09:00

Registration

09:30

Morning Refreshments

10:15

Opening Remarks

Alex Edwards, Cityscape Exhibition Director

10:20

Chairman’s Welcome Remarks

Eng. Fathallah Fawzi, Chairman of Cityscape Egypt Conference

10:30

Government Address 

Eng. Khaled Abbas, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Housing and Urban Utilities

A glimpse into Egypt's ambitions to demonstrate itself as an international investment focus for residential real estate

11:00

An insight into the Egyptian real estate market: a discussion between real estate developers

Moderator: Eng. Bashir Moustafa, CEO, First Group

Dr. Ahmed ElFar, COO, New City Developments

Eng. Ahmed ElAttal, Chairman, El-Attal Holding

Eng. Waleed Mokhtar, CEO, IWAN Developments

- Overview of the real estate market over the last year? A look at the consumer and homebuyer spending over the last year?

- What are some of the trends that will headline the market in 2022?

- Egypt’s new cities – what opportunities are these sparking in investors?

- Government is expected to move to NAC in 2022 – what does this mean for the market?

- 2021’s best performing asset?

- Commercial sector in Egypt – how has it weathered the last year, especially with the office sector opting for a hybrid work approach?

- How is the second home market developing in Egypt – are we continuing to see the rise of Egypt expats purchase property? Has the pandemic changed this?

- The live-work-play community life continues to work for Egypt – are we seeing more of a shift towards this across the country? How do you think the entry of millennials into the buyers’ market is propelling this
concept?

- Sustainability will become a major talking point this year with COP 27, how are your organisations incorporating sustainable and green practices within real estate?

- Challenges around construction costs and labour costs in 2022. News recently came out that because of the political instability between Russia and Ukraine – construction prices in Egypt has soared. The Real Estate Development Chamber and Real Estate Investment Division submitted a unified memorandum to the Cabinet containing five demands to counter effects. What impact do you think this will have on the market?

11:40

Journey to real estate transparency: Efforts to Digitize & Digitalize

Amad AlMsaodi, CEO & Founder, AqarMap

- What new technologies and advancements in tech have occurred in recent years to enhance transparency efforts?

- To what degree will the General Authority for Government Services’ central electronic database aid in strengthening governance? Will this aid in proper resource allocation and prevent wasted investments?

- Local and global platforms (current & upcoming) showcasing various investment opportunities?

- Government policies and actions encouraging digitalization of data and information?

- How can digitization of real estate platforms be improved? To what extent does user learning/education play a role?

12:00

Panel: Glocal Investments for a local market

Moderator: Ayman Sami, Director-Egypt, JLL

Eng. Ashraf Ezz-Eldin, Managing Director, Al Futtaim Group

Dr. Bassem Fahmy, Chief Executive Officer, Bariq International for consultations & management

A deep dive into MNCs looking to invest in Egypt and enter its prominent market (China, Germany, Britain…etc.)

- MNCs operating within Egypt (Microsoft, Amazon, Dell, Oracle, PWC, KPMG, MAF, Coldwell Banker)

- Opportunities for new Global companies to invest and operate in Egypt

- Attractive investment opportunities in the Industrial real estate market

- Impacts of the hyperloop MOU signing on attracting global investments; environmental impact of the hyperloop on the country’s Green ambitions

 13:00

Lunch & Networking

 14:00

End of Cityscape Egypt Business Breakfast 2022