# CognitionX Egypt 2026

CognitionX Egypt 2026 is a premier technology event focused on AI, cloud, security, and modern software engineering, bringing together Microsoft MVPs, architects, developers, AI engineers, cloud professionals, students, and technology leaders to share real-world knowledge and practical expertise. Built around deep technical sessions, hands-on learning, and expert-led discussions, CognitionX creates a high-impact space for the community to explore Microsoft technologies, production-ready AI systems, secure cloud architectures, and the future of intelligent applications. As part of the global CognitionX event series, it supports knowledge sharing, professional growth, and community collaboration across regions, helping attendees gain practical skills, connect with experts, and move from technical awareness to real implementation.

## Event
- URL: https://cognitionx.org/en/event/cognitionx-egypt-2026
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- Start: Aug 3, 2026, 10:00 AM
- End: Aug 3, 2026, 5:00 PM
- Timezone: Africa/Cairo
- Location: Microsoft Egypt
- Banner image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/event-images/1766853061373-hpf39kjfj4c.jpg

## Registration
- Registration URL: https://cognitionx.org/en/event/cognitionx-egypt-2026/reserve
- Create account: https://cognitionx.org/en/register
- Log in: https://cognitionx.org/en/login
- Update profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/dashboard/profile
- Registration opens: Jul 3, 2026, 5:30 PM
- Registration closes: Aug 1, 2026, 5:30 PM
- Registration deadline: TBD
- Profile requirements: Valid date of birth; Company; Role; Minimum age 21 (18+); Company

### How to register
1. Create a CognitionX account or log in with an existing account.
2. Update your profile and complete the required fields before reserving.
3. Open the registration URL and reserve your spot: https://cognitionx.org/en/event/cognitionx-egypt-2026/reserve
4. Confirm the reservation. No payment is required.

### Tickets and pricing
- Price: Free
- Payment: No payment required

## Venue
- Name: Microsoft Egypt
- Description: Microsoft Office / Cairo - Egypt
- Address: Kerdasa, Giza Governorate
- City: Cairo
- State/Province: Cairo
- Country: Egypt
- Postal code: 3630103
- Capacity: 75

## Organizers
- Hazem Ali

## Speakers
### Hazem Ali
- Summary: Hazem Ali - Founder & CEO at Skytells, Inc
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hazemali
- Job title: Founder & CEO
- Company: Skytells, Inc
- Bio: Microsoft MVP | Distinguished AI & ML Engineer / Architect
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drhazemali/
- GitHub: https://www.github.com/drhazemali
- Portfolio: https://www.facebook.com/drhazemx
- Image: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1765135910493-v6em9nfp9c.png
- Qualifications: Microsoft AI MVP - Microsoft - 2025

### Rehab Ragab
- Summary: Rehab Ragab - Microsoft MVP | First Egyptian Arab Woman Awarded in DevOps
- Job title: Microsoft MVP | First Egyptian Arab Woman Awarded in DevOps
- Bio: Microsoft MVP | First Egyptian Arab Woman Awarded in DevOps
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rehab-ragab/
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1783350081121-qfm7ik3v0x.png
- Qualifications: Microsoft DevOps MVP

### Hoda Osama
- Summary: Hoda Osama - Principle Software Engineer at Saudi Bank, Microsoft
- Job title: Principle Software Engineer
- Company: Saudi Bank, Microsoft
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hodaosama/
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1782917449064-uc5ejdncazf.png

### Emad Adel
- Summary: Emad Adel - Microsoft MVP | MCT | Multi-Cloud Architect at Egypt Azure Community
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/emad-adel
- Job title: Microsoft MVP | MCT | Multi-Cloud Architect
- Company: Egypt Azure Community
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emadadel/
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1783097630836-r210i1nwl9o.jpeg
- Qualifications: Microsoft MVP

### Ali Shahin
- Summary: Ali Shahin - Founder & CEO at IT Legend
- Job title: Founder & CEO
- Company: IT Legend
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alishahin8811/
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1782918428032-635hykn0ane.png

