# Mission Zero Competition

- Event: Techne Summit Alexandria 2026
- When: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 5:00 pm – 5:15 pm (Cairo time, GMT+3)
- Where: Techne Arena, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
- Track: Startup Innovation
- Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/mission-zero-competition
- Calendar: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/mission-zero-competition.ics

Mission Zero is an entrepreneurship competition designed to help students and aspiring founders move from an initial idea to a validated startup concept through a practical, structured journey.
Participants are guided through key stages of building a startup, including problem identification, idea validation, customer understanding, business model development, and preparing the concept for launch.
The competition is built around a hands-on, challenge-based experience, giving participants the opportunity to learn by doing, receive guidance, test their ideas, and develop the mindset and skills needed to become founders.

## Speakers

- Mohamed Khashaba, CCO, Growthlabs
- Abdelrhman Soliman, Head of Startpad, Growthlabs