Welcome Message

Dear Conference Participants,

It is with great pleasure that I extend a warm welcome to each of you to the Global SME Summit 2025, in Davos, Switzerland.
As a hub of international business gatherings for over 50 years, Davos is the perfect location for leaders of global SMEs to gather, network and build new collaborations.
The Global SME Summit is an exclusive networking event, where the emerging business leaders converge to shape the future of global industries.
During the conference, you will engage with fellow entrepreneurs, investors, and visionaries who are not just dreaming about change but actively driving it.
From cutting-edge technology to best practices in sustainability, our diverse line-up of speakers and panelists will provide insights that will help you challenge the status quo.
Take advantage of this unique environment to forge meaningful connections, share your storyand explore partnerships that could help build and transform your business. Whether you seeking investment, mentorship, ideas on best practices or simply new perspectives, the Global SME Summit offers an opportunity to connect with peers from around the world.

We look forward to seeing you in Davos!

Anis Khan
President & Founder of GSBH

Anis Khan

President & Founder of GSBH

GLOBAL SME’s INSIGHTS

358

million

There are 358 mln small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide in 2023

90 %

SME’s represent 90% of all global companies

70%

SME’s responsible for close to 70% of jobs

50%

SME’s generate 50% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) worldwide

ABOUT THE EVENT

Global SME Summit

The Global SME Summit offers a unique opportunity for CEOs and executives of global SMEs to forge impactful connections with peers, sharing best practices on topics that are relevant for growth in today’s complex economic environment.
The event gathers experts and peers to provide relevant insights on topics that address key business drivers for SMEs. Our goal is to become an indispensable source for the sharing of information, to help CEOs meet these challenges and successfully develop sustainable, resilient and inclusive businesses.

Why Are We Organising the Summit?
SMEs globally face well-documented common challenges. We aim to feature inspirational world class speakers, enable exchanges between business executives, government leaders and leading experts in their respective fields and help members to foster new collaborations in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

Ideas For Us (Mauritius) Ltd

Ideas For US ( Mauritius) Ltd is a 6R sustainability private company working towards sustainable development goals initiatives with UN Vision 2030/2040 in Africa region and worldwide. It is a winner of WORLD FINANCE MAGAZINE SUSTAINABILITY AWARDS 2021 in Waste Management. It runs sustainability initiatives, event programmes on climate change, climate action, community development programmes as per UN Environmental Programmes, UNESCO, World Largest Books Resources and EARTHDAY.ORG initiatives in various parts of the African region and worldwide.