Abdallah Sallam

President and CEO, Madinet Masr

Abdallah Sallam is President and CEO of Madinet Masr, one of Egypt's longest-standing real estate developers, a role he has held since 2021. Before real estate, he spent more than 20 years building ventures across manufacturing, retail, media and technology, and co-founded Minka Real Estate Investment. A mechanical engineering graduate of the American University in Cairo, he sits on the boards of Solarize Egypt and the Egyptian Food Bank, has served on the Shark Tank Egypt jury and mentors young founders.

Ahmed El Gendy

Olympic Gold Medalist

Ali Farag

4x World Squash Champion

Lina Sophia

Actress

Raya Abirached

TV Personality

Sherif Ekramy

Professional Footballer at Pyramids FC

Yusra Mardini

Olympian & Founder of Yusra Mardini Foundation

Zap Tharwat

Rapper

The world needs UTH. Trevor Noah, for the first time in Egypt, in conversation at UTH Festival 2026

Trevor Noah, for the first time in Egypt, in conversation at UTH Festival 2026, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo, 20–21 November. 3rd edition

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Emmy Award-winning former host of The Daily Show and author of the bestseller Born a Crime, in Egypt for the first time.

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Two landmark venues so far: Grand Egyptian Museum and AUC
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Have an idea you want to take further? Tell us what you're building and whether you're looking for mentorship, funding or someone to build it with.
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