Gulf Bank congratulates ArabNet on successful conference
KUWAIT: Gulf Bank concluded its Gold Sponsorship of the 2017 edition of the ArabNet Kuwait conference. The Bank congratulates the organizers on a successful second edition of the event, which took place at the Arraya Ballroom - Courtyard Marriott over 17 and 18 October 2017.
The conference was held under the patronage of Khaled Al-Roudhan, Minister of Commerce and Industry and Minister of State for Youth Affairs. During the event, Roudhan visited the stand out Gulf Bank booth themed ‘Investing in Entrepreneurs and Innovation’ and was briefed on the Bank’s latest product, WISE Investments.
The conference was attended by a wide cross section of government entities, private sector companies, digital commerce businesses, social media companies, several of Kuwait’s start-ups and entrepreneurial ventures, as well as youth in Kuwait. During the event, a number of panel discussions took place on ad-tech, investment and innovation, digital commerce, as well as a Startup battle and Ideathon competition, and tech exhibition fair.
Throughout the conference, Gulf Bank staff at the booth answered questions about how to finance startup companies and further business ideas. Bank staff also gave demonstrations of the WISE investment platform, a cost efficient, simple, transparent way to invest in global markets.
Commenting on ArabNet Kuwait, Laila AlQatami, Assistant General Manager at Gulf Bank said: “As social media penetration in Kuwait is amongst the highest in the world, and digital commerce here is booming, the ArabNet conference offered a unique opportunity to address those topics and discuss their impacts. Moreover, Gulf Bank’s sponsorship of this year’s ArabNet conference was great way for us to support young, bright entrepreneurs.”
During the conference, Qatami noted: “The venue was filled with energy and our staff spoke with countless people looking for answers and advice on funding for their ventures and growing their businesses. There was also great interest in WISE Investments, our recently launched digital investment platform which is simplifying investing in global markets and offers customized scenarios based on each customer’s risk attitude and goals. We thank the organizers for this edition of the ArabNet Kuwait conference and we look forward to next year’s edition.”
Meshari Shehab, Assistant General Manager for Priority and Wealth Management at Gulf Bank, was one of the judges for the Startup competition on Tuesday, 17 October. The Bank extends its congratulations to the winner of the Startup competition, Orddr which is a business to business platform for the food industry in Kuwait. The Bank wishes them success at the regional MENA competition.
Additionally, Tareq Al-Saleh, Assistant General Manager for Investments, represented the Bank as a speaker on the new trends and innovation panel on Wednesday, 18 October. During his discussion, he elaborated how Gulf Bank delivered Kuwait’s first cutting-edge digital investment platform - WISE Investments and how it works.
The conference featured over 30+ leading global and regional companies, allowing guests to share insights on the latest trends, applications, and technologies and offered entrepreneurs opportunities to connect with the digital world.
ArabNet is a leading events, media and research company focused on digital business and entrepreneurship in MENA. ArabNet organizes major annual conferences in Beirut, Riyadh, Dubai, and Kuwait; publishes news and analysis of the digital sector on its online news portal and print ‘ArabNet Quarterly’ magazine; and creates original research reports about the region’s digital industry.