The International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship in 2020 was held in the
historic city of Bologna, Italy, and the conference lasted for three days, with the first day
dedicated to scientific contributors, the second day an Industry Forum with talks for leaders
and entrepreneurs, and the final day with additional sessions and a special workshop led by
capitalists and entrepreneurs.

The International Conference on Technology and Entrepreneurship is
considered one of the most innovative and unique conferences, as it
combines innovation and entrepreneurship, and the conference will be
attended by many technology managers, scientists and businessmen
working in the field of technology. Among the most important attendees
were Antonio Corradi from Italy, and Michael Condori and Bruno Evelles
from the United States of America.
The conference addresses various topics, the most important of which
are business model innovation, digital transformation, trends and
applications of new technology such as artificial intelligence, internet,
etc. The conference also aims to promote knowledge transfer between
academia and practitioners.
During the conference, meeting opportunities were organized aimed at
enhancing interaction between entrepreneurs, to discuss the potential
exploitation of synergies and cooperation in specialized fields and other
areas such as automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, environment,
healthcare, smart life, digital life and smart cities.
The first day is dedicated to shareholders, the third day is devoted to the
industry forum and talks of leaders and businessmen, and the conference
endswith a third day that consists of additional sessions and a special
workshop led by capitalists and businessmen.
Among the highlights of the first day of the conference was the holding of
a research forum representing keynote speeches by recognized scholars
such as: Professor David John Teese from the Haas School of Business
at UC Berkeley, Professor Michael Wade from the IMD Global Center
for Digital Business Transformation, and Professor Max Vaughn from
Copenhagen Business School at Kaunas University of Technology. the
forum also hosts many academic journal editors. Moreover, the forum
provides a venue for presenting and discussing research findings in
various tracks such as sustainability in digital entrepreneurship, circular
economy through digitization, digital healthcare innovations, digital
transformation of industry, sustainable consumption in digital society,
digitization of entrepreneurial ecosystems, connect business models and
unlock innovations, and digital transformation in the financial sector.
The conference is hosted by Bologna TVLP and IEEE TEMS, a technical
professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the
benefit of people around the world, and a non-profit organization
headquartered in New York City. IEEE TEMS has a presence in all
countries around the world with more than 420,000 members including
leaders and business people in the USA. Founded in 1963, IEEE TEMS
is responsible for all international technological standards and the
promotion of scientific knowledge in all scientific disciplines. It has
several famous and well-known conferences around the world, such
as: ICTE 2020 in Bologna, ICTE 2021, and ICTE 2022 in the United States.
Technological development creates opportunities for innovation in
many companies, for example, the Internet has opened the door to
e-commerce and changed global marketing strategies, in addition
to discovering new areas of application. Also, artificial intelligence
techniques have provided tools for information analysis, forecasting
and decision-making. Using these technologies has enabled project
owners to build products that provide solutions in different areas and
sectors of life.
The conference dealt with main topics, the most important of which
are entrepreneurship and its ecosystem, business model innovation in
new technologies, technological progress in Internet of things devices,
technological progress in artificial intelligence, managing the challenges
of globalization, and legal, ethical and social issues.

The work of the Gulf conference began with the opening
ceremony over the three days, which included 21 sheikhs
and senior ministers and leadership figures in the Gulf, while
the conference is under the auspices of Her Excellency the
Minister of Social Affairs and Labour, the former Minister
of State for Economic Affairs, Hind Al-Sabeeh, and Her
Excellency Moudi Al-Hamoud, former Minister of Education
and Higher Education. Al-Sabeeh said in the opening speech,
“Kuwait is one of the leading actor states that supports
all initiatives and strategies and effective programs for
innovation, artificial intelligence and entrepreneurship in
line, as well as with the State of Kuwait development plan
for 2035 to transform the State of Kuwait to a financial center
based on economic knowledge and to raise local and Gulf
competitive indicators, as well as the strategic importance of
innovation and technology centers as a long-term investment
enjoyed by countries through cross-border and cross-border
development.”
