The Panels & Speakers Discussing Egypt’s AI Future at The Shift by e&

The road to the 10th Narrative Summit this October begins at the St. Regis Cairo on May 14th with The Shift by e& - a high-level prelude that will spotlight the opportunities and challenges of AI in the context of integration, capital distribution, and macroeconomic transformation.

The day starts with opening remarks by founder of Narrative Summit, Lamia Kamel, and a welcome note by CEO of e& Egypt, Hazem Metwally, setting the stage for a series of high-impact panels that bring together the country’s leading minds.

Panel: Allocation of Capital

Time: 9:40am - 10:25am

Akef Maghraby

CEO, Suez Canal Bank

Sherif El Khouly

Head of MEA, Actis

Ahmed Nafie

Co-Founder & CEO, MODUPAY

Ahmed Yahia

CEO of Fintech & Digital Lifestyle, e&

Fadi Antaki

Partner, A15

Moderator

Ahmed El Alfi

Chairman, Sawari Ventures

Panel: Governance

Time: 10:25am - 11:10am

Marwa Abbas

GM & Technology Leader NE Africa, IBM

Ahmed Elzaher

CEO, ITIDA Amr Fathy Chief Technology & Information Officer, e&

Mirna Arif

Member of Parliament Egypt & GM MEA Growth Markets, Microsoft

Malak El Baba

VP & Country Manager Egypt, Libya & Sudan, VISA 

Moderator 

Seif Fahmy

Chairman & Founding Member, ENCC

Panel: In Practice

Time: 12:00pm - 12:45pm

Sherif Hakky

Consultant, Surgeon & Educator Omar Elsahy GM, Amazon Egypt

Waleed Hassouna

Founder & CEO, ValU

Mohamed Fahmy

Founder & Managing Partner, iVolution

Ziad Aly

Podcast Host & Founder, 2043 Project 

Moderator

Karima El Hakim

Partner for Africa, Plug and Play Tech Center

Panel: What's Next?

Time: 12:45pm - 1:30pm

Ahmed El Alfi

Chairman, Sawari Ventures

Mounir Nakhla

Founder & CEO, MNT Halan

Amy Mowafi

Co-Founder & CEO, MO4 Network

Amer Sakkijha

Head of Cloud Software & Services, Ericsson North Middle East & Africa

Karima El Hakim

Partner for Africa, Plug and Play Tech Center

Moderator

Malak Fouad

Podcast Host & Director, A&T Media

Panel: Powering the Shift: Capital, Policy, and the Future Economy

Time: 1:30pm - 1:50pm

Ahmed Kouchouk

Egypt’s Minister of Finance

Moderator

Lamia Kamel Founder and Managing Director, CC Plus & Narrative Summit 

Co-Founder, The Global Narrative