2023 Annual Festival Agenda

FIND YOUR SESSION
Brand Strategy Blueprint: Crafting a Roadmap for Success
September 25, 2023
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Janan Osama
Strategy Director
Matter - brand consultancy
From Scrap to Script to Screen
September 25, 2023
3:00 pm
7:00 pm
Tariq Ali
Founder / Director
ZANAD
TV & TikTok: Ideating for the Creative Duo
September 25, 2023
3:00 pm
5:00 pm
Farah Mansour
Head of Digital & Social Media
Fp7 McCann Cairo
Said Cassim
Creative Agency Partner - GBS METAP
TikTok
Amr Ammar
Creative Agency Partner - GBS METAP
TikTok
The Power of Networks: Building Support Systems for Women in the Creative Economy
September 25, 2023
4:00 pm
4:40 pm
Mahira Hassan
Head of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability
Nestle Egypt
Ghada Fouad
Corporate Affairs & Communications Director
Beyti - an Almarai subsidiary
Lamise Negm
CSR Advisor to the Governor
Central Bank of Egypt

Moderator

Rana Arafa
Tv presenter
Al qahera el youm
The Rise of Saudi Arabia’s Music Scene & Creative Economy
September 25, 2023
4:00 pm
4:20 pm
Ahmad Alammary
Chief Creative Officer
MDLBEAST
Moe Hamzeh
Executive Director Arabic, Regional Music & Talent Development
MDLBEAST RECORDS

Moderator

Timmy Mowafi
Co-Founder
MO4 Network
The Emotional Power Beyond The Boundaries Of The Space
September 25, 2023
4:00 pm
4:25 pm
HALA SALEH
CEO and Founder
Ttdfplus
Dekka Competition Winners Announcment
September 25, 2023
4:35 pm
4:45 pm
Balancing AI and EQ: Guiding the Creative Revolution
September 25, 2023
4:45 pm
5:25 pm
Rodger Werkhoven
From 2023 : Executive Creative Director on appointment of iO.
From 2022 : Ind. Creative Director on invitation of OpenAI.
Meet & Greet: Salma El Wardany
September 25, 2023
5:00 pm
5:30 pm
Salma El-Wardany
Author, Broadcaster, Speaker
BBC
Surviving and Thriving: Unveiling the Top Five Rules for Retailing in a Recession
September 25, 2023
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
Khaled Radwan
Digital Commerce Channel Manager North Africa, Levant & Iraq
Unilever
Hossam EZZ
CEO & CCO
Fawry FMCG - Fawry Plus - Fawry
Amir Hassan
Head of digital marketing & eCommerce
Philips

Moderator

Mohamed Salama
Host
State of E-commerce Podcast
Dress the Part, Play the Part: An Intro To Fashion Psychology
September 25, 2023
5:30 pm
5:50 pm
Yasmina Nessim
Fashion Psychologist; Founder & CEO of pstyled
pstyled
A Chat with Shadi Kandil: Matters of Creativity
September 25, 2023
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
Shadi Kandil
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, METAP
TikTok
Mai Salama
Founding Partner
Creative Industry Summit
A Roadmap to Greatness: Supporting Women To Take Their Business To The Next Level
September 25, 2023
5:30 pm
6:00 pm
Maryam Elmasry
Owner & General Manager of Green House Co.
Green House Co. for food products
Hany ElDieb
Head of SME Business
The Commercial international Bank ( CIB)
Farah Ahmed
Founder & CEO
The baby garage

Moderator

Tarek Elkady
Group CEO
KD Group
Meet & Greet: Rodger Werkhoven
September 25, 2023
5:50 pm
6:20 pm
Rodger Werkhoven
From 2023 : Executive Creative Director on appointment of iO.
From 2022 : Ind. Creative Director on invitation of OpenAI.
Unlikely Inspiration: When The Streets Speak
September 25, 2023
5:55 pm
6:25 pm
Waseem Abo Khadra
Founder and creative director of waseem khadra
Waseem khadra
Ismail Sabet
Photographer
Freelancr

Moderator

Ekram Aabed
consumer experiences strategist consultant
Freelancers
Behind The Curtain: Insights & Trends From Cannes Lions
September 25, 2023
6:05 pm
6:25 pm
Magd EL Sherif
Managing Partner
matter
Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Blueprint: Urgent Insights for the Green Transition
September 25, 2023
6:05 pm
6:25 pm
Saif El-Demerdash
Services Vice President
Schneider Electric, Northeast Africa, and Levant
Ahmed Mansour
Editor in Chief
925 Egypt Magazine
Three Decades Traveling the Ever-Changing Filmmaking Landscape
September 25, 2023
6:15 pm
6:45 pm
Ali Selim
Writer/Director
Ali Selim Corporation
Meet & Greet: Tom Eerebout
September 25, 2023
6:20 pm
6:50 pm
Tom Eerebout
Fashion director
Tom Eerebout
Be The Reference
September 25, 2023
6:30 pm
7:30 pm
Ali Rez
Chief Creative Officer MENAP
Impact BBDO Group
Beyond Influencers: How Creative Content Marketing is Dominating the Advertising Landscape
September 25, 2023
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
Marize Sami
Deputy MD
Dentsu MENA
Youssef Gadallah
Head of Creative Agency Partnerships and Creative Consultancy - GBS METAP
TikTok - Bytedance
Kareem Abou Gamrah
CEO
Peace Cake

