Innovation Week

October 1-6

2025

Who speaks in Techne

H.E. Amr Talaat
  • H.E. Amr Talaat
  • Minister of Communic..
  • Minister of Communications and Information Technology
  • Egypt
  • Amr Talaat has been appointed the Minister of Communications and Information

    Technology since June 2018, to the Cabinet of the Prime Minister Dr. MostafaMadbouly.

    Talaat possesses over 30 years of solid experience in communications and information technology areas, with a wide experience in developing and implementing strategies across a vast spectrum of activities in Egypt.

    Talaat joined IBM-Egypt in August 1988 and held various managerial positions. On May 23 rd , 2010, Amr Talaat held the position of the Country General Manager of IBM, and also served as IBM Egypt Territory Manager since 2005.

    He held various managerial positions within IBM Egypt including Business Partner Organization (BPO) Manager as well as Systems and Technology Group Manager.

    During his tenure, his scope transcended financial goals to strategic and operational elements such as building human capital, fortifying customer loyalty, corporate social responsibility and employees’ Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).

    He also sought to establish relationships with key officials and executives of various sectors, both at the national and international levels, to attract major investments, and Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) deals.

    In addition, Talaat was an adjunct professor at Cairo University; teaching marketing and & sales strategies and tactics, organizational behavior and strategic management. He was, also, an honorary member at the ICT Board at Cairo University and member of the ICT Board of the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology (ASRT) and the Chairman of ICT Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham).

    Talaat graduated in 1983 from the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, completing his undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering at Cairo University.

    He earned his PhD or doctorate of Business Administration (DBA) from the University of Paris - Paris School of Business (PSB) and Masters of Science in Computer Science from Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), in addition to an MBA from Paris ESLSCA Business School, France.

H.E. Ambassador Håkan Emsgård
  • H.E. Ambassador Håkan Emsgård
  • Swedish Ambassador i..
  • Swedish Ambassador in Egypt
  • Swedish Ambassador i..
  • Swedish Ambassador in Egypt
  • Sweden

Tarek Shawki
  • Tarek Shawki
  • Former Minister of E..
  • Former Minister of Education and Technical Education of Egypt
  • Egypt

Magnus Rehn
  • Magnus Rehn
  • Business coach, Mana..
  • Business coach, Management Consultant, Investor, Chairman
  • Sting
  • Sting
  • Sweden
  • Magnus brings more than 15 years of experience in the sustainability field, having coached over 50 startups. He launched Stockholm Cleantech Venture Day, held from 2007 to 2012 and initiated Sweden Sustaintech Venture Day in 2019 still active. With over 25 years of prior business experience, Magnus has served in various roles including co-founder and CEO of TagMaster AB, a global company specializing in RFID technology. His previous expertise spans across marketing, sales, and CEO positions in industries such as banking technology, telecom, smart manufacturing, technology trading, security, and software solutions. With extensive international exposure in Europe, North America, and Asia, particularly in China, India, and Japan, Magnus is an active investor and currently holds the chairmanship positions at Reliefed AB, iPercept AB, Biorestore AB and Building Global Innovators SA, Portugal as well as being a board member of Ignitia AB with operations in Africa and Latin America.

Craig Mullett
  • Craig Mullett
  • Angel Investor - Pre..
  • Angel Investor - President
  • Branison Group
  • Branison Group
  • United States
  • Craig Mullett is President of Branison Group (M&A advisory firm based near New York City) and also an active angel investor with Angel Investor Forum (member of the Angel Capital Association - ACA). 

    Craig is a founder of AngelHub, Africa's first angel group and helped in establishing SA Business Angels Network as well as Trident Angels, the first Caribbean angel group. He is a founding limited partner of Launch Africa and also has many direct active seed stage investments that include artificial intelligence, agritech, insurtech, cloud computing software and medical devices. Craig has been interviewed on startup investing by the New York Times, Forbes, Financial Mail, Authority and Inc. Craig was previously Director of Corporate Development for Amphenol Corporation (at the time a KKR portfolio company) and following this he was a non-executive director of Volex Group. In South Africa, Craig founded and sold HomeWorths and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Deloitte. 

    He is a Venture Mentor at Yale University and has an MBA from Nyenrode (Netherlands), a BCom(Honors) from the University of Cape Town (South Africa) and is a graduate of the International Leadership Academy of the United Nations (Jordan).

