Through the launching of Global Entrepreneurship Week, the Bahrain Chapter of Young Arab Leaders (YAL) has embarked on its quest to foster and encourage an entrepreneurial culture in the Arab World.

YAL, Zain, the Bahrain Development Bank and 02 Marketing Communications have partnered to increase the scale of GEW in Bahrain. Events taking place in the country this year include:

• Inspirational lectures by local successful entrepreneurs
• Intensive workshops designed by Bahrain Development Bank and 02 Marketing Communications specifically geared toward building businesses
• A student business challenge, where student groups will pitch ideas to a judge panel with the chance to win the Zaim Dream Award on GEW’s final day

The opening ceremony for GEW Bahrain took place on Monday at the Zain E-Learning Center, University of Bahrain Sakheer Campus.