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Sunday 15 th October 11AM – 6PM Exhibition
Monday 16 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Tuesday 17 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Wednesday 18 th October 10AM – 6PM Exhibition
Daily NetworkingUntil 9PM

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13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:05
10 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Welcome Remarks by MC

13:05 – 16:30
10 October 2022 | 205 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Oman Technology Fund Pitch Competition

  • The top 30 submissions to the Oman Technology Fund Pitch Competition will have just a few minutes to present to and answer questions from a panel of expert judges. Join this session to see what technology and business innovations and which will make it through to the final 10 vying for investment!

10:00 - 11:00

10:55 – 11:00
11 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Rising Stage

Welcome Remarks by MC

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:50
11 October 2022 | 50 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Startups panel: Growth Strategy from Start-up to Scale-up

-          Do’s and don’ts for rapid scaling
-          Why it matters?
-          Is there a clear recipe for scale up success?
11:50 – 12:10
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Lightning Insight: You Know Desirability, Feasibility, Viability, Now Meet RESPONSIBILITY

-          Integrating ESG into your business from day 1
-          Why ESG matters – finance, talent, brand
-          The role and responsibility of startups in driving the ESG agenda
-          Scaling and partnering models for maximum impact

12:00 - 13:00

12:10 – 12:30
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

ESG Venture Building - Turning your industry’s Doom Cycle Into a Bloom Cycle

-          How to apply VC-style rigor and discipline to building a transformational ESG venture in mobility?
-          How to coordinate and coalesce key ecosystem players around your venture’s strategic and financial objectives?
-          How to leverage your Corporate Mothership’s assets to build an unfair advantage against other startups?
12:30 – 12:50
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Insight Talk: Your Startup’s Ikigai: The Intersection of Brand, Corporate Culture and Impact Entrepreneurship

-          Congratulations, you’re viable (intro)
-          I care a lot (Impact)
-          I know you (Brand)
-          I’ll join you (Culture)
-          I’m with you (Investors)
-          Your Startup’s Ikigai (tying it all together)
12:50 – 13:10
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Rising Stage

DMS’s Success in Transforming Transportation Through Venture Building

13:00 - 14:00

13:10 – 13:30
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Paid
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Quickfire Chat: Innovation in AgTech with Investments Up by 40% A rapid paced conversation with the sea farms and agtech rising founders. We dive into the drive, the means and outcome.

  -          Emerging innovations in the sector that’s driving the increasing investment
-          Tips and pitfalls to make better decisions
-          The future of sustainable farms and biofuels
-          Driving e-supply chains in AgTech
13:30 – 13:50
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Presentation: Talent and Team, How to Get it Right When it’s Time to Attract, Recruit and Retain

-          Competing with the corporates, what attracts talent to startup ventures?
-          What are corporates AND startups doing wrong in attracting diverse populations?
-          How to consciously build a team in line with your stage and growth ambitions
-          Taking your core team along, spotting talent and potential and how to nurture it
-          How can investors help their portfolio ventures recruit?
-          What do employees care about and how can founders build a healthy company culture?
13:50 – 14:40
11 October 2022 | 50 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Angel Interviews

-          The role of angel investors in the overall startup ecosystem and community
-          How to attract angel investment?
-          Advantages and drawbacks of angel investment vs other models
-          The angels’ view – becoming an angel, careful considerations and managing risk
-          Considering the post Covid and current crypto market corrections and what sort of market indicators to look out for to be prepared on the funding front
-          Experiences and success stories

14:00 - 15:00

14:40 – 15:05
11 October 2022 | 25 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Experience Insight: Just Do It – Bootstrapping Do’s and Don’ts

-          Demystifying forecasts and budgeting
-          Building in buffers – expect the unexpected on the entrepreneurial rollercoaster
-          Doing more with less: tech and other resources
-          Why, when, how bootstrapping makes sense?

15:00 - 16:00

15:05 – 15:30
11 October 2022 | 25 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Panel: Venture Building 101 Do’s and Don’ts

-          Priorities! What you need to do today to be ready to engage with venture investors tomorrow
-          Why go alone?
-             The rise and value of venture building studios
-          The venture building landscape in MENA and how it compares to other vibrant markets
-          How can we encourage and build a more innovative venture environment?
15:30 – 15:50
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Guiding Insight Talk: Setting your Investor Strategy

-          Beyond the type of investor, you want to attract, who exactly do you want on board?
-          Being clear on funding and financing and how involved your investors will be
-          Aligning what you seek in your investors with you overall strategy
15:50 – 16:10
11 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Experience Insight: The Art and Science of Meaningful Growth

-          Finding blue oceans: identifying and avoiding “obvious” paths; how to chart a new course
-          The “4M’s” of investability – market, management, model, & money.  How choosing the wrong market makes for a difficult (if not impossible) journey
-          So you have a problem to solve?  What EXACTLY is it?  Know what you’re getting into… proper due diligence that will stand-up to institutional investor’s rigor/ standards, and the awesome power of “authenticity” (deep industry knowledge & problem validation)

16:00 - 17:00

16:10 – 17:00
11 October 2022 | 50 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Community wellness: Cool, calm, collected

A guided and targeted breathwork practice to help calm the nerves and stimulate clear thinking. Ahead of a pitch or taking important decisions, leverage natural, free methods always accessible to you to put nervousness aside and put your best brain forward.