David S. Rose
  • David S. Rose
  • Managing Partner
  • Managing Partner
  • Rose Tech Ventures
  • Rose Tech Ventures
  • USA
  • David S. Rose is an Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur, real estate developer and financial technology investor who has founded or funded over 100 pioneering companies. He has been described by Forbes as "New York's Archangel", by BusinessWeek as a "world conquering entrepreneur", by Crain's New York Business as "the father of angel investing in New York”, and by Red Herring magazine as "patriarch of Silicon Alley". He is the New York Times best-selling author of both Angel Investing: The Gust Guide to Making Money & Having Fun Investing in Startups, and The Startup Checklist: 25 Steps to a Scalable, High-Growth Business.


    As an entrepreneurial executive, David is the Founder and full-time CEO of the US Real Estate Market, an innovative capital markets platform providing the potential for liquidity to institutional investors and family offices investing in commercial real estate. He is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of Gust, which operates the world's largest online platform and community for entrepreneurs and early-stage investors. Gust is used by over a million entrepreneurs in 193 countries to connect with over 85,000 early-stage investors and is the official collaboration and deal flow management platform for over a thousand business angel networks, accelerators and venture capital funds.


    David is the Founder and Chairman Emeritus of New York Angels; Managing Director of Rose Tech Ventures; a Founding General Partner of True Global Ventures; and Co-Founder of the AREA PropTech venture accelerator. He is Associate Founder and Founding Track Chair for Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics of Singularity University, the post-graduate program in exponential technologies, and chairs the Venture Capital committee of the Real Estate Board of NY.


    David was the initial investor and Chairman of the Board of each of JUMP Bikes, acquired by Uber; Comixology, acquired by Amazon; Pond5, acquired by Accel; and Panjiva, acquired by S&P Global. He serves as a board director of cybersecurity developer KoolSpan and Chairman of Pinktada, applying blockchain technology to the hospitality industry. David is an active early-stage investor in companies including RealtyMogul, DSTLRY, and nextGenHQ.


    From his initial involvement with the first online communities in the 1970s, through pioneering the field of real estate technology in the 1980s, developing one of the first wireless data information networks in the 1990s and the first global angel investing platform in the 2000s, creating the first Company as a Service platform in the 2010s and a unique real estate capital market platform in the 2020s, David has continually been at the forefront of innovation in business and financial technology.


    Among the fields in which he has been actively involved as an executive, board member or investor are: real estate development and investment, proptech, financial technology, capital markets platforms, wireless communications, consumer electronics, crowdsourcing, international finance, social networking, space tourism, user-generated content, online video, mobile network security, biological testing, electronic music, citizen journalism, out-of-home advertising, fiber-optic networking, concierge medicine, online marketing, interactive voice response, and many others.


    David is well known in the business startup community for discovering and mentoring high-potential entrepreneurs, and has been profiled by BusinessWeek as "The Pitch Coach" for his ability to help CEOs perfect their fundraising skills. He is a regular speaker at the TED conferences, and his TEDtalk on How to Pitch a VC has been viewed over a million times. David was been named a Top Writer for five years in a row by Quora, the knowledge-based website where his more than eleven thousand answer to questions about entrepreneurship and investing have garnered him over 100,000 followers. His writings have been featured in Inc. magazine, Huffington Post, Slate, the Wall Street Journal and Forbes. David is a frequent lecturer at business schools including Yale, Harvard, Columbia, Cambridge, Stanford, UVA, CUNY, and Stevens, and he was named Mentor of the Year by NYU's Stern School of Business.


    Prior to founding AirMedia Corporation in 1988, for which he served as CEO for over ten years, his career included over fifteen years in real estate development, government, teaching and urban planning. David was co-founder and Chairman of The Computer Classroom and Vice President, Development at Rose Associates, Inc. Earlier, he served as Deputy Director of the New York office of US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.


    A native New Yorker, David has a BA in Urban Affairs from Yale University, an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School and a D. Eng. (hc) from Stevens Institute of Technology. He is a graduate of PS 6 in the New York City public school system and of Horace Mann High School. He is an Associate Fellow of Pierson College at Yale University, a member of the Entrepreneurship Advisory Boards of Columbia Business School and Yale University, and an advisor to the Alan B. Levan NSU | Broward Center of Innovation. 

