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Invited Speaker – Arabnet Digital Summit 2013, Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 24-26, 2013.
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Invited Speaker – Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum 2013, Umm Al – Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, May 14-16, 2013.
Syria’s Tech Startups Find a Refuge in Jordan
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