During the 6th of December 2015 Prof Ketikidis participated as a guest speaker at the Oman Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Conference 2015 (Muscat, Oman). Prof Ketikidis was invited as a key expert on entrepreneurship and startups and has participated into a panel on "Entrepreneurial Opportunities in a Global Context" as well as has delivered a presentation on "What Startups get Wrong". Through this involvement, Prof Ketikidis has brought added value to the development of the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Oman as well as beyond in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.