Failcon Dubai
Date and time
Location
The Cribb
15 A St
Near ACE Hardware and Burjeel Hospital
Dubai, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Description
FailCon is a conference for startup founders to study their own and others' failures and prepare for success.
FailCon is produced in over a dozen cities on 6 continents around the globe by people just like you. For the first time this event is being held in the MENA region. Stop being afraid of failure and start embracing it - is the theme of the FailCon is a one-day conference for technology entrepreneurs, investors, developers, and designers to study their own and others' failures and prepare for success.
We all have founded, worked for or invested in startups that have failed. We're smart, we keep up with the latest in technology trends, but sometimes things just don't go as planned. How can you predict what will work and what won't? Well, you can't.
But that doesn't mean you should stop trying. It just means you should start exchanging stories of what didn't work and how you pivoted, why you couldn't raise money, what the wrong hires were like, and when you decided it was time to let go. Entrepreneurs need to hear that from each other: it's okay to fail; it doesn't mean you're worthless. You're just like the rest of us, learning from making mistakes and building something bigger next time.
FailCon was started in San Francisco in 2009 as a response to events repeatedly highlighting only success, while providing so guidance or safe spaces for failure. Our first event launched with over 400 attendees, and we've continued to grow ever since. We hope you'll join us and add your unique story and experience to our own.
RSVP in meetup group if you want to pay at the venue.
Speakers
Ambareen Musa
Founder, Souqalmal.com: www.souqalmal.com
Kamal Hassan
Founder & CEO, Innovation 360: www.i360institute.com – @Innovation360
Amir Yazdanpanah
Group Chief Operating Officer,VoiceTrust: www.voicetrust.com
Ahmed Al Kiremli
Founder, Games Corner & Iraqi Touch: www.gamescorner.com
www.iraqitouch.com - @ahmedalkiremli
Dany El Eid
Digital Evangelist & Founder, pixelbug: www.pixelbug.ae – @digitaldanful
Omar Soudodi
Managing Director, PayFort: www.payfort.com – @OmarSoudodi
Other Speakers
Ismail Issa, CEO Ta3rifah.com
Rania Kannan, Co-founder Ananasa.com
Workshop Forming Business Strategies by Medea Nocentini, co-founder C3 Consultants
Panel on Alernate vs Conventonal Sources of Investment:
Genny Ghanimeh, CEO Pi-Slice
Joanne Kubba, Head of Strategy, Partnerships & Outreach
Ritesh Tilani, Head iMENA Holdings
Tarek Amin, Group Head of Digital
Screening: Startup Land, a documentary about five early stage tech companies in an accelerator.