Ayman Elgohary
  • Ayman Elgohary
  • Managing Director &..
  • Managing Director & Senior Regional Director
  • Cisco
  • Cisco
  • Egypt
  • Ayman Elgohary is a corporate executive with a strong successful track record
    in general management, business development and sales management. He is
    known for driving successful growth within multi-national enterprises.
    Ayman has 22+ years of experience in the ICT Sector; leading corporate
    strategy, transformational initiatives and highly qualified multi-functional teams
    with different cultural backgrounds.
    He possesses extensive knowledge in Middle East and Africa (MEA) Market; he
    worked in the UAE (both in Abu Dhabi and in Dubai), led businesses in Egypt,
    Levant, North Africa and West Central Africa.
    Since 2004, he joined Cisco and moved between different managerial roles until
    he was appointed General Manager for Egypt in October 2013. In August 2015,
    he took the responsibility of Libya’s, and in October 2017, Sudan was also
    moved under his leadership. In February 2018, Ayman was promoted to be the
    General Manager and Sales Director for Egypt & NWCA (North and West Central
    Africa) to be responsible for a total of 23-countires.
    Ayman is known to have a great passion for his home country Egypt and for
    NWCA Region, with a strong belief of its successful development. He is leading
    his highly qualified Team and ensures their involvement in many national
    initiatives.
    Ayman speaks 3-languages; Arabic, English and French. He holds a Bachelor of
    Science Degree in Electrical Engineering, majored in Communications and
    Electronics from Ain Shams University in Cairo.
    Ayman holds an MBA from the reputable Strathclyde Business School (SBS) in
    Scotland, one of the top 100 and leading business schools in the world.
    Ayman is a member of the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in
    Egypt, where he is co-chairing the ICT committee there. And he is a board
    member in the Digital Economy and Technology General Division (ITFEDCOC) at
    the Federation of Egyptian chambers of commerce, and a board member in the
    Chamber of Information Technology and Telecommunications (CIT) affiliated
    with the Egyptian Ministry of Communication Information Technology (MCIT) and
    the Egyptian Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI). Ayman is also a member at
    the CXO forum of the American University in Cairo (AUC) and a board of trustees
    member at 6th of October University. In addition to many different organizations
    and workgroups working towards developing the ICT sector in Egypt

Dave Hughes
  • Dave Hughes
  • Managing Director
  • Managing Director
  • L'Oréal Egypt
  • L'Oréal Egypt
  • Dave is the Country Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of L’Oréal Egypt. He has been in the beauty industry for over 20 years and has substantial marketing, sales and general management experience on both an international and local market level.

    Prior to his current position, Dave Hughes was the General Manager of L’Oréal Caribe, which has its headquarters in Puerto Rico and a presence on 25 Caribbean islands. Dave was also the General Manager of L’Oréal’s Consumer Product Division in South Africa before moving to Puerto Rico. Additionally, he worked for L’Oréal USA in New York, where he was Vice President of L’Oréal Paris Haircare for two years and Vice President/National Sales Manager of the L’Oréal Paris Walmart team for two years.

    Through his journey in the beauty industry in L’Oreal and before that in P&G for 11 years, he has built a reputation as a strong people leader with a consistent track record of success. Dave is graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana, with a bachelor’s in business administration

    Magdy is an active angel investor and a mentor to several startups in Europe and the MENA region, serving on the boards of companies including Recoma, a company innovating in circular construction solutions, and advising various companies and VC funds. He is a member of the Swedish Institute Network for Future Global Leaders (NFGL) and the Alexandria Angels Network.

    He is a Ph.D. candidate in Entrepreneurship and Strategic Management at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm. He holds an MSc degree in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management from KTH and a BSc degree in Computer Engineering.


Abubakr Karali
  • Abubakr Karali
  • Senior Solutions Arc..
  • Senior Solutions Architect
  • Nvidia
  • Nvidia

Noha Rizk
  • Noha Rizk
  • Director of Product..
  • Director of Product Marketing, Commerce & Connections
  • Facebook
  • Facebook
  • United States

Mahmoud Badawi
  • Mahmoud Badawi
  • Advisor to ICT Minis..
  • Advisor to ICT Minister on Digital Transformation Affairs
  • Ministry of Communic..
  • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
  • Egypt
  • Mahmoud Badawi has been serving as the Advisor to the ICT Minister on Digital Transformation since July 2024. In this capacity, Badawi is responsible for overseeing the implementation of key digital transformation initiatives carried out by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) across various state sectors. His role also includes the preparation and monitoring of strategic action plans aimed at advancing digital transformation efforts and expanding the digitization of government services. Badawi holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer and Information Sciences from Ain Shams University and brings with him 19 years of extensive experience in the fields of information technology, business administration, and strategic planning. Prior to his current position, Badawi served as the Chief Executive Officer of Post Connect and the General Manager of Managed Services at Giza Systems. His career also includes significant tenures at IBM. He was instrumental in designing and developing organizational structures for various departments and companies specializing in IT services and digital transformation. Throughout his career, Badawi has led teams of up to 300 multi disciplined specialists and has developed deep expertise in a range of technical domains, including blockchain, cybersecurity, data science, DevSecOps, Cloud and Digital Solutions.

