Lebanon's 2nd international startup conference, Banque du Liban Accelerate 2015, took place on Thursday, December 10 and Friday, December 11 at the Forum de Beyrouth. Under the leadership of Banque du Liban, Lebanon's startup ecosystem has greatly advanced in the past few years and the successful Banque du Liban Accelerate 2015 aided in developing it further. The conference, under the theme "Emerging Startup Ecosystems," was host to over 7,000 attendees, 100 speakers, 200 exhibitors, 100 startups from around the world, with 2 stages, 2 competitions, 2 hackathons, and 2 workshop spaces.