November 5-8, 2025

4:00 - 11:00 PM
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh,
Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center
Global Destination for Opportunities

About Biban

Biban Forum 2025 is one of the most prominent events in the entrepreneurship sector. It is considered an extension of previous editions with an expanded and global approach to empower the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Kingdom and support both local and international entrepreneurs. It is achieved through seven main doors that cover entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment, contributing to the provision of effective solutions and quality opportunities for growth and expansion.

Biban Forum 2025 contributed to creating a stimulating environment and enhancing administrative, financial, and technical competencies, encouraging idea owners to launch their projects and meet with local and global experts to exchange knowledge and enrich information among decision-makers, investors, and entrepreneurs—thereby strengthening the sector, promoting a culture of innovation, and facilitating entry into the business world.

The forum was held in Saudi Arabia, capitalizing on its economic and logistical advantages, legislative facilitations, and a strong entrepreneurial environment that supports exceptional ideas both locally and globally—cementing its position as a global hub for entrepreneurial investment opportunities.

Biban Forum 2025 discussed topics and ideas related to entrepreneurship, e-commerce, franchising, investment opportunities, startups, and innovation. It also offered workshops, courses, consultation sessions, mentoring, and specialized programs to boost business efficiency and enhance the impact of enterprises on the national economy.

The forum gathered enablers, supporters, and investors from around the world under one roof to facilitate access to funding and support the growth of small and medium enterprises and entrepreneurship.

  • +1,000

    Exhibitors

  • +200

    Speakers

  • +10,000

    Opportunities

  • +150

    Participating Countries

Forum Schedule

Wednesday 5 November 2025
Day 1

Highlights inspiring discussions that showcase the entrepreneurship ecosystem, founder experiences, and growth opportunities both locally and globally.

Thursday 6 November 2025
Day 2

Panel sessions highlight the entrepreneurial landscape and facilitate experience sharing.

Friday 7 November 2025
Day 3

Sessions delve into key success drivers in entrepreneurship, build capabilities, and showcase inspiring experiences.

Saturday 8 November 2025
Day 4

Sessions spotlight the future of entrepreneurship, key trends and challenges, and highlight opportunities for innovation and growth.

Speakers

HRH Prince Fahad bin Mansour Al Saud

Chairman of the Entrepreneurship Vision Association

H.E. Munir Eldesouki

President, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak

CEO & Board Member, Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

Sultan AlHamidi

CEO, Social Development Bank

Saud Alsabhan

Deputy Governor of Entrepreneurship at the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises “Monsha’at”

Hamam Hashem

CEO, Kafalah Program

Adwa Aldakheel

Founder & CEO, Falak Investment Hub

Hitham Khalid

CEO and Founder of Dagiga AI

Ameerah Al-Taweel

Founder and Chairwoman Time Entertainment

Mashhoor Aldubayan

Angel Investor

Nasser Alaqeel

CEO at the Ministry of Investment

Faisal Alsaif

Founder & CEO at TechPills Productions

Dr. Hanin Alsubaie

Founder & CEO at Darent

Mohammed Abdulghaffar

Senior General Manager, Community Jameel

Ahmed Altheneyan

Founder & CEO of Innovative Transformation LLC

Mohammed Alshaikh

Co-founder & CEO at NetZero

Abdullah Asiri

Founder & CEO at Lucidya

Salah Khashoggi

Founder, Tamra Capital

Layan Alhosain

Co-founder, Madar

Rania Gelidan

Head of CSR, Riyad Bank

Ricardo Kaká

Former international Soccer Player and Investor

Simon Squibb

Entrepreneur, Investor, Founder of HelpBnk

Nacho Mateo

CEO, South Summit

Edward Salmon

Founder, PINKFISH

Steve Plimsoll

CSO & acting CMO, HUMAIN

Paris De L'etraz

President of the Institute for Applied Innovation in Silicon Valley, and General Manager of the Venture Lab at IE University

Folajimi Daodu

Tech Entrepreneur, AI Strategist & Ecosystem Builder, CBO of Safira Events

Michael Schmitz

CEO at SCOVR

Jonathan Ortamns

President, Global Entrepreneurship Network

Valentyn Volkov

Founder & CTO of XPANCEO

Jeffrey Hoffman

Chairman of the Global Entrepreneurship Network

Lamia Hanafi

Founder of Nest Accelerator

Hanna Myshko

Regional Director for the Gulf States, Ukraine, and Moldova at StrategEast

Eric Husny

Senior Investment Associate at Impact46

Abdullah Aljaber

CEO of iStoria

Achraf Bacheet

Founder & CEO, O7 Therapy

Rania Albassoumi

Founder, Wellpreneur

Abdulrahman Suliman

CEO, DaleelStore

Dania Alshowaikh

Host of Money Moves, Moniify.