Ahmed Tarek Khalil
  • Ahmed Tarek Khalil
  • Visionary Investor &..
  • Visionary Investor & Serial Entrepreneur
  • Lantern Ventures
  • Lantern Ventures
  • Egypt
  • Eng. Ahmed Tarek Khalil (ATK) stands as a visionary investor and serial entrepreneur, renowned for his innovative pursuits in various sectors. He is the mastermind behind Allianz Middle East Ship Management LLC, where he serves as Founder and General Manager, as well as the esteemed Chairman of Swiss Co and Allianz Logistics & Services Holding, an ADGM entity.

    Demonstrating strategic acumen, ATK has orchestrated several acquisitions, such as Arab Developers and assumed the chairmanship of Kaumeya Language Schools S & El Rowad Language Schools, fostering a student body of 5,000 and cementing his footprint in the education realm.

    Recognized as a disruptive force, ATK thrives on challenges and is presently at the forefront of pioneering endeavors. One standout project includes a revolutionary healthcare platform harnessing artificial intelligence. This initiative is poised to revolutionize healthcare accessibility for over 10 million patients in Egypt and the Middle East, underscoring his dedication to innovation and societal progress.

    Ahmed Tarek Khalil epitomizes unwavering dedication, boundless innovation, and an unyielding commitment to excellence in all his ventures. His transformative leadership continues to redefine the landscape of business, education, and healthcare throughout the region.

Vijay Tirathrai
  • Vijay Tirathrai
  • Managing Director &..
  • Managing Director & Regional Head of MENAPT
  • TechStars
  • TechStars
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Vijay is a technology investor, serial entrepreneur, and a seasoned CEO. Vijay holds the position of Managing Director and Regional Head of MENAPT at Techstars. During his 7 years tenure, he has invested in over 70 startups across a broad range of sectors and led corporate partnerships with GINCO, Mubadala, Hub71, MCIT of KSA, Saudi National Bank and Raed Ventures. He serves on the boards of Three Wheels United, an EV mobility company in India, Crestbrick, the leading property marketing company in SE Asia and Klaim.AI a claims management software company in UAE. Prior to Techstars, Vijay was based in Washington D.C. and served as the former Global Chairman ( 2003-04) and CEO (2015-17) of the Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), where he led the peer network of 18,000+ leading entrepreneurs globally. In his 40+ years as an entrepreneur and corporate CEO he founded and grew several companies spread over 7 different industries in SE Asia. This includes managing a multi-chain Fashion Retail Stores and an export-led Clothing Manufacturing for high end brands, develop and manufactured a leading hi-Tech Safety Helmets producer, pioneered an Association Management Company, a Corporate Learning Events production company, managed a Property Development company in Malaysia and Singapore and founded a Corporate Venture Capital focused in Asian technology companies in the late 1990s.

Motaz Abuonq
  • Motaz Abuonq
  • Founder & CEO
  • Founder & CEO
  • Value Makers Studio..
  • Value Makers Studio (VMS)
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Motaz Abuonq is a businessman and the founder of Value Makers Studio (VMS), where he has supported startups for over six years. As an angel investor and entrepreneurial leader, he has played a key role in turning innovative ideas into successful startups. Motaz also serves as Chairman of Adwaa Al-Khalil Contracting, Tayseer Services, Aladaa Almotawazen, and Alshams Pharmacies. Additionally, he holds board memberships at Nature Care Company, DailyMealz, DawaFast. نبذة بالعربي عن معتز أبوعنق: معتز أبو عنق هو رجل أعمال ومؤسس استوديو صناع القيمة (VMS)، حيث دعم الشركات الناشئة لأكثر من ٦ سنوات. بصفته مستثمرًا ملائكيًا وقائدًا في مجال ريادة الأعمال، لعب دورًا أساسيًا في تحويل الأفكار المبتكرة إلى شركات ناشئة ناجحة. يشغل معتز أيضًا منصب رئيس مجلس الإدارة في شركات أضواء الخليل للمقاولات، تيسير الخدمات، الأداء المتوازن، وصيدليات الشمس. بالإضافة إلى ذلك، هو عضو مجلس إدارة في شركات عناية الطبيعة، ديلي ميلز، دوا فاست.

