Techne Summit 2026: Full Schedule

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2:00pm PDT

The New Startup Playbook: Growth, Capital, and Survival in 2026

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

The startup landscape is evolving rapidly, with shifting funding dynamics and new growth strategies emerging. This session explores how startups are adapting to current market conditions and what founders should focus on moving forward.

Speakers

Nehal Helmy

Co-Founder and Chief of Strategy Officer, Flend

An Economist currently transforming the lives of small business entrepreneurs!

Hisham Akram

Founder & Director, GRANITE Financial Holding

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Capital & Growth, Panel

2:00pm PDT

HEALTH PANEL 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 2:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Policy & Markets, Panel

2:00pm PDT

WS 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

2:00pm PDT

WS 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

2:45pm PDT

SI FSC 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Capital & Growth, Fireside chat

2:45pm PDT

HEALTH FSC 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 2:45pm - 3:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Policy & Markets, Fireside chat

3:00pm PDT

Building In The Era of AI: What Startups Will Actually Win in the Next Five Years?

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

AI is reshaping how startups are built, scaled, funded, and defended, while tighter capital markets are forcing founders to rethink growth, efficiency, and differentiation. This session explores what the next generation of winning startups will look like in MENA, from AI-native companies and deeptech ventures to new business models, talent dynamics, and investment theses emerging across the region.

Speakers

Omar Sakr

CEO, Nawah scientific

Father of five, entrepreneur in the heart, scientist in the lab & BBQ master in every out trip. Dr. Omar Sakr is the founder and CEO of Nawah-Scientific, Africa’s biggest online destination to outsource scientific experiments in the fields of natural and biomedical sciences. He... Read More →

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Capital & Growth, Panel

3:00pm PDT

HEALTH PANEL 02

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:00pm - 3:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Policy & Markets, Panel

3:10pm PDT

WS 02

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

3:10pm PDT

WS 02

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

3:45pm PDT

SC PANEL 06

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

SC, Panel

3:45pm PDT

SC PANEL 08

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 3:45pm - 4:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

SC, Panel

4:20pm PDT

Data-to-Decision Intelligence: Leveraging AI for Strategic Insights

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:20pm - 5:20pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

This workshop explores how Ai can help professionals transform raw, unstructured data into meaningful insights that support faster, smarter, and more informed decision-making. Participants will learn practical approaches to data analysis, AI-powered tools, and techniques for extracting value from data without requiring advanced technical expertise.

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:20pm - 5:20pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

4:20pm PDT

WS 03

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:20pm - 5:20pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:20pm - 5:20pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

4:30pm PDT

BREAK

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

BREAK, BREAK

4:30pm PDT

BREAK

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

BREAK, BREAK

5:00pm PDT

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Sunday September 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:15pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:15pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

SC, Fireside chat

5:00pm PDT

Corporates as Startup Customers: Unlocking the Procurement Opportunity

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

One of the most underutilized drivers of startup growth across MENA is corporate procurement. This panel explores how large organizations can become better customers of startups — unlocking procurement pathways, reducing bureaucratic friction, and creating real commercial relationships that go beyond accelerator partnerships and headline sponsorships.

Speakers

Laila Helmy

Head of Digital Transformation, First Abu Dhabi Bank Misr (FABMISR)

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:00pm - 5:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Corporate Innovation, Panel

5:15pm PDT

ARCH PANEL 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:15pm - 6:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Creative Economy & Heritage, Panel

5:30pm PDT

The Raise of AI Agent: Automating Workflows that scale

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

This workshop explores how AI Agents and automation tools like Make, n8n, and other AI platforms can be used to automate workflows, reduce manual work, and build scalable systems that improve productivity and business operations.

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

5:30pm PDT

WS 04

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:30pm - 6:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

5:45pm PDT

ESG as an Innovation Driver, Not a Compliance Checkbox

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:45pm - 6:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Companies with strong ESG orientation significantly outperform peers in innovation output. This panel reframes ESG not as a reporting burden but as a strategic lens for identifying new products, markets, and operational models — with examples from Egyptian and regional corporates leading the way.

Sunday September 27, 2026 5:45pm - 6:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Corporate Innovation, Panel

6:00pm PDT

ARCH PANEL 02

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:00pm - 6:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:00pm - 6:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Creative Economy & Heritage, Panel

6:30pm PDT

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Sunday September 27, 2026 6:30pm - 6:45pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:30pm - 6:45pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

SC, Fireside chat

6:40pm PDT

WS 05

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:40pm - 7:40pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:40pm - 7:40pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 4

Workshops, Workshop

6:40pm PDT

WS 05

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:40pm - 7:40pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:40pm - 7:40pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 3

Workshops, Workshop

6:45pm PDT

Beyond the break-even: Strategic Growth Models for EdTech Ventures

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:45pm - 7:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

EdTech companies today face a major challenge in reaching break-even in a highly competitive market while adapting to the rapid rise of AI. This panel explores how these companies build sustainable business models and achieve profitability as AI reshapes how learning content is created, delivered, and consumed. Also on how nowadays EdTech companies can sustain a strategic growth, and build-up the future of education businesses at scale

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:45pm - 7:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Capital & Growth, Panel

6:45pm PDT

SC PANEL 07

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:45pm - 7:30pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 6:45pm - 7:30pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

SC, Panel

7:30pm PDT

AI Skills That Pay: Unlocking the Next Generation of Freelance Opportunities

Sunday September 27, 2026 7:30pm - 8:15pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

This Panel is designed to immediately answer the following questions that every attendee has: Which AI skills can actually generate income? / how can they educate themselves to acquire these skills? / and further more How can they use these skills to access new freelance opportunities? / what are the tomorrow AI jobs for freelancers?, Highlights that AI is creating entirely new categories of freelance work. Positions AI as a gateway to future opportunities and higher-value services. Discover how to identify and capitalize on emerging market demands.

Sunday September 27, 2026 7:30pm - 8:15pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

AI & Emerging Tech, Panel

7:30pm PDT

SPORTS PANEL 01

Sunday September 27, 2026 7:30pm - 8:15pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 7:30pm - 8:15pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Creative Economy & Heritage, Panel

8:15pm PDT

SPORTS PANEL 02

Sunday September 27, 2026 8:15pm - 9:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Sunday September 27, 2026 8:15pm - 9:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 1

Creative Economy & Heritage, Panel

8:15pm PDT

SC PANEL 09

Sunday September 27, 2026 8:15pm - 9:00pm PDT

Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

Sunday September 27, 2026 8:15pm - 9:00pm PDT
Ghurnata Community Space - Stage 2

SC, Panel

Techne Summit 2026

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Nehal Helmy

Hisham Akram

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Omar Sakr

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