"SYNC’25 II" in Damascus: Investment and Technology Opportunities between Syria and Silicon Valley

The "SYNC’25 II" conference kicked off yesterday at the "Seven Gates" hotel in Damascus, organized by Syrian-American entrepreneurs and engineers from "Silicon Valley", in collaboration with the Ministry of Communications and Technology. The conference aims to enhance the global technology industry and build bridges of cooperation between Syrian and American companies.

According to the "SANA" news agency, Dr. Jihad Salqini, a founding member of the Syrian-American Business Council, confirmed that the council's participation in the conference aims to "support Syrian companies working in the fields of technology, communications, and modern technical services, and enable them to enter the American market", in addition to "attracting American companies and encouraging them to invest in Syria and integrate with local companies".

Salqini pointed out that this participation comes to "enhance confidence in the necessity of accelerating the pace of work, and making more effort to serve the Syrian people and support the creative generation", emphasizing "the importance of standing by them continuously".

For his part, council representative Ahmad Silini explained that the conference holds special significance due to the participation of experts from "Silicon Valley" in California, who are considered among "the most prominent specialists globally in the field of technology", contributing to "developing the process of digital transformation and rebuilding the telecommunications infrastructure in Syria".

Silini added that the conference allows for insights into "the latest technologies and solutions", expecting that "the first positive indicators for improving telecommunications services and supporting digital transformation will emerge in the upcoming period".

In turn, council representative Jihad Dabboul emphasized the importance of "supporting young Syrian talents and enabling them to access global markets", by enhancing partnerships with foreign companies.

Dabboul noted that Syria possesses "human resources capable of innovating quality projects", explaining that the council is working on "creating opportunities to employ these resources both domestically and abroad", in addition to "qualifying local companies and national expertise to implement projects at an international level", in collaboration with American companies, which positively reflects on the national economy.

It is worth mentioning that the conference, which concludes this evening, witnesses wide participation from specialized companies and international experts, in a step aimed at opening new horizons for economic and technological development in Syria.