Global Entrepreneur of the Year Award - Global Entrepreneurship Festival, Egypt

On 8 November 2026, at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival in Egypt, our CEO and Global Managing Partner, Sidney Sampson, received the Global Entrepreneur of the Year award in the Growth Entrepreneur category.

This recognition is well worth celebrating, both for what it says about Sidney’s leadership and about Sydani’s journey.

Over the past year, we’ve expanded into six more countries, grown our team to well over 200, and taken on a number of new opportunities in the markets we operate in. Every step of the way, we’re moving closer to realising the organisation we set out to build – one that meets people’s everyday needs and helps to create a better future for the communities and economies we work with.

The festival theme was The World We Help To Create, and it has always underpinned our work. The world doesn’t just change because we wish it would. The world changes when people and organisations do the work, build the systems, and create the solutions that make that better world possible.

This award recognises progress made so far. But markets are still underserved, problems need better solutions, and there are opportunities to reach more people and places. Our work is far from finished.

We’re absolutely delighted for Sidney and want to thank everyone at Sydani who has helped make this possible.

There’s still a lot more to do, a lot more ground to cover and a much bigger world to help shape.