The Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority “Monsha’at” participated in the international panel discussion titled How Innovation Enablers Power Startup Expansion Beyond Borders, held as part of the Web Summit Lisbon 2025, with speakers from Europe, South America, the Middle East, and the United Kingdom.

Representing Monsha’at at the session was Nada Abuhimed‏, who highlighted the Kingdom’s experience in developing an entrepreneurship ecosystem that enables startups to expand internationally and strengthens collaboration with global platforms and incubators, in alignment with Saudi Vision 2030 objectives to diversify the economy and support innovation.

On the third day of Monsha’at’s participation in the summit, the Saudi entrepreneurs' delegation toured the exhibition, where they explored the latest technologies and entrepreneurship solutions and exchanged expertise with founders and investors from around the world.

Monsha’at’s participation in the summit reflects its ongoing efforts to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s presence on global innovation and entrepreneurship platforms and empower promising national companies to expand into international markets and build strategic partnerships that support their growth and sustainability.