The agenda of the 3rd event

1. The 3rd StartupQ8 Event
(Agenda)
Date:
15/12/2012
Time:
7PM
–
9PM
Venue:
Global
Investment
House
Building,
Kuwait
city,
Kuwait

2. Agenda
Starts
at
7:00PM
7:00
-­‐
7:30
Early
Stage
Funding
with
Abdulaziz
Al
Loughani
7:35
-­‐
8:00
Let’s
learn
from
Hong
Kong
with
Hoi
Wan
(A
Skype
Call)
8:05
-­‐
8:30
Interview
with
Dr.
Naif
Al-­‐Mutawa
the
founder
of
Teshkeel
8:30
-­‐
9:00
Networking
Ends
at
9:00PM
StartupQ8@gmail.com

3. Session#1: Early Stage Funding (30min)
About
the
Session
How
to
raise
money
for
your
startup?
What
type
of
investors
will
invest
on
you?
Who
are
they?
What
do
they
want
from
you?
What
do
they
expect
from
you?
What
are
they
looking
for?
How
much
they
are
going
to
invest,
and
in
which
stage?
All
of
these
quesaons
and
more
will
be
answered
by
Abdulaziz
during
his
session,
below
is
an
outline
of
his
talk:
-­‐Overview
on
financing
for
Startups:
-­‐
Early/late
stage
venture:
-­‐
Zooming
into
Kuwait:
• Accelerators
• Debt/equity
finance
• Entrepreneurial
ecosystem
• Angel
investors
• Capital
structure
• Funding
opaons/Soluaons
• Early
stage
/Late
stage
venture
• Control/Timing
• Going
forward
About
Abdulaziz
Al
Loughani
Abdulaziz
B.
Al
Loughani
is
currently
a
Vice
President
in
Global
Capital
Management,
the
alternaave
investments
arm
of
Global
Investment
House
“Global”.
He
has
played
a
major
role
in
managing
key
investments
within
the
Private
Equity
Group
of
Global.
Abdulaziz
currently
serves
as
a
member
of
board
on
a
number
of
companies
within
the
MENA
region
in
the
banking,
consumer
finance,
food
&
beverage
and
real
estate
sectors.
Abdulaziz
is
also
an
acave
angel
investor
in
Kuwait;
He
was
the
Managing
Partner
of
6alabat.com
unal
late
2010
where
he
managed
a
full
exit
of
the
Company.
Abdulaziz
holds
a
double
major
degree
in
Informaaon
Systems
&
E-­‐Commerce
from
the
University
of
Toledo
and
an
MBA
degree
from
London
Business
School.
StartupQ8@gmail.com

4. Session#2: Let’s learn from Hong Kong (25min)
About
the
Session
Kuwait
and
Hong
Kong
are
very
similar
yet
very
different!
Everyone
in
Hong
Kong
knows
how
to
invest
in
Real
Estate
and
in
stocks,
just
like
Kuwait.
Investment
companies
and
financial
insatuaon
are
the
best
place
to
work,
just
like
Kuwait.
Yet,
there
is
a
transiaon
happening
now
in
Hong
Kong,
and
Startups
are
driving
this
change.
So
what
is
exactly
happening
there.
Hoi
Wan
will
give
us
a
closer
look
to
what’s
going
on,
and
below
are
some
of
the
quesaons
we
are
going
to
ask
him:
• What
is
like
to
be
an
entrepreneur
10yrs
ago
compared
to
now?
• How
is
the
startup
scene
in
Hong
Kong?
What
is
good
and
what
is
bad
about
it?
• Does
the
government
and
universiaes
give
any
support?
How?
• What
is
the
funding
and
investment
situaaon?
How
does
a
startup
gets
funding?
About
Hoi
Wan
Hoi
is
considered
one
of
the
early
Tech
entrepreneurs
in
Hong
Kong.
He
have
more
than
10
yrs
work
experience
in
technology
with
a
special
focus
on
Mobile.
Previously
working
with
Nokia
(both
in
Sopware
and
hardware).
He
is
the
co-­‐
founder
of
Stepcase
a
Mobile
photo
soluaon
Apps
with
more
than
10M
downloads.
He
is
also
the
Co-­‐founder
of
Chaopin
(a
Fashion
App
targeted
to
Chinese
market
and
a
finlaist
at
TechCrunch
Disrupt
–
Beijing).
Moreover,
he
is
recently
working
with
his
team
on
a
new
startup
called
Lisable.com.
StartupQ8@gmail.com

