The RiseUp Summit kicks off this Friday, 1 December. The three-day event will include more than 150 speakers, 150 exhibiting start-ups, 50 pitches, and some 60 workshops, including “101s” and “deep dives.” Tap here for the full agenda or go straight to the workshops page.

Our friends at Flat6Labs are holding their ninth demo day on Saturday, 2 December in conjunction with RiseUp. Contact Flat6Labs for more.

Our friends at AmCham are hosting a conference on the Private Sector’s Role in Implementing Sustainable Development Goals on 4-5 December. Keynote speakers include Investment Minister Sahar Nasr and Planning Minister Hala El Said. You can view the agenda here or tap here to register.

The countdown to production at the Zohr field has begun: The supergiant Zohr natural gas field is expected to begin operations in three weeks’ time, an Oil Ministry official tells Youm7. The project will initially feed 350 bcf/d of gas into the grid and grow gradually to 1.2 bcf/d as more wells are connected before the end of 1H2018.

Ethiopia’s prime minister is expected to visit Egypt and deliver a speech at the House of Representatives next month, House African Affairs Committee head Sayed Feleifel announced yesterday, Ahram Gate reports. Feleifel’s announcement came after the committee met with Ethiopia’s ambassador in Cairo, who stressed that his country is keen on resuming negotiations on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam to ensure Egypt is not harmed by the project. This follows days of political posturing between Sudan and Ethiopia on one side and Egypt on the other over the results of impact study on the dam, which were rejected by Sudan and Ethiopia. The latter said it would continue to build the dam, while Sudan accused Egypt of eating into its share of Nile water for years.

Meanwhile, Irrigation Minister Mohamed Abdel Atty will bring the issue before the next meeting of the African Ministers’ Council on Water next month, Al Borsa reports.