Over 100 leading global and regional ICT professionalsare set to take the stage at the ArabNet Digital Summit 2012 to share their expertise on the latest trends and topics in the field of online business. The Summit, to be held between March27-31 in Beirut, Lebanon, will bring together leading experts from the global web and mobileindustries with digital professionals and entrepreneurs from across the Arab world.

For the second consecutive year, Queen Rania Center for Entrepreneurship (QRCE) partners with ArabNet to boost its Digital Summit 2012, slated to take place in Beirut between 27-31 March. The premier regional gathering for the emerging Arab web and mobile industry seeks to raise Arab awareness of the latest regional and international innovations in this technology sector.

As the web and mobile industry in the Middle East undergoes a period of unprecedented growth and expansion, so do the opportunities available to entrepreneurs and digital professionals in the Arab region, according to ArabNet. With the annual ArabNet Digital Summit drawing closer, the team is calling upon aspiring entrepreneurs and digital professionals in the region to showcase their talent, connect with their peers, and bring their visions to life through a series of competitions and activities designed to bring talent and funding together.

With a rise in entrepreneurialism across the Middle East in full swing, 2012 is expected to see unprecedented growth in start-ups in the region, according to Arabnet Founder Omar Christidis. Following hard on the heels of the ‘Arab Spring’, many young people across the region have decided to take the leap and start their own ventures. The Arabnet Digital Summit 2012, to take place between 27-21 March, is the premier regional conference for the emerging Arab web/mobile industry.