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Exploring Business and Financial Partnerships between the Middle East and Asia (Invite only)
This session will explore the evolving economic ties between Asia and the Middle East, focusing
on emerging opportunities in trade, infrastructure, and finance.
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Bridging Continents: Strengthening European Private Sector Trade Relations with the Middle East and Africa (Invite only)
This private session will explore the growing opportunities for European and UK private sector p
layers to strengthen business ties with the Middle East and Africa, focusing on trade, investment, and market entry strategies.
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Next-Gen Startups in the Middle East and Africa (Invite only)
MENA's startup ecosystem has become much more structured in recent years. The region now has ove
r 3,000 startups, with the UAE leading the pack as home to 42 percent of them, followed by Egypt with 12 percent.
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Africa Leaders Business Council Meeting (Invite only)
The quarterly Africa Leaders Business Council meeting at the Middle East and Africa Summit will
serve as a convening on African investment, growth, and development, featuring members of the Africa Leaders Business Council and key participants from the U
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Feeding Change: A Discussion With Global Food and Agriculture Leaders (Invite only)
We are in the midst of a food revolution—one fueled by changing consumer preferences, emerging n
utrition science, geopolitical adjustments, and health and environmental crises.
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Tapping Capital Markets to Foster Entrepreneurship and Job Creation (Invite only)
In many economies, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) contribute to about a third of GDP
and about 80 percent of employment.
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Maximizing Sovereign Wealth Funds for Long-term Economic Growth and Sustainability (Invite only)
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWFs) have emerged as powerful instruments for fostering economic resili
ence, stability, and long-term growth, particularly in resource-rich nations across the Middle East and Africa.
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An Impactful Evolution: The Future of Collaborative Philanthropy in MENA (Invite only)
While philanthropy in the broadest sense has been deeply embedded in the Middle East and North A
frica (MENA) for centuries, the notion of "collaborative philanthropy" is relatively new.
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Private Markets Outlook (Invite only)
In recent years, private markets have experienced significant growth and transformation, but 202
4 presents new challenges such as rising geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and unpredictable interest rate shifts.
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The Role of Technology in Global Food Security
While population growth and climate change promise to introduce profound challenges to food secu
rity around the world, countries in the Middle East are especially vulnerable.
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The Near Future of Geopolitics (Invite only)
This session will open with a conversation between His Royal Highness, Prince Turki AlFaisal AlS
aud, moderated by Michael Milken, followed by a roundtable discussion, facilitated by Cornelia Meyer.
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Investing in Space
Space travel is becoming increasingly privatized, but when will space tourism actually become a vi
able business? What are the opportunities and challenges investors face? Will a spin around the moon ever be as mainstream as a flight to Tokyo? When?
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