OPEN Global and APPNA are hosting the OPEN-APPNA Entrepreneurship Symposium and Inaugural APPNA Health Innovation Summit in Orlando from July 2 to 4, 2026, featuring a Vibe Coding Workshop, venture showcases, Health AI panels, and a Shark Tank-style pitch competition for over 5,000 physicians and healthcare leaders.

Former Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has launched Hang Ten Systems, an AI startup targeting the IT services sector, raising 32 million dollars in seed funding led by Mayfield with strategic investment from Aramco Ventures, and early enterprise customers including Siemens Gamesa and Fresenius.

AI Everything Abu Dhabi has opened free visitor registration for its 2026 edition, taking place October 6 to 7 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi, welcoming over 350 global AI enterprises and startups from more than 100 countries alongside leading Chief AI Officers and investors.

Accelerate Prosperity is participating as an Ecosystem Partner of the ANDE Pan-Asia Convening 2026, themed Asia's Moment, taking place online from July 14 to 16, 2026, bringing together changemakers, investors, and ecosystem builders supporting entrepreneurship across Asia.

OPEN Exchange is hosting Reimagining Finance in the Age of AI on June 27, 2026, at Computer History Museum in Mountain View, bringing together leaders from Wells Fargo, Visa, Stripe, Payactiv, and Securiti AI to explore banking, payments, blockchain, and financial inclusion in the AI era.

OPEN Circle is hosting an exclusive Mentorship Breakfast on June 28, 2026, in Silicon Valley with Dr Maheen Mausoof Adamson, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford School of Medicine, covering the journey from academic science to healthcare entrepreneurship for researchers and founders.

An online information session on June 26, 2026, hosted with Silkroad Innovation Hub, introduces founders to two opportunities including Road to TechCrunch Startup Battlefield 2026 and the Alchemist Silkroad Silicon Valley Residency, offering investment, mentorship, and US market access.

Starline Accelerator has opened admissions for a free 12-week program supporting IT startups and innovative teams across Central Asia, offering mentoring, MVP development resources, investment pitch deck preparation, and direct investment opportunities from AP Tajikistan and AP Astana investment fund.

Pakistani startups are invited to join the Pakistan Startup Delegation at GITEX AI Turkiye 2026, taking place September 9 to 10 in Istanbul, with an early bird startup pod offer of 576 dollars available until July 10, 2026, organised by Dubai World Trade Centre.

Accelerate Prosperity brought together teams from Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Syria, Afghanistan, and Portugal in Istanbul from June 2 to 5 for a four-day strategic workshop focused on data strategy, climate-conscious impact measurement, AI-native founder support, and geographic expansion.

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Anysphere, the startup behind popular AI coding agent Cursor and co-founded by Pakistan-born Sualeh Asif, in a USD 60 billion all-stock deal aimed at bolstering its presence in the enterprise AI tools market.

OPEN Global Women Initiative is hosting a virtual session titled The Money Question on July 11, 2026, exploring the realities of capital access for women entrepreneurs, funding barriers, strategies for investment readiness, and pathways to sustainable business growth.