RIYADH: Biban Forum 2025 has once again cemented Saudi Arabia’s role as a global hub for entrepreneurship and innovation, gathering startups, investors, and business leaders from around the world under one roof at Riyadh Front Exhibition and Conference Center.

Organized by the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority, known as Monsha’at, under the theme “A Global Destination for Opportunities,” the event aimed to empower entrepreneurs and strengthen the Kingdom’s position as a destination for business and investment in line with Vision 2030.

Since its inception in 2017, Biban has grown into the Middle East’s largest entrepreneurship forum.

The 2025 edition featured representatives from more than 150 countries and over 200 speakers from around the world, alongside thousands of local and international exhibitors.

The forum’s diverse “doors,” or thematic sections, covered every stage of the entrepreneurial journey — from funding and e-commerce to franchising and global expansion — creating a platform for collaboration and growth across industries and borders.