Middle East Retail Forum (MRF) 2025

Your idea deserves a mic?

Grab it.

This isn’t a panel talk. This is five minutes of spotlight. You. Your story. Your product. In front of the people who matter.

LAND IN THE MENA

D2C ALMANAC

Standout brands don’t just pitch. They get profiled. Get your name printed in the region’s first-ever MENA D2C Almanac—a legit marker of startups shaping the future of retail.

MAKE NOISE. BE SEEN.

Own your corner in the Startup Pavilion. Sample. Demo. Talk. This is where conversations turn into calls, and calls turn into deals.

MEET YOUR NEXT

“BIG BREAK”

Retail heads. Investors. Mentors. People who can open doors you didn’t even know existed. They’re all in the room. Are you?

STEP INTO THE
RELEX Logo

TOWNHALL

70% of the Middle East’s top retailers. Investors, innovators and policy shapers. Not a networking mixer. A real conversation on D2C’s next chapter.

PITCH HERE.

BE SEEN EVERYWHERE.

If your pitch makes it to the top three awardees, you don’t just get applause. You get everywhere: RetailME magazine. Website. Socials. Exactly the kind of reach your brand needs.

Jury 2025

Jury Over The Years

2025 Startup Participants

Startup Participants Over the Years

Who’s this for?

Early-stage startups (0–3 years old)
Consumer product brands born in this region

Bootstrapped? We Get It.

  • Pitch + Pavilion + Almanac
  • Just want to pitch?
  • Exhibit only?
  • Almanac only?

Deadline: Aug 15, 2025

Are you in?

For Partnerships & Collaborations

Ruchika D’Souza

ruchika@imagesretailme.com

+971 55 178 2990

Sarika Gautam

sarika@imagesretailme.com

+971 56 695 9281

hello@homegrowncpg.com

For Bookings & Editorial Opportunities

Anurima Das

anurima@imagesretailme.com

+971 58 590 5371

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