Saudi Arabia Launches DeveGo 2025 in Riyadh to Power Next-Gen Entrepreneurs

Backed by the Social Development Bank, the three-day Riyadh forum brings together global leaders and innovation-focused tracks to accelerate entrepreneurship and startup growth.

DeveGo 2025, the second edition of the Entrepreneurship and Modern Business Practices Forum, was launched by the Social Development Bank at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh. Under the sponsorship of Ahmed bin Sulaiman Alrajhi, Chairman of the SDB Board of Directors and Minister of Human Resources and Social Development, the event takes place from December 21 to 23.

Through a variety of panel discussions, workshops, and other programs, DeveGo 2025 serves as a complete national platform displaying the most recent developments in entrepreneurship. Rebeca Grynspan, secretary-general of the UN Conference on Trade and Development; futurist Ian Khan; Jonathan Greechan, CEO of the Founder Institute; and other experts, thought leaders, and entrepreneurs are among the prominent worldwide figures in innovation and entrepreneurship that attend the forum, along with an elite group of local and international entrepreneurs and government leaders.

In addition to the signing of strategic agreements and partnerships aimed to stimulate entrepreneurial ventures, create opportunities, and support the most promising projects all while opening new possibilities for growth—DeveGo 2025 will see the launch of a package of supportive programs and efforts, including new financial products specifically designed to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and startups.

DeveGo 2025 provides participants with an entire, engaging and informative experience aimed at increasing awareness of both financial and non-financial initiatives as well as the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The Inspiration Zone, which focuses on modern technologies and the creative economy; the Growth Zone, which pays attention to new business models, flexible work, franchising and business development; and the Entrepreneurship Zone, which highlights future economic trends, venture capital and sustainability, will all receive training and consulting services to support growth across three main tracks.