{"id":44530,"date":"2025-05-05T15:27:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T12:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/?p=44530"},"modified":"2025-05-06T00:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:57:55","slug":"next-thursday-riseup-summit-2025-kicks-off-its-12th-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/2025\/05\/next-thursday-riseup-summit-2025-kicks-off-its-12th-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Thursday\u2026 RiseUp Summit 2025 Kicks Off Its 12th Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul dir=\"ltr\">\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp 2025 announces its 12th pivotal annual event, bringing together entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives from across the MENA region.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The summit features workshops, panel discussions, and startup competitions, offering a collaborative platform to fuel creativity and innovation.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<strong>RiseUp<\/strong> has officially announced the 12th edition of its flagship event, <strong>RiseUp Summit 2025<\/strong>, set to take place at the <strong>Grand Egyptian Museum<\/strong> from May 8 to 10, 2025 under the theme &#8220;<strong>Tell Your Story<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Summit Details<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">For the third consecutive year, <strong>RiseUp<\/strong> is collaborating with the<strong> Grand Egyptian Museum<\/strong>, a rising hub for innovation, heritage, and <strong>creativity in Egypt<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">This renewed partnership strengthens <strong>RiseUp\u2019s<\/strong> commitment to stimulating the entrepreneurial ecosystem by blending tradition with modernity, reflecting the organization\u2019s future aspirations to build an inclusive and integrated <strong>entrepreneurial<\/strong> <strong>ecosystem<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp Summit 2025<\/strong> will bring together over <strong>200 regional and global investors<\/strong>, <strong>350 innovative startups<\/strong>, and <strong>20,000 entrepreneurs<\/strong> and creatives in one space, demonstrating the strength and vibrancy of the<strong> entrepreneurial community in Egypt<\/strong> and across the region.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp 2025 summit<\/strong> will offer a range of innovative experiences, including a B2B matchmaking platform that facilitates connections between startups and solution providers, and investor matchmaking sessions that bring together investors and promising <strong>entrepreneurs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp 2025 summit<\/strong> will also introduce &#8220;<strong>Pitch N Ride<\/strong>,&#8221; an innovative experience allowing entrepreneurs to pitch their ideas to investors during a special car tour around the <strong>Grand Egyptian Museum<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Additionally, <strong>the summit<\/strong> will feature a Creative Marketplace showcasing products from local brands and designers in fashion and home accessories, a career coaching space for mentorship and connecting talents with <strong>job opportunities<\/strong>, and a job fair aimed at supporting young professionals in their career paths.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Key Attendees<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The summit<\/strong> will host a distinguished lineup of speakers from diverse sectors, including <strong>Naveen Selvanathan<\/strong>, Art Director at<strong> Netflix Animation Studios<\/strong>; <strong>Eoin McGuinness<\/strong>, Head of Africa, CEE, &amp; the Middle East at <strong>HubSpot for Startups<\/strong>; <strong>Javier Villamizar,<\/strong> Operating Partner at <strong>SoftBank Investment Advisers<\/strong>; <strong>Ajibola Oluwatobi Ayoku Odukoya<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer at the <strong>African Technology Innovation Hubs Initiative (AfriLabs)<\/strong>; <strong>Maha Abouelenein<\/strong>, CEO &amp; Founder at Digital &amp; Savvy; Simon Clowes, Creative Director at<strong> Apple TV<\/strong>; <strong>Amr Awadallah<\/strong>, CEO and Co-Founder of <strong>Vectara; Simon See<\/strong>, Chief Solution Architect and Global Head at <strong>NVIDIA AI Technology Center<\/strong>; and <strong>Yasmine Telsem,<\/strong> <strong>Global Content Partnerships Lead at X.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">As part of this year\u2019s forward-looking vision, <strong>RiseUp<\/strong> is introducing a fully cashless experience in partnership with <strong>Telda<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">All on-ground transactions during the summit will be conducted digitally, highlighting the organization\u2019s commitment to embracing fintech solutions and reinforcing its position as a hub for digital innovation. In celebration of this collaboration, attendees will receive a 30% discount on their RiseUp 2025 tickets when purchasing their summit tickets through the Telda app, an initiative designed to offer a seamless and integrated financial experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>solutions<\/strong> in <strong>fintech<\/strong>, reinforcing its position as a central <strong>hub for innovation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> Summit<\/strong> participants will receive a <strong>30% discount<\/strong> on ticket purchases when using <strong>Telda cards<\/strong>, reflecting this partnership&#8217;s commitment to providing a seamless, integrated experience for <strong>entrepreneurs<\/strong> and <strong>investors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">Statements by the CEO of RiseUp<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Commenting on the announcement, Abdelhameed Sharara, Founder and CEO of RiseUp, stated:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;RiseUp Summit 2025 has become a pivotal annual event that unites entrepreneurs, investors, and creatives from across the MENA region&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He said: &#8220;The main goal of the <strong>summit<\/strong> is to foster collaboration, uncover new growth opportunities, and engage with the trends and challenges driving the global <strong>entrepreneurial<\/strong> <strong>ecosystem<\/strong> through innovative and fresh resources.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">He added: &#8220;This summit serves as a unique opportunity for founders and investors to connect, share knowledge, and build strategic partnerships that propel startups toward sustainable success and ongoing growth.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp 2025<\/strong> is poised to become the region\u2019s premier event for entrepreneurs, offering an unparalleled <strong>platform<\/strong> for idea exchange, entrepreneurial development, and building lasting partnerships that drive innovation and business impact.<\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">About RiseUp<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>RiseUp<\/strong> is a platform that connects <strong>startups<\/strong> to the most relevant resources, worldwide.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">Working relentlessly from the heart of <strong>AFRICA-GCC-EUROPE<\/strong>, <strong>RiseUp<\/strong> creates environments that encourage startup ecosystem stakeholders to exch<strong>ange the 7 resources any startup needs to grow: Know-how, Talent, Funding, Marketplace, Media, Toolbox and Inspiration<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong> RiseUp<\/strong> does this through our range of digital and event products, the most prominent of which is <strong>RiseUp Summit<\/strong>, MENA&#8217;s largest<strong> entrepreneurship event<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0RiseUp has officially announced the 12th edition of its flagship event, RiseUp Summit 2025, set to take place at the Grand Egyptian Museum from May 8 to 10, 2025 under the theme &#8220;Tell Your Story\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":44522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_subtitle":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8139],"tags":[8137,8135,8134,8136,8138],"class_list":["post-44530","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-riseup","tag-abdelhameed-sharara","tag-grand-egyptian-museum","tag-riseup-summit-2025","tag-telda-cards","tag-tell-your-story-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44530\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44522"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44530"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44530"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entarabi.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}