5. Session#3: Interview with Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa (25min)
About
the
Session
Dr.
Naif
(founder
of
Teshkeel
Media
Group)
is
one
of
the
few
Kuwaia
entrepreneur
that
went
through
all
of
the
stages
of
a
successful
startup.
His
story
and
the
challenges
he
went
through
are
astonishing.
We
are
fortunate
to
have
him
with
us
to
learn
from
his
experience.
Below
are
some
of
the
quesaons
that
we
will
use
during
the
interview:
• How
did
it
all
started?
• How
did
you
manage
to
raise
money,
gather
the
team
and
start
all
of
this
in
the
US?
• What
are
the
main
challenges
you
faced
being
a
Kuwaia
entrepreneur?
• Did
you
get
any
support
from
Kuwaia
government,
companies
or
individuals?
• What
is
your
advice
for
a
Kuwaia
entrepreneur
that
is
dreaming
to
create
a
first
class
global
company?
About
Dr.
Naif
Al-­‐Mutawa
Dr.
Naif
Al-­‐Mutawa
is
the
Founder
AND
CEO
of
Teshkeel
Media
Group,
for
whom
he
created
THE
99,
the
first
group
of
comic
superheroes
born
of
an
Islamic
archetype.
Recently,
Forbes
named
THE
99
as
one
of
the
top
20
trends
sweeping
the
globe
and
most
recently,
President
Barack
Obama
praised
Dr.
Naif
and
THE
99
as
perhaps
the
most
innovaave
of
the
thousands
of
new
entrepreneurs
viewed
by
his
Presidenaal
Summit
on
Entrepreneurship.
Al-­‐Mutawa
has
a
PhD
in
Clinical
Psychology
from
Long
Island
University
where
he
also
earned
a
Masters
Degree
in
Clinical
Psychology.
He
holds
a
Masters
in
Organizaaonal
Psychology
from
Teacher’s
College,
Columbia
University
and
an
MBA,
also
from
Columbia
University.
StartupQ8@gmail.com

6. Venue
Address:
Global
Investment
House,
Hilalli
Street,
Kuwait
City,
Kuwait
(As
wriqen
in
Google
Maps)
A note from the organizers
Don’t
be
late:
We
will
start
at
7PM
even
if
the
speaker
himself
is
late
Dress
Code:
Wear
something
casual.
We
recommend
that
NO
one
wears
a
formal
dress.
All
of
our
speakers
and
organizers
are
requested
to
wear
something
casual.
ParFcipaFon:
This
is
a
unique
and
a
different
kind
of
event.
Everyone
is
welcomed
to
paracipate
by
asking
quesaons,
adding
comments
or
giving
feedback
before,
during
or
aper
the
event.
StartupQ8@gmail.com

7. Partners
and
sponsors:
Paracipants:
Support
from
Kuwaia
Startups:
StartupQ8@gmail.com

8. Organizing Team
Mohammed Al Meer
Mshari Al Onaizy
@MrMMM
@Mishaymish
Abdullah Al Shalabi
Abdulaziz Al Loughany
@a_alshalabi
@aballoughani
Abdullah Al Mansour
Mijbel Al Qattan
@a_almansour
@MijbelF
Mohammed AlSuraye
@malsuraye
StartupQ8@gmail.com