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Overview

The Forbes Middle East Top Advisors & Investors Summit has grown beyond a traditional finance conference to become a leading platform for shaping the future of capital across MENA. Bringing together investors, policymakers, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and business leaders, it explores how capital is being allocated, how regional partnerships are being built, and what is needed to drive the region’s next phase of growth.

The summit focuses on the new geography of investment across MENA, from cross-border capital flows and regional investment corridors to private wealth, financial innovation, capital markets, governance, and the conditions that build long-term investor confidence.

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Agenda

Top Advisors & Investors Summit – Egypt

09:00 – 10:10 am

Registration & Networking

10:10 – 10:15 am

Welcome Address by Khuloud Al Omian, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Middle East

10:20 – 10:25 am

Opening Address by Partner

10:30 – 10:35 am

Keynote: Egypt's Next Investment Chapter: Reform, Capital, and the Road Ahead

A big-picture look at Egypt’s entrance into a strong investment phase and the factors driving that shift.

10:40 – 10:55 am

Panel: The New Map of Capital: Where Money Is Moving Across MENA Now

A high-level discussion on where capital is going across MENA, who is investing and what are investor priorities in the current market?

11:00 – 11:15 am

Spotlight Session: Egypt and the Red Sea: Trade Risk, Strategic Routes, and Regional Stability

An interview session on how Egypt is handling Red Sea disruption and trade-route pressure while protecting its role as a gateway for growth.

11:20 – 11:35 am

Panel: Trumponomics 2.0: Tariffs, Conflict, and the New Cost of Capital

A high-level look at how tariffs, conflict, and shifting US policy are affecting inflation, oil prices, supply chains, and investor confidence.

11:40 – 11:55 am

Panel: Rebuilding Export Powerhouses: MENA Edition

A focused discussion on how trade finance, industrial zones, and export-led manufacturing are helping build stronger growth platforms across the region.

12:00 – 12:10 pm

Fireside Chat: DFIs at a Crossroads: Mobilising More Capital, Owning Less Risk

A conversation on how DFIs can bring in more private money by backing stronger structures, better markets, and more bankable opportunities.

12:15 – 12:30 pm

Panel: Long-Term Winning Bets: The Sectors Still Attracting Serious Capital

A strategic exchange on the sectors where investors still see durable opportunity, from fintech and logistics to healthcare, hospitality, and selective real assets.

12:35 – 12:50 pm

Panel: Modern Families, Modern Markets: Rethinking Asset Allocation for the Long Term

A high-level conversation on how family offices are rethinking allocation, governance, and global opportunity to build long-term, multi-generational wealth.

12:55 – 1:10 pm

Panel: Private Credit: Hunt for Alpha in a Crowded Market

A focused discussion on where investors can find stronger returns in private credit as the market becomes more competitive and more selective.

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Lunch Break

2:15 – 2:30 pm

Panel: The AI Edge in Deal Flow: Matching Capital to Opportunity Faster

A practical discussion on how AI and data tools are helping investors find better opportunities and improve decision-making.

2:35 – 2:50 pm

Panel: Hard Assets, Hard Choices: Commodities in a Volatile Market

A practical conversation on how investors are using gold, energy, metals, and agriculture to protect against inflation, regional shocks and instability.

2:55 – 3:10 pm

Panel: The Governance Advantage: Why Better Structures Create Better Outcomes

A discussion on how stronger governance, board discipline and operational clarity can improve decisions and build investor trust.

3:15 – 3:30 pm

Panel: The New Portfolio Playbook: Beyond Public Markets

An expert discussion on how investors are combining public markets with private, real, and selected digital assets to build stronger portfolios.

Top Advisors & Investors Summit – Egypt

10:30 – 10:35 am

Welcome Address by Forbes Middle East

10:40 – 10:45 am

Spotlight Session: North Africa at Scale: The Region's Biggest Investment Plays

A high-level look at North Africa's biggest long-term investment stories, from Morocco's infrastructure build-out and Egypt's destination growth to Algeria's energy push.

