Techne Summit 2026: Full Schedule

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1:00pm PDT

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Saturday September 26, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:00pm - 1:15pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Policy & Markets, Fireside chat

1:00pm PDT

Cybersecurity as a Corporate Innovation Enabler

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

As corporates across the region accelerate digital transformation, cybersecurity risks are scaling in parallel — yet security is often treated as a brake on innovation. This panel reframes cybersecurity as a competitive enabler, featuring CISOs who have built security architectures that allow organizations to move fast without compromising resilience.

Speakers

Mohamed Sadat

Group Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), Paymob

Mohamed Sadat is a Group Chief Information Security Officer at Paymob, one of MENA’s leading fintech platforms processing digital payments across Egypt, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Oman. With two decades of progressive cybersecurity leadership, he is one of the few CISOs in... Read More →

Sameh Emam

Cybersecurity Director, Cisco

Technology business leader and trusted advisor with more than 24 years of experience driving business growth, market expansion, digital transformation, and cybersecurity strategy across the Middle East and Africa.
Recognized for joining organizations during periods of significant growth or transformation and helping establish market leading practices, including IBM Internet Security Systems, Juniper Networks, and Cisco Systems. Former founding member of the renowned ISS X Force team in the... Read More →

Hisham Mohamed

Egypt Chief Information Security Officer, AWB Egypt

Short BIO : Hisham Mohamed Aly – Chief Information Security Officer - More than 15 years of experience in cyber security - ITU Cyber Security Expert (UN Organization) - Formally named to the IFSEC Global “Top Security Influencers for 2020” - Member in Blockchain Committee... Read More →

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Corporate Innovation, Panel

1:15pm PDT

Fintech PANEL 01

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:15pm - 2:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Policy & Markets, Panel

1:45pm PDT

The Family Business Transformation Imperative

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:45pm - 2:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Much of the MENA region's economy is dominated by family-owned conglomerates navigating a generational handover at exactly the moment digital disruption demands transformation. This session features next-generation leaders from major regional family businesses who are driving digital and cultural change — and the tensions, breakthroughs, and hard lessons from doing so.

Saturday September 26, 2026 1:45pm - 2:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Corporate Innovation, Fireside chat

2:00pm PDT

The Next Regional Corporate Champion: What Will It Take to Build a Global Giant from MENA?

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

The MENA region has the population, talent, capital, and policy momentum to produce the world's next great corporate success story. This closing session brings together investors, founders-turned-executives, and global business leaders to debate what it will genuinely take for a regional company to become a dominant global force in the next decade — and what's still standing in the way.

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Corporate Innovation, Panel

2:00pm PDT

Fintech PANEL 02

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Policy & Markets, Panel

2:00pm PDT

From Customer behavior to Showroom restyling: Building an AI-Powered Retail Innovation Engine

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

A deep dive into how Homzmart automated showroom innovation using AI. Learn how customer behavior, product popularity, design principles, and automation workflows can combine to generate optimized showroom layouts and styling concepts at scale, reducing manual effort while improving customer experience.

Speakers

Mohamed Ismail

Lead product design, homzmart

UX/UI Designer | Passionate about crafting intuitive and user-centric experiences

I leverage my strong analytical and problem-solving skills to design user interfaces (UI) and user experiences (UX) that are both beautiful and functional. I'm a quick learner with a keen eye for detail and a desire to understand user needs. I'm also a team player, eager to collaborate

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Ramy Hussein

CTO/CPO, Homzmart

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

2:00pm PDT

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Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

2:45pm PDT

Data Sovereignty in AI: Balancing Innovation and Compliance

Saturday September 26, 2026 2:45pm - 3:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

New data residency requirements and regional cybersecurity regulations are reshaping how corporates deploy cloud and AI infrastructure. This panel breaks down what sovereign tech means in practice for Egyptian and MENA businesses — compliance obligations, operational implications, and how to design a resilient tech stack that meets both innovation and regulatory needs.

Speakers