Being shortlisted offers tremendous benefits to your business, so if ‘not’ winning phases you, stop right there. Let us tell you what being shortlisted can do for your business!

On 25th and 26th April 2023 at ExCel London, The Watercooler will return for its second year to challenge the status quo and focus on the future of workplace wellbeing, HR, mental health, and employee culture. A free-to-attend two-day event, it will offer access to over 100+ speakers, conferences, workshop sessions, networking opportunities and a vibrant exhibition space showcasing leaders in workplace culture.

The Saudi Financial Academy and AstroLabs have come together to offer a future-forward data for fintech training program aimed at inspiring the next generation of fintech pioneers in Saudi Arabia. Taking place in May 2023, the program will provide young, ambitious individuals with an opportunity to immerse themselves in a five-week bootcamp exploring data technologies, AI-powered technologies, data analytics, as well as business & prototype development.

James Higgins, Founder of luxury, ethical bedding brand, Ethical Bedding, took part in the latest series of Dragons Den. On the popular BBC One series, James showcased the properties and potential of the eucalyptus-based, sustainable bedding, gaining the attention of Touker Suleyman, who offered a 50% stake in the business. However, James boldly declined the offer, favouring his belief in purpose over profit.

Despite inflation reaching record levels coupled with great economic uncertainty, women in the UK  built more businesses last year than ever before, a figure that we at SME XPO stand proudly behind, especially with International Women’s Day just around the corner.

The fifth edition of the largest European event of entrepreneurship and technological innovation in Latin America mobilises corporations, investors, accelerators, startups, and media during its activities in Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico. Self-employed, micro-enterprises and startups from Castilla y León will also participate.

Elite Business, the publication dedicated to inspiring Britain’s SMEs, is celebrating 10 years of entrepreneurship with livestream panel discussions at the UK’s top business expos.

Futurebuild is setting the stage for the construction industry to come together and share innovations in our joint goal of net zero. Taking place from March 7th to March 9th at London’s ExCeL, it will see creative startups and SMEs given the chance to share their pioneering ideas and products working to make net zero possible. The event is a unique opportunity to witness ground-breaking change first-hand, so we have put together five ways in which you can make the most out of Futurebuild 2023.

The E-commerce Germany Awards 2023 ceremony was a roaring success! The awards recognise the best and brightest companies, teams, and individuals in e-commerce across Germany. It was a star-studded evening with hundreds of prominent leaders from the world of e-commerce gathering to celebrate the achievements of the industry. Let us hop into the details!

On Saturday 11 March Brighton & Hove’s most established independent coworking community, PLATF9RM, is back for their fourth annual Kickass Women event celebrating the achievements of the inspiring women in our community and beyond.

Now in its fifth year, World Summit AI Americas will return to Montréal on 19th and 20th April 2023 and once again bring together global AI leaders from enterprise, big tech, startups, academia, law, government and investment to tackle the most burning AI issues and set the global AI agenda.

Quite an event, that was! Discover the highlights and takeaways from this year’s unmissable E-Commerce Berlin Expo, where industry giants gathered to showcase their latest ideas, products, and services.

With only a few days until The Workspace Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre, on 27-28 February 2023, here is a taste of what to expect. The show brings together striking features, a thought-provoking programme of talks featuring a whole host of speakers, from developers to architects and their blue-chip clients, along with accomplished exhibitors showcasing the latest workplace interiors innovations. All of this incredible content aligns perfectly with the show’s theme, Destination Workplace: Places Where People Want To Be.

Step Conference 2023, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, kicks off its 11th edition today. It is presented by Dubai Internet City, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, and powered by Tap Payments.

AstroLabs celebrates 10 years of ecosystem building in MENA amidst a full house of its community members, partners, and the UAE’s top disruptors at the opening night of Step 2023. This exclusive event gathered panels and fireside chats with tech industry champions, including Mudassir Sheikha, Co-Founder and CEO of Careem, along with Muhammed Mekki and Louis Lebbos, founding partners of AstroLabs.

The list of challenges facing industry is long: climate change, energy shortages, disrupted supply chains and a shortage of skilled labor. The solution to these challenges lies in the targeted use of technology. At the same time, governments need to get their economic policy right. HANNOVER MESSE 2023 covers not only technologies for connected, climate-neutral industry, but also provides a forum for a global policy discussion among industry, government, science and social representatives.

Futurebuild 2023 will see the net zero pioneer put innovation under the spotlight with the brand new FutureX Innovation area sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and in partnership with Ryder Architecture. Startups and SMEs, with fresh ideas, products and technologies to transform our industry, will be together in the Innovation Pavilion creating a real hub for knowledge sharing and learning from each other’s experiences.

Masafi, Enhance Ventures, Kent PLC and Joi Gifts, amongst other companies, will take part in the Wellbees Challenge across the United Arab Emirates. From March 1st to 21st, Wellbees, a new generation all-in-one business-to-business employee wellbeing platform, is launching a nation-wide corporate competition where employees will go head-to-head against other companies to find out who can take the most steps for a good cause.

AstroLabs, the leading entrepreneurship ecosystem builder in MENA, celebrated its 10th anniversary with the ecosystem at its spaces in Riyadh, Al Malqa. The regional celebration brought together Saudi’s innovation pioneers, including H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak, CEO and board member of SVC, along with key ecosystem partners, including the Ministry of Investment in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and the Royal Commission for AlUla.

The Economic Development Board [EDB] Mauritius is inviting UK Business Leaders, High-Net-Worth Individuals and Property Investors to come and learn about its ‘land of opportunities’ via a dedicated Business and Investment Forum to be held in London this March.