Women's entrepreneurship and social media: the two hottest trends at Arabnet Riyadh

On December 3^rd and 4^th, the Arabnet Digital Summit took place in Riyadh for the second time, kicking off with a session on ‘Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia,” which is, in fact, a hot topic in the country recently.

The highlight of the panel discussion was a call for positive empowerment with Saudi youth to favor entrepreneurship over traditional routes of employment, in which HRH Saud AlFaisal said, “Women are a power that is not yet leveraged in the Kingdom,” as follow up to a daring statement by Riyadh Al Zamil, the Founder and Chairman of Raz Holding Group, who said that “Saudi female entrepreneurs tend to be better and more serious than some male entrepreneurs.”

The Ideathon and Startup Competition sessions that followed were certainly testament to the commendable entrepreneurial spirit of Saudi youth, as they showcased ideas that included Non.sa, an educational platform for entrepreneurs, AkilBayt, Sawerly, a photographer booking website, Wujhaat, digital tourism agency, and Feelit.app, an social network app that operates through feeling.

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Women’s entrepreneurship and social media: the two hottest trends at Arabnet Riyadh