Cloud Strategy 2030: AIDC² Panel Says Egypt's Window in AI Infrastructure Is Open Now

On the AIDC² stage, leaders from Positron AI, MomentumX.Cloud, Huawei Cloud, Dell Technologies, eFinance and Pulse by Solutions said hybrid cloud, clean data and a clear return on investment will decide who wins.

How should Egyptian organisations build their digital infrastructure for the rest of the decade? On Monday 9 November, the AIDC² panel "Cloud Strategy 2030: The Future of Enterprise Digital Infrastructure" took that question to Hall 3. It was moderated by Mr. Husni Khuffash, Managing Director MEA at Positron AI.

Mr. Khuffash called for Arab AI and data centre infrastructure at a cost that lets companies grow. He pointed to regional names such as Aramex and Careem, which built technology into their business models from the start.

Mr. Mahmoud Abouzeid, Chief Technology Officer at MomentumX.Cloud, compared AI today with the early days of aviation: no one can say for sure what its applications will look like by 2030. Because the industry is so young, he said, Egypt has a real chance to compete globally in AI platforms and data centres.

Mr. Michael Moufeed, Senior Solution Expert at Huawei Cloud Egypt, said the future is hybrid. Most small and medium businesses cannot afford their own data centres, so public and private cloud will be combined within each sector's rules. Reliable, well-organised data is the raw material of AI, he added.

Mr. Naguib ElFashny, Business Development Manager at Dell Technologies, said the type and volume of an organisation's data should decide the right infrastructure for storing, managing and analysing it. Mr. Mohamed Elhoussini, IT & Cloud Technical Sales Senior Manager at eFinance Investment Group, said each organisation's own policy decides whether its data sits in private, public, external or hybrid environments, always weighing cost against return.

Two further themes ran through the session. The high capital cost of infrastructure is a barrier, and service providers can remove it by letting companies use capacity without upfront investment. And some sectors face legal limits on hosting data abroad, which makes secure local capacity essential.

Mr. Tarek Heiba, Egypt CEO of Pulse by Solutions, brought the discussion back to the boardroom. Companies care first about cutting costs and raising profit, he said, so AI has to show a clear return. Success rests on four pillars: diagnosing the organisation's real problems, improving and securing the quality of its data, planning for growth, and investing in Egyptian talent.

Photo: Khalf El Hadath.