to Supporting Entrepreneurs and Small Business Owners in Underserved Communities

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Sean Gray
12:30 pm

Workshop: Designing a Sustainable Model for Campus Wide Entrepreneurship Centers

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Faris Alami
12:30 pm

Panel: Sector Focused Entrepreneurship Programs

11 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
1:10 pm

Panel: Connecting Entrepreneurship Education with Industry

11 September
Time:  1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Location: 
1:10 pm

Workshop: Building a Succesful Angel Investment Network for your University

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Aadam Sümer
1:10 pm

Workshop: The Investor's Perspective: What They're Looking For in a Startup

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Ahmed Magdy Ghaith

Workshop - Programming

1:10 pm

Panel: How An Ecosystem Is Needed To Become Successful

Roundtable Room
11 September
Time:  1:10 pm - 1:40 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
Speaker:  Hossam Abdel Kader
1:50 pm

Talk: Building An Entrepreneurship Center from A to Z

Plenary Room
11 September
Time:  1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
Speaker:  Mohammed Ali
1:50 pm

Workshop: Global Acceleration Program Planning

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Naia Jang

Panel Discussion - Technology & Spin Offs

1:50 pm

Workshop: Role of Networks and Non Profit Organizations for Entrepreneurship Centers Growth

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Matthias Treutwein
1:50 pm

Panel: Entrepreneurship Education Towards Enterprising of Universities

11 September
Time:  1:50 pm - 2:20 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
2:30 pm

Panel: Entrepreneurship National & International Support

11 September
Time:  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
2:30 pm

Workshop: Strategy Planning in the Age of AI

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Sergey Chumak
2:30 pm

Workshop: Teaching Entrepreneurship As a Core Program

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Ayman El-Nahas
2:30 pm

Panel: Cultivating Investor Confidence: Strategies for Incubator and Accelerator Managers

11 September
Time:  2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Location: 
3:00 pm

Discussion Groups Over Lunch

Lunch Venue
11 September
Time:  3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location:  Lunch Venue
4:00 pm

Panel: Bootstrapping Your Center: Funding Strategies for a New Initiative

11 September
Time:  4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
4:00 pm

Workshop: Untapped Opportunities in Entrepreneurship Centers Management and Growth

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Christianne Malone
4:00 pm

Workshop: Analyzing Ecosystems for Finding Purpose of Startup Support Organization (SSO)

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  4:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Abderrahmane Chaoui
4:00 pm

Panel: Food-Tech For Net ZERO and ZERO Hunger

11 September
Time:  4:00 pm - 5:20 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
4:40 pm

Panel: The Current State of Startup Support Organizations in Different Regions

11 September
Time:  4:40 pm - 5:20 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
4:40 pm

Workshop: Global Deep Tech Innovation Network

Interactive Workshop Room 1
11 September
Time:  4:40 pm - 5:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Hiroyuki Suzuki
4:40 pm

Workshop: Building Successful Faculty and Student Ambassador Program to Create Innovation and Entrepreneurship Champions Across Campus

Interactive Workshop Room 2
11 September
Time:  4:40 pm - 5:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
5:30 pm

Move to Hotels

Main Gate
11 September
Time:  5:30 pm2:00 am
Location:  Main Gate
Ripple Summit Day 2
September 12, 2024
10:30 am

Panel: Strategic Partnerships for a Thriving Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

12 September
Time:  10:30 am - 11:00 am
Location:  Plenary Room
10:30 am

Workshop:Integrating your Entrepreneurship Center within your University

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  10:30 am - 11:00 am
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Mohammed Ali
10:30 am

Workshop: Leveraging Technology in Entrepreneurship Education, Incubators, and Accelerators

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  10:30 am - 11:00 am
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Islam Mohamed
10:30 am

Workshop: The Recipe for Global Innovation: Building Multi-Regional Startup Programs

Roundtable Room
12 September
Time:  10:30 am - 11:00 am
Location:  Roundtable Room
Speaker:  Nader AlJorf
11:10 am

Panel: Leveraging AI for Entrepreneurship Centers Management

12 September
Time:  11:10 am - 11:40 am
Location:  Plenary Room
11:10 am

Workshop: Best Practices for Building International Collaborations

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  11:10 am - 11:40 am
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Stephen Cheah
11:10 am

Workshop: Successful Technology Transfer - Translating Science Into Society

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  11:10 am - 11:40 am
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Raoul Haschke
11:10 am

