Name: Corporates as Startup Customers: Unlocking the Procurement Opportunity
Start: 2026-09-27T14:00:00+0300
End: 2026-09-27T14:45:00+0300

Corporates as Startup Customers: Unlocking the Procurement Opportunity

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm EEST

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

One of the most underutilized drivers of startup growth across MENA is corporate procurement. This panel explores how large organizations can become better customers of startups — unlocking procurement pathways, reducing bureaucratic friction, and creating real commercial relationships that go beyond accelerator partnerships and headline sponsorships.

Moderators

Rama El Safty

Global Technology Leader, Former IBM, Lenovo, Atos, Central Bank of Egypt

Rama El Safty is an Egyptian-French computer scientist and transformational leader with a 25-year track record of building organizations from scratch and accelerating growth across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. She specializes in disrupting traditional sectors, combining an... Read More →

Speakers