Egypt will host the 3rd edition of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF) from 6 to 8 November 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel in New Cairo, combining magnate, financiers, policymakers, and business owners from more than 70 nations.
Held under the patronage of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the celebration will happen under the style “The World We Help to Create,” with organisers targeting more than 10,000 individuals, over 200 financiers and mutual fund agents, 60 global speakers, and more than 100 exhibitors.
The occasion will include 12 flagship activities, consisting of financial investment online forums, organization exhibits, conferences, networking sessions, and entrepreneurship programs focused on assisting in access to funding, supporting service growth, and strengthening global financial cooperation.
Egypt protected the right to host the celebration through a worldwide competitors, following previous editions in Nigeria in 2024 and Ghana in 2025. According to the organisers, Egypt will host just one edition as part of the celebration’s rotation amongst African nations.
Egypt looks for to enhance position as local financial investment center
Baher Mounir Ghabbour, Chairperson of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival in Egypt, stated the nation’s choice as host shows global self-confidence in its financial capacity and local position.
“Egypt’s effective hosting quote shows self-confidence in its financial and local position and its capability to draw in magnate, financiers and worldwide organizations, strengthening its function as a conference point for cross-border collaborations,” Ghabbour stated.
He included that the celebration intends to equate global interest into concrete chances for Egyptian business, especially through access to financial investment, brand-new markets, and tactical collaborations.
Ghabbour stressed that the long-lasting worth of the occasion would be determined by the business relationships and financial investment cooperation developed beyond the three-day event, along with its contribution to business advancement, task production, and service tourist.
Dr. Summy Smart Francis, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival, explained Egypt as a tactical entrance linking Africa with markets in the Middle East, Europe, and beyond.
“The Nigerian and Ghanaian editions developed the celebration’s structures and broadened its worldwide existence. The Egyptian edition takes that journey into a brand-new stage of cooperation and financial investment,” Francis stated.
He highlighted Egypt’s varied economy, entrepreneurial skill, and local and worldwide relationships as crucial elements supporting its function as a location for financial investment discussion and cross-border collaborations.
Worldwide magnate and federal government authorities to get involved
The celebration’s revealed speaker line-up consists of popular global service figures, financiers, researchers, and policymakers.
Amongst the global figures noted are Aliko Dangote, President and CEO of Dangote Group; Sir Mohamed Mansour, Chairperson of Mansour Group; Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub, creator of the Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation; Sir Sam E. Jonah, creator of Jonah Capital; and Nigerian businesswoman Folorunso Alakija.
Regional individuals revealed by the organisers consist of Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairperson of Ajman Holding; Sheikh Awad Mohammed bin Sheikh Mujren, creator of Emirate Travelers; Sheikha Dr. Hind Al Qassimi, Chairperson of BPW Emirates; and Lujiana Mohsin Darwish, Chairperson of MHD ITICS.
The Egyptian line-up consists of Hussein Eissa, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs; Sherif Farouk, Minister of Supply and Internal Trade; Mohamed Abou El Enein, Member of your house of Representatives and creator and Chairperson of Cleopatra Group; Amr Soliman, creator and Chairperson of Mountain View; Abdallah Sallam, President and CEO of Madinet Masr; and Mostafa Kandil, creator and CEO of Swvl Holdings Corp.
Conversations will attend to financial investment chances in Africa, expert system, the digital economy, green shift, youth and females’s financial empowerment, and access to business funding.
MSMEDA and Shark Tank Egypt collaborations to support business owners
The celebration has actually developed institutional collaborations focused on supporting entrepreneurship, reinforcing financial investment preparedness, and assisting Egyptian services gain access to worldwide markets.
A memorandum of understanding was signed with the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) throughout the celebration’s main statement interview in June.
The cooperation concentrates on company advancement, export preparedness, financial investment tourist attraction, and enhancing the capability of micro, little, and medium-sized business to contend in regional and worldwide markets.
Organisers have actually likewise revealed a collaboration with Shark Tank Egypt, which will get involved as an entrepreneurship community partner.
The partnership intends to link appealing start-ups and growing companies with financiers, supplying business owners with chances to provide their service designs, get feedback, and check out possible financing plans.
The collaboration will likewise support creators in preparing financial investment pitches and establishing techniques for scaling their operations.
The Youth and Social Responsibility Forum (YSR Forum) will take part through its 5th edition as part of the Entrepreneurs Investment Program.
The online forum will concentrate on linking young business owners with magnate, financiers, and policymakers, especially those establishing jobs that integrate industrial capacity with favorable social effect.
Twelve flagship occasions to promote financial investment and organization growth
The celebration’s program will integrate top-level policy conversations with useful financial investment and company advancement activities.
Significant occasions will consist of the Opening Conference, Global Leadership Forum, International Congress of Women, Entrepreneurs Investment Program, Global Deal Room, and Business Exhibitions.
The program will likewise include an International Fashion Show, cultural and creative activities, the Global Entrepreneurs Award Gala, and a Closing Concert.
Individuals will have the ability to engage through keynote speeches, panel conversations, fireside talks, workshops, financier discussions, company conferences, and networking activities.
The Global Deal Room and investment-focused programs are developed to help with direct engagement in between business owners, financiers, and business agents, producing chances for funding, tactical collaborations, and market growth.
Interactive 3D exhibit to broaden global involvement
For the very first time, the Egyptian edition will present an interactive three-dimensional virtual exhibit created to extend involvement beyond the physical location.
The platform is being established through cooperation in between the Egyptian General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences, connected with the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade, the celebration organiser, and MetaExpo.
The virtual exhibit will permit individuals to check out digital exhibit stands, find services and products, interact with exhibitors, and perform remote business and financial investment conferences.
According to the organisers, the platform will stay available for numerous weeks after the celebration concludes, enabling taking part business to continue showcasing their offerings and establishing global service relationships.
The effort is meant to broaden gain access to for worldwide individuals who can not go to personally while extending the business worth of the exhibit beyond the occasion dates.
Celebration intends to produce long-lasting company chances
Organisers stated the celebration is created to move beyond conventional conferences by integrating financial investment engagement, company advancement, understanding exchange, and worldwide networking.
The occasion will look for to link Egyptian start-ups and SMEs with worldwide financiers, developed business, advancement organizations, and possible business partners.
It will likewise supply a platform for checking out chances in emerging markets, reinforcing export abilities, and supporting business owners looking for to broaden into African and worldwide markets.
GEF has actually revealed the resuming of reservations throughout all ticket classifications following strong need that led to some classifications offering out.
The Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 will happen from 6 to 8 November at the JW Marriott Hotel in New Cairo.
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