RAK 19 Starts Up Weekend
Introduction
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK), in cooperation with Khalifa Fund and Google, organized the RAK 19 Startup Weekend to facilitate future entrepreneurs in developing projects into market ready products. With the sponsorship of the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development and the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority, RAK 19 Startup Weekend was an event hosted at AURAK that attracted 190 participants with 31 new business ideas from across the United Arab Emirates, desiring to evolve an idea into a viable project ready for implementation. Over the course of the weekend, the event provided participants with leading industry mentors equipped to teach how to plan, implement, and follow through with a business plan. Many business ideas were presented, and among them were
Winners
- The first place winner, “Her Step Up,”
- The second place winner, “E Loyalty Card,”
- The third place winner, “Maritime Inteltech.”
Speaker
Rehan Rizvi
Destination Strategy Senior Management at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority
Event Judges
Ghanim Al Falasi
Senior Vice President of People Happiness and Innovation Corporate Services Vice Chairman of Smart City Project Committee Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Amal Ibrahim
Assistant Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Expert, Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at University of Sharjah
Joseph Wallis
Dean of School of Business at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah
AbdulHaleem Muhaisen
Economic Consultant, Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development
Coaches and Mentors
Petar Stojanov
Co-founder at Ebtikar
Hisham Safadi
Founder and CEO at UDENZ
Morrad Irsane
CEO Co-Founder of Melltoo
Zakaria Al-Qudah
Associate Professor and Program Coordinator at American University of Ras Al Khaimah
Laura Toma
CEO & Founder | Grey Matter
Syed Karim
CEO & Co-founder | Caravan
Udit Datta
Strategy & Financial Analysis Senior Manager at Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority