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AYWA For Entrepreneurship

Networking Series

Your network is your card.

A night in Ramallah where university students, young founders, and professionals meet the people building Palestine's innovation ecosystem.

Where's your card?

New connections every month, new opportunities every day. Seats are limited, so register early.

Next nightThe next Networking Night will be announced soon.
AYWA
Name
Aywa, network me!
Date
To be announced
Next night

The Networking Series strengthens Palestine's innovation ecosystem by building a self-empowering community that connects university students, young founders, professionals, corporates, and ecosystem leaders.

Through thoughtfully curated events centred on opportunities, challenges, and meaningful connections, the series drives knowledge exchange, collaboration, and mutual support. By bringing diverse stakeholders together, AYWA builds bridges across the ecosystem, enabling new partnerships, empowering individuals, and fostering collective innovation and social change.

Who's in the room

  • University students
  • Young founders
  • Professionals
  • Corporates
  • Social enterprises
  • Ecosystem leaders

How a night runs

  1. Panels

    With leaders from across the ecosystem of social enterprises and corporates.

  2. TED-style talks

    Bringing professionals and young founders to reflect on their experience and build an inspiring ecosystem.

  3. Open networking

    Engaging every part of the ecosystem to build the self-empowering community AYWA is creating.

The nights so far

Every night puts one part of Palestine's ecosystem on stage, then opens the floor to everyone in the room.

Networking Night 2.0 poster: a lanyard badge reading 'Aywa, network me!' with the date, time, and venue.

Networking Night 2.0: Young founders in Palestine

Date
Tue, October 13, 2026
Time
6–8 PM
Where
A.M. Qattan Foundation, Al-Tireh

A conversation with young Palestinian founders about what they've built, what investors look for in them, and what they've learned along the way. Followed by open professional networking.

Sponsored by Coffee Lab and Madfoat.com, with Aqila as strategic partner. Registration required; seats are limited.

Panelists on stage at the first AYWA networking night, facing a seated audience at the Qattan Foundation.
An attendee asks the panel a question into a microphone.

Networking Night 1: Closing the gap between the private sector and social enterprises

Date
Sat, August 15, 2026
Where
A.M. Qattan Foundation, Al-Tireh

AYWA's first networking night. A panel with Ahdaf and leaders from the private sector on moving past traditional corporate social responsibility toward strategic partnerships built on trust, shared expertise, and real value for both sides. Then the floor opened for networking.

We need more spaces that bring companies and social enterprises together around one question: what can we build together?
Ahdaf, panel partner

It takes more than one hand to network

  • BuildPalestine
  • Madfoatcom
  • Ahdaf
  • Coffee Lab
  • Cliche'
  • TechnoPark
  • Makani Innovation Hub
  • The Work Shop
  • Donuttery

Come to the next night

Networking nights bring together university students, founders, and professionals.