Moderator

Sherif Ismail Nour El Din
Tv And Radio Host / Actor
Al Motaheda for media services
The Internet is Evolving, So Should Your Brand!
September 25, 2023
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
Ahmed Yousry
Managing Director
Asmrica Advertising Agency
Ahmed Bassiouni
Venture Partner
davinc·e
Ahmed Ezzat Fahmy
Founder & CEO
Vanilla Social Media INC.

Moderator

Omar Elsiefy
Innovation Strategy Executive
MO4 Network
 e& Leading Digital Transformation
September 25, 2023
6:50 pm
7:10 pm
Mohamed ElRewainy
Enterprise Solutions Director
Etisalat by e&
Meet & Greet: Shadi Kandil
September 25, 2023
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
Shadi Kandil
General Manager, Global Business Solutions, METAP
TikTok
Unleashing Growth Potential: Nurturing and Sustaining Event Brands for Long-Term Success
September 25, 2023
7:05 pm
7:45 pm
Lamia Kamel
Founder of Narrative PR Summit, and MD of CC Plus and Flair Magazine
CC Plus
Neamat Khalil
Founding Partner
Creative Industry Summit
Ahmed Ebeid
Founder & MD
RMC Worldwide Partners

Moderator

Ahmed Mansour
Editor in Chief
925 Egypt Magazine
Beyond the Wardrobe: Exploring the Multifaceted Role of a Fashion Stylist 
September 25, 2023
7:05 pm
7:45 pm
Tom Eerebout
Fashion director
Tom Eerebout

Moderator

Ekram Aabed
consumer experiences strategist consultant
Freelancers
Funding Creative Entrepreneurship
September 25, 2023
7:35 pm
8:05 pm
H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
CEO & Board Memeber
SVC

Moderator

Rana Arafa
Tv presenter
Al qahera el youm
Decoding Regional Triumph: Unpacking Insights from Cannes Lions 2023 Winners
September 25, 2023
7:40 pm
8:10 pm
Marian Brannelly
Global Director of Awards
LIONS
Meet & Greet: Sedky Sakhr & Rakeen Saad
September 25, 2023
7:45 pm
8:15 pm
Sedky Sakhr
Actor/Musician
N/A
Rakeen Saad
Actress
Freelancer
Is AI Destroying The Livelihoods Of Photographers, Filmmakers, & Artists?
September 25, 2023
7:50 pm
8:40 pm
Nader Elnakoury
Film director
Film making
Khaled Al Kammar
Music Composer
Khaled Al Kammar
Kareem El Hennawi
Co-founder and Executive Director
ESLSCA University
Tariq Ali
Founder / Director
ZANAD
Mariam Naoum
Screenwriter Sard’s Founder & CEO
Sard Writer Room
Karim El Hayawan
Visual Artist / Interior Designer
Design Point

Moderator

Mark Hanna
Director
Freelancer
From Pyramids to Possibilities: Egypt’s Sustainable Tourism Odyssey
September 25, 2023
7:50 pm
8:05 pm
Rasha AlKady
Chief Creative Officer
Studio KAD
Today’s World of Healthcare Communication by McCann Health Cairo
September 25, 2023
8:10 pm
8:30 pm
Karen Kamel
Regional Managing Director
McCann Health MENA
Amr El-Kalaawy
Managing Director
FP7McCann Cairo
A Dose of Rivo 
September 25, 2023
8:35 pm
9:15 pm
Hassan Abouelrouss
Actor/singer
Chicalastic
Yassin ElBadawi
content producer
WATCH IT
Mariam Moamen
Actress
Freelance
Mina El Naggar
Actor
NA
Miran Abdelwareth
Actress
Rivo 2
Hassan Mahfouz
Executive Producer
Film Clinic Express
Sedky Sakhr
Actor/Musician
N/A
Amr Gamal
Actor
Cinema
Sarrah Abdelrahman
Actress
Cinema
Useif Hashish
Creative director
Watch it
Muhamed Nayer
Show runner.
Self employed
Rakeen Saad
Actress
Freelancer
Mohamed Moula
Actor
Freelancer
Yahya Ismail
Film director
Freelance

Moderator

Nala Kamel
Founder of Nala Says, Presenter & MC
Nala Says
Etisalat Raffle Winners Announcement
September 25, 2023
9:20 pm
9:35 pm
Crafting a Narrative: How To Tell Your Story
September 25, 2023
8:15 pm
8:35 pm
Salma El-Wardany
Author, Broadcaster, Speaker
BBC
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