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With the participation of Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger (Leipzig University) in the Jury of the Industrial Innovation Award, eight Egyptian companies presented their inspiring industrial innovations to compete for this year’s industrial innovation award in Egypt. Mr. Ahmed Reda, Associate Minister for Industrial Affairs at the Ministry of Trade and Industry, and Mr. Uwe Gehlen, Head of the German Development Cooperation at the German Embassy Cairo gave the keynote speeches during the event.

The innovations were assessed by a panel of national and international judges:

  • Prof. Dr. Utz Dornberger, Director - SEPT Competence Center, UNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG
  • Mrs. Ghada Hammouda, Chief Sustainability & Marketing Officer - Qalaa Holdings
  • Dr. Mahmoud Sakr, President - Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT)
  • Eng. Mohamed AbdelKarim, Executive Director - Industrial Modernization Centre, IMC, Egypt
  • Mr. Mostafa El-Bagoury, CEO, Siemens Egypt

Congratulations to the winners!

ACROW Integrated Construction Services (AICS) for Metallic Scaffolding and Formwork, Egyptian Micro Electronics - Futek Egyptian Micro Electronics, Power Lock and the audience award winner El-Araby for Trading and Manufacturing - Elaraby Group

The Industrial Innovation Award is held by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in cooperation with GIZ Egypt through the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises Project (PSME), on behalf of the German government.

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