Al-Hamoud said, “We are proud to always witness the
establishment of the second Gulf virtual conference to
support system innovation, artificial intelligence, technology
and entrepreneurship from Kuwait after God guide us to
the success of the first conference, which is an extension of
those activities aimed at which promote in our societies Gulf
towards economic, social and technological growth. It is time
for opening the way to future that full of opportunities and
is a new economy after the health conditions that affected
the whole world because of the spread Covid-19, which ledto
accelerate virtualization and innovative services. Al-Hamoud
concluded her speech by saying that these conferences
come to help the Gulf States to build bridges of cooperation,
including through the exchange of experiences and expertise
between the participating parties.”
Dr. Hanadi Al-Mubaraki, the president of the conference and
founder of Ecosystem for Management Consulting, stated
in her speech that:
“The world is going through a fast pace in the field of
innovation and technology and artificial intelligence
because of its added value to the sustainability based on
the technology of the digital economy, leading to accelerating
virtualization services at all levels and to engage in local
and international partnerships as well as the integration
of short-term with some of the competitors in the market
to get to the point of recovery and reducing losses as well as
shifting from traditional strategies to relying on innovation
strategies that lead to rapid growth and profit.”
Al-Mubaraki said, “Our Gulf States have focused on economic
diversification in their vision and future growth for the
twenty-first century to achieve smart, inclusive sustainable
development based on strategies – technology, artificial
intelligence, entrepreneurship and innovation – as longterm strategies. They have accelerated the creation of
numerous bodies, sovereign funds, institutions, platforms,
and technology programmes, such as incubators, business
accelerators, technology transfer and marketing, and
innovation and entrepreneurship programmes and centres.
Dr. kawthar Jouan, president of the Women’s Institute
for Development and Peace, showed that there is a
clear challenge to health conditions and to achieve
entrepreneurship through overcoming problems. This
happens through initiatives, seminars, and others.
Entrepreneurship became available between both sexes,
and Kuwaiti women have excelled in private business
private, especially private sectors, medium, and small
projects.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Mazrou, the Director General of the Patent
Office, delivered the opening speech on behalf of His Excellency
the Secretary General of the General Secretariat of the Gulf
Cooperation Council, Dr. Nayef Al-Hajraf, and said, “Individual
property and what is related to it have become important to
help innovations, entrepreneurship and creativity. Article
20 of the 2006 Economic Convention set out the need for
cooperation and development to protect the rights of creators.
Al-Mazrou stressed the need to harmonize policies towards
other States and to accede to intellectual property treaties
and conventions, thereby contributing to an appropriate
legislative environment for the protection of innovations at
the international level.”
Al-Mazrou touched on the latest developments in the
field of innovation, especially with respect to the growth
of innovation and the short period for the production of
innovation due to technical development. He called on
everyone to exploit innovative capabilities and provide a
stimulus and an appropriate environment for innovation,
which leads to more innovations and creativity.
Mr. Waleed Alkhashti, Chief Executive Relations and

Communications for Zain in Kuwait, showed in the opening
speech that innovation and entrepreneurship have become
bright words carry with them jobs and create new markets,
and extended to include sustainable development plans, which
called on governments to harness innovation as a means to
enhance the competitive position of their markets. The State
of Kuwait aims to create a climate for the private sector as
a provider of innovation and a supporter of entrepreneurs,
given the vast opportunities offered by the massive digital
development in the markets.
AlKhashti said, “Zain Company today is one of the prominent
institutions that contributed to the dissemination of the culture
of innovation, and as a pioneer of the telecommunications
industry, digital innovations that depend on the needs of the
broader category in the community, the companyhas adapted
modern technologies to meet the labor market challenges, and
to help keep pace with changes. In line with Zain’s strategy
to focus on youth issues to invest in future generations, the
company established the Zain Innovation Center (ZINC), which
is one of the leading incubators of local and regional business
initiatives. This center is seen as one of the most important
accelerators software business in the state, as it aims to support
and empower the capabilities of young people and open new
horizons for emerging companies.
