Opening Session

Awards Ceremony

Coffee Break and Networking

Panel 1: How does the Diaspora See the Potential of Reforms and Recovery

• Diasporas views on needed reforms to reverse economic decline and hyperinflation.
• How to kick start the economy and launch the process of recovery
• Is it a People or Government Centered Recovery?
• The role of remittances inflows in the Lebanese Economy
• How can emigrants be a catalyst to mobilize capital into Lebanon

Panel 2: Can Diaspora Capital Drive the recovery?

• Needed investments to drive the recovery and growth
• Need to address the banking industry predicaments
• Do the diaspora have the appetite to invest again in Lebanon
• Diaspora prerequisite to invest in Lebanon

Panel 3: Success Stories; Familiar faces in different places

• Being a Lebanese outside Lebanon: Challenges and lessons learned
• The road to success
• Mobilizing diaspora potential for boosting and creating opportunities
• Role of Lebanese Women in Diaspora: Narratives and Contemporary Challenges

Lunch

Panel 4: The role of Diaspora beyond remittances

• An Overview of the impact of the economic crisis on the people of Lebanon
• Initiatives to mobilize more aid into most needed sectors (healthcare, education, food ...)
• The power of Diaspora Networking
• The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Migration
• From Brain Drain to Brain Gain, Harnessing the skills of migrants and diasporas to foster development

Keynote Presentation: How can the diaspora mentor and help Lebanese startups to scale up and raise capital

Closing Remarks and Pitching Stage Introduction

The Strat-Up Pitching Stage; Stand & Deliver