NBC to organise Incubation Conference 2017 in December

The Public Establishment for Industrial Estates (PEIE), represented by the National Business Centre (NBC), will organise the Incubation Conference 2017 during December 5-6, 2017. This was announced at a press conference held yesterday at NBC in the Knowledge Oasis Muscat.

The event aims to promote the culture of entrepreneurship and raise awareness and knowledge on the supporting institutions for the SMEs and their work mechanisms.

Speaking at the press briefing, Hilal bin Hamad al Hasani, Chief Executive Officer of PEIE, stated: “This conference is the first of its kind in Oman which aspires to enhance the culture of entrepreneurship in the country and disseminate awareness on the various institutions that play a vital role in supporting small and medium enterprises as well as institutions concerned with innovation.”

Al Hasani added that the conference will showcase successful Omani models in the entrepreneurship sector in addition to the challenges that are being faced in this sector. “A number of discussion sessions will take place at the conference with the participation of a group of experts specialised in incubators, small businesses, and innovation from different countries worldwide.

Besides, the conference will witness an exchange of outlooks between local and regional institutions in relation to SMEs and entrepreneurship,” Al Hasani pointed out.

Al Hasani then thanked the supporters of the Incubation Conference 2017, which include: BP Oman, Occidental Oman, Fund for Development of Youth Projects (Sharakah), Oman Development Bank, Al Raffd Fund, Shumookh Investment and Services, Oman LNG, and Public Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises Development (Riyada).

Malak al Shaibani, Director-General of NBC, noted that the Incubation Conference 2017, aims at creating awareness about incubation and acceleration programmes and their important roles in the SME ecosystem.