AlKhashti stressed that we believe in Zain that innovation is the
engine of growth and economic in the world that is increasingly
dependent on knowledge. Investing in innovation is essential for
the promotion of human creativity and economic production,
where the order of the innovative capacity of economies has
become a recognition of the role of innovation as an engine of
growth in economic fields. Al-Khashti concluded his speech
that in this era that is led by the manifestations of digital life,
we at Zain Company always strive to develop creativity in our
society and rely on the adoption of innovation models and
emerging technologies, which can help achieve sustainable
development goals.
Dr. Amer Al Hinai, the Vice President of Sultan Qaboos
University for Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research.
He said in the opening speech that the Sultanate’s participation
is rich and effective in the field of entrepreneurship and spoke
about the role of institutions in supporting the economy and
development, noting that all the conference axes are in line
with the Sultanate of Oman’s vision for the future, while
universities Omani centers encourage innovation centers to
achieve development.
Dr. Thani Al-Thani, Chairman of the Qatar Center for Settlement
and Arbitration, delivered an opening speech and stated that
nations live in an era of progress and rapid development and
have become in a unique position to exploit everything in
order to achieve development, progress, and investment in
the areas of entrepreneurship, and to strengthen the structure
of effective research and sustainability in various fields. His
Highness pointed out that artificial intelligence processes
large amounts of data without any effort and makes decisions
based on that data, and attracts new investments that help
in the development of institutions.

Mr. Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of the Sharjah Research &
Development, Technology and Innovation Park, said that the
United Arab Emirates has prepared the innovation strategy
for 2030 to support the innovation system, and launched
a Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, and established many
programs to develop innovation in the country, and called
for the establishment of a promotion mechanism for all
GCC countries and its academic institutions for effective
partnerships, application of pioneering ideas in various
fields, and enabling research outputs in the field of water
technologies.
Professor Noura Al-Shaaban, member of the Advisory Board
of the Technical and Vocational Training Corporation, from
Saudi Arabia, sent a message to the innovators with this flow
of knowledge, and she said,
“You will enter a world of its widest gates, your family will
believe in you, you will meet strong, proud people who respect
everyone, and you will meet jealous people who hold back
your abilities. Be aware and use your strength, awareness,
creativity, and innovative abilities, and make your voice to
serve your country, your dreams, your family, and humanity;
be different in your decisions and thoughts; be prepared to
receive obstacles; make your possession a fruit that matures
and leads you to your dreams; complete your path; and evaluate
yourself so that you do not deviate from the path.”
Mrs. Al-Jawhara Bint Turki, Chairman of the Board of Directors
of the Entrepreneurs Magazine from Saudi Arabia, said in her
speech, “Entrepreneurship works to eliminate unemployment
and create job opportunities for Gulf youth. It showed the role
of the media with the growth of technology that facilitated the
communication of innovators and creators with each other and
in various fields without being restricted to any time or place.”
Dr. Samira Al-Sayed Omar, Director General of the Kuwait
Institute for Scientific Research, indicated that innovation and
technological development occupy a prominent position in
our time, as they are considered among the vital foundations
of economic and social growth strategies. Therefore, human
societies need to direct the energies of their children and
scientific, research and production institutions towards
promoting invention and innovation activity.
Professor Mishaal Al-Subaie, Deputy Director-General of the
Public Authority for Youth, said at the opening ceremony,
“We need to attract creative and innovative youth in order to
achieve distinguished successes in various creative fields and to
develop the system to produce leaders who lead the pioneering
field, and that the Public Authority for Youth is working to find
various investment opportunities for youth by attracting small
youth projects and involving them in youth work.”
Mr. Nawaf Al-Majed, Head of Patent Registry, Foreign Trade
and Industrial Property, from Bahrain, asked in the opening
ceremony for the need to build bridges and build knowledge to
overcome what was caused by the Corona pandemic. Al-Majed
pointed out that the Gulf countries have built accelerators and
various business systems that have led to increase in the rate
of patent registration.
