Under the leadership of Banque du Liban (BDL) and following the successful BDL Accelerate 2014, entrepreneurship in Lebanon has been taking off, the ecosystem has been taking shape, success stories have been popping up, and dedicated accelerators and investors have been active.
Under the theme “Emerging Startup Ecosystems,” this year’s conference, BDL Accelerate 2015, aims to bring influential stakeholders from startup ecosystems from around the globe to share their best practices, discuss the challenges they faced during the developing stages of their ecosystems, and exchange their knowledge. For an early stage ecosystem such as Lebanon, such valuable engagement and knowledge are essential to educate and inspire attendees to learn from the trials and errors of other ecosystems.
There are diverse perspectives to what contributes to the development of ecosystems and to what factors could lead to its stagnation. BDL Accelerate 2015’s mission is to build a sustainable and vibrant entrepreneurial ecosystem in Lebanon through the education of the thriving Lebanese ecosystem by bringing together exceptional entrepreneurs, investors, and support institutions from 9 key cities – London, Istanbul, New York, Tehran, Berlin, Cairo, Singapore, Madrid, and Beirut to share, inspire, network, connect, learn, exhibit, fundraise and do business at BDL Accelerate 2015.
