Theme: Reecho

The Reecho is the effect of the butterfly for all the experiences that passed us, even those that passed unnoticed and those that passed around us but not for us, the experiences that can be represented in a word, a simple action, or even an idea.

Horus university
New Damietta
New Damietta, Dumyāţ, 00000
Egypt

Abdelghany Shoair

Calligrapher

Abdelghany Shoair is an Egyptian calligrapher. He started to learn calligraphy at the age of 13. For the last 20 years, the main focus of Shoair was to develop modern styles for Arabic calligraphy and apply them to all creative fields such as logos, posters, TV Ads, Book covers, Movie Titles, and more. He worked with many global brands/institutions such as ICRC, CIB, Etisalat, We, STC, and many ministries in Dubai, KSA, and others.

Ahmed Yahya

Business owner

Eco Group CEO and Founder, Ahmed is an Egyptian traveler with a passion for travel within Egypt. Obtaining a master's degree in “Cultural Heritage Management” from the French University in Cairo was a quantum leap for Ahmed, as it inspired him to quit his job and start his new business venture in eco-tourism, hospitality, and handicrafts. The goal is to help the locals rediscover their natural and heritage treasures while placing these treasures on the eco-tourism map to achieve material and moral returns for the local population. The company built the first eco-lodge in the city of Aswan and won first place in the first World Tourism Organization competition for sustainable tourism for the year 2019 in the Middle East.

Asmaa El-Sherbiny

Content creator

A pharmacist, Currently studying for a master's degree in mass communication at Liverpool John Moores University, and a content creator. She founded the campaign (In Your Hands) to clean the New Damietta seashore in 2019. It is an individual campaign that aspires to transform the seashore into a clean area of all kinds of waste and try to find effective solutions regarding recycling in New Damietta. She is interested in the field of media, community studies, and reading, and she is the owner of the 'Asma Sherb' channel on YouTube, in which she talks about her new readings and everything related to books. She completed a personal blogging project called (365 Days of Writing) on the Blog Post platform and is currently working in the field of content creation and creative writing.

DIRGE | Raouf Ahmed

Violinist

Raouf Ahmed is a co-founder of DIRGE and one of the most known violinists in Damietta.

Jazzfellas Band

Instrumental Jazz Band

The band started in Alexandria in November 2022. We all came together for this project because of our love for jazz. We present a mixture of jazz, funk, and rock. The band consists of 6 people Maryam Ali: Vocals Omar Adel: Bass Khaled Megahed: Drums Ziyad: Sax Sami: Trumpet Ahmed Assi: Guitar

Karim El Hayawan

Interior Architect and Photographer

Co-founder and principal designer of Design Point Studios in Cairo, 2001. Priding itself on its multidisciplinary nature, immersed in diverse aspects of design, art, and cultural and social engagement. Design Point has collaborated and engaged with well-respected designers, artists, artisans, and institutions regionally and internationally to produce an array of projects. For Design Point, expression through various mediums serves as a tool for raising questions, shifting mindsets, and creating impactful change. Inspired by his hometown Cairo, seeking visual vocabulary that defines the complexities of the ever-expanding urban metropolis. With the key theme of his work as the concept of “Universal Metaphors” His work has been exhibited at the Institut du Monde Arabein Paris Cite Internationale Des Arts, Abu Dhabi Art, Dak’Art Biennale, Ithra World CC Saudi Arabia, Art D’Egypt and Darb1718 and featured on CNN and numerous regional and international publications.

Khaled Zaghlol

Prosthodontist

Lecturer of prosthodontics, faculty of dentistry, Horus university. Ph.D. and Independent consultant in fixed prosthodontics. Owner and founder of marvel dental clinics and marvel dental designs.