10:50 – 11:00 am

Fireside Chat: From Policy to Capital: Creating Markets Investors Can Back

A high-level exchange on what governments must improve to make markets more investable and easier to navigate for sustainable capital.

11:05 – 11:15 am

Case Study: Mission 300: Can Private Capital Power Africa's Next Energy Leap?

A practical look at how private capital and blended finance can help turn Africa's electrification push into a bankable growth story.

11:20 – 11:35 am

Panel: Fewer Deals, Bigger Bets: How Private Equity Is Repricing Risk in MENA

A discussion on why private equity is becoming more selective and concentrating around fewer more structured opportunities.

11:40 – 11:55 am

Spotlight Session: Industrial Egypt: SCZone and the New Investment Engine

A strategic discussion on how SCZone is helping Egypt attract manufacturing, strengthen supply chains, and build a stronger industrial growth story.

12:00 – 12:15 pm

Panel: Money Moves: The Digital Finance Revolution

A conversation on how Egypt and wider MENA are moving beyond digital payments into a broader growth story built on financial infrastructure, outsourcing services, data centres, and technology-enabled exports.

12:20 – 12:35 pm:

Panel: SME Financing: Funding New Businesses That Drive Growth

A discussion on how private credit, local-currency lending, and venture debt can better support SMEs with more practical and flexible financing.

12:40 – 12:55 pm

Spotlight Session: Regional Lens: The Next Frontiers of Opportunity

A regional spotlight on where the most scalable opportunities are emerging across real estate, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, exports, agriculture, and commodities.

1:00 – 1:15 pm

Panel: From Allocation to Influence: Why Investors Want More Say

A discussion on why investors are moving beyond passive capital and taking a more active role in shaping growth, execution, and outcomes.

1:15 - 2:15 pm

Lunch Break

2:15 – 2:25 pm

Case Study: Investor View: The Fundraising Reality Check

A candid case study on real fundraising journeys, the biggest hurdles founders faced, what changed momentum, and what was learned.

2:30 – 2:45 pm

Panel: The Exit Question: Building for Liquidity or Building to Last?

A sharp discussion on whether the region's startup ecosystem is too focused on exits and what it will take to build stronger, longer-lasting companies.

2:50 – 3:05 pm

Panel: Navigating Legal Certainty, Tax Clarity, and the Cost of Complexity

A discussion on how legal structures, tax treatment, and enforceable protections are shaping investment decisions and capital flows.

3:10 – 3:25 pm

Panel: At World Standard: Making Global Benchmarks Work Regionally

A closing discussion on how markets can align with global standards in reporting, audit, ratings, and governance while still reflecting regional realities.

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Location

Four Seasons Resort Sharm ElSheikh

A luxurious oasis between the desert and the reef Cascading down the hillside from desert to sea, our Four Seasons luxury resort in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, welcomes you to one of the best, 5-star Red Sea retreats. Enjoy year-round sun; sleek, modern accommodations; over 3,000 palm trees and 360˚ sea views. Limestone cliffs embrace a kilometer of private beachfront with crystal-clear waters and access to a protected marine reserve. Discover new levels of world-class elegance in our spacious guest rooms and oversized suites with your choice of modern design or traditional Arabian décor. Delight in a multitude of al fresco dining options at our luxury Resort in Egypt, new playgrounds for leisure or business, and authentic desert and sea adventures where every detail is elevated with thoughtful Four Seasons care.

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About Forbes Middle East

Forbes Middle East is a licensee of Forbes Media and extends the Forbes brand of journalism across the Arab world. Forbes Middle East’s distinctive editorial style attracts a readership of Arab leaders, entrepreneurs, C-level executives, government officials and investors united by a belief in the spirit of free enterprise and entrepreneurial values.Across the region, Forbes Middle East sets the pace for preemptive business journalism. By uncovering trends and anticipating opportunities in the regional marketplace, each monthly issue brings top executives the information critical to their success – in both Arabic and English language editions. The magazine researches and publishes original rankings, based on methodologies set by Forbes Media.