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7/22/25, 9:43 AM Youth Knowledge Forum kicks off in Egypt with participation of key experts and industry leaders - Middle East News 247
knowledge and innovation.

The session witnessed the participation of Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, Minister of Youth and Sports; Dr. Ahmed
Fouad Hanno, Minister of Culture; H.E. Jamal bin Huwaireb, CEO of MBRF; and Dr. Mohamed Sami
Abdel Sadek, President of Cairo University. Together, they outlined Egypt’s future vision for strengthening
the knowledge economy, emphasizing the need to invest in human capital while fostering robust

collaboration between the government and other institutions to drive knowledge-based development.

On the first day, the Forum facilitated six specialized panel discussions addressing a variety of key topics,

including strategies for advancing the knowledge economy in Egypt, the role of international institutions in
fostering a knowledge-friendly environment, the transformation of education to meet the needs of the
modern era, artificial intelligence as a key driver of development, and the impact of misinformation on the

economy and society.

The sessions attracted wide participation from a group of leading executives and experts from prestigious

organizations such as Microsoft, Uber, and Blocks 17, in addition to prominent academic and thought
leaders.

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