Editor of Zawya Arabic at the London Stock Exchange Group, brings over 20 years of experience in general and business news across the Arab world.

Her career highlights include being part of Reuters' Middle East team for the groundbreaking interview with President Abdelfattah Al-Sisi, as well as interviewing top politicians, CEOs, and ministers.

Before joining Thomson Reuters in 2009, Yasmine worked with several leading publications, including the International Herald Tribune’s Daily Star. She also founded an Egyptian magazine and served as a freelance editor/consultant with the Egyptian Ministry of Communication and Information Technology.

Yasmine holds a master's degree in Journalism and Mass Communications from the American University in Cairo.

Patrick Werr has worked in Egypt as a financial and economic journalist for 35 years, mainly with Reuters but also for Bloomberg and Abu Dhabi’s The National. He has degrees in Middle East studies and economics from the University of Washington. He has also worked as a journalist in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Kuwait.

Amr Hussein Elalfy is currently Chief Equity Strategist at Thndr Securities Brokerage. He has over 25 years of experience in capital markets and mobile telecommunications. Before joining Thndr in October 2023, he was Head of Research at Prime Securities (2020-2023), Head of Research at SHUAA Securities Egypt (2018-2020), Global Head of Research at Mubasher Financial Services (2012-2018), and Director of Research at CI Capital (2006-2012). 

Elalfy started his career at King Street Capital, a New York based multi-billion-dollar hedge fund where he helped in the firm’s early growth phase. Upon his return to Egypt, he joined Prime Securities as Senior Analyst then later CIBC as Assistant Manager, Research. Also, Elalfy spent around 2.5 years at Vodafone Egypt as Planning Manager in the Marketing Department. 

Elalfy has a Bachelor in Business Administration (BBA) in Finance & Investments (summa cum laude) from Baruch College, City University of New York in 1997 and an MBA from the American University in Cairo (AUC) in 2002. He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2008. He is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. in Finance Program at Ain Shams University.

Elalfy is a former chairman, a former secretary-general, and currently a board member of CFA Society Egypt, and he is a member of US-based CFA Institute. Elalfy served as Adjunct Lecturer teaching finance at Ain Shams University, the American University in Cairo (AUC), Helwan University, and Misr International University (MIU). He also taught several company valuation workshops at the German University in Cairo (GUC). He has been a Market Analyst at Business Monthly magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cairo since 2002 and is currently Columnist & Podcast Presenter at Zawya Arabic website, owned by Refinitiv. Elalfy is the Founder of BORSAGY.com, a platform focusing on fundamental analysis. 

Ahmed Darwish

Assistant Managing Director, Attijariwafa bank Egypt

Ahmed Darwish is a senior banking executive with over 25 years of international experience across major financial hubs, including London, New York, Hong Kong, Melbourne, and Beijing. Before returning to Cairo in 2017, he has held leadership roles at prominent global institutions such as Morgan Stanley, Sumitomo Mitsui, BNP Paribas and the China Development Industrial Bank.

As Assistant Managing Director at Attijariwafa bank Egypt, he oversees Wholesale Banking activities. He holds degrees in Finance, Econometrics, and Executive Leadership from Utrecht University, National Taiwan University, and Cairo University. He also received  several executive education trainings from Wharton, Harvard and other major international business schools.

Mr. Hany Genena is the head of research at Al Ahly Pharos. He is also adjunct faculty at the American University in Cairo (AUC) School of Business, where he teaches managerial economics, advanced financial management, the economics of real estate, supply chain finance, and finance for non-finance managers in the MBA, MSF, CEMS, and executive education programs. 

Mr. Genena earned his BA in Economics from AUC with honors in 1995, a MSc in Project Analysis, Finance and Investment from York University in the UK in 2000 and became a chartered financial analyst (CFA charterholder) in 2009. 

Throughout his professional career, he held various positions within the field of economic/equity research both inside and outside Egypt, including; economist at the American Chamber of Commerce, economist at the Egyptian Ministry of Finance, senior economist at EFG-Hermes, senior economist at the National Commercial Bank in Saudi Arabia, senior economist at Bahrain-based Gulf Finance House, strategist and head of equity research at Pharos Securities Brokerage, head of equity research at Beltone Financial Holding, assistant sub-governor at the Central Bank of Egypt, and head of research at Cairo Financial Holding. 

In addition to his core responsibilities, Mr. Genena regularly publishes opinion articles in Zawya, a London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)-owned company.

With +20 years’ experience gained across the Emerging Market OTC Trading, Data and Analytics business, Aaron is currently based in the UK and takes a responsibility for workflow solutions, and market development across LSEG’s EM franchise.

Joining Reuters in Content, Aaron led real time foreign exchange and money market content. Moving to the Middle East in 2006 Aaron has been responsible for supporting the regional Treasury community, across MENA then Trading Business Development for Southern and Eastern Europe plus Middle East and Africa.

