bdlaccelerate.comBDL Accelerate 2016 – The Biggest Conference on the Mediterranean

Videos Photos Agenda Full Agenda The Networking Hub Floor Plan Speakers Partners More Startup Guide Competitions Startup Hackathon Beirut Why Beirut? Discover Beirut The Venue Hotel Guide FAQ Previous 2014 2015 Press Contact BDL ACCELERATE 2016 ‘The Woz’ Co-Founder of Apple in Beirut November 3, 4, 5 | Beirut, Lebanon Videos Photos Startup Guide Our Speakers Steve Wozniak “The Woz” Co-Founder of Apple Inc. Los Gatos, CA, USA Tony Fadell Creator of the iPod, iPhone, and Founder of Nest San Francisco, CA, USA Riad Salamé Governor of Banque du Liban Beirut, Lebanon Dr. Joseph Torbey Chairman of The Association of Banks in Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Nicolas Chammas President of MIT Alumni Association, Chairman of Beirut Traders Association Beirut, Lebanon Marianne Hoayek Director of the Governor’s Executive Office at Banque du Liban Beirut, Lebanon Renaud Visage Co-Founder & CTO of Eventbrite San Francisco, CA, USA Steven Bathiche Creator of The Microsoft Surface Seattle, WA, USA Andreas Ehn Former CTO of Spotify Singapore, Singapore Brian Solis The New York Times Bestselling Author: “X: The Experience When Business Meets Design” Silicon Valley, CA, USA Brett King American Banker’s Innovator of the Year New York, NY, USA Pierre El-Daher Chairman & CEO of Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) Beirut, Lebanon Bernard Khoury Visionary Architect Beirut, Lebanon Kamil Kuran Regional Managing Director at Publicis Groupe & Leo Burnett Beirut, Lebanon Antonio Vincenti Chairman & CEO of Pikasso, VP of FEPE International Beirut, Lebanon Ramez Shehadi Managing Director and Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton MENA Beirut, Lebanon Marwan Hayek Chairman & CEO of Alfa Telecom Beirut, Lebanon Ahmed El Alfi Founder & Chairman of Sawari Ventures & The GrEEK Campus Cairo, Egypt Alex Hunter Former Head of Digital at Virgin London, UK Keith Teare Co-Founder of TechCrunch Palo Alto, CA, USA Monty Munford Co-Host of Executive and Innovation Stages, Tech Writer for The Economist Brighton, UK Ben Huh Father of Internet Memes, Y Combinator Seattle, WA, USA Mike Butcher (OBE) Editor at Large at TechCrunch, Founder of TechFugees, and Member of the Order of the British Empire London, UK Mathew Slade Farkash Global HealthTech Leader, Founder of Blueprint Health Accelerator New York, NY, USA Paul Papadimitriou Global Host, Innovation Scout & Futurist London, UK Timoni West Principal Designer at Unity Labs San Francisco, CA, USA Claire Burge CEO of This is Productivity Dublin, Ireland David Bizer Former Star Recruiter at Google & Netscape Paris, France Dean Johnson Futurist, Head of Innovation at Brandwidth London, UK Kei Shimada Global Director of Innovation & Biz Dev at Dentsu Tokyo, Japan Jared Goralnick Principal Group Program Manager at Skype San Francisco, CA, USA Carlos Abou Jaoude Founder & Managing Partner of Abou Jaoude & Associates Law Firm Beirut, Lebanon Loic Le Meur Founder & CEO of leade.rs San Francisco, CA, USA Luciano Calestini Deputy Representative, UNICEF Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon Philipp Stangl Managing Director at Pioneers Ventures Vienna, Austria Full List of Speakers BDL Accelerate 2016 The Biggest Conference on the Mediterranean BDL Accelerate 2016 is Lebanon’s 3rd annual international conference, and officially the biggest and most influential on the Mediterranean and in MENA. Registrations 23,250 Tracks 12 Size(sqm) 16,000 Stages 9 A growing international event Since 2014, BDL Accelerate has more than doubled in size every year. Attendees over the years 2016 25,000+ 2015 6,600 2014 1,600 Host BDL Accelerate is hosted by The Central Bank of Lebanon, Banque du Liban. The event began in November 2014, as a celebration of the first anniversary of Banque du Liban’s Circular 331 . Partners Executive Stage Partner Innovation Stage Partner Startup Competition Partner Hackathon Partner Ecosystem Stage Partner Money Stage Partner Main Lounge Partner Ecosystem Lounge Partner Code Stage Partner Design Stage Partner Conference Bag Partner Platinum Partner Platinum Partner Platinum Partner Platinum Partner Opening Ad Partner Closing Ad Partner Official Furniture Partner Outdoor Advertising Partner Transportation Partner International Media Partner TV Partner From last year Check out the gallery from last year’s conference. Forum de Beyrouth The Venue BDL Accelerate 2016 will be held in central Beirut at the conference hall, Forum de Beyrouth. The conference hall is situated 15 minutes away from the Airport, and less than 5 minutes away from the luxurious Downtown area, and the trendy Mar Mikhael area. Address Charles Helou Avenue, Medawar, Beirut, Lebanon ©2016 Accelerate. All Rights Reserved. || Created by Seeqnce SAL...