Egypt’s platform for boosting the creative economy, Creative Summit (C—S) has signed a partnership with Misr Italia Properties (MIP), one of Egypt’s real estate developers, for the second year in a row to host the Creative Summit’s annual festival at Cairo Business Park, East Cairo’s entrepreneurship and innovation hub

Set to take place at Cairo Business Park, the second round of the partnership aims to  boost C—S and MIP’s commitment to empowering creatives and entrepreneurs as well as fostering innovation across different industries through transformative workshops, mentorship programs, incubations, activities, and initiatives that enrich the creative landscape forward. Cairo Business Park, MIP’s administrative development, becomes the strategic partner and the host of the summit’s upcoming Annual Festival under the theme “Driving the Creative Economy to Lead the Way Forward”.

The collaboration was signed by Mai Salama, Founding Partner of C—S, and Sherif Saleh, Co-CEO of MIP, in the presence of Neamat Khalil, co-Founding Partner of C—S, and Co-CEOs of MIP and its Executive Committee members.

Mai Salama, Founding Partner of Creative Summit expressed her excitement about the partnership saying, “We are thrilled to continue our partnership with Misr Italia Properties by continuing hand in hand to grow the creative economy and host our annual summit at its flagship business complex, Cairo Business Park. 

“Since 2014, Creative Summit has been the primary platform that celebrates achievements of the creative economy in the MENA region, by gathering thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators across various fields.

By teaming up again with MIP, we aim to take forward the creative economy and inspire more young talents to thrive,” Salama added. 

Sherif Saleh, Co-CEO of Misr Italia Properties (MIP) says: “At MIP, we believe in the positive impact the creative economy has on the Egyptian Economy, we also believe in empowering and enabling youth to build a better future for all of us. “This comes in line with our vision and strategy for Cairo Business Park to become East Cairo’s hub for innovation and entrepreneurship. A number of integrated solutions have been deployed to help youth develop their skills and innovations while maintaining work-life balance.”

Creative Summit (C—S) started as a platform in 2014 and has grown to become a creative-based network that diffuses infotainment content to levitate creativity in Egypt and the MENA Region. 

The  (C—S) was founded with one clear purpose in mind; inspiration, connecting creative minds across the MENA Region, bringing the best talents from all over the globe to explore cutting-edge innovations, share in-depth knowledge, and elevate our collective creativity on the most entertaining platform for the Creative Economy, through three Main Pillars CONNECT – ENTERTAIN – EDUCATE.

Cairo Business Park is MIP’s flagship administrative development that is located in New Cairo with investments that hit 6 billion EGP on an area of 78,000 square meters. The Cairo Business Park consists of 42 cutting-edge administrative buildings, including a variety of small, medium, and large offices, and boutique office buildings to cater to all business needs.