About Event:
A-HUB IS AN INTERNATIONAL ACCELERATION PROGRAMME INTENDING TO EXPLODE TECHNOLOGY STARTUPS IN DIFFERENT TEC. FIELDS, WITH THE AIM OF GENERATING A LARGE POOL OF YOUNG INNOVATORS IN ICESCO MEMBER STATES. A NUMBER OF TARGETS ARE POINTED OUT BELOW BASED ON “A-HUB PROGRAMME” WITH EMPHASIS ON PROMOTING LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, DEVELOPING THE LOCAL STARTUP COMMUNITY AND MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE TO A PARTICULAR SOCIAL AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGE.
• THE TARGETS
• Contribute to the development of the regional economy
• Attract pioneers based on technology innovation with a focus on customer needs, sustainability, and regional raw materials.
• Turn bold ideas into reality and get startups ready for investment more quickly than ever.
• Speed up growth progress and maintain consistent growth
• Expand the network of advisors, experts, and partners
• STAGES
1-National Networking System, NNS
Call for stakeholders and partnership actors to include in NNS
2-Pioneer Day, PD
Calling pioneers to participate and register in the program through our NNS
3-Idea Development, ID
IDEA SEEDS will be dedicated to defining the founder’s team, add-value of the idea, and the target market
4- Speed up Growth, SG
Accelerate sessions will be dedicated to founders - Teams capacity Building - Develop prototypes of the idea
• SCHEDULE & TIMELINES
1- 21 March 2023
CALL FOR PARTNERS, Call for local partners in Higher Education institutions and in the public & the private sector.
2- 21 March-03 June 2023
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS, Announce the program in Libya through the official websites of HE Universities, Technical Colleges, and our partners; and accept applications online.
3- From 03 June – 15 June 2023
PRE-ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION, Technical assessment and the first bunch will be selected.
4- From 25-26 June 2023
ID CAMP, 2 days of camping monitoring, defining ideas, and selecting pioneers for SG Bootcamp.
5- From 09 July – 17 August 2023
SG BOOTCAMP, 6 weeks SG Bootcamp capacity building and coaching sessions, developing model and prototype, acceleration and speed up growth, networking, market analysis
6- 29 August 2023
NATIONAL FINAL FEST, Pitching the ideas in front of a jury; Selection of 3 national winners
To participate in the competition via a link (click here)
