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15.248 & 15.S66 MENA Lab: Promoting Innovation & Entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Africa

This course is an experiential study of the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in the Middle East and North Africa, leveraging the historic Abraham Accords. The course provides context about regional players —Israel, UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt and Jordan—and social and geopolitical issues, as they pertain to doing business. We will explore the roles of entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, multinational corporations, universities, and governments by hearing directly from key stakeholders. We will learn the McKinsey process for successful consulting engagements and what makes for high performing teams.

Student teams travel to the Middle East to work with their host companies on strategic managerial issues in tech industries such as:

Advanced life sciences

Agtech

AI and machine learning

Analytics and big data

Cybersecurity

Fintech

Quantum computing

Robotics

Web 3.0

Students will have an opportunity to work with executives at startup ventures looking to scale their businesses and to engage with their venture capitalist backers.