GIEEC2017 in Malaysia to Promote Entrepreneurship in Global Islamic Economy
Some 500 industry experts from across the global Islamic economy – including entrepreneurs, investors, consultants, ecosystem supporters, bankers and up-and-coming startups from different countries, including Malaysia, Iran, the UAE, and the United States, will take part in the international event to share their experiences and expertise in developing the entrepreneurship ecosystem in the global Islamic economy.
Islamic finance, Islamic marketing, Islamic education, Islamic Fintech, Halal food, Halal tourism, Fiqh of business and Islamic wealth management are among the topics to be discussed in this year’s convention.
Hamid Saber Farzam, the head of Iran’s Quranic Technologies and Arts Incubator Center, one of the sponsors of the convention, will be among the keynote speakers at the event.
GIEEC, according to its website, is the world’s first platform advancing and empowering the global Islamic economy through entrepreneurship.
The first edition of the convention took place at Dubai World Trade Centre in 2016. Twenty-nine leading speakers within the global halal economy gave participants exposure to learning more about how to start companies serving the Muslim lifestyle market, how to effectively market to Muslim consumers, and connect with other business professionals in an effort to grow their own ventures.
GIEEC 2017, meanwhile, offers a holistic, integrated entrepreneurship and Small Medium Enterprise (SME) platform for promoting entrepreneurship and business expertise among speakers and delegates to foster a culture of entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity for young entrepreneurs in the rapidly growing global halal economy in addition to the latest updates and information to help SMES grow.
