Media & speakingOn stage.
Eng. Ahmed Shalaby, founder and CEO of Shalaby Enterprises, on investment between Egypt and the Gulf, building companies young, and the technology behind modern manufacturing.
Saudi Wood Expo 2024, RiyadhHala Chats stage
What he speaks about.
Three subjects, each drawn from the group's own work.
- Egypt and the GulfInvesting across borders, and how Saudi and Egyptian companies can build business together.
- Building youngFounding and growing companies before thirty: decisions, mistakes and momentum.
- Manufacturing technologyScaling wood production with CNC, automation and sustainable practice, from a factory owner's view.
Global Entrepreneurs Award 2026
Received at the Global Entrepreneurship Festival in Cairo, held under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly and bringing together business leaders, investors and founders from more than 70 countries.
“I didn’t inherit a company or climb a corporate ladder. This award belongs to the team who kept going with me, and to every client and partner who trusted a young company to deliver.”
- Event
- Global Entrepreneurship Festival (GEF) 2026
- Venue
- JW Marriott, New Cairo
- Date
- November 2026
- Recognition
- Global Industry Award
INDEX Design Qatar 2026
Speaking for the group on construction and interiors, at Qatar's interior design and fit-out exhibition.
- Event
- INDEX Design Qatar
- City
- Doha
- Year
- 2026
- Role
- Speaker
Saudi Wood Expo 2024
His second talk on a Saudi stage. On Hala Chats: how wood producers can scale through new technology, automation and sustainable practice.
- Session
- Scaling wood production: innovations and sustainability
- Venue
- Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
- Date
- 2–4 September 2024
- Role
- Speaker
- Organiser
- Saudi Wood Expo on LinkedIn
Dynamic Entrepreneurship Before Thirty
An Alterna CX webinar on building companies early, with Poyraz Özkan, co-founder of Alterna CX, moderated by Daniel Gallego.
- Host
- Alterna CX
- Date
- 2 June 2024
- Role
- Speaker
BiznEX at the Saudi Franchise Expo
A panel on safe investment in business franchises, global investment, and building business links between Saudi Arabia and Egypt. The organisers reported that the sixth edition of BiznEX Riyadh closed with more than 86 cooperation agreements in the pipeline between international franchise investors and Egyptian companies, worth SAR 116 million.
- Event
- BiznEX Riyadh, 6th edition
- Venue
- Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center
- Date
- 28 January 2024
- Role
- Panellist
- Organiser
- BiznEX on Instagram
- Press
- Al Mezan, 3 February 2024
FUSE launch at Paragon
On stage at the launch of FUSE Marketing Agency, sharing his view on the future of marketing, with Paragon Developments as host.
- Venue
- Paragon, North Coast
- Date
- August 2023
- Role
- Speaker
Fi Hob Masr interview
Interviewed on camera for the Fi Hob Masr («في حب مصر») programme, at an exhibition stand.
- Programme
- Fi Hob Masr
- Format
- TV interview
- Role
- Guest
With Egypt's embassy in Riyadh.
Eng. Ahmed Shalaby with Mr. Diaa Hammad, Deputy Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Invite Eng. Ahmed to speak.
Eng. Ahmed Shalaby is the founder and CEO of Shalaby Enterprises, a Cairo-based group with an office in Stockholm and four companies: Shalaby Contracting, SH Spaces, FUSE Marketing Agency and Shalaby Industries. He also sits on the boards of Frisell Consulting, a Swedish-Egyptian software company, and Bricses Infrastructure.
- Formats
- Keynote, panel, fireside chat, webinar
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- linkedin.com/in/shalabyy
- info@shalabyholding.com