Zain Bahrain participates in the second edition of the startup Bootcamp

Press release

Published November 9th, 2015 - 12:11 GMT

Rakan from Zain Bahrain during the session

Zain Bahrain, the most innovative telecom operator in the Kingdom, continues to support the Startup Bootcamp in its second edition. The event, organized by Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry, goes in line with Zain Bahrain’s strategy to empower youth and foster innovation and entrepreneurship in the Kingdom.

The five-phased program, focused mainly on the ICT industry, aims to transform startup ideas into real operating businesses. Zain Bahrain participated during the mentoring stage which brings in industry experts to share their knowledge and expertise with candidates.

With the strong commitment towards the advancement of the Kingdom, Zain Bahrain brought in experts such as Professional Trainer and Coach Frederic Patricelli who delivered mentoring sessions on Lateral Thinking and Telecommunications for Non-technical People, Learning and Development Specialist at Zain Bahrain Daniel Kerreh who discussed Customer Retention, Enterprise Products and Services Expert at Zain Bahrain Rakan Gharaibeh who spoke about Monetizing the internet, and Marketing Communication Specialist Lamees Al Mirza who highlighted on the topic of Brand Experience.

“Education, Youth Empowerment and Entrepreneurship have always been a main focus in Zain Bahrain’s strategic approach, and so we have always committed to and continue to commit to taking part in such initiatives and programs where we can leverage on our technical expertise, exchange knowledge, build strong partnerships, and give back to the community.” commented Samya Hussein, Corporate Communications Manager at Zain Bahrain.

Background Information

Zain

Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East. We began life in 1983 in Kuwait as the region’s first mobile operator, and since the initiation of our expansion strategy in 2003, we have expanded rapidly. Today, we are a leading mobile voice and data services operator with a commercial footprint in 8 Middle Eastern and Africa countries with a workforce of over 6,000 providing a comprehensive range of mobile voice and data services to over 50 million active individual and business customers as of March 31, 2019.