Meet Our Speakers
CognitionX Speakers
Discover the brilliant minds and industry leaders who will share their insights at CognitionX. Our speakers bring together expertise in AI, law, technology, and investment.
36 Speakers
Strategic AI Conference
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Hazem Ali
Founder & CEO
Skytells, Inc
Microsoft MVP | Distinguished AI & ML Engineer / Architect
Featured
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Tanya Gupta
Practitioner | Director
Harvard Business School | WIT North Region
AI & Cybersecurity | Author of Discovering The Silver Bullet | GHC Scholar | Director @WIT North Region | Harvard Business School
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Dr. S. Gomathi
Microsoft MVP | MCT Community Lead
Microsoft
Distinguished Solution Architect | Author & Award-Winning Scientist
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Tim Cadenbach
Founder, Director
DevRel Index
Microsoft MVP | Director of DevRel Index | Head of Community @ DeepL
BOO
B. Onur Okutucu
Microsoft MVP, Principal Architect
Collabix AI
Microsoft MVP, Principal Architect
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Wiem Baazouzi
Doctor of Computer Science
ESPRIT
Doctor of Computer Science, ESPRIT - ML & Business Intelligence Specialist
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Emad Adel
Microsoft MVP | MCT | Multi-Cloud Architect
Egypt Azure Community
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Hoda Osama
Principle Software Engineer
Saudi Bank, Microsoft
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Hany Saad
Sr. Engineering Manager
ITWorx
Software Engineering Expert at ITI, specializing in enterprise software engineering,
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Ali Shahin
Founder & CEO
IT Legend
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Ahmed Abdelrazek
AI Strategist, Cloud Specialist
Microsoft
AI Strategist, Cloud Specialist, Founder of Sahaba Club
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Azam Marzook
CTO
Kanj Technologies, UK
Microsoft MVP | CTO of Kanj Technologies, UK
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Nilesh Shinde
C. Leader / AI & Data Consultant
AWS
Data and AI Consultant | Specialist | C. Leader, AWS
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Kasam Shaikh
Enterprise Cloud & AI Apps Solution Engineer
Microsoft
5X Microsoft MVP | Founder of Dear Azure
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André Melancia
Certified Trainer
Microsoft
Microsoft MCT
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Vishal Mishra
Chief AI Officer
NED
Expert in Orchestration and Configuration Management of test infra environments in an Automated way.
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Mohamed Elmenoufy
CEO
Infinity
AAEE
Ayman Abo El Ela
Mobile Application Developer
MTI
DR
Dave Rendon
Certified Trainer & MVP
Microsoft
David Rendon (Dave Rendon), a Microsoft Azure and AI MVP for 12 consecutive years and a Microsoft Certified Trainer. As an IT professional with more than 15 years of experience, He have focused strongly on Microsoft technologies and Azure since 2010.
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Hasan A. Smadi
Founder & CEO
BlendLab FZE
Co-founder of CognitionX, Software Architect
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Andrea loannou
Erickson International
Performance & Communications Expert
Featured
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Artem Chernevskiy
Microsoft AI Platform MVP
Harvard
Microsoft AI Platform MVP
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Jamel Abed
Senior Developer Advocate
Microsoft MVP, Product Evangelist
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MAHMOUD A. ATALLAH
AZURE SD LEAD AT BESPIN
BESPIN
MICROSOFT MVP, AZURE SD LEAD AT BESPIN
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Abel Adugam
Venture Capitalist
Softdroom AI Fund
Abel Adugam is a venture capitalist, product strategist, and global voice on ethical and human-centered AI innovation. As Managing Partner at the Softdroom AI Fund, he leads investments in startups building artificial intelligence with purpose balancing technological progress with societal responsibility. A lifelong entrepreneur and ecosystem builder, Abel has advised founders, VCs, and policymakers on responsible AI frameworks, startup scaling, and the intersection of capital, conscience, and code. His talks blend sharp humor, deep insight, and real world experience inspiring audiences to rethink what progress means in the age of intelligent machines.
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Mostafa El-Sherbeny
Squadio
Sr. Software Engineer
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Abhilekh Verma
Master
ICFAI
Microsoft MVP, Sr. Cybersecurity Engineer
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Luis Beltran
PhD in Engineering Informatics
Tomas Bata University
Microsoft Azure MVP
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Ahmed Hussien
Head of Security
SAK Holding
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.
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Rajendra Ongole
Lead BI Engineer
Bosch Digital
Microsoft Data Platform MVP
Featured
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FADY M. EBEID
MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER
TEACHER AT ITI
MACHINE LEARNING ENGINEER, TEACHER AT ITI
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Mario Eid
Founder & CEO
Mr. Algo
Senior Software Engineer, Founder & CEO of Mr. Algo
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Marwa Solayman
LECTURER
MSA UNIVERSITY
STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT AND DIGITAL TRANSF. CONSULTANT
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MOHAMED SALEH
SR. CLOUD ARCHITECT
MICROSOFT IRELAND
SR. CLOUD ARCHITECT , MICROSOFT IRELAND
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SATYEN FAKEY
AI ARCHITECT
AWARD-WINNING ENTREPRENEUR
AI ARCHITECT, AWARD-WINNING ENTREPRENEUR
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Ola Tabbal
LECTURER
DAMASCUS UNIVERSITY
TEAM LEADER @ RLINK