ArabNet is the hub for digital professionals and entrepreneurs to connect and learn. Our activities aimed at building the web industry and supporting entrepreneurship in the region include: an annual summit, widely acknowledged as the largest digital gathering in the MENA region, with a track record of bringing globally-renowned speakers to discuss the latest topics in the field, as well as successfully connecting entrepreneurs and startups with funding and incubation through the Ideathon and Startup Demo competitions; our ArabNet Roadshow which held free training workshops for over 1,500 entrepreneurs across the region to teach them to successfully develop their business plans; our newly launched Developer Program, which connects developers with potential employment at the region’s digital startups; The Startup Database Program, which connects startups with investors free of charge; and the ArabNet website, which has been redesigned to be the leading reference for digital businesses in the MiddleEast, featuring news, analysis and a growing database of startups, developers and entrepreneurs.