Egypt Media

Egypt Media Forum

The most significant media forum in Egypt and the Middle East

Who we are?

The Egypt Media Forum is an annual and independent international platform for media development, based in Cairo. The EMF aims to advance the know-how and development of media culture and policies, and to support capacity building and qualified bodies. We work on developing the media work environment in Egypt and the MENA region. The Forum runs throughout the year as an international platform for development in the form of sustainable products that aim to develop media tools. These include a press training unit and a digital platform providing advanced knowledge and utilizing in-depth studies. The Egypt Media Forum is owned by 30N for Strategic Communication.

Speech of the Forum Director

Noha El Nahass - Forum Director

Dear colleagues,

We have launched Egypt Media Forum (EMF) as an annual event from the heart of Cairo, the media capital of the East.

EMF welcomes media professionals from the Arab countries and the world and provides a unique opportunity to share knowledge and views on the compelling issues facing journalism and threatens its noble role in serving peoples and societies.

We always extend a warm welcome to all speakers and participants of the forum, which has evolved into a prestigious gathering for media professionals from all countries and organisations to discuss recent and successful experiences around the world.

Speakers of 2023 edition

Mark Smith

Media, Entertainment & Telecoms Consultant. Head of IBC Accelerator Innovation Programme and Chair, IBC Council (UK)

Paul McCarthy

Chief Executive, Football Writers Association (UK)

Susanne Mikhail

Regional Director, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) for the Arab States.

Hossam Zomlot

The Palestanian Ambassador to UK (Palestine)

Jafaar Abdul Karim

TV Host of Jafaar Talk, DW (Germany)

Sanaa Mansour

Vetern TV Anchor, DMC Network (Egypt)

Mona El Shazly

Veteran TV Anchor (Egypt)

Ibrahim Eissa

Veteran Journalist (Egypt)

Abdou Gadallah

Head of News, Sky News Arabia (UAE)

Nakhla ElHage

General Manager, Blinx (UAE)

Naoufer Ramoul

TV Presenter, Dubai Media Corporation (UAE)

Amr Abdel Hamid

TV and News Anchor, El Ghad (Egypt)

Yasser Abd Elaziz

Media Expert (Egypt)

Lutfi Al Zoabi

Editor in Chief and TV Anchor, Al Mash-had (UAE)

Maha Abdallah

TV Host of Nagahon, Sky News Arabia (UAE)

Riham Al Sahli

Head of DMC Network (Egypt)

Jasmine Taha Zaki

TV Presenter, DMC Network (Egypt)

Dina Abdel Karim

TV Presenter (Egypt)

Ebrahim Fayek

TV Anchor, ON Time Sport (Egypt)

Mervat Abou Oaf

Professor, American University in Cairo (Egypt)

Amr Al Feki

CEO, United Media Serviced (Egypt)

Ahmed El Tahery

Head of News Sector, United Media Services (Egypt)

Fadwa Kamal

Media Training Specialist, ICFJ (USA)

Mais Katt

Media Trainer, ICFJ

Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi

General Director of Emirates News Agency WAM (UAE)

Geoff Shreeves

Veteran Football Broadcaster (UK)

Barry Adams

SEO Consultant for News Publishers, Polemic Digital (UK)

Maitha Al Suwaidi

CEO of Strategy and Media Policy, UAE Media Council (UAE)

Daniela Spath

DW Lab (Germany)

Ahmed El Leithy

CNN Business Arabic (Egypt)

Hamam Megahed

News Anchor, Al Qahera News (Egypt)

Alaa Al Ghatrevy

Editor in Chief, El Masry El You (Egypt)

Ola Al Shafaei

Editor in Chief, Youm 7 (Egypt)

Tamer Abu Arab

Journalist and TV Presenter (Egypt)

Ayman Ibrahim

TV Presenter, Al Ghad (Egypt)

Thandi Smith

Head of Programms, Media Monitoring Afrca (South Africa)

