BEIRUT - In collaboration with RootSpace and Global Entrepreneurship Week in Lebanon, Pecha Kucha proposes a special edition of its event to be held on Thursday, November 20, in Beirut. Considering the purpose of the GEW worldwide and here in Lebanon as an effort to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship and innovation as powerful forces for economic, social, cultural and environmental development, Pecha Kucha is seeking candidates interested in presenting their work or projects which address some of the most critical and fundamental needs in Lebanon in all disciplines, in a creative, innovative, and/or entrepreneurial way. In this round of Pecha Kucha, the doors are wide open! Presentations should focus on any critical challenge facing Lebanon, such as sustainable energy, water resources, urban planning and land use, poverty and economic empowerment, connectivity/digital divide, feminism, sectarianism and social divisions, consumerism, etc.

If you would like to participate in this special edition of Pecha Kucha, please send 5 images and 200 words describing your presentation by Friday, November 14. (Presenters will be selected and notified by November 16, and the final 20 slides must be submitted by 3pm on Wednesday, November 19).
Pecha Kucha Night is a presentation format in which (mostly creative) work can be easily and informally shown. It was originally devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham of Klein-Dytham Architecture (KDa) in Tokyo in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. The format has spread virally to many cities across the world and is now used to promote the work of different disciplines. The idea behind Pecha Kucha is to keep presentations concise, the interest level up and to have many presenters sharing their ideas within the course of one night. Therefore the 20x20 Pecha Kucha format was created: each presenter is allowed a slideshow of 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds. This results in a total presentation time of 6 minutes 40 seconds on a stage before the next presenter is up.

Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Design for Sustainable Development
Thursday, November 20, 8pm, Beirut (location TBA)

email: pechakucha.beirut@gmail.com