# Building the Bridges: Strengthening Egypt's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

- Event: Techne Summit Alexandria 2026
- When: Monday, 5 October 2026, 5:45 pm – 6:25 pm (Cairo time, GMT+3)
- Where: Closing Stage, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
- Track: Cleantech & Climate Innovation
- Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/building-the-bridges-strengthening-egypt-s-entrepreneurial-ecosystem
- Calendar: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/building-the-bridges-strengthening-egypt-s-entrepreneurial-ecosystem.ics

A joint UNIDO-NGIN-GIZ discussion on how Egypt's existing entrepreneurship programmes and ecosystem actors can work together to strengthen the cleantech and climate innovation pipeline. Following the entrepreneur's journey from technology and early support to investment, customers and scale, the panel will identify where key handoffs break down, who should own them, and three practical bridges that participating organizations can build together.

## Speakers

- [Fred Walti](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/fred-walti.md), President & CEO of NGIN Org. (Moderator)
- Saber Osman, Assistant Minister of Local Development and Environment, Head of the Climate Change Central Department at the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency, and Egypt’s National Focal Point for the UNFCCC and IPCC., Ministry of Local Development and Environment
- Lotfi Chraibi, GCIP Morocco Lead Trainer/ University Professor -Sustainable Development & ESG, Global Cleantech Innovation Program (GCIP)
- Manasa Suresh, Associate Industrial Development Expert at UNIDO
- [Benjamin Meier](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/benjamin-meier.md), Project Lead CATAL1.5°T Africa, GIZ
- [Sally Mansour](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/sally-mansour.md), Technical Advisor - Green Private Sector Development, GIZ