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● Real Estate Developers ● Government Representatives ● Investors
● Banks and Financial Institutions ● Property Consultants ● Engineering ●Consultancies ● Brokers ● Architects ● Urban Planners ● Contractors ● Technology Providers and Property Portals ● Asset Managers ● Facility Managers ● Retail Operators ● Hospitality and Tourism Developers and Operators
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
CEO
IWAN Developments
Chief Executive Officer
Bariq International for consultations & management
CEO
First Group
Managing Director
Al Futtaim Group
Chairman
El-Attal Holding
COO
New City Developments
CEO & Founder
AqarMap