MIT Technology Review's Digital Summit Set for June 9-10 in San Francisco; Features the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition

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Jun 05, 2014, 03:37 ET

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 5, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- MIT Technology Review Events bring the media company's award-winning journalism to life through thought-provoking experiences, inviting attendees to probe deeper, examine data, and meet experts—hearing their opinions and discovering their work firsthand. The Digital Summit, which will take place at the St. Regis Hotel in San Francisco on June 9 and 10, 2014, will gather leading industry experts from companies like Evernote, Expect Labs, Facebook, IBM, Intel, Kaggle, Microsoft, Misfit Wearables, and more.

As a major sponsor of the event, the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition, in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, will give conference attendees the chance to interact with thirty entrepreneurs from eighteen different companies based in the Arab region. The Arab companies span several different industries and include ShopGo, an eCommerce platform that offers the opportunity for offline stores to go online in just one click; Instabeat, a swimming-tracking device mounted on goggles to provide real-time feedback of performance; CardioDiagnostics, a wireless cardiac monitoring device; Wuzzuf, an online recruitment platform focused on job matching algorithms, superior UX and customer service + SaaS-like business model; and KarmSolar, that implemented the first high-capacity solar pumping solution in the Middle East & North Africa.

The companies from the Arab region will take turns presenting in the Pan Arab Startup Showcase at the upcoming Digital Summit. The Startup Showcase provides a platform for conference attendees to interact with the entrepreneurs from the Arab region, provide feedback on their technologies, and build connections for potential future partnerships. Hala Fadel, chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan-Arab Region, will present from onstage and Amr Saleh, cofounder and CEO of Integreight, will discuss how his company is developing novel hardware that will disrupt the electronic hobbyist and education markets.

To learn more, visit the event website at www.technologyreview.com/summit.

About MIT Technology Review
MIT Technology Review leads the global conversation about technologies that matter. An independent media company owned by MIT, it produces publications read by millions of business leaders, innovators, and thought leaders around the globe, in six languages and on a variety of platforms. The company publishes MIT Technology Review magazine, the most respected technology magazine; daily news features, analysis, and opinion; and Business Reports, which explain how technologies are transforming industries. It produces live events such as the annual EmTech MIT, international EmTech conferences, Summits, and Salons. The company's entrepreneurial community organization, MIT Enterprise Forum, hosts 400+ events a year globally.

About the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region
Founded in 2005, the MIT Enterprise Forum of the Pan Arab Region is one of the 28 worldwide chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum, an avid promoter of entrepreneurship and innovation worldwide. The MIT Enterprise Forum- Pan Arab has a proven record in promoting MIT-style entrepreneurship by organizing the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Startup Competition each year, in partnership with Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives, targeting 21 countries of the Arab region, attracting approximately 4,000 applications a year. The competition has trained over 1,000 entrepreneurs and has helped start more than 200 knowledge-based and technology-driven companies in Yemen, Jordan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Tunisia, Egypt and others. Other activities of the Forum include the recognition of top innovators in the region in partnership with MIT Technology Review, and the collaboration with the Kauffman Foundation to locally host Global Entrepreneurship Week.