10:00 - 11:00

10:55 – 11:00
12 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Paid
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

Welcome Remarks by MC

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 14:00
12 October 2022 | 180 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

AHOY Innovation Cup and Mentorship

Join us as we pull the winners of MOVE THE WORLD Innovation Cup Awards powered by the great minds at AHOY. Following the successful completion of the 20 Finalists pitching live in front of a group of regional and international expert jury panel, investors, innovators and entrepreneurs. The time has come to meet the winners! We invite you to join us at The Rising Stage and discover world-changing startups.

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:20
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Workshop: Build and Scale: A High Performing Sales Engine

  • Learn how you can sell right and deliver delight early in your startup journey
  • How you can manage and scale your growth sustainably
  • Get tips and Tricks to crack all things: B2B Sales, Enterprise Sales, and Account Management
14:20 – 14:40
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Getting your Legal Setup in Line First Time

  • Legal Considerations for setting up right
  • Common challenges faced by startups/founders including:
    o   structuring
    o   raising capital
    o   co-founder and investor agreements
    o   and more
14:40 – 15:00
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Paid
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage
  • 10x

Insight & Experience: Spreading Inspiration and Innovation – the Ripple Effect of Successful Ventures

·       Build a business, birth a sector
·       Sink or swim – when you swim, you swim far and wide
·       Better than an MBA, the school of doing
  ·       Inspiring and enabling leaders, defining new sectors, creating prosperity
·       Stories from those who have flown the nest

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 – 15:20
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Rising Stage

Finding your Feet After Acceleration

15:20 – 15:50
12 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

In Conversation: Exits and IPOs – the Ultimate Guide to Planning and Navigating

-          When the time comes… how do you know?
-          Going public: SPAC, direct listing, IPO… Considerations and why & when go for IPO?
-          Governance, forecasts and valuation accuracy– why they matter now more than ever
-          What’s next for you as a founder?
-          Examples and experiences on the table
15:50 – 16:10
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

How Big Corporates add New Ventures to Add Innovation Through Collaboration

-          How young startups can gain access to this kind of help
-          Driving its global sustainability strategy, PepsiCo Positive (pep+)
-          Strategic end-to-end transformation framework to drive action

16:00 - 17:00

16:10 – 16:30
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Fireside Chat: Scaling Up - Demystifying the Growth Process in Technology Businesses

What are the opportunities and challenges in scaling up and how can you successfully tackle them?
16:30 – 16:50
12 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Paid
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Pitch stage

End of day 3 Rising conference

10:00 - 11:00

10:55 – 11:00
13 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Welcome Remarks by MC

11:00 - 12:00

11:00 – 11:20
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Go-To Market Strategy

  • What are you selling? (BtoB software solution, BtoC, FINTECH, E-Health..)
  • Who are you selling it to? (SME, Large Entreprise, End users, OEM, Telco..Gov)
  • How will you reach your target market? (Direct selling, Var, VAD …Web)
  • Where will you promote your product? (Trade shows, On the Web, social Networks…)
11:20 – 11:40
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Oman's Position in the New Tech Scene of the World, the Bright Future

  • What are the main powers that are shaping the new tech scene of the world
  • Opportunities for Oman and GCC in the near future
  • Our experience and strategy as an Omani private VC in this new game
11:40 – 12:00
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Quickfire Chat: Why UAE investors are investing billions in Odisha?

  • Public policy
  • Investment opportunities for startups to set up in Orissa
  • Peer learning opportunities and success stories

12:00 - 13:00

12:00 – 12:40
13 October 2022 | 40 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

The Impact of Technology on Corporate Innovation and the Public Sector

  • How startups can drive agile growth in corporates
  • How Technology can drive social change
  • Emerging technology driven product development
  • Cultivating a culture of entrepreneurship
12:40 – 13:00
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

SpaceTech Innovation from Japan – Cooperation with UAE and the Middle East

  • UAE-Japan Space Cooperations have been successful and Japanese space tech companies are taking important roles
  • Two Japanese Space tech startups will share their insights and talk about how they can work together with UAE and the Middle East

13:00 - 14:00

13:00 – 13:05
13 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

The JICA Project NINJA Showcase

13:05 – 13:10
13 October 2022 | 5 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Mission, Objectives of Project NINJA

  • Summarize Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria’s activities
13:10 – 13:20
13 October 2022 | 10 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Rising Stage

Introducing Startup in Each Country, Participating at JICA program

13:20 – 13:30
13 October 2022 | 10 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Ethiopia Startup Showcase

  • Every Farmer, Nigeria
  • Guzo Technologies, Ethiopia
13:30 – 14:00
13 October 2022 | 30 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Panel - What is the Innovation that African Startups Bring?

  • Building bridges of innovation between ecosystems: The case of Japan and Africa
  • What the counterpart does/role *biographies
  • Local ecosystem overview *Ethiopia, Nigeria
  • Why partnerships with players such as JICA is essential
  • Areas where partnerships have been most effective
  • Areas where more support would be nåede

14:00 - 15:00

14:00 – 14:20
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Future of the Content Ecosystem - How Content Owners and Brands Should Think About Driving Impact with Customers

14:20 – 14:40
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

Why More Corporates Should Start Having a VC Arm?

14:40 – 15:00
13 October 2022 | 20 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 6, Rising Stage

Unicorn Story: Zero to a Billion: The Story of Open, From An Fintech Idea to a Billion Dollar Fintech Enterprise in 5 Years

15:00 - 16:00

15:00 – 16:00
13 October 2022 | 60 Minutes
Free
  • North Star
  • Track: North Star Rising
  • Zabeel Hall 7, 10X Stage

AHOY Winner’s announcement