Egypt Entrepreneurship Summit kicks off Thursday

HURGHADA, Egypt – 16 November 2017: The Egypt Entrepreneurship Summit (EES) launches on Thursday in Hurghada and lasts until November 18. The summit offers a meeting point for entrepreneurs, businesses, educators and policymakers to discuss how to overcome new challenges in business.

EES focuses on innovation, professional development and networking. It will also feature a number of guest speakers in the business field, such as Egyptian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Sahar Nasr, Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah, and Ahmed Osman, vice president of the Middle East Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (MCSBE).

EES will discuss a lot of different topics, like trends in entrepreneurial practice in Egypt, entrepreneurial mindset in the Arab region and how to provide 600 million jobs needed in the next 15 years.

The summit is under the patronage of the International Labor Organization and the Egyptian Ministry of Investment and International Cooperation. More partners are also involved in the event, such as the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), Middle East Council for Small Business & Entrepreneurship (MCSBE), Arab Academy for Science and Technology (AAST), Nawah, Global Entrepreneurship Week and Tatwer Masr.