Prof Ghassan Aouad, President, delivered a keynote address at the Junior World Entrepreneurship Forum which was held on 16 February at Diplomat Radisson Blu Hotel. The Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani inaugurated the forum which was held for the first time in Bahrain within the Arabian Gulf and Middle East countries.

The forum was organised by the Origin Group in cooperation with the UNIDO, the British Council and the Applied Science University. The aim of the event was to overcome the current challenges in the region that affect all segments of the society by introducing youth to entrepreneurship.

Prof Saad Darwish attended the forum and contributed to the arrangements with the British Council and Origin Group to host the forum the second day at ASU.