3:15 pm
From POC to Contract: Fixing the Startup-Corporate Sales Cycle
Gehad abdallah 
Mohanned El Gohary 
Ahmed Mokhtar 
Amr Abodraiaa +1 Alexandria · Corporate Innovation
Innovation Theater vs. Real Impact: How to Tell the Difference
Sunday 4 October · 1:45 pm – 2:30 pm
Many large organizations in the region run innovation labs, hackathons, and accelerators — but struggle to show business results. This panel separates genuine corporate innovation from performative activity, featuring corporate leaders who have built innovation functions that actually move the needle on revenue, efficiency, or new business lines.
With
Moderator Moataz Darwish Associate Professor of Practice, Heikal Management Department, Onsi Sawiris School of Business, The American University in Cairo (AUC) 
Jerome Challandard Chief Business Officer, Blue Bridge Group AI 
Hassan Mansi Chief Operating Officer, E3 Ventures 
Margret O’Connor Chairperson, Launch Africa Ventures 
Mohamed ElSabban Chief Innovation & Strategic Ventures Officer, Banque Misr Next on this stage
Gehad abdallah Mohanned El Gohary Ahmed Mokhtar Amr Abodraiaa +1 3:30 pm
Corporate Venture Building: From Strategy to First Product
Nada Shaheen 
Mohamed Mounir 4:45 pm
The Fintech Convergence: Where Payments, Credit, Savings & Wealth Meet
Amr Elharony 
Ahmed Wadi 
Tawfik Mahmoud 
Ayman El Sawy +1