Khalifa Fund launches the second edition of Pitch@PalaceUAE and the first of Pitch@PalaceGCC competition

After the tremendous success of 'Pitch@PalaceUAE', Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development has launched the second version of the competitors and the very first edition of 'Pitch@PalaceGCC'. The competition, organized in partnership with the 'Pitch@Palace Global' competitors launched by H.R.H Prince Andrew, Battle Each Other of York in the UK, is a global platform for business owners and trendsetters to display their projects to a group of entrepreneurs and executive heads of prestigious companies, to obtain the aid and support to enhance their businesses.

The registration for applications' submission is currently open and candidates need to be UAE Nationals, or the getting involved team should include at the very least one UAE National. The due date for entries is August 15, 2018.

Khalifa Fund is organizing the competition for the second year to create a new generation of Emirati and Gulf entrepreneurs and identify their spirit of innovation, while developing and sustaining SMEs in the UAE and the Arabian Gulf. This year's edition of the competition will certainly concentrate on the theme Technology serving humans and its potential to affect their day-to-days live. The competitors will include 3 centerpieces: The initial event is 'On -Tours', the 2nd is the 'Bootcamp' and the 3rd is the Final Pitching Event where certified business owners will get the possibility to offer their ideas before VIP audience and various other successful entrepreneurs in the respected Emirates Royal residence in Abu Dhabi.

H.E. Abdulla Al Darmaki, Chief Executive Officer of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, said: "Pitch@Palace competition can be found in line with the vision of the sensible leadership of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to improve the function of innovation among Emiratis. This year's edition of the competitors is an important part of the Fund's approach, to establish innovative suggestions for business owners to attain the best worldwide standards by releasing a collection of affordable campaigns to infuse values of leadership and imagination amongst UAE citizens."

H.E. Al Darmaki praised the initiatives provided by the Khalifa Fund, particularly 'Pitch@Palace' UAE 1.0 was organized under the patronage H. H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Royal Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Army.

Al Darmaki also complimented the duty of this competitors in enhancing the abilities of entrepreneurs and giving them the opportunity to benefit from international know-how in different areas. He explained that the Fund works inning accordance with an integrated system that supports and develops SMEs and infuses a culture of entrepreneurship.

The competition aims to highlight entrepreneurial projects and ideas that have a significant influence on every day life, which will certainly contribute to the advancement of culture and advertise young, local concepts in the science, technology and communication fields, offering the needed sustenance and nurturing to move them into effective SMEs that contribute directly to development and economic diversification in the UAE and throughout the GCC.

Choosing Khalifa Fund for Business Growth to be the calculated partner of the competitors in the Gulf region, strengthened the Fund initiatives to improve UAE global existence and to be a leader in entrepreneurship abilities advancement by releasing the second edition 'Pitch@PalaceGCC', which will consist of a number of innovative and technical tasks by individuals from the GCC countries such as Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman.

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