# 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/ar/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/ar/event/cognitionx-egypt-2026/reserve
- Create account: https://cognitionx.org/ar/register
- Log in: https://cognitionx.org/ar/login
- Update profile: https://cognitionx.org/ar/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 (20+); 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/ar/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/ar/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

### 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/ar/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

## 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/ar/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/ar/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/ar/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.

## 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

## 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.