Note: Submission for the Ideathon Competition has ended. Results will be announced on the 14th of March.

The Ideathon competition aims to showcase the best of regional entrepreneurs with great ideas to an enthusiastic crowd of investors, incubators, media and digital professionals, and connect them with the latest developments in the digital world. Submit your idea to the Ideathon competition for a chance to pitch on stage at the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012.

Eligibility Criteria

- The Idea has to be related to web and mobile
- The Idea should not be a functional startup

Submitting Your Brilliant Idea

You can submit to the Ideathon competition by filling out the application form linked here.

Please be patient; take your time filling in the form and follow the guidelines to ensure a complete submission. Incomplete submissions may not be approved.

Submitting your idea should take approximately 20 minutes. Submit your idea here. You can find more information on how to apply here: English - Arabic

Judging

A panel of judges will review the submissions and shortlist the finalists for the competition. Judging will be based on the following criteria: value proposition, target market, competitive advantage, business model and innovation.

Based on the results, 10 finalists and 5 runners-up will be chosen.

Finalists will be announced: 14th of March

Finalists

- Receive 1 free pass for the full event.
- Present their idea for 2 minutes @ the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012. [Finalists will be given several rounds of guided training and feedback on their presentation for the Summit]

Runners-up

In the event that a finalist can't make it to the event, gets disqualified, or withdraws, the runners up will be contacted to replace finalists based on their order.

Winners will be announced during the closing ceremony on March 30th and receive cash prizes to help them make their ideas come true.

Registering to Attend the Summit

When you submit to the Ideathon competitions, your application gets processed by our team to make sure it’s complete and meets the eligibility criteria.

Upon approval, you will receive an email titled "Your Ideathon Submission Has Been Approved!", which contains a promo-code that looks like this: X3QHHKZLmJ0. The promo-code is valid for one use only.
Go to the registration page and enter the promo-code to receive the discounted Entrepreneur rate for the Summit. Only Startup Demo and Ideathon applicants will be eligible for the Entrepreneur rate.

- Early Bird Registration Deadline: 31st January
- Last Bird Registration Deadline: 22nd March
 

On site registration is available at the door during the Summit.

Logistics

StartUp Demo and Ideathon Finalists pitch on stage at the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 on March 29. Be sure to be there one day in advance for the last round of pitch training at the summit venue: Hilton Habtoor Grand Hotel, Sin Il Fil, Beirut, Lebanon.

For more information on lodging offers click here.

For visa requests invitation letters kindly send an email to: summit@arabnet.me

Previous Ideathon Winners

ArabNet Digital Summit 2010:

- Shabab Jobs by Fadi Sawaqedy

- Mobile Business Cards by Lamaa Abdulkader and Mohammad Taha

- Baraka TV by  Mahmoud Abu-Warde.
 

ArabNet Digital Summit 2011:

- Presto by Alaa Khalife

- Sirr.me by Alex Tohem

- Bookmark Visualization by Abraham Kamrack.

ArabNet Cairo 2011:

- Cloud Center by Karim Sameh

- iCall Taxi by Tamer Ahmad

- 7ala Wa7da by Heba Hosny.

Want to contact us regarding the Ideathon Competition? Send an email to ideathon@arabnet.me

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