Cairo 25'
Cairo 25'
Cairo 25'
EVENT DETAILS
23 and 24 November 2025
For the first time, Creative Dialogues is touching down in Cairo to explore “Uncharted Territories: Rethinking Creative Futures”. This two‑day event brings together local and internation designers, artists, curators, entrepreneurs, and creative leaders within Cairo’s vibrant cultural landscape,promising bold conversations and the start of something unforgettable. 🎟️ Access to Creative Dialogues Cairo is included with the Cairo Design Week Downtown District Pass, granting entry to all district-wide events. You can aquire your tickets at the officail Cairo Design Week website.
AGENDA
Day 1
Day 2
This day will emphasize the value of creative practices that are rooted in context and place, drawing on the city as a source of inspiration, empowering participants to draw inspiration from the city with attentiveness, recognizing the intersections of culture, memory, and design. Theme: Listening to the City: Creativity in Context Date: 23.11.25 Venue: Tamara Haus, Downtown Distric, Cairo Please note as this is an exclusive event with limited space, upon registration please specify the sessions you are interested in attending by emailing creative@yvtco.com to guarantee your spot.
04:00 PM
Welcome and Vision Talk
Introduction to Day 1 and its Theme
Speaker: Alaa Sawaf
04:30 PM
Keynote Speech: The City as Muse
Translating Cairo’s Layers into Creative Expression, how Cairo’s sensory layers inspire creative languages
Speakers: Karim El Hayawan Nehal Leheta
05:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Creative Rethinking of Spaces
Designing Adaptive Spaces for Changing Contexts, Shaping the Future of Urban, Creative and Cultural Environments
Speakers: Karim Shafei HH Tarfa Fahad Alsaud Ahmad Fayyad Mona Helmy Moderator: Jemma El Chidiac
06:30 PM
Break
A 30 minute break , for guests to network and explore the venue
07:00 PM
Fireside Chat: Crossing Disciplines
The Alchemy of Design, Collaboration, and Culture
Speaker: Karim Mekhtigian Moderator: Lamees Abdelaziz
08:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion: Not Designing for, but with Communities
Integrating Design, Research, and Place-Making, Practices for Socially Engaged Design.
Speakers: Waleed Arafa Omar Nagati Mona El Hallak Nawaf AlNassar Moderator: Dr. Amr Abdel Kawi
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Alaa Sawaf
Host of Creative Chats, United Arab Emirates
Karim El Hayawan
Cofounder and principal designer at Design Point, Egypt
Nehal Leheta
Cofounder and principal designer at Design Point, Egypt
Karim Shafei
Chairman of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment, Egypt
H.H. Tarfa Fahad Al Saud
Cultural Heritage Assets Curation Director at DGDA . Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Fayyad
Principal Architect & Co-founder of FR partnership, Egypt
Mona Helmy
Architect, Urbanist, and Educator, Egypt
Jemma El Chidiac
University instructor and Principal Architect of Jemma Chidiac Architects, Lebanon
Karim Mekhtigian
CEO and Founder of Alchemy, Egypt
Lamees Abdelaziz
Curator and Cultural Manager at Alchemy Experience, Egypt
Waleed Arafa
Founder & Principal of Dar Arafa Architecture, Egypt
Omar Nagati
Architect, Principal and Co-founder of CLUSTER, Egypt
Mona El Hallak
Architect and Heritage Preservation Activist, Lebanon
Nawaf AlNassar
Interior Designer, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Amr Abdel Kawi
Professor of Practice in Architecture at AUC , and Director of NextARCH Lab, Egypt
Day 1
Day 2
This day will emphasize the value of creative practices that are rooted in context and place, drawing on the city as a source of inspiration, empowering participants to draw inspiration from the city with attentiveness, recognizing the intersections of culture, memory, and design. Theme: Listening to the City: Creativity in Context Date: 23.11.25 Venue: Tamara Haus, Downtown Distric, Cairo Please note as this is an exclusive event with limited space, upon registration please specify the sessions you are interested in attending by emailing creative@yvtco.com to guarantee your spot.
04:00 PM
Welcome and Vision Talk
Introduction to Day 1 and its Theme
Speaker: Alaa Sawaf
04:30 PM
Keynote Speech: The City as Muse
Translating Cairo’s Layers into Creative Expression, how Cairo’s sensory layers inspire creative languages
Speakers: Karim El Hayawan Nehal Leheta
05:30 PM
Panel Discussion: Creative Rethinking of Spaces
Designing Adaptive Spaces for Changing Contexts, Shaping the Future of Urban, Creative and Cultural Environments
Speakers: Karim Shafei HH Tarfa Fahad Alsaud Ahmad Fayyad Mona Helmy Moderator: Jemma El Chidiac
06:30 PM
Break
A 30 minute break , for guests to network and explore the venue
07:00 PM
Fireside Chat: Crossing Disciplines
The Alchemy of Design, Collaboration, and Culture
Speaker: Karim Mekhtigian Moderator: Lamees Abdelaziz
08:00 PM
Roundtable Discussion: Not Designing for, but with Communities
Integrating Design, Research, and Place-Making, Practices for Socially Engaged Design.
Speakers: Waleed Arafa Omar Nagati Mona El Hallak Nawaf AlNassar Moderator: Dr. Amr Abdel Kawi
SPEAKERS & MODERATORS
Alaa Sawaf
Host of Creative Chats, United Arab Emirates
Karim El Hayawan
Cofounder and principal designer at Design Point, Egypt
Nehal Leheta
Cofounder and principal designer at Design Point, Egypt
Karim Shafei
Chairman of Al Ismaelia for Real Estate Investment, Egypt
H.H. Tarfa Fahad Al Saud
Cultural Heritage Assets Curation Director at DGDA . Saudi Arabia
Ahmad Fayyad
Principal Architect & Co-founder of FR partnership, Egypt
Mona Helmy
Architect, Urbanist, and Educator, Egypt
Jemma El Chidiac
University instructor and Principal Architect of Jemma Chidiac Architects, Lebanon
Karim Mekhtigian
CEO and Founder of Alchemy, Egypt
Lamees Abdelaziz
Curator and Cultural Manager at Alchemy Experience, Egypt
Waleed Arafa
Founder & Principal of Dar Arafa Architecture, Egypt
Omar Nagati
Architect, Principal and Co-founder of CLUSTER, Egypt
Mona El Hallak
Architect and Heritage Preservation Activist, Lebanon
Nawaf AlNassar
Interior Designer, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Amr Abdel Kawi
Professor of Practice in Architecture at AUC , and Director of NextARCH Lab, Egypt