Doors

Exhibitors

Startup Door
Trade and Distribution

GERSH is the first Saudi AI-powered platform in the world that offers you a Buy Now, Pay Later service from anywhere around the globe. we bridge glob...

Enablement Door

The Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu was established in 1975 by royal decree to diversify sources of income and expand the industrial base. It ov...

Funding and Investment Door
Financial and Banking Services

Al-Murabaha Flexible Finance is a Saudi joint-stock company based in Riyadh with a capital of 714,285,720 SAR. The company provides financial solution...

Startup Door
Healthcare

A Saudi startup in the field of Mental Health Tech, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance the psychological well-being of individuals and orga...

Enablement Door

It is the regulatory and legislative authority for the land, sea and rail transport industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through its licensing of...

Startup Door
Financial and Banking Services

Eisal Tec is a leading Saudi company in digital financial solutions, accredited by ZATCA. It offers an integrated platform for issuing, storing, and a...

Enablement Door

Driven by its commitment to establishing a leading infrastructure for the media sector, the General Authority for Media Regulation regulates and overs...

Enablement Door

Since its establishment in 2001, Modon has been undertaking the development and supervision of industrial lands and integrated infrastructure. Today,...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

A company specialized in designing solutions and products to raise digital awareness in general and cyber in particular, we started as a podcast in 20...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

A specialized team in artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, developing products and tools supporting the Arabic language to empower businesses wi...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

GlassHUB is a cutting-edge platform transforming global supply chain compliance.By automating compliance checks for third-party partners,it streamline...

E-commerce Door
Technology and Communications

Salla is the largest e-commerce platform enabler in Saudi Arabia, established in 2016 in Makkah to promote the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Saudi Arab...

E-commerce Door

MENA’s #1 shipping gateway for e-commerce stores and retailers to ship, manage, track, analyze and return orders with 250+ carriers from a single dash...

E-commerce Door
Trade and Distribution

Unlock seamless business operations with our tailored storage solutions at Makhzny. Our comprehensive business storage services provide a secure and...

E-commerce Door

Zid helps you take your Retail Business from Zero to Hero

Fast-growing Enterprises Door
Technology and Communications

Rewaa program offers integrated technical solutions for managing inventory, sales, and payments, helping you achieve your retail goals and reduce oper...

E-commerce Door

We are a leading fintech company whose role is to develop the individual and business sector to be safer and more secure

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

C2C is a Saudi digital application and platform introducing a new model of trust in the peer-to-peer economy through: Verified sellers with a pre-sig...

Startup Door
Agriculture and Environment

OneTree is a pioneer project support Greenish Saudi initiative utilizing your shopping cash back to plant a tree or develop a planing projects for the...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Orbital Universe is a geospatial intelligence company building vertical AI agents that turn Earth Observation into conversational, decision-ready insi...

Startup Door

Drive with ease-rent your car from Ajarlee anytime, anywhere. Perfect for individuals and offices!

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

We strive to build a smart system that contributes to improving the quality of services provided to children with disabilities by integrating technolo...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Net Zero Build is an AI-native SaaS platform simplifying green building certifications like Mostadam and LEED. By automating compliance workflows, we...

Startup Door

OptimalPV is a solution that automatically generates solar photovoltaic (PV) designs for optimal performance, lower cost, and short processing time.

Startup Door
Culture and Entertainment

Maher provides an AI-powered job shadowing platform that connects learners directly with industry professionals. Through real-time, experience-based l...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Manage bookings and operations, run an online store with secure payments, POS & certified invoicing, employee mobile app, plus WhatsApp notifications...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

WeekOne helps companies to scale their workforce through a structured, repeatable and fast Employee Onboarding Experience powered by AI.

