The Fouad Makhzoumi Innovation Center hosted a panel discussion on April 5 on the Beirut campus to provide this year’s startups with insights into entrepreneurship and how to avoid the typical Startup-life pitfalls. The Director, Annie Seferian moderated the panel where the TechWomen speakers Rekha Pai—a tech innovator and impact investor with Capria and Partner at Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, US—and Jill Finlayson, an innovation leader and DEI advocate at the University of California, Berkeley, US, helped refine participants’ ideas, and offered guidance on advancing their ventures.