Egypt announces hosting the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Festival under the patronage of the Prime Minister

Modern economies are increasingly moving towards entrepreneurship and innovation as they are among the most prominent engines of economic growth and enhancing competitiveness, as they enable the transformation of ideas and knowledge into projects capable of creating value and job opportunities and supporting the knowledge-based economy.

In this context, countries are racing to build business environments that are more attractive to investment and innovation, and to develop supportive systems for emerging companies as an essential pillar for achieving sustainable and comprehensive growth.

In light of this global trend, Egypt is emerging as one of the emerging regional centers in the field of entrepreneurship, based on the development of infrastructure it has witnessed, improvement of the investment climate, and expansion of support programs.Innovators and entrepreneurs.

Cairo prepares to host the global event

From this standpoint, Egypt announced hosting the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Festival in its third edition, scheduled to be held in Cairo next November, out of its belief that entrepreneurship has today become one of the most important engines of global economic growth, because of the ability it represents to transform knowledge into economic value, and innovative ideas into projects capable of growth and competition.

The announcement of hosting the 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Festival in Cairo reflects the growing international confidence in the status of the Egyptian economy and its growing role as a gateway linking Africa with regional and international markets, and a promising platform for building partnerships and expanding investment and innovation opportunities.

International confidence in the status of the Egyptian economy

For his part, Dr. Hussein Issa, Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs, confirmed that Egypt places supporting entrepreneurship and emerging companies among its priorities; In implementation of the directives of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, as one of the main paths to building a more competitive economy, consolidating the economy based on knowledge and innovation, enhancing productivity and achieving sustainable and comprehensive economic growth, in line with Goal (8) concerned with achieving decent work and economic growth, and Goal (9) calling for supporting industry, innovation and infrastructure.

He explained that Egypt’s hosting of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 represents an international certificate of confidence in the status of the Egyptian economy, and reflects the progress the country has achieved in improving the investment and entrepreneurship environment, stressing that the government is working to develop an integrated system to empower entrepreneurs, facilitate business procedures, and improve access to…Finance and markets, and strengthening partnerships with the private sector and financing institutions.

High-level attendance at the launch of the global festival

This came during the official announcement conference that Egypt will host the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026, which is being held under the patronage of Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, Prime Minister, in the presence of Dr. Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Eng. Khaled Hashem, Minister of Industry, Dr. Ibrahim Saber, Governor of Cairo, Dr. Hala Al-Saeed, Advisor to His Excellency the President of the Republic for Economic Affairs, Ambassador Alaa Youssef, Chairman of the State Information Service, and Mr. Basil Rahmi, CEO of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency.

The conference also witnessed the presence of Mr. Omar Radwan, Chairman of the Egyptian Stock Exchange, and Dr. Sumi Smart, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival -Africa, Mr. Baher Mounir Ghabbour, President of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival – Egypt, and Ambassador Nabila Makram, Secretary-General of the Festival, along with a number of MPs, entrepreneurs, investors and representatives of the private sector.

A platform for partnerships and support for startups

Dr. Hussein Issa also pointed out that Egypt’s hosting of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 comes at a time that is witnessing rapid economic transformations in Africa, and a growing role in startups and small and medium enterprises as a major driver of growth and job creation, stressing that the festival represents a global platform that brings together entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers, financing institutions, and development partners.

This contributes to building strategic partnerships, expanding investment opportunities, and enhancing capital flows,And accelerating the growth of emerging companies on the continent, in line with the objectives of the eighth goal of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is concerned with promoting sustainable economic growth and providing decent work for all.

Supporting entrepreneurship and a new phase of African cooperation

He added that the government’s launch of theStartup Companies Charter represents a qualitative leap in support for this sector, and a clear message that the state has become a supportive partner for innovators and entrepreneurs, and an incubator for promising ideas, thus strengthening the entrepreneurship system and supporting the role of startups as one of the most important engines of modern economic growth.

The Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs stressed that Africa’s economic future is based on innovation, entrepreneurship, digital transformation, and the knowledge-based economy, expressingHis aspiration is for “Cairo 2026” to represent a strategic platform to launch a new phase of African cooperation, based on exchanging experiences, building partnerships, expanding investment opportunities, and empowering youth as the driving force for the continent’s future.

In conclusion, in light of the rapid transformations taking place in the global economy, Egypt’s hosting of the Global Entrepreneurship Festival 2026 appears to be an extension of a vision that aims to reformulate its position within the map of the regional economy, by investing in innovation, human capital, and emerging companies as major drivers of future growth and enhancing competitiveness.

In turn,The Earth Guards Foundationconfirms that this hosting supports a clear trend towards establishing a business environment that is more attractive to partnerships and quality investments, and expanding the role of…Egypt as a regional platform linking African and international markets. It believes that the true value of this event is measured by its ability to transform dialogue into effective partnerships, and ideas into productive projects and investments, supporting the shift towards a more innovative and sustainable economy, and enhancing Egypt’s position as a regional center for entrepreneurship and a knowledge-based economy.