Exclusive congresses

Bridging Value.

We connect international companies to Arab and African markets.

Events held
43
Host cities
8
Speakers
429
Participating companies
550

What we do

We are deal facilitators.

We help clients raise capital, close sales, enter new markets, secure partners and communicate with a pre-selected audience.

  1. 01

    Private Investor Meetings

    We pre-qualify investors based on our clients’ needs and facilitate communication before and after the event.

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  2. 02

    Events

    Exclusive, closed-door corporate events that pair clients with investors, potential partners and government officials.

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  3. 03

    Private Events

    Platforms tailor-made to meet our clients’ business development needs, face-to-face with C-level personnel.

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  4. 04

    Market Research

    Custom-curated market research that helps clients optimize returns and avoid failed launches in the MENA region.

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  5. 05

    Event Management

    Outsource the entire event management process, while the event stays under your name.

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Sponsors & partners

Past sponsors and partners.

Organizations that have sponsored or partnered with our congresses.

Next event

MIAMI GROWTH CAPITAL FORUM 2027

February 18th - 19th, 2027 · Miami

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Events

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Track record

Past events.

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Leadership

The people behind Agora.

Hadi Malaeb

Hadi Malaeb

Co-Founder & CEO

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Hadi is a keen strategist with a passion for starting up businesses and leading change in established ones.
Having worked and lived across four continents, Hadi has a multifaceted skill set, coupled with an earnest belief in empowering people to co-create impactful solutions.
For the past 15 years, Hadi has worked with renowned organizations like the Dubai World Trade Centre, IQPC, ACE, MEED, Aura Events and Haykal Media. A strong advocate of the power of Congresses and Conferences to bridge cultural gaps and to create business opportunities that lead to increased profitability and sustained growth - he thrives on the creativity and the never ending possibilities that this line of work offers.
Rim El Aridi

Rim El Aridi

Co-Founder & Managing Director

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Rim is a Canadian executive from Arab origin who's driven by results.
Her multicultural, triligual, innovative and integrity-driven character has led her through a successful life-long journey.
Rim was a founding partner of Royalty Real Estate, a real estate brokerage firm based in Dubai, UAE. In her first year of operation, Rim achieved over 89 million Dirham in sales and 3 million Dirhams in profit.
Rim also led the executive sales team at Emerald Palace Real Estate, Kempinski Palm Jumeirah Residence.
Rim holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Ottawa, Canada.
Abdo Achkar

Abdo Achkar

Co-Founder

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Abdo is a technologist who started coding at the age of 13.
He spent most of his adult life between Philadelphia and San Francisco working in tech startups.
He currently advises and leads the technology at multiple startups.
Abdo holds a Masters of Computing Sciences degree from Villanova University.

Our team

Meet the team.

Senior Directors & Managers

Jad Malaeb
Jad Malaeb Content Writer
Obai Khaddaj
Obai Khaddaj Director of Events, Vice President of GBC
Yamen Khaddaj
Yamen Khaddaj Director

Project Managers

Layan Zoor
Layan Zoor Senior Events Manager
Makram Malaeb
Makram Malaeb Event Portfolio Manager
Rafic Dakdouk
Rafic Dakdouk Event Portfolio Manager

Marketing & Design

Aya Aridi
Aya Aridi Senior Digital Marketing Executive
Lara Khaddaj
Lara Khaddaj Head of Graphic Design

Administration

Sara Chaar
Sara Chaar Administration & Event Relations Manager

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