# Will AI Replace Founders or Create Better Ones?

- Event: Techne Summit Alexandria 2026
- When: Saturday, 3 October 2026, 1:25 pm – 2:10 pm (Cairo time, GMT+3)
- Where: The Great Hall, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Alexandria
- Track: Startup Innovation
- Page: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/will-ai-replace-founders-or-create-better-ones
- Calendar: https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/agenda/will-ai-replace-founders-or-create-better-ones.ics

AI can now write code, generate products, automate workflows, and even support strategic decision-making. Does this make founders more powerful, or less necessary? This session explores who will win in an AI-driven startup ecosystem, and how entrepreneurship itself is being redefined.

## Speakers

- [Nour El-Shaeri](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/nour-el-shaeri.md), Founder & CEO, Investment Analyst AI (Moderator)
- [Samhaa Beltagy](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/samhaa-beltagy.md), Chief Artificial Intelligence Office, Nawy
- Abdelrahman Sleem, CEO of Oligence AI
- [Mohamed Elmasry](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/mohamed-elmasry.md), Founder, Tactful.AI
- [Maged Ghoneima](https://techne-summit-concept.pages.dev/speakers/maged-ghoneima.md), Cofounder & Managing Partner, M-Empire Angels
- Ahella El Saban, Co-founder and Vice Chairman, Exits MENA