The first edition of Football Access Summit brings vessels of opportunities that aim to formulate the leading platform for the football industry within Egypt and the MENA region. Focused on speaking a greater language, to a concept well beyond its game; we are granting access to those on the outside, for an insider event with some of the biggest names in the whole industry. Bridging passion with innovation, attend two days filled with unmatched connection and exclusive knowledge into the minds that reinvented the athletic ecosystem in the Middle East.
Immerse yourself within a knowledge filled experience brought to you by some of the most influential international and national figures found in the sports industry, exclusively sharing their area of expertise through a diverse panel of discussion.
Ashraf Sobhy
Minister of Youth and Sports in Egypt
Hany Abo Rida
Honorary Chairman of Football Access Summit, Member of FIFA Council, CAF Executive Committee, & Former President of Egyptian Football Association
Khaled AbdelAziz
Former Minister of Youth and Sports in Egypt
Ahmed Megahed
Former Egyptian FA President
Pierluigi Collina
Chairman of FIFA Referees Committee and Former International Referee
Youri Djorkaeff
FIFA Senior Football Advisor
Mohamed Fadl
Chairman of Football Access Summit
Anthony Baffoe
High Performance and Technical Development Expert and Former International player
Dr. Rajallah Al Solami
Assistant Minister of Sport for Media and Communication Affairs
Seif Zaher
CEO of Zed FC
Haitham Abdel Azim
CEO of Ora Developers
Sharif A. Elerian
Egyptian Olympic Committee Secretary General and EMPF President
Khaled Mortagy
Treasurer of the Board Al Ahly Club and Former Member of the FIFA Club Football Committee
Jacques Blondin
Head of Regulatory Enforcement, FIFA
Hossam Saleh
Chief Business Officer at UMS (United Media Services)
Abdelmounaim BAH
Former CAF General Secretary
Hossam Ghaly
Board Member at Al Ahly Club, Former Egyptian Football Player, and Parliament Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives
Abdullah Al-Shaheen
President of the Kuwait Football Association
Alfonso De Stefano
Managing Director Lega Serie A MENA
Aya Medany
Parliament Member of The Egyptian House of Representatives. Member of IOC Athletes' Commission
Wael Al-Qadi
President of Bristol Rovers FC
Alexandra Saad
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at CultureLead & Co.
Ahmed Hassan
Egyptian Former Football Player
Ahmed Diab
President of the Egyptian League Clubs Association
Josephine Henning
Artist and Former German Footballer
Amr El Ganainy
Deputy CEO and Managing Director at CIB Egypt
Raul Chipenda
Development Division Director - CAF
Emad Meteb
Egyptian Former Football Player
Hassan El Kamah
CAF Commercial Director
Aly Mazhar
CEO and Founder of BeFit
Maged Samy
Founder of Wadi Degla Holding
Blanca Valdivielso
LALIGA Delegate in Egypt, Libya and Sudan
Hussein Abdeldayem
CEO at Ignite Egypt
Hossam El Zanaty
Head of Football, Africa at Chicago Fire FC
Mohamed Abdelraouf
International Arbitrator
Gido Vader
Manager of International Relations & Global Football Operations at Feyenoord Rotterdam
Mohamed El Damaty
Vice Chairman & Managing Director of the Arab Food Industries Company – Domty
Joao Frigerio
Founder and CEO, iWorkinSport
Mohammed Wasfy
CEO of Right to Dream Egypt
Mohamed Zidan
Egyptian Former Football Player
Essam El Hadary
Goalkeepers' Coach at Syrian National Team
Nasr Azzam
Founding partner & Sports lawyer of Sport Makers Law & Management Firm
Omar Al Hakim
Head of Business Development & Brand Partnerships Lega Serie A MENA
Honey Thaljieh
FIFA, Public Relations Manager
Safia Abdeldayem
Women Football Development Senior Manager at Saudi Arabian Football Federation
Omar Sharawy
Performance & Strength & conditioning Specialist for Al ahly u20 football team - A 3X Cancer Survivor - former Performance Specialist for Pharco FC.
Eslam Abu Ali
Egyptian Para Triathlon Champion
Omar Abo Shakra
Red Bull MEWA Head of Mainstream Sports & Sports Marketing of UAE
Jan Alessie
Cofounder & Director - World Football Summit
Amr Moheb
Representative and local Coordinator of CIES/FIFA/CU International Program in Sports Management is Egypt
Dr. Mohamed Abo El Ela
Doctor of Egyptian National Team
Dr. Ismail Selim
CRCICA Director
May Abdelhady
Head of People - Right to Dream Egypt
Saeed Al Amri
Former CEO Al Nasr Football Company Dubai
Ibrahim Zaher
Founder & CEO of DYNAMO for Sports Clubs Management, General Secretary Egyptian Swimming Federation
Luis Cárdenas
Head of Partnerships La Liga Middle East and Africa
Marwan Serry
Content Creator
Amr Nsoohy
Content Creator
Mohamed Youssef
Business Development Director NBA Egypt
Omar Abdelkader
- Coach at Ignite Egypt and Guinnes World Record Holder
Abdallah El Shehaby
Attorney and Arbitrator at SPORTIVA
Tarek Badawy
Partner at Meysan Partners in Egypt and UAE
Amir Tawfik
CEO of Al Ahly Football Company
Ahmed Ezz
Football Analyst
Meskerem Goshime
Head of Women's Football CAF
Mostafa Azzam
Chairman of the Board of Directors of City Club Company for the Management of Clubs & Sports Facilities
Moussa Abu Taleb
CEO of Event House
Ahmed Awad
Ahly Football Company Board Member
Ahmed Fayez
CEO Guru Advertising
Amr Fahmy
Moderator - Football Journalist
Ashraf Moharram
Professor of Orthopedics, Cairo University, VP AlMehwar Hospital, Vice Chairman Egyptian Shooting Club
Ayman Mostafa
TV Presneter at OnTime Sports TV Channel
Dr. Ahmed Abdallah
Zed FC Executive Director
Hany Hathout
TV Presenter
Hany Zahran
Attorney at Law, Founding Partner TLF Hani Zahran & Co.
Hisham Eissa
Operation Manager - Sportology Africa
Hosny Abd Rabo
Egyptian Former Football Player
Ibrahim Abdelgawad
Moderator - TV Presenter
Ibrahim Fayek
TV Presenter
Jassim Al Jassim
Chief Operations Officer, World Cup FIFA Qatar 2022, Chief Executive Officer AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023
Karim El Hennawi
CEO ESLSCA University
Karim Khattab
TV Presenter at ON TIME Sports and Radio Anchor at Nogoom FM
Mohamed El Hout
Executive Director GLC Paints
Lina El Tahtawy
Moderator - TV Presenter
Magd Darwish
Chief Executive Officer SEVEN
Mohamed El Touny
Chief Customer Care and Fixed Broadband Officer Orange
Mohamed Mahmoudy
TV Presenter
Mohamed Serag
Board of Directors Member, Al Ahly FC
Mohamed Shawky
Egyptian Former Football Player
Osama El Sheikh
Head of the Sports Channel Sector- UMS
Saad Shalaby
Al Ahly Sporting Club Executive Director
Sayed Moawad
Egyptian Former Football Player
Tamer Yousry
CEO Timeout Sports & Entertainment
Zohair Ammar
Instructor at the FIVB, FIFA, FISB, Special Olympics, CIES & IOC-OS President/Founder of Score Sports Consultancy Group