Ahmed Zaki Othman

Journalist (Egypt)

Dina Zahra

News Anchor, Al QAhera News (Egypt)

Rasha Abdel Wahab

Digital Media Expret (Jordon)

Nader Ibrahim

Senior Video Journalist, New York Times (Egypt)

Mohamed Said Mahfouz

Head of News Channels Training Center, United Media Services (Egypt)

Mona Salman

TV Presenter, Russia Today (Egypt)

Kareem Ramzy

TV Anchor, Egyptian TV (Egypt)

Nancy Nour

News Anchor, Extra News (Egypt)

Nada Reda

News Anchor, Al Qahera News (Egypt)

Yasser El Zayat

Journalist (Egypt)

Howaida Mustafa

Dean of the Faculty of Media, The Seience and Technology, Must University (Egypt)

Devin Windlsepcht

Managing Director, ICFJ (USA)

Mohamed El Mahamoudi

TV Anchor, ON Time Sports (Egypt)

Mohamed El Hammadi

Head of UAE Journalists Association. (UAE)

Omar Abdel Naser

Mojo Technical Officer, Al Qahera & Extra News (Egypt)

Ahmed El Sayaad

Head of Digital Sector, News Sector, United Media Services (Egypt)

Ahmed Haymen

Visual Storyteller (Egypt)

Mona Bu Samra

Editor in Chief, Al Emarat Al-Youm (UAE)

Diana El Dabaa

Strategic Communications Expert (Egypt)

Fatheia Al Dakhakhany

Journalist (Egypt)

Amr El Eraki

Adjunct Faculty, American University in Cairo (Egypt)

Aly Soutohi

Documentary Film Maker (Egypt)

Abdallah Abdul El Karinm Al Rayssi

Executive Director of the News Content, WAM (UAE)

Pamela Kesrouani

Teaching Fellow, Google News Iniatieves (Lebnon)

Montira Narkvichien

Chief of Communications, UN Women for the Arab State

Yannis Symeonides

Journalist, CNN Greece (Greece)

Othman Al Merghani

Editor in Chief, Al Tayyar Newspaper (Sudan)

Ruth Nesoba

Regional Deployments and Newsgathering Assistant Editor, BBC World Service (Kenya)

Jason Mclure

Director of Development, The Examination (USA)

Kassy cho

The Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Almost (Taiwan)

Dinah Lammiman

Immersive Practitioner and Course Lead, UCL’s (UK)

Matthew Capon

Video Journalist at large formerly working at publications inc. the daily Mirror, the independent, and the london evening standard (UK)

Laura Haaber Ihle

Research Scientist, AI Ethicist (Denmark)

Paul McNally

Founder, Develop AI (South Africa)

sahar Hassan

Journalist, France 24 (Egypt)

Ahmed Abu Zeid

News Anchor, Al Qahera News (Egypt)

Dean Arnett

Film maker and AI Media Tools Expert (UK)

Rasha Qandeel

Professor, The American University in Cairo (Egypt)

Mona AbdelMasoud

Media Learning Expert. Free Press Unlimited. (Germany)

Khaled Elbarmawy

Digital Media Transformation Expert (Egypt)

Mona El Shayeb

TV Anchor, Egyptian Television (Egypt)

Maha Salah El Din

Data Journalist and Trainer (Egypt)

Nora Younis

The founder and Editor-in-Chief, Al Manassa (Egypt)

Mostafa Fathi

Managing editor, Cairo 360 (Egypt)

Ehab Sallam

Lawyer and Legal Expert (Egypt)

Ahmed El Sheikh

Digital Media Consultant, Mediamise (UK)

Khaled Mansour

Writer and Journalist (Egypt)

Ahmed Samir

Journalist (Egypt)

Wall of Fame

The Wall of Fame showcases the founding fathers of the Egyptian press and media, who contributed to building the profession, supported generations of Egyptian journalists and the freedom of the press, and established iconic media outlets, programs, columns, and new trends in the Egyptian arena.