Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW)

Syria Data Science’s participation in Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) marked a shift in how the initiative engages with the startup ecosystem—not as observers, but as contributors shaping how founders think about data.

During GEW, Syria Data Science led the Business Intelligence Forum, a large-scale, open-format roundtable that brought together ten experts and over one hundred participants from across Syria’s tech, startup, and data communities. The session was intentionally designed to move away from the traditional panel model. Instead of one-way talks, it created a collective intelligence space where experience flowed in multiple directions.

Over a focused 100-minute discussion, short expert interventions were woven into open dialogue with the audience. Founders, practitioners, and analysts exchanged real-world perspectives on how data is currently used—or ignored—in Syrian startups. The conversation explored practical questions: how early-stage teams can begin integrating Business Intelligence without heavy infrastructure, which tools and mindsets are most accessible, and how data literacy can be embedded into everyday business decisions from the start.

The forum highlighted a broader transition within the startup journey. As teams move beyond purely technology-driven solutions, the need for data-informed thinking becomes unavoidable. Participants reflected on data not as a reporting afterthought, but as a strategic compass for guiding growth, testing assumptions, and building more resilient businesses.

Through this session, Syria Data Science reinforced its role as a key player in promoting Business Intelligence adoption for Syrian startups—advocating for realistic, gradual approaches to BI that match the local context while pushing the ecosystem toward smarter, evidence-based innovation.