For 18 years now, Aaron has worked at developing emerging markets trading communities in conjunction with local regulators, and leading financial institutions. Offering support to product teams on regional requirements, and supporting client engagements, Aaron has developed a solid understanding of the dynamics of emerging OTC markets. Aaron has led many initiatives to deliver trading technology evolution in emerging markets, and trade reporting and surveillance for regulators. Aaron regularly leads client presentations to share his experience and views on the constantly evolving market structure.With +20 years’ experience gained across the Emerging Market OTC Trading, Data and Analytics business, Aaron is currently based in the UK and takes a responsibility for workflow solutions, and market development across LSEG’s EM franchise.

Joining Reuters in Content, Aaron led real time foreign exchange and money market content. Moving to the Middle East in 2006 Aaron has been responsible for supporting the regional Treasury community, across MENA then Trading Business Development for Southern and Eastern Europe plus Middle East and Africa.

For 18 years now, Aaron has worked at developing emerging markets trading communities in conjunction with local regulators, and leading financial institutions. Offering support to product teams on regional requirements, and supporting client engagements, Aaron has developed a solid understanding of the dynamics of emerging OTC markets. Aaron has led many initiatives to deliver trading technology evolution in emerging markets, and trade reporting and surveillance for regulators. Aaron regularly leads client presentations to share his experience and views on the constantly evolving market structure. 

OSAMA KAMAL FORMER MINISTER OF PETROLEUM & MINERAL RESOURCES EGYPT EDUCATION : B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering) 1982 – Cairo University

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

More than 40 years of experience in the management and administration of resources in the oil and gas industry, in establishing and managing multi-million dollar engineering and construction projects with development and implementation of project & business development process, bidding philosophies, execution strategies, procedural definitions, systems specifications, organization structures, and implementation of 20 mega projects (200 – 2000 US$ MM each), in addition to more than 25 medium and small jobs (less than $ 100 MM each), covering the following aspects: • Business & project development with the world leaders and shareholders like Methanex, Agrium, CPC, B.G, AGIP, UOP, Snam, Uhde, Fluor, Nexant, Jacob, Bechtel, KBR, L.G, Techint, Technimont, etc… • Contract & Agreements negotiation and management. • Financing & fund raising. • Acquisition & merge. • Management and administration of operation and resources, for corporate and projects in oil, gas and petrochemical business either offshore or onshore. • Supervision and management of multi-cultural and multi-discipline teams. • Project management system development and implementation expertise. • Automation and MIS solutions.

CAREER FORMATION PROGRAMS:

1. Executive management program (AUC) 2. Business Development & Business Administration (World Bank).

3. Project Management applied problems (Internett)

4. Construction management (Stone & Webster)

5. Contract & subcontract administration (Stone & Webster)

6. Conflict management (BECHTEL).

7. Negotiation skills (world bank)

Current Positions:

1. Chairman of the Board, Smart Engineering Solutions (SES), renewable energy.

2. Chairman of the Board, North Africa Mining Industries (NAM), mining.

3. Chairman of the Board, Alshorouk for melamine & plastics, petrochemicals.

4. Chairman of the Board, Solid link for Trading, energy conservation.

5. Board Director, Arab Petroleum Pipeline co. “SUMED” 6. Board Director, Egypt Kuwait Holding co. (EKH), diversified

7. Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Carbonholdings Group 8. Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer

9. Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Oriental Petrochemical Co. “OPC” 10. Vice Chairman & Chief Operating Officer, Egyptian Hydrocarbon Corporation.

Current & Previous Memberships:

1. Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Misr Balady Social Foundation.

2. Head of Board of Trustees, the Petroleum and Minerals Resources Council

3. Head of “Energy & Environment Committee” – Mostakbal Watan Party.

4. Head of “Sustainability Committee” – Engineering Syndicate.

5. Member, Egyptian Engineering Syndicate.

6. Chairman of the Board, Egyptian Sociity of Chemical Engineers.

7. Chairman of the Board, Egyptian Engineering Association.

8. Board Member,Association for Pioneers of Engineering & Technology (APET).

9. Member, Egyptian Management Engineering Society.

10. Member, American Chamber of Commerce “Am Cham”.

11. Member, Canadian Chamber of Commerce “Can Cham”.

12. Ex-Board Director, the United Bank. 13. Ex-Member of the Board of Trustees, The Egyptian Electronic University.

14. Ex-Member of the Board of Trustees, The Nile University.

15. Ex-board memeber - Egyptian Linear Alkyl Benzene Co. “E-Lab”

16. Ex-chairman - Egyptian Methanol Production Company “E-Methanex”

17. Member, Egyptian British Business Association "BEBA"

18. Member – Golf Lions Club

19. Member – Alahly Club

20. Member – Elzohor Club

21. Member – Elrehab Club

22. Member – Automotive Club

23. Member – Sky Resort Clu

H.E Karim Badawi

Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Egypt

Erwan Jacob

Institutional Sales, Commodities

LSEG Data & Analytics

Erwan Jacob is a seasoned commodities professional at LSEG, currently based in Dubai and covering institutional clients across the Middle East and Africa. 

With over a decade of experience in commodity derivatives, structured products, data solutions, and trading strategies, he has collaborated with major banks, trading houses, hedge funds, and oil companies, gaining experience in key financial centers including Paris, Geneva, and London. 

He previously held senior roles at Market Securities, Tullett Prebon, and BNP Paribas, and holds a Master’s in Finance from EDHEC Business School.