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Market Access & Investment Program

Your gateway to MENA, Turkiye & Central Asia.

A 7-week program that turns major regional events into launchpads — so tech companies can understand, validate and develop new markets with discipline.

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XPAND Basecamps business professionals
2026 Track Record
30+
Companies
500+
Business meetings
Saudi Arabia Turkiye Egypt Morocco UAE Tunisia Central Asia Pakistan
7-Week Program

A disciplined path from strategy to signed deal.

Three phases, engineered around a flagship regional event — so every meeting compounds into real market traction.

012 weeks before event

Prepare

For Success
  • Personalized market-entry strategy
  • Target account mapping
  • Go-to-market localization
  • Executive meeting preparation
02Event week

Validate

On Ground
  • Exclusive event access
  • Min. 10 curated meetings
  • Networking w/ leaders & investors
  • Cultural side event
0330 days post-event

Confirm

With Confidence
  • Deal follow-up and closing support
  • Market-entry recommendation
  • Investment & partnership support
  • Local set-up & soft-landing

Want us to walk you through the 7-week plan?

VIP Edition

White-glove execution, end to end.

  • Dedicated Business Development Expert
  • VIP event pass
  • 4★ hotel & on-ground VIP logistics
Our Markets

Eight strategic geographies. One expansion plan.

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Saudi Arabia

Rapid reindustrialisation and localisation under Vision 2030.

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Turkiye

Export-oriented industry bridging Europe, MENA and Asia.

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Egypt

Large internal market and cost-effective base for Africa & Middle East.

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Morocco

Strong automotive, aerospace and logistics export (Europe & Africa).

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UAE

Regional hub for manufacturing and logistics, financing digitalisation.

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Tunisia

Home of our first hub, with a deep B2B tech and engineering talent base.

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Central Asia

Resource-rich, fast-growing industrial base near China and Russia.

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Pakistan

Large market for food, textile & automotive with modernisation needs.

Not sure which market fits your product?

Calendar 2026

Build your expansion plan around a curated agenda.

Each basecamp is anchored to a flagship regional event where the right decision-makers gather.

September 2026
Saudi Arabia
LEAP & Industrial Expo
Aug 30 – Sept 3
Turkiye
GITEX AI Turkiye
Sept 9 – Sept 10
Morocco
Industrial Transfo. Africa
Sept 29 – Oct 1
October 2026
Pakistan
Engineering ASIA
Nov 4 – Nov 6
Morocco
Nexus Motion
Nov 11 – Nov 15
November 2026
Pakistan
Industrial Expo
Nov 14 – Nov 16
Saudi Arabia
Biban
Nov 25 – Nov 28
Saudi Arabia
Industrial Transfo. KSA
Nov 30 – Dec 2
December 2026
UAE
GITEX Global
Dec 7 – Dec 11
Egypt
MacTech
Dec 17 – Dec 20

Pick a basecamp date that fits your roadmap.

Pricing

Flexible pricing that adapts to each need.

The best market-entry strategy begins with validation and discipline.

Basecamp
$5,950 / basecamp

The full 7-week program: prepare, validate, confirm.

  • Personalized market-entry strategy
  • Min. 10 curated meetings on-ground
  • 30 days of post-event closing support
Recommended
VIP Basecamp
$9,950 / basecamp

Everything in Basecamp, plus dedicated BD and premium logistics.

  • Dedicated Business Development Expert
  • VIP event pass
  • 4★ hotel & on-ground VIP logistics
−10% from your 2nd basecamp onward
2026 Basecamps

A proven format for expansion into emerging markets.

30+
Companies onboarded
500+
Business meetings executed
About 1MoreThing

Built by entrepreneurs, for entrepreneurs.

Investment · Advisory · Venture Building. We operate at the intersection of capital and go-to-market — with decades of experience scaling technology across MENA, Turkiye and Central Asia.

Trusted by prestigious institutions
Monsha'atMCITDigital AfricaTerminal IstanbulIgniteIT ParkKing Saud University
Yassir El Ismaili El Idrissi
Yassir El Ismaili El Idrissi
Serial Entrepreneur
D. Ebrahim Badran
D. Ebrahim Badran
Business Development Expert
Haitham Mohsen
Haitham Mohsen
Serial Cofounder

Ready to open your next market?

Applications for 2026 basecamps are open on a rolling basis. Tell us where you want to land — we handle the rest.