AUC’s Business Forward Anniversary event takes place on Monday, 3 December at the New Cairo Campus’ Moataz Al Alfi hall in celebration of the knowledge portal’s launch one year ago. The event, headlined The DNA of Egypt’s Economy: A Look forward, is a series of talks by a lineup of guest speakers that includes Tourism Minister Rania Al Mashat, AmCham President Tarek Tawfik, and Qalaa Holdings Managing Director Hisham ElKhazindar. You can register to attend the event here.

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi will be in Cairo on Tuesday, 4 December for “an important announcement,” according to an emailed statement. This will be Khosrowshahi’s (bio) first visit to Egypt as Uber CEO.

Pitch for a spot in Fintech Cairo: Pharos’ Pride Capital has launched Fintech Cairo in partnership with global seed program organizer Startup Bootcamp, along with Pride Capital has launched. The six-month accelerator program will select 10 companies from a pool of applicants. Our friends at Pharos Holding, along with Bank of Alexandria and the German development agency GiZ, are proud supporters and sponsors of the program. You can submit applications here. The deadline for submissions is the 31 December.