What Not to Miss at RiseUp Summit 2019

The RiseUp Summit 2019 is set to kick off today until the 7th of December at the American University in Cairo (AUC).

It is considered the Middle East's largest entrepreneurial forum, which seeks to connect startups in the Middle East with the most relevant resources around the world.

It also aims to attract around 10,000 participants over three days, in addition to presenting many new elements of the summit, which is hosting more than 17 competitions and events on the sidelines of the summit, including 180 exhibitors startups, as well as more than 200 workshops, inspirational speeches, and panel discussions.

Paymob, a leading company in the field of electronic payments technology digital payments technology, will share its vision and smart solutions during the summit.

It also the main partner of the event and the only digital payment facility for the summit.

The company has pioneered the stride towards the cashless society in the region. They have championed growth by enabling wide financial inclusion, and a constantly evolving ecosystem. Showing its various solutions, Accept

“Having organized the summit for the past 7 years, we were able to identify the challenges faced by startups in the region which allowed us to develop a complete model that they can follow when venturing through the entrepreneurship ecosystem,” explained AbdelHameed Sharara, CEO and Co-Founder at RiseUp.

The speaker line-up will feature many international figures, including Brian Collins, Chief Creative Officer of COLLINS, Gerardo Mazzeo, Global Innovation Director at Nestlé, Karen Cheng, Head of Social at 9GAG and Marcel Muenster, Founder, and Director of the Gritti Fund. RiseUp summit will also feature Arabic content for the first time, where various speakers from the region will present their own journey of growth on stage in Arabic.

Additionally, RiseUp summit is hosting 4 startups exhibitions: Startups Station for early-stage startups, HIPOs Station for post-seed startups, F&B Station and Creative Marketplace.

Since its inception in 2013, RiseUp Summit hosted over 25,000 attendees, over 1250 speakers, and 800 investors, along with 762 exhibiting and pitching startups.