### Hany Saad
- Summary: Hany Saad - Sr. Engineering Manager at ITWorx
- Job title: Sr. Engineering Manager
- Company: ITWorx
- Bio: Software Engineering Expert at ITI, specializing in enterprise software engineering,
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanysaad/
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1783086242155-cte30ub1g5f.jpg

### Hanan Ali
- Summary: Hanan Ali - Head / Director of Technology at Navix
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hanan-ali
- Job title: Head / Director of Technology
- Company: Navix
- Bio: Technology executive with extensive experience in deep learning and enterprise AI.
- Image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1783602330778-okc7joh0nmb.jpeg

### Hasan A. Smadi
- Summary: Hasan A. Smadi - Founder & CEO at BlendLab FZE
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hasanahmad
- Job title: Founder & CEO
- Company: BlendLab FZE
- Bio: Co-founder of CognitionX, Software Architect
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hasansmadix
- GitHub: https://github.com/hasansmadix
- Portfolio: https://hasansmadi.com
- Image: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1765920690537-e7cx0ud16yw.jpg

### Jamel Abed
- Summary: Jamel Abed - Senior Developer Advocate
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/jamel-abed
- Job title: Senior Developer Advocate
- Bio: Microsoft MVP, Product Evangelist
- Image: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1765545195477-f4cd1w94kyn.png
- Qualifications: Microsoft MVP - Microsoft

### Abhilekh Verma
- Summary: Abhilekh Verma - Master at ICFAI
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/abhilekhverma
- Job title: Master
- Company: ICFAI
- Bio: Microsoft MVP, Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhilekhverma/
- Image: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1765545026245-9e5kbk5qr85.jpeg
- Qualifications: Microsoft MVP - Microsoft

### Ahmed Hussien
- Summary: Ahmed Hussien - Head of Security at SAK Holding
- Speaker profile: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/ahmed-hussien
- Job title: Head of Security
- Company: SAK Holding
- Bio: Ahmed Hussien is a cybersecurity-focused Mission Critical Engineer who transforms complex cloud and security challenges into clear, actionable strategies. With deep expertise in Azure security, cloud governance, and identity protection, Ahmed is known for bringing order to technical chaos — turning abstract threats into practical architectures that teams can actually implement.
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athussien/
- Image: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/speaker-images/1765135265424-x3yyv5d31q.png

## Schedule
### Keynote: From Intelligence to Impact: Engineering the Next Era of AI
- Event topic ID: a204bb01-c807-458f-9bcc-09f958366ea4
- Topic ID: 24c93672-5df4-4062-b23f-d91cb26ffd3c
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 10:00 AM to Aug 3, 2026, 10:30 AM
- Type: keynote
- Speakers: Hazem Ali
- Speaker profiles: Hazem Ali: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hazemali
- Track: Keynote
- Room: Main Room
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: AI has moved beyond experimentation. The real challenge now is turning intelligence into measurable, trusted impact at scale.

### Distributed AI Agents with Semantic Kernel
- Event topic ID: e4906641-5e36-4920-a2b6-ee89159973fa
- Topic ID: f73ae8bd-dd85-414d-a4bc-b4d13ab19ff8
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 10:30 AM to Aug 3, 2026, 11:15 AM
- Type: session
- Level: Advanced level
- Speakers: Hoda Osama
- Track: AI & Engineering
- Room: Main Room
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: Through practical examples and real-world design patterns, participants will gain a deeper understanding of how to evolve from isolated AI prototypes into scalable, enterprise-grade agentic platforms powered by Semantic Kernel.

### In Action: Hacking the Silicon Behind AI
- Event topic ID: 742a8af1-385d-4354-927b-5cfc97b64058
- Topic ID: af42a636-5c9c-4ba3-a16c-8b7e7f89811e
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 11:15 AM to Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 PM
- Type: live-demo
- Level: Expert level
- Speakers: Hazem Ali
- Speaker profiles: Hazem Ali: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hazemali
- Track: AI & Cybersecurity
- Room: Main Stage
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: Expert-level Cybersecurity session, Attendees will understand how modern AI security extends beyond models, frameworks, and application boundaries into the execution substrate itself. We will examine how GPU architectures, memory hierarchies, kernel scheduling, interconnect fabrics, inference runtimes, and multi-tenant accelerator environments introduce security assumptions that are often overlooked in traditional threat models. Participants will leave with a deeper understanding of how adversaries can target AI systems at the compute layer, how trust boundaries erode within high-performance AI infrastructure, and how to architect defensible, verifiable, and resilient AI platforms from silicon to inference.

