Creative Summit – MENA Region's Leading Creative Economy Platform

Celebrating 10 Years With the Annual Festival 2024

Join us at the 25th edition of the Creative Industry Summit Annual Festival from Oct. 21-22 in Cairo. Under the theme, “Impact Beyond Years,” we invite every member of the Creative Economy to join us as we collaborate, grow, and rise above the challenges of our times. Let’s reflect on our journeys, appreciate the opportunities of our present, and shape the future of creativity and its impact together.

A Glimpse of 2023

Speakers Lineup Annual Festival 24'

Over the years, our summit featured various international leaders, industry movers and shapers, innovators and a variety of the greatest minds from all over the world. More to come as we approach this year's Annual Festival

Annual Festival 24'

Lina Fateen

Managing Director

Momentum Egypt

Ahmed Fadel

Associate Content Producer

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Rana Abu Rish

Script writer

Free lance writer

Yasser Abdel Basset

Executive Creative Director/ Strategic Planner

Freelance Consultant

Abdulaziz A. Alobaid

Founder, Chief Designer

FAIIIDA

Abdulla A Alawadi

teacher assistant

collage of architecture, kuwait university

Kareem Abou Gamrah

CEO

Peace Cake

Mohamed Fares

Co-Founder of Alchemy and Founder of MF & Associates

Alchemy

Youssef Hammad

Creative director / film maker

Freelancer

Ahmed Samy

Pianist

Irtgalia

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Topics Annual Festival 24'

Annual Festival 24'

From Nile to Hollywood: Voy! Voy! Voy! Egyptian Filmmaking Quest for Oscar Gold

Panel

October 22, 2024

8:40 pm

9:10 pm

Mohamed Farrag

Actor

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Omar Hilal

Director, producer, writer

Omar hilal

Mohamed Hefzy

Screenwriter and Producer. CEO & Founder of Film Clinic & Film Clinic Indie Distribution

Film Clinic & Film Clinic Indie Distributions

Moderator

Sherif Nour El Din

Media personality

UMC

Opening Note

Opening Note

October 21, 2024

4:00 pm

4:05 pm

Karim El Assal

CEO & Managing Director, Misr Italia Properties

Misr Italia Properties

Mai Salama

Founding Partner

Creative Industry Summit

Local Advertising Giants: Egypt & Saudi Agencies Taking Over

Panel

October 22, 2024

6:40 pm

7:10 pm

Ahmed Bahgat

Founder and Managing Director

Big Buzz Network

Eman Alosaimi

CEO

Lampaah لمبة

Ahmed Mansour

Founder & ECD

BAM LLC.

Moderator

Abdullah Alhajri

Film Director

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Workshops Annual Festival 24'

oct. 21st
oct. 22nd

Slingshot to Creative Advertising

Level of Difficulty: Beginners/Juniors
Duration: 6 hours (3 sessions x 2 hours over 2 Days)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (October 21, 2024)
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM (October 21, 2024)
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM (October 22, 2024)

Cairo Business Park

Yasser Abdel Basset

Executive Creative Director/ Strategic Planner

Freelance Consultant

Calligraphy Doodling – شخابيط خطية

oct. 21st

Level of Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 3 hours/1 Day
Time: 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Cairo Business Park

Abdelrahman Barakat

CEO

Hadath Alkhatt

Data Made Simple: A Practical Workshop for Beginners

oct. 21st

Level of Difficulty: Beginner to Mid-level
Duration: 2 Hours/1 Day
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Cairo Business Park

Mohamed Salem

Executive director

Tac universe

Slingshot to Creative Advertising

Cairo Business Park

Yasser Abdel Basset

Executive Creative Director/ Strategic Planner

Freelance Consultant

Brief, Strategy & AI

oct. 22nd

Level of Difficulty: Mid-level
Duration: 3 hours/1 Day
Time: 2:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Cairo Business Park

Mohamed Abbas

Cofounder & managing partner

Matter

Introduction to Car Design by FAIIIDA

oct. 22nd

Level of Difficulty: Beginner
Duration: 2 hours/1 Day
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Cairo Business Park

Abdulaziz A. Alobaid

Founder, Chief Designer

FAIIIDA

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Alumni Speakers

Over the years, our summit featured various international leaders, industry movers and shapers, innovators and a variety of the greatest minds from all over the world.

latest Alumni

Yousef Khory

Senior Brand Consultant

stc, Saudi Arabia

Mark Adams

Managing Partner Innovation

Mach 49, UK

Simon Cook

Managing Director

Lions

Rodger Werkhoven

GenAI Consultant & Keynote Speaker

Banijay Benelux, OpenAI Talks, Netherlands

Gianmauro Vella

VP & Head of Design PepsiCo Greater China, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa

PepsiCo, USA

Riyadh Bin Hamad AlZamil

Chairman

Foaj Group, Saudi Arabia

Ghada AlOsaimi

Creative Director

Habbar, Saudi Arabia

Triska Hamid

Editorial Director

Wamda, UAE

Ahmed Ebeid

Founder & MD

RMC Worldwide, Egypt

Amr El-Kalaawy

Regional Managing Director KSA & Bahrain

FP7McCann KSA, Saudi Arabia

Karim Abdelrahman

Founder & Executive Chef

Privé Avec Karim, Egypt

Jeff Danley

Director of Innovation

Burns & McDonnell, USA

Omnia Abdulqadir

Communications & Marketing Lead

JAX District, Saudi Arabia

Mauro Porcini

SVP, Chief Design Officer

PepsiCo, USA

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Play Partner

Partners Over the Years

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About Creative Summit

Since the first Edition we seek creating an impact that goes beyond the limits for the purpose of promoting creativity by showcasing thousands of speakers, presenting hundreds of hours, worth of content to shape the future of the Creative Economy cooperatively and practically. We create a space for our attendees from students to CEOs, to exchange and experience inspiring stories, as well as innovative ideas that turned into reality.

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Conferences & Festivals

The biggest happenings of our year, where all key pillars unite in an unforgettable experience.The biggest happenings of our year, where all key pillars unite in an unforgettable experience

Training & Development

Workshops, mentorship programs,  masterclasses from experts, entrepreneurs and disruptors to all individuals and organizations within the Creative Economy