TEDxEast Katameya

Speakers

Speakers may not be confirmed. Check the event website for the latest lineup.

• Ahmed Abaza

  Ahmed Abaza is an AI entrepreneur and technology leader with over 15 years of experience. As Co-Founder and CEO of Synapse Analytics, he bridges cutting-edge AI with practical business impact.

• Dina Aly

  Dina Aly is a social entrepreneur, endurance athlete, and youth advocate whose work bridges business, performance, and social impact. She is the co-founder of Matter and BRUZ. She has completed five full Ironman races, fourteen Half Ironmans, and a 100-kilometer desert ultramarathon, inspiring others through resilience and purpose.

• Hannia Zanana

  Hannia Zanana is an inner healing guide and life coach helping people reconnect with themselves beyond performance and expectation. After being diagnosed with epilepsy at eighteen, she transformed her journey into a mission of healing and self-awareness.

• Hany Mustafa

  Hany Mustafa is an Egyptian singer, songwriter, and musician celebrated for blending diverse musical traditions into a distinctive sound. Drawing inspiration from Indian and Arabic pop to world music, his work combines rich storytelling with powerful performances that bridge cultures and emotions. As one of the driving forces behind Egypt's evolving underground music scene, Hany continues to push creative boundaries through music that connects people across genres and generations.

• Hatem Chiati

  Chiati is a Cairo-based electronic music producer and live performer known for blending Afro rhythms with Egyptian musical influences into immersive experiences performed across the Middle East and Europe.

• Mahmoud Shiha

  Mahmoud Shiha is a music producer, visual artist, and co-founder of EPIC 101 Studios. His work merges sound, visuals, and storytelling to create immersive, multi-sensory experiences that evoke emotion and spark imagination. By blending artistic expression with technology, Mahmoud explores new ways of connecting people through creative worlds where music and visual art become one.

• Mostafa Seif

  Mostafa Seif is an award-winning chef, winner of Top Chef Middle East and recipient of Two Knives at the 2025 Best Chef Awards. He serves as Executive Sous Chef for Pier88 Group and Head Chef at Khufu's Restaurant.

• Paul Antaki

  Paul Antaki is a retail entrepreneur and fashion industry pioneer with more than five decades of experience. He transformed a traditional family business into one of Egypt's leading fashion retail groups, introducing international brands and building a nationwide retail network.

• Tarek Abou El Fetouh

  Tarek Abou El Fetouh is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans music, finance, technology, and immersive storytelling. Inspired by cultures, sounds, and experiences from around the world, he creates performances that blend live music, innovation, and narrative into thought-provoking experiences. His work explores the unexpected connections between disciplines, demonstrating how creativity flourishes at the intersection of seemingly unrelated worlds

• Waleed Arafa

  Waleed Arafa is an Egyptian architect, entrepreneur, and the founder & principal of Dar Arafa Architecture, whose work blends culture, emotion, and contemporary design to create meaningful human-centered spaces.