### Coffee Break & Networking
- Event topic ID: fa84a002-1aaf-46ec-8ad9-f044ef594dd0
- Topic ID: a4eb4ff6-964f-43b5-a15b-d079516af204
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 12:00 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 12:30 PM
- Type: break
- Room: Restaurant 
- Location: Microsoft Egypt
- Description: A dedicated coffee, lunch, and networking break where attendees can relax, recharge, and connect with speakers, partners, and fellow participants.

### The New .NET Architecture Stack for Agentic AI
- Event topic ID: c503cf11-56d9-4681-8ead-7862d2c867b7
- Topic ID: 64d8a399-8c56-46dd-b7bb-5af281f3b586
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 12:30 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 1:15 PM
- Type: session
- Level: Intermediate level
- Speakers: Ali Shahin
- Track: .NET, AI
- Room: Main Room
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: Through practical architectural patterns and real-world examples, attendees will learn how to design scalable, secure, and production-ready AI-native applications that move beyond prompts and chat interfaces. The session focuses on the engineering challenges of building reliable agentic systems in enterprise environments and how modern .NET technologies can serve as the foundation for the next generation of intelligent software.

### Building Enterprise-Ready AI on Microsoft Foundry: Security, Governance & Compliance with Microsoft Purview
- Event topic ID: b6b8d26f-bffa-4fd4-8720-74703d045626
- Topic ID: eb755a5d-b9c2-45f8-afc2-715d0d1783d4
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 1:15 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 2:00 PM
- Type: session
- Level: Intermediate level
- Speakers: Emad Adel
- Speaker profiles: Emad Adel: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/emad-adel
- Track: AI & Business
- Room: Main Stage
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: Through real-world architectural patterns and enterprise scenarios, the session will demonstrate how governance can be embedded directly into the AI lifecycle without slowing innovation, enabling organizations to scale AI confidently while meeting security, privacy, and compliance requirements. By the end of this session, attendees will understand how to design, deploy, and govern enterprise AI systems that are secure, compliant, auditable, and ready for production at scale.

### AI-Native Development: From Writing Code to Owning the Full SDLC
- Event topic ID: 33cd3818-3c5b-4985-9433-7b6c3a1fb048
- Topic ID: 9635c845-5ed6-467a-bce3-62eafac235de
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 2:00 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 2:30 PM
- Type: session
- Level: Advanced level
- Speakers: Hany Saad
- Track: Engineering
- Room: Main Stage
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: This session explores what AI-native development means in practice. It distinguishes between using AI as a coding assistant, delegating bounded work to AI agents, and operating as an AI-native engineering team across requirements, design, development, testing, review, and release. Attendees will learn why strong specifications, architectural thinking, verification practices, security awareness, and human judgment are becoming more important—not less. The session provides a practical roadmap for engineers who want to evolve from writing code in isolation to leading AI-assisted delivery across the full SDLC.

### Coffee Break & Networking
- Event topic ID: a2058e00-3799-4d27-8c3b-ae9161cbe1d6
- Topic ID: a4eb4ff6-964f-43b5-a15b-d079516af204
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 2:30 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 2:45 PM
- Type: break
- Room: Lobby
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: A dedicated coffee, lunch, and networking break where attendees can relax, recharge, and connect with speakers, partners, and fellow participants.

