CPG Evening Beirut
Homegrown Ventures
CPG Evening Beirut
Thursday, October 29 · 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM Athens Time
This event was amazing, but it’s over now
About
Lebanese founders have always punched above their weight abroad. CPG Evening Beirut brings together the entrepreneurs building the next generation of brands, and the distributors, retailers, operators and investors who help them grow, for an evening of practical conversation and networking.
Hosted by Homegrown Ventures, the region’s first VC fund focused on consumer brands, in collaboration with DIFCO Group and Endeavor.
The Afternoon
3:30 | Doors open and networking |
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4:00 | Welcome |
4:10 | Where MENA CPG is heading, and where the opportunities are, with Nader Amiri, General Partner at Homegrown Ventures |
4:30 | Panel: Geographic Expansion & Route to Market. When to leave a small home market, which one to pick first, and what a regional distributor needs to see before they take you seriously. |
5:00 | Panel: Perfecting Product Market Fit & Building the Brand. Real demand versus friends and family demand, what travels to Gulf shelves, and where a small brand’s marketing budget works hardest. |
5:30 | Fireside: How to Scale a Lebanese Brand Regionally & Globally |
6:00 | Networking, drinks and bites |
Speakers to be confirmed.
Who should come
Founders building in food, beverage, beauty and personal care, wellness or household, at any stage. It’s also for anyone who works with consumer brands: distributors, retailers, manufacturers, service providers and investors.
Bringing your product?
We’ll have tables for founders to display samples during networking.
Spots are limited, so please RSVP to confirm your place.
Hosted by
Nader Amiri
General Partner at Homegrown Ventures, LLC
Ahmad Shamieh
General Partner at Homegrown Ventures, LLC
Georges Daher
CEO & Board Member at DIFCO Group
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Sabine Daher
Executive Director at DIFCO Group
Vera Abouchar
Managing Director, Lebanon at Endeavor
Imraan Karim
Venture Associate at Homegrown Ventures, LLC