Panel: HR in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Centers

Roundtable Room
12 September
Time:  11:10 am - 11:40 am
Location:  Roundtable Room
Speaker:  Alaa Awad
11:50 am

Panel: Pan-African Entrepreneurship and Innovation Programs

12 September
Time:  11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
11:50 am

Workshop: Globally Scale your Startups: A Guide for incubators and Accelerators

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Laurent Pacheco
11:50 am

Workshop: From Student to Entrepreneur

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
11:50 am

Panel: How to help Startups and SMEs with Internationalisation

Roundtable Room
12 September
Time:  11:50 am - 12:20 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
12:30 pm

Panel: What Investors & Corporates expect from Entrepreneurship support organizations

12 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
12:30 pm

Workshop: Navigating politics and economics while establishing a University Tech Park

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Ned Staebler
12:30 pm

Workshop: Donor and Sponsor Funding For Entrepreneurship Centers

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Jane Hanna
12:30 pm

Panel: Venture Builders and Startup Studios

Roundtable Room
12 September
Time:  12:30 pm - 1:00 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
Speaker:  Yasser El-Benadry

Core Angels; VRS Studio

1:00 pm

Discussion Groups Over Lunch

Lunch Venue
12 September
Time:  1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:  Lunch Venue
2:00 pm

Panel: Next Generation of Acceleration Programs

12 September
Time:  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
2:00 pm

Workshop: Creating Value for Startups at Different Growth Stages

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Ahmad Al-Saygh
2:00 pm

Workshop: Positioning of Your Center or Sector Agnostic Incubator Program

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Mohammed Ali
2:00 pm

Panel: Mitigating Risks Through Fund of Funds

Roundtable Room
12 September
Time:  2:00 pm - 3:10 pm
Location:  Roundtable Room
2:40 pm

Transforming the Ecosystem: The Role of Enablers

12 September
Time:  2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
Location:  Plenary Room
2:40 pm

Workshop: Designing Successful Startup Incubator and Accelerator Program

Interactive Workshop Room 1
12 September
Time:  2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 1
Speaker:  Lamiaa El Rashidy
2:40 pm

Workshop: Startup-Focused Program, What They Are Looking For?

Interactive Workshop Room 2
12 September
Time:  2:40 pm - 3:10 pm
Location:  Interactive Workshop Room 2
Speaker:  Matthias Treutwein
3:10 pm

Coffee Break and Moving to the Summit Closing Venue

12 September
Time:  3:10 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: 

Certificates Handing and Closing Session

4:00 pm

Ripple Summit Closing Ceremony and Group Photo

Main Stage
12 September
Time:  4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location:  Main Stage
5:00 pm

Rally Startup Festival Awarding Ceremony

Main Stage
12 September
Time:  5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Location:  Main Stage
6:00 pm

VIPs and Partners Dinner (Invitation Only Event)

12 September
Time:  6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Official

Partners
AAST
NBE

Ticket

Pricing
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Standard Attendee (Early Bird)

$350
Date 25 August
  • Access to all main stage sessions and workshops
  • Networking opportunities with fellow attendees and industry leaders
  • Summit Package
  • Access to the expo hall
  • Online access to summit content post-event (recordings, presentations)

Discounted Ticket (Supported by AAST Partners)

for Egyptians

Date 25 August
  • Access to all main stage sessions and workshops
  • Networking opportunities with fellow attendees and industry leaders
  • Summit Package
  • Access to the expo hall
  • Online access to summit content post-event (recordings, presentations)

Speaker Ticket

  • Complimentary VIP registration
  • Free Accommodation and Local Transportation
  • Speaker lounge access and dedicated support staff
  • Exposure to a targeted audience and media coverage
  • Opportunity to showcase expertise and connect with potential partners

Partner Ticket

  • Tailored sponsorship packages with branding and promotional opportunities
  • Speaking slots at main stage or workshops (depending on level)
  • Networking opportunities with high-profile attendees and investors
  • Logo placement on summit materials, website, and social media
  • Employee/client registration discounts

Event

Location

For 50 years, AASTMT had many achievements in education, training and research in the fields of maritime transport, engineering and management sciences. This is due to the methodological application of modern technology in these fields

Address

9 Abou Qear, Abu Qir Al Gharbeyah, Montaza 2, Alexandria Governorate 5528341

Telephone

+(20) – 1001192380

Email us

aast.entrepreneurship@gmail.com

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