Trade Shows · Missions & Delegations · Corporate Events

Where governments, investors and industry meet Africa.

For twelve years, Global Premium Events has organized trade show participations, high-level missions and corporate productions across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the United States — every project run end-to-end by the same in-house team, from first brief to final report.

12+ Years of Experience
8,000+ Participants & Delegates
45+ Countries Represented
200+ Sponsors & Partners

“We are pleased to announce that our agency Global Premium Events has been awarded by UK Magazine MEA Markets as ‘Best Global Event Management Company – North Africa’ of the African Excellence Awards 2022.”

UK Magazine MEA Markets · African Excellence Awards, 2022

What We Do

Three services, delivered by one coordinated team — from first brief to final report.

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About Global Premium Events

Global Premium Events (GPE) is a 100% women-owned international events and missions consultancy headquartered in Rabat, Morocco. For twelve years, our in-house team has structured trade show participations, official missions and delegations, and corporate productions for companies, chambers of commerce and government institutions — coordinating logistics, protocol, design and production under one roof.

Our work has carried the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and partnered with UNESCO on COP22 / CMP12 / CMA1, the UN Climate Change Conference held in Marrakech. In 2018, GPE was organizing partner to the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit in Washington, D.C. — with CEO Sarah Zineb Boumouja serving as Head of the Organizing Committee — gathering 2,345 delegates from 92 countries.

12+Years
45+Countries
200+Partners
GPE's team at the Sharjah FDI Forum, United Arab Emirates
COP22 panel on climate threats and cultural responses, La Mamounia, Marrakech, under UNESCO patronage
Award presentation on stage at the Sharjah FDI Forum
Sarah Zineb Boumouja, CEO of Global Premium Events
Sarah Zineb Boumouja Chief Executive Officer

Head of the Organizing Committee for the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit (2018) — now leading GPE's team across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the United States.

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A Glimpse of Our Work in the Field

Moments from missions, trade shows and productions we've delivered — across Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the United States.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit, Washington, D.C., 2018
GPE panel session on stage at the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit
GPE official delegation, United Arab Emirates
GPE leadership greets delegates at the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit, Washington, D.C.
GPE targeted networking event, Marrakech
Case Study

Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit, 2018

Three days at the World Trade Center and the Ronald Reagan Building — a ribbon-cutting ceremony, a welcome letter from Mayor Muriel Bowser, live billboard visibility on the NASDAQ Tower in Times Square, and Banco Sol's Coutinho Nobre Miguel among our Mega Sponsors.

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2,345 Delegates
92 Countries
3 Days — Washington, D.C.
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Speaker · Moderator · Convener

Sarah Zineb Boumouja

Moroccan entrepreneur, international event strategist and panel moderator, Sarah Zineb Boumouja is the Co-Founder and CEO of Global Premium Events, a 100% women-owned company headquartered in Rabat that designs official missions, investment forums and summits between Africa, the Gulf, Europe and the United States.

Her education spans economics, business and law: she studied economics, is an alumna of Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, and holds a master’s degree in Administrative Law and Public Policy. She also studied Korean language and literature, out of a lifelong interest in cultural diplomacy and in how culture opens doors that negotiation alone cannot.

Her master’s thesis, “Fiscal Governance and Regional Development in Morocco’s Southern Provinces: Toward a Differentiated Tax System under the 2007 Autonomy Initiative in Light of International Benchmarks”, earned High Honors at Abdelmalek Essaâdi University, and the jury recommended it for publication as the first study of its kind in Morocco. Her research also covers Moroccan sports diplomacy as a lever of soft power.

That legal and policy training shapes how she works. She doesn’t only fill a room: she reads the institutions, protocols and policy frameworks behind it, which is why ministries, investment agencies and official delegations trust her with their most visible moments.

Her career has been built on the ground. In Washington, D.C., she chaired the organizing committee of the Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit, 2,345 delegates from 92 countries, and was interviewed by Alhurra TV. In Sharjah, she personally presented Zimbabwe’s official delegation to His Highness the Ruler at the stand her team built. In Addis Ababa, she moderated the session with the African Union, ministers of health and Africa’s healthcare federations, and accompanied French- and Arabic-speaking delegations to their investor meetings. In Marrakech, she was on site at La Mamounia for the 1st African Purple Economy Forum, an officially labelled COP22 event under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.

A voice for women’s leadership in Africa and for events that leave no one out, she returned to Indiana University to mentor Kelley School of Business students through the Global CLIP program, work that grew into Global Inclusive Events. Under her leadership, Global Premium Events was named “Best Global Event Management Company – North Africa” by MEA Markets at the African Excellence Awards 2022.

She speaks and moderates in English, French and Arabic.

Speaking & Moderation

  • 2026
    Official meeting with the President of TİKA — AnkaraWith the Ghanaian trade and investment delegation, on Türkiye–Africa cooperation in trade, development and culture.
  • 2019
    Moderator — Africa Health Business Symposium IVAddis Ababa. Session with Dr. Amit N. Thakker, the African Union, ministers of health and national healthcare federation leaders.
  • 2018
    Moderator — “Advancing Women Leadership in Key Sectors in Africa”World Trade Center, Washington, D.C. — Africa Trade & Investment Global Summit.
  • 2018
    Middle East – Africa Partnership PanelEnhancing Africa–UAE business and investment dynamics, ATIGS, Washington, D.C.
  • 2018
    Head of the Organizing Committee — ATIGS2,345 delegates from 92 countries. Interviewed by Alhurra TV. Watch →
  • 2018
    On stage — Sharjah FDI ForumWith African investment delegations; presented the official Zimbabwe delegation to H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah.
  • 2016
    COP22 — women’s empowerment recommendationsSelected among high-level women leaders to draft the proposal on women’s empowerment for the final declarations and recommendations to the COP22 presidency, Marrakech.
  • 2016
    1st African Purple Economy Forum — officially labelled COP22La Mamounia, Marrakech, under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
  • 2016
    Speaker — “Women and Marketing”, ENGAGE: Inbound Marketing for the Middle EastThe Address Hotel, Dubai Mall, Dubai. The role of women as consumers, leaders and decision-makers in Middle East business.
  • 2015
    The Soul Rally — UK to Morocco charity rallyDonations delivered to the Moroccan League for the Protection of Children, Marrakech-Safi.
  • 2025
    Mentor — Indiana University, Kelley School of BusinessGlobal CLIP Program: inclusive event design, investment facilitation and strategic convening.

Topics

Trade & investment facilitationAfrica–GCC partnershipsPublic–private collaborationWomen’s leadership in AfricaInclusive, accessible eventsClimate & cultureCultural & sports diplomacyWomen & marketingProtocol & official delegationsAfrica investment promotion