Prime Minister Leads Palestinian Entry to GEW

This week, Palestine joins an additional 139 countries in organizing over 20,000 events, incorporating over 10,000 partners and nearly 7.5 million participants.
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This week, Palestine joins an additional 139 countries in organizing over 20,000 events, incorporating over 10,000 partners and nearly 7.5 million participants.

With a week full of events and with over 50 partners, supporters, and sponsors, GEW Palestine opened the week with a women-focused event, organized by the Business Women Forum, that was attended by Palestinian Prime Minister Dr. Rami Hamdallah.  The opening press conference garnered a presence in all major media outlets, print, TV and radio, and remarks were given by Palestine for a New Beginning Board Members (main coordinator of GEW Palestine) and Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Mohammad Mustafa.

Palestine’s Global Entrepreneurship Week will incorporate trainings, panel discussions, competitions, and inspiration tours, Palestine’s first Startup Cup and Startup Weekend.  For the first time, GEW Palestine brings together most of the players in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

You can follow Palestine’s week live at www.facebook.com/GEWPalestine and on Twitter @GEWPalestine and #GEWPalestine.

Sponsors:

  • First-­level sponsors: The Coca-­Cola Company, Bank of Palestine, Paltel Group, the Consolidated Contractors Company, Intel Corporation and PADICO HOLDING
  • Second-­level sponsors: Palestine Investment Fund, Grand Challenges Canada, Wataniya Mobile, and Sinokrot Global Group,
  • Supporters: Ajyal Radio, Advanced Technologies for Business and Souktel