Klaxics Band

Choir

Klaxics is the largest A cappella group in Egypt, and it is a unique model of a team that anyone can apply to join without commitment to age, profession, education, or previous musical experience. Klaxics is the first and only female-led A cappella team in Egypt. Dalia arranges, writes scores for different voices, and trains non-professional singers. She also sings as a soprano and soloist. All members of the team - including its founder - are non-professionals who are self-taught in music, come from different ages and backgrounds, and women in particular participate in a large proportion. Previous Klaxics productions have been attended by children as young as 10 years old. Many of the Klaxics' members - including Dalia - were former members of the Fayhaa Choir which Dalia considers "the mothership of all the local a cappella bands".

Mohamed Elshorbgy

Content creator

A final-year student at the Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University He loves learning new things and teaching them to others, especially correcting wrong information, and from this came the channel’s motto “We correct what you think is right.” Mohamed founded his channel (Behind the Glasses), which he started alone and then developed into a team. Finalist in the FemLab competition presented by the British Council Producer and presenter of a podcast (Behind the glasses) talking about the origins of the myths of many creatures, why they spread, and their scientific interpretation Presented a workshop at the British Science Week Mohamed also supervised the writing and correction of the scientific content, as well as participated in writing in the (What If) program on the private school channel of the Ministry of Education And a winner as the best climate content creator in the TikTok MENA Creator Hub competition.

Mohamed Moamen

Petrolium Engineer

An educational researcher who works in Humanitarian aid. He holds a bachelor's degree in petroleum and mining engineering and a graduate degree in international humanitarian assistance from the Institute for International Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University in New York. Mohamed also holds an MA in International Development from the University of Birmingham and studied Change in International Development at the University of Oxford. Mohamed Moamen took a trip by local transportation from Cairo to Cape Town in South Africa. He later co-founded the Africa Hope Foundation, which focuses on improving access to basic education in different countries in Africa. Mohamed is currently the Senior Director of the Refugee and Migrant Program at Save the Children International.

Mohamed Reda

Entrepreneur

Co-founder of EduVation Co-Founder and General Manager of Maharati Vocational Training Company Graduated from the Faculty of Specific Education, Port Said University, Department of Educational Technology, with distinction. Preparatory Master, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Specific Education on E-learning. Diploma in Sales Management accredited by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Business Administration and Entrepreneurship. Financial Resources Consultant - Education Development Fund of the Council of Ministers. Business Development Manager at Green Business.

Mohamed Sharaf

Content creator

Producer and presenter of scientific content 'Sharafestien' Channel. Doctor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and Head of the department at Mopco Fertilizers Company.

Nashwa Ibrahim

Assistant Professor of Mental Health

Assistant Professor of Mental Health - Mansoura University. Nashwa gained academic experience during Ph.D. studies in England in rehabilitation and recovery from various mental disorders. Nashwa trained and worked in various therapeutic environments over the past 15 years in psychosocial rehabilitation for various mental disorders.

Nedal Badr

Architect

A renowned name in the design community, Nedal’s innovation, and expertise are centered around architecture, interior design, product design, and Arabic calligraphy. His background begins with having lived and gained experience in design in six different counties. His education includes an Environmental and Architecture degree from AAST (Alexandria, Egypt) and a master’s degree in architecture from the Dessau Institute of Architecture (Dessau-Rosslau, Germany). He is a respected interior design academic in Cairo and the founder of Nedal Zone, which today makes up half of Design Zone. Nedal is a recipient of the ‘Design + Industry’ Silver and Gold Awards in 2012 and 2014 respectively. His work has been shown in Salone Satellite 2014 and Paris Design Week 2019, among others.

Yasmina Abou Youssef

Entrepreneur

A young lady who runs her family business in Egypt. When she visited a slum in Ezbet Kheirallah in the heart of Cairo, where illiteracy, poverty, and malnutrition are a fact of life, she decided that change is needed and that this area is as much her home as the rest of Cairo; Yasmina Abou Youssef founded Tawasol Egypt, An Initiative to Empower Women in Impoverished Areas in Cairo.