### GitHub Copilot - VS Code
- Event topic ID: fc7066d6-2b4a-4174-a5f4-40105162e46f
- Topic ID: d0e179ec-bff2-46f2-9230-10739de08f53
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 2:45 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 3:15 PM
- Type: session
- Level: Advanced level
- Speakers: Rehab Ragab
- Track: DevOps
- Room: Main
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: GitHub Copilot has evolved far beyond AI-powered code completion. With the latest capabilities in VS Code, developers can delegate tasks, plan implementations, customize agent behavior, and collaborate with AI throughout the entire development workflow. In this session, we'll explore the latest GitHub Copilot experience in VS Code, including Agent Mode, Plan Mode, and Subagents, and see how these capabilities can help with real-world development tasks. We'll also look at how prompt files, custom instructions, and custom modes can tailor Copilot to your project's structure, coding standards, and preferred development workflows.

### Neural Network Architectures Beyond Transformers
- Event topic ID: a5887534-3a7e-4a1f-b418-35f4807e5e38
- Topic ID: fbfa0919-a4e1-4dbd-b326-b870756c60f1
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 3:15 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 3:45 PM
- Type: session
- Level: Expert level
- Speakers: Hanan Ali
- Speaker profiles: Hanan Ali: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hanan-ali
- Track: Deep Learning
- Room: Main Stage
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: This session explores the next generation of neural network architectures—including State Space Models (Mamba), Mixture-of-Experts (MoE), and hybrid architectures—and examines how they address the scalability, efficiency, and reasoning challenges of today's foundation models. Discover where deep learning is heading and what comes next beyond the Transformer era.

### Ask the Experts: AI, Infrastructure & Security
- Event topic ID: ce72520b-c707-4454-baa6-9a68b50f0766
- Topic ID: cf5affaf-a689-469c-8b8e-f7dd9131fa24
- Day number: 1
- Day: 2026-08-03
- Time: Aug 3, 2026, 3:45 PM to Aug 3, 2026, 4:15 PM
- Type: panel
- Speakers: Abhilekh Verma, Ahmed Hussien, Jamel Abed, Emad Adel, Hoda Osama, Rehab Ragab, Hazem Ali, Hasan A. Smadi
- Speaker profiles: Abhilekh Verma: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/abhilekhverma; Ahmed Hussien: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/ahmed-hussien; Jamel Abed: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/jamel-abed; Emad Adel: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/emad-adel; Hazem Ali: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hazemali; Hasan A. Smadi: https://cognitionx.org/en/speakers/hasanahmad
- Track: Omni
- Room: Main Stage
- Location: Microsoft HQ
- Description: An interactive panel discussion bringing together experts in artificial intelligence, infrastructure, and cybersecurity to answer audience questions and share practical insights from real-world implementations. The session explores how organizations can design scalable AI systems, build reliable infrastructure, secure modern workloads, and balance innovation with governance, resilience, and operational readiness.

## Sponsors
### Microsoft
- Tier: platinum
- Featured: Yes
- Logo: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-logos/1765232739159-o2mko7j06ws.png

### Skytells
- Tier: platinum
- Featured: Yes
- Website: https://www.skytells.ai
- Logo: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-logos/1765235333535-4osw52yj1l6.png

### Egypt Azure Community
- Tier: platinum
- Description: Egypt Azure Community
- Website: https://egyptazure.org/
- Logo: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-logos/1783091320560-alkkg0i55kg.png
- Banner image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-banners/1783091339167-kq6imro6dkk.png

### Navix
- Tier: platinum
- Website: https://navix.ae
- Logo: https://sb.cognitionx.live/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-logos/1765235417225-gdrdq1cuequ.png

### Experts Live Emirates
- Tier: platinum
- Website: http://expertslive.ae/
- Logo: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-banners/1783175118263-ph574v24mzq.png
- Banner image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-banners/1783175118263-ph574v24mzq.png

### Cloud Mechanics
- Tier: platinum
- Website: https://cloudmechanics.ai
- Logo: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-logos/1783175278478-c5m0irlg5r8.png
- Banner image: https://sbx.cognitionx.org/storage/v1/object/public/documents/sponsor-banners/1783175288789-s1yti6tu8n.png

## Sitemap
- https://cognitionx.org/en/agents/ is a full sitemap for agents as to what is available on the platform, including events, speakers, sponsors, and more.