About
The MIT Enterprise Forum Inc. was founded in 1978. The organization encompasses 24 chapters throughout the world. Launched in Beirut where a strong and active alumni community is concentrated, the MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region-Lebanon is the 24th Chapter and the first one in the Arab World.
It is a volunteer non-profit organization that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, and other business professionals to exchange ideas, network, and build rewarding relationships. It is directed by a volunteer executive and an advisory board who donate their time and services.
The Forum fosters entrepreneurship and provides learning opportunities by featuring different activities in a format modeled on the MIT Enterprise Forum Inc.
Aims and Objectives
The MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region-Lebanon aims at furthering the economic and technological growth and competitiveness of Lebanon and the Pan Arab region covering North Africa, the Middle East, and the Gulf areas. Its main objective is to develop and nurture a culture of entrepreneurship by providing the necessary opportunities to new as well as seasoned entrepreneurs to learn, hone their skills, network with all relevant business constituencies, and interact with the global entrepreneurship culture.
Activities
The MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region-Lebanon organizes and manages a set of activities targeted at achieving its objectives. These activities are centered around:
- Hosting Global Broadcasts organized by the MIT Entrepreneurship Forum Inc.. These events are unique informative programs, discussions, or debates, that engage global business leaders from around the world in a televised program simultaneously broadcasted or replayed by DVD to all Forum chapters across the globe.
- Organizing and sponsoring a yearly Business Plan competition modeled around the MIT 50k MIT entrepreneurship competition.
- Assisting the MIT Sloan School of Management in marketing and developing the Sloan Fellows Program and Entrepreneurship Development Program in the Arab region and Lebanon.
- Providing networking opportunities to the local members as well as establishing networking connections with the other chapters and their members. Providing a contact point to companies who wish to introduce themselves through the Chapter. The networking activities would be fostered through technical meetings, social events, and a newsletter published by the Chapter.
Officers of the Enterprise Forum Chapter
The MIT Club of Lebanon has elected for the September 2005- June 2007 term the following officers to the Executive Committee of the MIT Enterprise Forum for the Pan Arab Region-Lebanon Chapter :
- Chair: Hala Fadel MBA ’01
- Vice Chair: Ziad Ferzly MBA ’97
- Secretary: Tarek Kettaneh CE ’72
- Treasurer: Ziad Younes, SM ‘97
The EC is currently in the process of designating a Pan Arab Board of Advisors, it has designated the Honorary President of the MIT Club of Lebanon, Mr. Nicolas Chammas, SM ‘86 to act as the first chair of the Board of Advisors.
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