Dave Parker
  • Dave Parker
  • CEO & Managing Direc..
  • CEO & Managing Director
  • Trajectory Media, In..
  • Trajectory Media, Inc
  • United States
  • Dave Parker – Author, Entrepreneur, & Investor

    Dave is a five-time founder and has been part of >15 transactions, as founder, operator, board member, and advisor. His primary time is spent helping founders scale their companies from growth and exit through his work at NextPath Advisors. His “20%” time (that can sometimes be 80% time) is as a community builder, and speaker he works with accelerators and startup programs worldwide.

    The author of “Trajectory: Startup – Ideation to Product/Market Fit“.  The book helps early-stage founders understand what they can test and know about their startup idea before they take the leap and leave their day job. The book also includes research on 2,564 funded companies and the 14 revenue models that made them successful. A free excerpt here. Many of Dave’s talks are available on his YouTube Channel. A partial list of programs can be found here.

Ashraf Abdelwahab
  • Ashraf Abdelwahab
  • Digital Transformati..
  • Digital Transformation Director
  • SAP
  • SAP
  • Egypt
  • Dr. Abdelwahab is a full professor of computer engineering, Electronics Research Institute (ERI), Egypt. He received his Ph.D. in 1992, in Machine Learning and Evolutionary Algorithms. He has published over 70 research papers in National and International Journals and Conferences, participated in many applied research projects, and was a lecturer of Computer Science in Egyptian and American universities. • Member of the Egyptian E-government Initiative, 2001 managing ERP, and ICT4D projects. In July 2004 he was appointed as the Senior Advisor to the Minister of Administrative Development (MSAD), and in August 2006, he was appointed as the Deputy to the Minister, responsible of supervising, monitoring, and coordinating E-government and organizational development initiatives. In addition, • In March 2011- August 2012, he was appointed as Acting Minister, MSAD. He Supervised the implementation of many national projects: Government procurement portal, Egyptian Government Services portal, Government Family Database, Courts Automation, and the National Elections Services (Received the UN Public Service Award, Government Procurement Portal, July 2011, National Elections Services, Government Services delivery category, in June 2012). • Joined Microsoft in December 2012 as the Corporate Affairs Manager, Egypt & North Africa, then moved in 2014 to Dubai as the Corporate Affairs Director for Egypt and Gulf. In July 2016, he moved to Microsoft 4Afrika initiative as CTO, and then the Industries Lead, supporting Digital Transformation in Financial, Agricultural and Public sectors till September 2018

Karim Haggar
  • Karim Haggar
  • Senior Advisor, Sust..
  • Senior Advisor, Sustainability
  • Roland Berger
  • Roland Berger
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Karim is a strategy and sustainability advisor, and angel investor working at the intersection of sustainability and innovation. He joined Roland Berger's sustainability team in Dubai in 2022 after working with Strategy& (part of PwC) in Canada, the US and the Middle East. Roland Berger is the leading strategy consulting firm in sustainability in the Middle East. As an investor and advisor, Karim currently supports impact entrepreneurs and startups in several sustainability areas including circularity and recycling, conservation, environmental education, and ESG/sustainability solutions and software. Karim previously founded and sold an award-winning business in sustainable and educational travel based in Canada. During that time, he ran expeditions in 30 destinations on 5 continents, met incredible people, discovered the most beautiful natural and cultural wonders of our planet, and provided life-changing experiences to thousands of travelers.

Jenny Österlund
  • Jenny Österlund
  • CEO
  • CEO
  • Game Boost Sweden AB
  • Game Boost Sweden AB
  • Sweden
  • Former Studio Manager at Paradox Interactive. Currently founder and CEO of Game Boost, providing premium studios with senior remote game development contractors. Angel Investor at PlayCap Angel Invest.
70 countries
400 speakers
200 investors
12 tracks
1000+ startups
30000+ attendees

What is Techne Summit?

Techne Summit is an international multi-industry focused Investment & Entrepreneurship event that aims to impact multiple sectors and stakeholders of the Startup Communities in The Mediterranean Region through showcasing different technologies and their application in each industry.

The Event Kick-Started In Alexandria, Egypt In 2015 And In 2022 Has Attracted More Than 30,000 Attendees, 400 Speakers, 1000 Startups, 180 Exhibitors, And 200 Investors, All From More Than 70 Countries.

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