Startup Door
Tourism and Hospitality

VALO is a smart Omani application that offers a complete hotel booking experience built on the principle of “Value With Every Booking.” We’re not just...

Startup Door
Financial and Banking Services

We strive to create leading economic entities by linking project founders and companies with investors, to contribute to the growth of the economy and...

Startup Door

Leading the future of space and aviation technology with innovative solutions and cutting-edge expertise.

Startup Door
Healthcare

MedNova provides smart solutions for medical rehabilitation, combining artificial intelligence and the latest technologies to help patients recover...

Startup Door
Financial and Banking Services

At Zumr, we’re redefining how people and organizations handle their finances together, with a strong focus on financial planning. Our mission is to bu...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

EMPLUS builds scalable software platforms for automation, reliability, and real-time analytics. Based in Austria and in the growth stage, we target re...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Your Chief Experience Officer As a Service (CXO as a Service) We help you building and launching your CX Strategy in different field and building yo...

Startup Door

JSW is an experienced hospitality consulting firm based in Amman-Jordan, with partnering offices in Egypt, KSA, London and Iraq, specialized in franch...

Startup Door

Vego Group Leading the Charge in Eco-Friendly Mobility and Reducing Carbon Emissions Globally

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Design your own market study, reach your audience, and receive analyzed data to guide your next business move.

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Smart platform for verifying customer reliability in e-commerce

Startup Door
Tourism and Hospitality

Travel better, easier and for less Your next escape is already fully planned Pre-packaged trips with flights, hotels and activities – handpicked an...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

At RA3D, we focus on building top-quality software for startups, businesses, and public sector clients. With an Agile, client-first approach, we en...

Startup Door

Logihub is a Saudi all-in-one logistics platform that connects you with the best carriers, customs brokers, and warehousing solutions.

Startup Door
Healthcare

iHospital provides home healthcare services including nursing, lab tests, imaging, and medical support at home. It also offers online consultations an...

Startup Door
Culture and Entertainment

Cultural Weave is a hub that represents the entity weaving together the diverse threads of culture into a single artistic and intellectual space. It...

Startup Door

An AI-native Med-tech company transforming innovation from Middle East and the UK into global health solutions.

Startup Door
Financial and Banking Services

ImpactoMoney is a programmable money and a purpose-bound solution using stablecoin. ImpactoMoney voucher is a wrapped voucher that can only be unwrapp...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Founded to solve a critical challenge for product-based businesses, Qurk is an integrated reporting and workflow platform (iPaaS). We simplify how bus...

Startup Door
Culture and Entertainment

DEINS enables organizations and brands to unlock new revenue and data from their fan base through a fully branded, plug-and-play engagement platform.

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

At Cybersee, we’re redefining Digital Risk Protection through real time Dark Web Threat Intelligence. Our platform continuously monitors the dark web,...

Startup Door
Technology and Communications

Amberasand is a leading Saudi technology company specializing in the development of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) systems, empowering organiz...

Startup Door

We're building a better logistics experience, seamlessly connecting your business with the world.

Entrepreneurship World Cup

The Entrepreneurship World Cup is the largest competition of its kind globally, with entrepreneurs from over 169 countries participating. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host the final rounds, closing ceremony, and awards presentation, featuring the top 100 entrepreneurs competing in the finals held in Riyadh as part of Biban Forum.

Expected impact results

• Attracting innovative startups aligned with Saudi Arabia’s strategic priorities

• Stimulating local investment and attracting foreign investment • Highlighting promising opportunities within the Kingdom

• Engaging entrepreneurial projects from around the world in addressing national

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+169 Participating Countries
100 Finalists in Biban
+10,350 Competitors
$1,500,000 Total Prizes

Sponsors

All
Strategic Sponsor
Main Sponsor
Supporting Sponsor
Insurance Protection Sponsor
Digital Entrepreneurship Sponsor
Contributing Sponsor
E-commerce Sponsor
Development Sponsor
Technical Sponsor
Advertising Sponsor
Transportation Sponsor
Medical Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Insurance Sponsor
Premium Residency Sponsor
Cultural Entrepreneurship Sponsor
Knowledge Sponsor
Associate Sponsor of the World Cup
Government Sponsor

Partners

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