The Third Refugee Entrepreneurs Showcase - Venice, Italy
Third Refugee Entrepreneurs Showcase 2022 - Venice, Italy
Sarah Carroll has been working with the winners of the Refugee Entrepreneurs Showcase to give them a digital makeover to get their digital presence world class through 1:1 virtual coaching sessions. She attended the 3rd Refugee Entrepreneurs Showcase in Venice to attend the competition and give an introduction to the digital makeover award for the winners.
Take a look at the key aspects of the event below:
Organiser: Centre for Entrepreneurs (CFE)
The UK’s leading entrepreneurship foundation. They work to make the UK more entrepreneurial. The showcase was part of the Fifth Refugee Enterpreneurship Network Summit.
Event date: 27 October 2022
Location: Venice, Italy
Venue: Procuratie Vecchie
The Home of The Human Safety Net is at Procuratie Vecchie, a large and historic building overlooking St. Mark’s Square in the heart of Venice. The Procuratie takes its name from the Procurators of Saint Mark, who, in addition to being senior city officials, were also responsible for looking after the poor and needy of the Venetian republic. Just opened to the public after more than 500 years, it features a large auditorium, an interactive exhibition space, and much more; it is a hub for social innovators passionate about empowering the most vulnerable in society worldwide. This event was the first time this space was used after being opened again.
Language: English
Objective: Refugee entrepreneurs had the opportunity to pitch remotely from around the world for cash prizes and 1:1 coaching from Sarah on how to develop their digital presence for a wider international approach, showcasing new talent and innovative business ideas
Programme: The conference is part of the activities of the Refugee Entrepreneurship Network (REN). REN is a global community working to improve the scale and impact of refugee entrepreneurship programmes. It brings together practitioners, philanthropic foundations, researchers, corporates and investors.
Profile of audience: Refugee entrepreneurship support practitioners, researchers, policymakers, funders, impact investors, young entrepreneurs from refugee backgrounds
Winners:
Eight finalists were selected to pitch, out of over thirty applicants.
The judges were Yanki Tschering of Accompany Capital, Alan Barbieri of The Human Safety Net and Tim Barnes of REN.
Top honors went to:
1st prize for Early Stage: Green Wheel Technology’s Mohammed Al Fakee
Runner up: Early Stage: Jeenakom Market’s Jad Ghali
1st prize for Growth: Sarafin AI’s Kevin Kachidza
Runner up: Nitt Gritt’s Amr Sabbah
Congratulations and thanks to the organizations that mentored, funded, and nominated these entrepreneurs – TERN, Forward Inc., DeliteLabs, Start Up Refugees, JumpStart Refugee Talent, Jusoor, and ChangeMakers Lab.
Speakers:
Panel Host: Oli Barrett
Alan Barbieri: The Human Safety Net
Matt Smith: Centre for Entrepreneurs
Jonathan Berezovsky: Migraflix
Ella Goncarova: Ashoka
Stefano Rovelli: THSN
Gilda Borriello: World Bank
Usman Iftikhar: Catalysr
Camille Soulier: SINGA
Laura di Santolo: Forward Inc
Lindsay Frangs: Ignite Small Business Start-ups
Charlie Fraser: TERN
Amr Sabbah: NittGritt
Fatma Al-Baiti: Meet me at Fatma's
Dr Michelle Richey: Loughborough University
Prof Benson Honig: McMaster University
Prof Haya Al-Dajani: Prince Mohammad Bin Salmon College
Prof Monder Ram: Aston University
Ziena Abu-Dalbouh: Jusoor
Yanki Tshering: Accompany Capital
Vasili Sofiadellis: Changemakers Lab
Tim Barnes, Claire Renwick, Bella Eames-Matthews: Centre for Entrepreneurs