Call for MENA Impact Pioneers 2026 is open now !!!
Impact Pioneers is a global platform for ecosystem leaders seeking to strengthen local entrepreneurship and innovation. The program is both a leadership networking opportunity and a collaboration accelerator, gathering impact-driven leaders to find new ways forward.
This year’s MENA edition will bring together 80 leaders and experts who promote entrepreneurship and innovation that can accelerate solutions to global climate challenges.
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Running over approximately 12 weeks in total, the program offers new insights from the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem forefront through practical cases and exchange of perspectives, tools , and frameworks to grow collective efforts and impact.
The program takes a highly practical approach, featuring regular online workshops, networking sessions, practical work , and coaching support delivered by practitioners and experts with extensive experience from the field.
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In September, all participants will gather in Stockholm for an interactive and immersive onsite week. The week offers a unique opportunity to deepen the connections and networking within the group and engage directly with leading Swedish entrepreneurship experts and practitioners. The program will include hands-on workshops, field visits to top innovation hubs, and explorations of Stockholm’s vibrant impact entrepreneurship ecosystem
One of the program’s unique strengths lies in its wide reach, bringing together up to 80 leaders from seven countries to create a melting pot of perspectives, experience, and opportunities.
The application is open to entrepreneurship ecosystem leaders and practitioners who work in organizations and networks that want to develop their support for climate entrepreneurship and innovation (e.g. in areas such as water, energy, food production, circularity, waste, infrastructure , and transportation). Applicants should hold strategic, decision-influencing, or system-shaping roles within their organization.
Location:
Online, SwedenBenefits
Impact Pioneers ’26 MENA will give you:
- A unique opportunity for collaboration and exchange with a regional community of peers, fostering a strong and enduring professional network.
- Support and inspiration by new insights from the climate entrepreneurship and innovation forefront, such as practical cases, tools and frameworks.
- First-hand experience of the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in Stockholm and Sweden, recognised as one of the leading ecosystems in the impact entrepreneurship domain.
- A chance to build long-term relations with Swedish foreign missions as well as Swedish entrepreneurs and organisations.
Eligibilities
Applicants could for example be:
- Applicants must be a citizen and resident of one of them: Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia.
- Founders and managers of startup hubs, accelerators, or incubators
- Founders and managers of technology and innovation hubs
- Representatives of business support organisations and networks
- University ecosystem leaders working to bridge research and entrepreneurship, e.g., at innovation offices, research centres, or commercialisation units
- Investors actively engaged in activities that support climate entrepreneurship and innovation
- Public sector professionals involved in initiatives that advance climate entrepreneurship and innovation at the level of national, regional or municipal government.
Application Process
- Register your profile from the APPLY NOW link
- Select what program you would like to apply for (Impact Pioneers ’26 MENA is available 17 February – 24 March 2026).
- Answer all the questions for the different sections in the application portal (found in the left-hand menu).
- Upload your CV under the document section and a short pre-recorded video as per the instructions in the portal.
- After you’ve submitted your application, you’ll receive a confirmation to your inbox in Dream Apply.
Application Deadline: March 24, 2026 (27 Days Remaining)
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