The Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority announced yesterday the agenda for the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Center (DTEC) forum, which is organized in cooperation with the Arab Entrepreneur Magazine.

The last session of this year’s Dtech forum is scheduled to take place on December 8 at 3 pm UAE time, in digital format, through the application of the virtual Holover platform, developed by OutReal XR, under the title ‘The reality of retail business in 2020: from Traditional to online selling.

Edward Sabbagh, General Manager of Farfetch Middle East, will chair the first session entitled ‘Digitization of the luxury experience’, where he will provide an overview of the impact of the Corona pandemic on the luxury and fashion sector, and the change of online buying habits in the Middle East and the world.

It will also address what small and medium-sized companies have learned from international brands operating in this sector.

In a panel discussion titled ‘From Traditional Selling to Online Selling – Leveraging the E-Commerce Boom, Tamara Bubik of Arab Entrepreneur Magazine hosts Khalil Al-Alami, CEO of Teller, Ryan Osseiran, founder of Shoreags, and Renault de Gonverville, CEO of Zuo. 

To analyze the opportunities that the rapid growth of e-commerce has brought to the companies supporting the sector from distribution partners, payment gateways, and logistics service providers, due to ‘Corona’.

source: alkhaleejtoday