AMAZON HOSTS FIRST TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION EVENT IN EGYPT: “CAI TECH: DESIGN @ SCALE”

  • -       Amazon hosts more than 200 tech professionals in Egypt—including senior engineers, development managers, and applied data scientists—to discuss the latest technological innovations to meet customer needs

     

     

     

    By : Nahla Ahmed

     

     

    Amazon hosted tech professionals from across the country during its first event focused on technology and innovation in Egypt, CAI TECH 2022: Design @ Scale. The conference on May 25 showcased innovation and best practices, where executives shared knowledge with local and regional Amazon leaders. In its first edition, CAI TECH tackled various topics, including building software solutions at scale, and shared career opportunities for local software engineers, developers, and applied data scientists at Amazon Egypt. Omar Elsahy, Amazon Egypt General Manager, inaugurated the event alongside Faisal Rafi, Director of Technology for Amazon’s Middle East and North Africa region (MENA), and Omar Halabieh, Head of Technology of Amazon Payment Services Payments for MENA.

     

    In his opening remarks, Elsahy welcomed attendees and highlighted Amazon’s growing presence in Egypt. He emphasized on Egypt’s local talent and the benefits of Amazon’s global expertise and best practices. Elsahy added: “We are very excited to launch the first CAI TECH event connecting with some of the brightest minds and vibrant talent across Egypt, as they come together with Amazon leaders across different areas. Since we launched Amazon.eg, we have been continuously innovating on behalf of customers while providing opportunities for local talent to progress in their careers and acquire an abundance of learning opportunities. Our investment and expansion plans further affirms our commitment to Egypt’s Vision 2030 agenda for a ‘Digital Egypt.’

     

    CAI TECH 2022 focused on Amazon’s culture of innovation and customer-centricity, career growth, and the importance of diversity and inclusion within Amazon, especially towards women leaders in technology. The event also included a Q&A session for participants to directly engage with Amazon employees during the conference.

     

    Rafi’s presentation focused on how Amazon builds world-class services for customers in the region to meet their everyday needs. He said: “Amazon is a company of builders. This first event perfectly demonstrates the synergy that exists between innovation and customer-centric thinking. We are very proud and thankful of the exchange that took place, as our teams at Amazon are engaging with incredible tech talent from Egypt.”

     

    Halabieh talked about the journey of digital payments and career growth opportunities at Amazon Payment Services, saying: “There has been some major development in digital payment solutions, which has empowered thousands of local Egyptian businesses over the years. We look forward to growing the next generation of builders in the digital payments space right here in Egypt to continue to bring effective solutions to all types of merchants, big and small.”

     

    The event also included a talk by Osama Thenat, Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon, on how the company maintains a strong focus on ‘Design @ Scale’, the overarching theme of the event, touching on the need to stay ahead of fast-changing business environments and customer needs.

     

    CAI TECH 2022 marked Amazon’s first technology event following the launch of Amazon.eg in September of last year. Amazon announced earlier this year that it would create more than 2,000 new, quality jobs across its network in Egypt in 2022—in addition to the 1,500 jobs that were already available at Amazon at launch. The company is poised to be a catalyst of Egypt’s digital transformation by hiring, reskilling, and upskilling its workforce and empowering them to advance their careers in the digital economy. Amazon’s presence and workforce in Egypt is steadily growing, and the breadth of talent and skills available in Egypt continues to play an integral role in the business.



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