GEMS American Academy will be hosting the second Qatar Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (QINOCON) on April 27th, 2019. The Qatar Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (QINOCON) is a student-run, entrepreneurship conference where the youth will be able to learn about turning ideas into organizations and get a chance listen to the inspiring stories of real-life entrepreneurs. The conference is led by the Conference CEO Lina Al Kaisay, Conference COO Cesar Al Kaisy and founder and Chair Andrew Jose - all students of GEMS American Academy - Qatar. The conference targets students interested in Entrepreneurship from Grade 8/Year 9 to those in Grade 12/Year 13. This QINOCON will feature local serial entrepreneur Omar Shamiyeh, founder of the startup food chain Fries in Qatar and the man behind Doha Burger Festival; Rabia Ahmad Mughal, a student entrepreneur who is the CEO of Kinecto - a tech startup, which seeks to be a global leader in renewable, portable energy devices; and, Brad Howard the founder of Blue Haus Mallet Shop, which has disrupted an established market by redefining the relationship between maker and customer. Moreover, Evan Wesley from the Thirst Project will deliver the closing speech through a pre-recorded video which he would exclusively send to us (because he won't be able to be present physically at the event). This year's QINOCON brings more entrepreneurs to students, so that they can gain valuable lessons which they can use when they leave school and start their enterprises and ventures. Invites have been sent out already to schools around Doha. Any school, not invited yet, and interested in the event are welcome to email [email protected]. For more information, QINOCON has set up a website: www.qinocon.weebly.com/2019
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Al Wakrah Qatar: GEMS American Academy - Qatar organized the inaugral Qatar Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference (2018) on its campus on April 21, 2018. Founded by Andrew Jose, the project was spearheaded by student leadership which were supervised and advised by project advisor Tiffany Alrefae (Upper School Principal of GEMS American Academy). The staff of GEMS American Academy, the facilities managers and especially CEO Mark Lentz, provided encouragement to the conference organizers during their endevour. This project was part of GEMS American Academy's independent study program ) - created by the Vice Principal of Academics and History Department Head, Alzahir Tharani - where students are empowered to form projects that will benefit the community and leave a legacy behind for future GEMS students. The conference provided students with a fresh look at entrepreneurship, where practical ideas were shared with students from entrepreneurs within Qatar, a Senior Corporate Relationship Manager at Commercial Bank, and two individuals who work at Al Jazeera. In this way, the conference catered to both students who were part of their school business studies and commerce programs, as well as students who were passionate about entrepreneurship. The 2018 QINOCON (short for Qatar Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Conference) had the theme "From Why to How". The organizers invited speakers who helped the attendees learn how to take their ideas from dreams into reality. The speakers were Renee Odeh and Juan Carols Van Meek (who work at Al Jazeera), Lina Tarawneh (a young social entrepreneur who founded Green Mangroves - an NGO in Qatar), Christian Ofori - Atta (A parent at GEMS American Academy - Qatar, working as a Senior Corporate Relationship Manager at Commercial Bank, who volunteered to speak in his capacity as a parent), and Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon (co-founder of ILoveQatar). Renee Odeh and Juan Carlos Van Meek provided insights to conference attendees on how a media organization works; Lina Tarawneh presented on social entrepreneurship; Christian Ofori-Atta discussed the funding and financing aspects of entrepreneurship; and Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon discussed on how he started Qatar's largest digital media network. In addition to these speakers, Mr. Mark Lentz (CEO of GEMS American Academy - Qatar) and Lisa Martin (Head of THIMUN Qatar) delivered the opening and closing keynote speeches respectively. Mr. Lentz spoke on the core values of GEMS American Academy and Entrepreneurial-ism, and Ms. Lisa Martin spoke on "The Sustainable Development Goals and Entrepreneurship". Students from GEMS American Academy - Qatar, Amna Bint Wahab Secondary School for Girls, Newton International Academy, Stafford Sri Lankan School Doha and Vision International School attended this event. The QINOCON 2018 Conference was led by Andrew Jose, Khalid Abdel Rahman, Mozelle Ofori - Atta, Ariele Edward and Ms. Tiffany Alrefae. organizing team executives (QINOCON 2018)
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHIES
Check speakers tab in qinocon.weebly.com/2018CONFERENCE HANDBOOK
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