Director of Partnerships and Business Development 

Dana Al Dafaa

Qatar is emerging as a thriving hub for entrepreneurs, offering a strong startup ecosystem, funding access, and world-class business infrastructure. In this session, discover how Jusour and Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) support entrepreneurs with seamless business setup, enabling entry into the Qatari labor market through self-sponsored entrepreneurship in collaboration with incubators, and providing the necessary resources to expand their projects in one of the fastest-growing economies in the world.

Qatar’s entrepreneurial pathway – A bridge for growth [Hosted by Qatar Manpower Solutions Co. (Jusour)]

35 of the most promising startups will battle it out in the group rounds of PITCH powered by Jusour. 

In this round, 7 of them will fight for a chance to move onto the semi-final. Competing startups will have three minutes to pitch, followed by a three-minute Q&A with our judging panel.

Meet our judges: 

Dana Al Dafaa from Jusour
Dr. Hanan El Basha from Founder Institute GCC
Ugne Buraciene from payabl.
Mohammed Al Rasbi from R&D Capital & Labs
Hatem Ali Hachicha from QNB

PITCH Group 3

10 group-round winners take to Centre Stage for the semi-final of PITCH powered by Jusour, our startup competition.

Each of the semi-finalists has three minutes to pitch their businesses. Our judges then deliberate and choose three finalists to battle it out in the PITCH final.

Semi-finalists will be revealed following the group stages of the competition, taking place on day 1 of the event.

Meet our judges:
- Emad Hassan from Jusour
- Dana Al Dafaa from Jusour
- Rami Elkhatib from Acero Capital
- Zachary Finkelstein from Class 5 Global
- Ahmad Takatkah from Revenya Capital
- Andre Ayotte from Kapower Investment Cooperative
- Alexander Vaselek from CIMEDO
- Mohamed Mohsen from Microsoft
- Rayan Karaky from Amazon 

Dana Al Dafaa

Director of Partnerships and Business Development

QMSJ