The Rise welcomes you to its 16th Global Summit of Tamil Entrepreneurs and Professionals in Madurai during January 08 - 11 2026. It is in Madurai The Rise began it's journey seven years ago and it will be a spectacular home coming, now having established chapters or touch prints in 50+ countries and cities of the world and organised 15 successful and impactful global summits. There is going to be something incredibly phenomenal in this MaMadurai Summit: You will meet and network with Tamil entrepreneurs and professionals from 50+ countries and mega cities of the world. Literary events of this scale have taken place before. But entrepreneurial events have never taken place at this scale, sweep, scope and depth.

The 16th global summit has seven objectives which we will strive hard to achieve together with resolve and commitment.

•   To support and assist our entrepreneurs affected by US tariffs in ways that are creative, collaborative, non - confrontational and strategic.
•   To brand and promote Tamil Nadu as the best destination for Tourism: wellness, environmental, cultural, religious and spiritual & trade and investments, higher education and human capital.
•   To provide a high quality space and scope for SME and women entrepreneurs to grow and expand their businesses through knowledge sharing, strategy development and through diversified market connects using the global spread of Tamils.
•   To inspire and facilitate cross sectoral collaborations through TEC: Tamil Economic Council; GTEF: Global Tamil Engineers Forum; Aatral: Association of Tamil IT Entrepreneurs and Professionals; TDI: Tamil Doctors International; GLF: Global Logistics Forum; TWI: Tamil Women International; TBI: Tamil Bankers International; TSF: Tamil Sales Force; THREPI: Tamil HR Entrepreneurs and Professionals International; GTAFP: Global Tamil Auditors and Finance Professionals.
•   ⁠To infuse renewed engagement with women of North East Sri Lanka to rebuild the society there economically, socially and culturally.
•   To solemly proclaim the next 70 years as Sangam5 era, from January 2026 to December 2096 for Tamils to emerge as a globally respected and influential community through unity, intellectual renaissance, collaborative capital creation, pursuit of excellence in all fields of human endeavour, commitment to hard work, peace, harmony, reason and all values that would make us a great civilisation.
•   To announce the construction of "Thamizhalayam - தமிழாலயம்", as a space of Tamil unity, friendship and shared vision. This will be built within the Global Tamil Village & Country Club (THAMIZHOOR) to be located in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. THAMIZHALAYAM will be the Global Secretariat of Sangam5 era.

With these well defined objectives MaMadurai awaits to welcome you with warmth. You will meet and network with nearly 2000 delegates from all parts of Tamil Nadu, India and the World. Above all you will experience, relish and cherish a cultural intimacy which you will never forget in life.