Dr. Abdullah Al Hammadi, CEO of Innovation and Director of
Strategy and Future, participated in the opening ceremony
from the United Arab Emirates. This conference is organized in
exceptional circumstances, which indicates that the pandemic
imposed a new reality represented in the use of advanced
technologies in communication and in almost everything,
stressing that the need for such a conference lies in reviewing
the Gulf experiences in various fields to benefit from the
experiences and discuss the themes of the conference from
various angles.
Dr. Hashem Hussein, head of the UNIDO Investment and
Technology Office from the Kingdom of Bahrain, emphasized
that Bahrain is the first country to establish an entrepreneurship
program in cooperation with Kuwait University, which worked
to create an investment environment in emerging and existing
institutions, and stressed that the results of the conference
will achieve great development on investment, technology and
everything related to digital and technological development.
Ms. Rima Alruwaysan, CEO of inspirational East, from Saudi
Arabia, showed that digitalization business has become
sovereign and attendance. If you want to increase your income
and shorten the time and effort, you need to accomplish your
business new style automated, and she pointed out that
the pandemic Corona brought the world in all its sectors to
digitalization and make the world is like a small village we can
reach with the push of a button.
Ahmed Al-Salloum, President of the Bahrain Association for
the Development of Small and Medium Enterprises, said at the
opening ceremony, “The conference’s themes are important,
and the Corona pandemic made them moreimportant because
of innovation, technology and entrepreneurship, and that small

and medium enterprises are the backbone of any strong global
economy and that emerging companies affect the success and
development of the economy.”
Mr. Jasser Awlaki, CEO of Shumookh Investement, said to the
investment fund management about the importance of the
conference in light of this global pandemic, which affected
the economy and stated that Shumookh Fund for Industrial
Development has focused his work on innovation and
entrepreneurship and stressed that the entrepreneur must work
locally and think globally.
Dr. Mohammad Zainal, Dean of the College of Administrative
Sciences, at Kuwait University, said in his speech, “The College
of Administrative Sciences at Kuwait University realized the
importance of the extent to which the two elements of
innovation and creativity are reflected in the achievement of
all its academic, research, educational, and advisory activities,
because of the progressive advancement of its application,
given the progressive approach of its application. Creativity and
innovation are undoubtedly the keys to advanced scientific and
technical knowledge.
Mrs. Salwa Al Moayyed, Vice-President of the Bahrain Business
Women Association, reviewed that women in Bahrain handle 18%
of the start-up businesses, and 29% is the percentage of women’s
investment in Bahrain. This happened because the State of Bahrain
has encouraged Bahraini women to increase their contribution to
entrepreneurship, especially small and medium-sized enterprises,
and to develop economic enterprises for women.
Dr. Hussein Fallatah, undersecretary of the Arab Institute for
Planning, asserted in his speech that the innovative economy is
important in the world today; the conference comes to support this
economy by discussing the themes of the conference and making
recommendations that will help the Arab Gulf states achieve
an innovative and pioneering economy. It also called on leaders
of private institutions to support innovation, entrepreneurship,
artificial intelligence and technology to be side by side with
innovators and entrepreneurs.
Dr. Shafie Al Neyadi, an expert in human resources development,
from the United Arab Emirates, delivered a speech in the opening
ceremony and said, “The conference achieves the statement,
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid that innovation today is not an
option but a necessity, not a general culture but style business,
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governments and companies that do not renew and innovate
lose their competitiveness and bring to itself retreat. We have
to adapt to the environment to what suits us, not we adapt
to what suits the environment.
Dr. Abdullah Al-Wali, Head of the Federal General Judicial
Authority in the United Arab Emirates, concluded the opening
speeches and said, “UAE has allocated a distinguished position
for itself in the near future by 2030, in accordance with the
strategy prepared by the state for future business.”