Meet our Executive of the Year Award Recipient 

Bireme Awards

Hasan Dandashly, Executive of the Year

LebNet congratulates Hasan Dandashly for his Bireme Award recognition as Executive of the Year. Hasan Dandashly is a seasoned CEO who joined Dematic in 2018, before he was president and CEO of GE Oil & Gas in 2017 and President and CEO of Downstream since 2014. Find out more about Hasan and his Jan 23rd recognition event in this post. 

Book your Calendar

 

• February 2nd, Toronto: How to grow your business with top talent
• February 6th, AUB’s Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture: Job Applications: from CV to Interview
• March 16th, Montreal: Cybersecurity Trends and Challenges in Quebec

LebNet’s Upcoming Programs 

Did you hear about LebNet’s Scholarship program? 

Applications will be open from early March to mid-April. 

Hello Summer Internships! 

This year, we moved our internship platform to Pallet to offer a new and a more optimized experience for the companies and job seekers. If you’re a company based in the US or Canada and would like to host interns for the summer of 2023 please contact us at [email protected] or post your offer on our new board here! If you are a student looking for a summer 2023 internship, please check us out here!

Calling out for mentors and mentees! 

LebNet’s Bay Area Early in Career mentorship program is still looking for tech mentors in the Bay Area who have 3+ years of experience, willing to mentor early in career individuals. For more info on criteria and how to apply, visit this page. 

Media

Meet Katia Tamer

At the age of 17, Katia started interviewing entrepreneurs and VCs to come up with a thesis on the key success factors of startups. She then interned at several startups before joining the Marketing team at Google. In 2021, Katia launched her own venture, Chaya, to address the lack of basic nutrition information accessibility. Read our 10 Questions With Katia Tamer to get to know her better. 

LebNet Communities News 

LebNet LA/OC at The House of Lebanon Job Fair

On January 29th, The House of Lebanon, a Lebanese cultural center located in Los Angeles, hosted a Career Fair, where the LebNet LA/OC community had the chance to meet with many students of Lebanese descent. According to Joelle Harika from the LA/OC steering committee, most of the students were turning to LebNet looking for mentorship and internship. “It truly was a pleasure meeting the new and upcoming generation of students. There were a total of about 50 people that showed up to the event and we got 15 to 17 to sign up to LebNet!,” said community lead Samer Hijazi. 

Samer Hijazi and Joelle Harika from the LA/OC steering committee

Lebanon Watch 

Connecting Freelancers and Clients Worldwide 

ConnecTask is an online platform and a freelancer marketplace launched to help freelancers find relevant tasks that match their skills, as well as match clients with the right professionals for the job. If you are looking to hire top talent from Lebanon from anywhere in the world, visit this website, sign up as a client, post your project and its deliverables and access reliable Lebanese freelancers in diverse categories and at competitive rates. For any further inquiries, please contact: [email protected]