Startup Weekend is a 3 Day opportunity to learn, build and create! Bring your ideas, have fun and make friends! There will be plenty food, workshops from experts and creativity!

It's an amazing experiential learning opportunity for developers, designers, AI enthusiasts and business-minded individuals to come together to create a business. The weekend event is centered on ACTION, INNOVATION, and EDUCATION.

Beginning with Friday night pitches and continuing through testing, business model development, and basic prototype creation, Startup Weekend will culminate on Sunday night with demo presentations to a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and AI experts.

http://communities.techstars.com/lebanon/beirut-lebanon/startup-weekend/13860

Global SWAI initiative: https://www.globalswai.co/

Who you'll meet at Startup Weekend

We’re drawing in a diverse crowd of attendees this weekend, with backgrounds in: 

•  AI Enthusiasts (Beginners, Masters, Ph.D students)
• Technical (developers, designers) and
• Business (marketers, entrepreneurs)

What you'll get out of the event

• Education: learning by doing and hands-on experience.
• Co-Founder search: create relationships that last long past the weekend.
• Have Fun: meant to be fun and entertaining so enjoy it.
• Solve local problems with your ideas.
• Build Your Network: meet high quality and driven entrepreneurs - like you! 
• Learn new skills.
• Learn How to Launch a Business (and Actually Do It!): the epitome of Lean Startup Methodology. 
• Mentorship: interact with the movers and shakers in your community.
• Get Access to Valuable Startup Resources.

You’ll be immersed in the ideal environment for startup magic to happen. Surrounded by smart, passionate people and with the best tools and approaches at your disposal, you’ll take giant leaps toward creating a business, becoming a founder, and connecting with the right people and resources. In just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. 

Why Artificial Intelligence? 

In collaboration with Beirut AI we have a growing community in Beirut, so lets keep learning together and aim to become leaders in the MENA for tech talent and data science. It’s time to dive into AI now, but not many people know how to use it, let alone implement it in their products. We’re bringing together great mentors to help you step it up. The chance to learn and to build the next AI-enterprise is an opportunity for you to immerse yourself in the next emerging technology! 

Beirut is taking part in the Global Startup Weekend AI (GSWAI) that connects entrepreneurs, organizing teams, and startup communities around the world. Countries like France, Canada, Turkey, Hong-Kong, Columbia, Bolivia and Peru have already joined GSWAI and we are proud that Beirut is now a participating city!

What are you waiting for? Take part in this vibrant community!

For any questions or sponsorship opportunities, email beirut@startupweekend.org