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Saudi Social Innovation Forum to promote entrepreneurship

Saudi Social Innovation Forum to promote entrepreneurship

SIF will unite leaders of social entities, projects as well as experts from worldwide to communicate and trade suggestions on social technology

The Social Technology Discussion Forum (SIF) will certainly release in Riyadh from Feb. 15-16, 2023, Fahad Al-Harthi, head of state of ASBAR and SIF, introduced during a press conference on Sunday.

Under the patronage of Prince Faisal container Bandar container Abdulaziz, guv of Riyadh, the online forum intends to produce positive influence, assistance social entrepreneurship and promote the idea of social creativity.

In its second edition, SIF will bring together leaders of social entities, jobs and professionals from all over the world to interact and trade concepts on social development.

SIF initial released in Madinah in the western region of the Kingdom.

Al-Harthi told Arab News: “In this previous year since the very first launch, we concluded arrangements that allowed us and also our partners to collaborate with eight universities, every one of which are encouraged that they present the culture of social development into instructional materials as well as right into term activities.”

The colleges consist of Taibah University, the College of Prince Mugrin and also Qassim College.

The forum looks for to boost an international activity in social entrepreneurship, offer a platform for finding out and knowledge exchange, and promote partnerships between local and also worldwide business owners.

Al-Harthi included: “Social technology can be successful while mirroring favorably on people’s lives. Social innovation can be lucrative, not-for-profit, or perhaps both.”

The discussion forum’s schedule includes more than 20 sessions, talks and also workshops, where experts as well as experts in the areas of social technology as well as social entrepreneurship will certainly participate.

The sessions will certainly hold more than 200 neighborhood, Arab, and global speakers from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait, the UAE, Lebanon, Vietnam, South Africa, Denmark, Sweden, UK, United States, the Netherlands and also Italy.

This year, SIF will certainly announce and also recognize the champions of the 2023 Sindyan Honor for Social Technology.

The honor is the first of its kind in the Kingdom as well as will be given to five winners on the opening day.

Last Updated:  14 February 2023

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