Techne Summit 2026: Full Schedule

1:00pm PDT

Will AI Replace Founders or Create Better Ones?

Saturday October 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT

AI can now write code, generate products, automate workflows, and even support strategic decision-making. Does this make founders more powerful, or less necessary? This session explores who will win in an AI-driven startup ecosystem, and how entrepreneurship itself is being redefined.

Speakers

Maged Ghoneima

Cofounder & Managing Partner, M-Empire Angels

Maged Ghoneima is an Angel investor and a technology commercialization expert. Over the past 15 years, Maged has mentored hundreds of technology startups and worked with tens of scientists to commercialize their IPs. He has also created an Angel investment group that has successfully... Read More →

Samhaa Beltagy

Chief Artificial Intelligence Office, Nawy

Samhaa R. El-Beltagy is the Chief AI Officer at Nawy, where she leads the company's AI strategy and innovation agenda, driving advanced AI solutions that transform real estate technology and customer experience. She is also a Professor of Computer Science and the Founding Dean of... Read More →

Abd Elrahman Sleem

CEO, Oligence AI

ikTok Speaker MEA , Favikon partner in KSA & Egypt, ‏CEO Oligence AI, Founder IMFND academy, Instructor @Udemy, 18 years of Experience in Technical Marketing and Growth Hacking.

Mohamed Elmasry

Founder, Tactful.AI

The second act Most founder stories have one arc. Mine has three. The build (2004 – 2022) My first company was Luxor Instruments, founded in 2004 while I was still an engineering student at Minia University. A small operation in Upper Egypt building self-service internet kiosks... Read More →

Saturday October 3, 2026 1:00pm - 1:45pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

1:45pm PDT

From 10 People to 2: How Ultra Lean Startups Are Being Built Today

Saturday October 3, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

AI and automation are allowing startups to build, launch, and scale with extremely small teams. What does this mean for hiring, roles, and the future of company building and can lean teams outperform traditional ones

Speakers

Ahmed Raafat

AI/ML Specialist Solutions Architect Manager, AWS UK & Ireland

Ahmed Raafat is Head of Data & AI Specialist Solutions Architects at AWS UK & Ireland, with over 20 years of experience in technology. He helps leading organisations harness AI, machine learning, cloud, and data to drive innovation and business transformation. A trusted advisor to... Read More →

Mostafa Sakr

Founder & CEO, Nancy AI

Building a Unicorn with a small team + AI agents
3x CTO for Dutch startups and an Antler Alumni.
Work experience between Egypt, India, KSA, USA and the last 9 years in the Netherlands.
First Egyptian Joined Antler.
participated for 2 years in Leading Bugaboo tech migration across 40+ countries to scale it up after acquisition by Bain Capital(180 $ Billion VC) to the next acquisition by Mubadala(302B $ VC)

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Saturday October 3, 2026 1:45pm - 2:30pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

12:00pm PDT

SI PANEL 03

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

12:45pm PDT

SI PANEL 04

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Sunday October 4, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

4:00pm PDT

SI PANEL 05

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 04: Techne Arena

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:00pm - 4:45pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 04: Techne Arena

Startup Innovation, Panel

4:45pm PDT

SI PANEL 06

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:45pm - 5:30pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 04: Techne Arena

Sunday October 4, 2026 4:45pm - 5:30pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 04: Techne Arena

Startup Innovation, Panel

12:00pm PDT

Beyond Representation: What Female Founders Actually Need to Scale

Monday October 5, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Female founders across MENA are building high-growth companies across fintech, healthtech, commerce, AI, and climate, yet many still face structural barriers in access to funding, networks, and scale opportunities. This session explores how the ecosystem is evolving, what still needs to change, and why inclusive entrepreneurship is becoming a competitive advantage for the region.

Speakers

Margreet Magdy

Founder, You Are س

Margreet Magdy is an award winning cross-sector strategist who builds ecosystems that work — not just for startups, but for communities, institutions, and the people too often left out of the conversation. With over 15 years of experience across the MENA and Euro-Med regions, she... Read More →

Monday October 5, 2026 12:00pm - 12:45pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

12:45pm PDT

Data Is the New Operating System: How Startups Make Smarter Decisions

Monday October 5, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT

(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

In the AI era, startups that know how to collect, interpret, and act on data gain a major competitive advantage. From growth and product decisions to customer behavior, operations, and monetization, this session explores how startups can turn data into faster execution, smarter strategy, and scalable decision-making.

Speakers

Ahmed Abaza

Co-Founder | CEO, Synapse Analytics

We are living in one of the most exciting era of the human history. Where innovation is everywhere, and new applications of technologies are arising every single day. The seeds of a new world are being sowed right now. From how we trade, to how we sleep is changing, and technology... Read More →

Khaled Alaa

Head of Experience & Operations, Talabat

Khaled Alaa is the Head of Operations and User Experience at Talabat Egypt, bringing more than 18 years of experience across e-commerce, marketplaces, logistics, and technology-driven businesses. In his current role, he leads operations, customer and vendor experience, compliance... Read More →

Monday October 5, 2026 12:45pm - 1:30pm PDT
(ALX) Stage 01: The Great Hall

Startup Innovation, Panel

1:00pm PDT

1:45pm PDT

12:00pm PDT

12:45pm PDT

4:00pm PDT

4:45pm PDT

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12:45pm PDT

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