Forget everything you know about business events for a moment.
The endless rows of chairs. The name badges. The PowerPoint presentations. The distance between the person on stage and everyone sitting in the audience.
On 7 & 8 October, all of that changes.
Business steps outside.
For two days, Makariou Avenue becomes a vibrant meeting point for people, ideas, ambition, stories and opportunity.
This is INSPIRE 2026.
More than 150 speakers will take to 7+ stages for 60+ panels, fireside chats and keynotes. CEOs and founders. Entrepreneurs and innovators. International business leaders and creators. People who started from scratch, failed, tried again, changed direction, took risks and ultimately built something worth talking about.
But they are not coming simply to share their success.
They are coming to talk about what it really took to get there.
The decisions that kept them awake at night. The mistakes that became lessons. The moments when nothing went according to plan. The setbacks nobody saw. And the turning points that changed everything.
More than 100 podcasts will create even more space for ideas, stories and unexpected conversations. And with over 6,000 visitors, something will happen that no agenda could ever plan: thousands of encounters between people who might otherwise never have met.
Because at INSPIRE, what happens between the stages can matter just as much as what happens on them.
3 networking zones. 2 exclusive VIP events. 3 DJs. 1 stand-up comedy show. 1 street food experience.
Business meets networking. Ideas meet entertainment. Conversations continue over food, music and drinks — and sometimes the most valuable connection of the day begins when nobody is trying to network at all.
One introduction can become a partnership.
One conversation can spark an idea.
And one story can give someone the courage to begin their own.
Two days. One city. Endless inspiration.
On 7 & 8 October, Nicosia will not simply host INSPIRE.
For two days, Nicosia becomes INSPIRE.
Location: Nicosia, Makarios Avenue and surrounding areas
Dates: Wednesday, 7 and Thursday, 8 October 2026
More information & Free Tickets: www.inspirecyprus.com
Information
Strategic Partner: Cyta Business
Platinum Sponsor: Bank of Cyprus
Innovation Partner: Research and Innovation Foundation (RIF)
Gold Sponsors: Cyfield, Zorbas Group
Silver Sponsor: Bioland, Petrolina
Stage Sponsors: National Bank of Greece (Cyprus), KPMG Cyprus, Invest Cyprus, Odyssey
Academic Partner: University of Nicosia
Sponsor: IMR, AnAD, Henry’s by Columbia
Panel Sponsor: allwyn
Technology Sponsor: Abasis.AI
Supporting organisations: KEPA-SkillsCyprus, National Betting Authority
Exhibitors: Drastyc, Emphasys Centre, GrantXpert, onlyseo, Photos Photiades Breweries – selection, Wolt, Nicosia Marathon, Giorgio Armani, Factorial
Supporters: CP Herbal Skin Care, MiMaJo, National Betting Authority, Robura, Voici La Mode, University of Limassol, Cloud Office
Mobility Partner: ChaPilakoutasGroup
Wellbeing Partner: Wayfitco
Sustainability Partner: EAC
With the support of: Cyprus Computer Society, CITEA, CPMA, Youth Board of Cyprus, OEB, KEBE, techisland, Student Life Academy
Media Sponsors: ALPHA Cyprus, CBN, IN Business, REPORTER, SuperFM
Organiser: IMH
Under the Auspices of: Nicosia Municipality
