Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Forum: day one

Dubai Culture’s two-day information and edutainment event for the cultural and creative sector, showcasing the investment and development prospects offered in particular by Al Quoz Creative Zones and aimed as always at “entrepreneurs, startups, investors, and professionals interested in the cultural and creative industries” – networking and filling your contacts book has proved to be an important feature of the Forum.

The programme hasn’t been published; but we do know it includes keynote speeches (which are commendably short), panel discussions (usually interesting), practical workshops (especially good for nuts-and-bolts stuff like sources of finance and getting business licences), and the Al Quoz Creative Entrepreneurship Competition – seven finalists from 120+ submissions pitch their ideas in public for a chance to win AED 160,000 (in prizes, not in cash)

It’s free, but you need to pre-register.