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Media & speaking

Beyond the code

Television, conferences, technology events and the programme that started it — the public side of the work.

Featured television appearance

Karim Akl in the Al-Mehwar TV studio during an interview about digital skills in Egypt
Television

Al-Mehwar TV

On localising technology skills in Egypt

A studio conversation about the "Builders of Digital Egypt" initiative and about my own route into technology — what training programmes and freelancing actually change for a young engineer here.

Conferences & speaking

Where I was invited to talk about the route I took.

Testimonials session at the Youth Conference on Migration in Cairo

Youth Conference on Migration · Cairo · December 2024

Digital skills as an alternative to irregular migration

A conference on irregular migration where the discussion turned to what young people can build without leaving: training initiatives, employment, and freelance work that pays in foreign currency from a desk in Egypt.

Karim Akl in front of international flags at a conference venue

Technology events

Community events with the Huawei Cloud Developer Group in New Cairo. My role in these is organising — logistics, speakers and partnerships — not speaking from the stage.

Role: organiser
Attendees gathered beside HCDG banners at an outdoor developer event

Huawei Cloud Developer Group — New Cairo

Community events and developer workshops

Organising technology events for the developer community — logistics, speaker coordination, promotion, and the partnerships that make an event possible.

Spark InfinityAI for X
Karim Akl in front of a large Huawei exhibition stand

Technology industry event

On the exhibition floor

Time spent where the industry gathers — stands, demos and the conversations that come out of them.

Karim Akl with fellow attendees at a technology event

Developer community

The people who turn up

A room full of developers who found each other is worth more than most of what happens on a stage.

Footage

Short clips from the conference and from community events.

Recognition

Genuine certificates and professional milestones. Nothing here is an industry award.

Ministry of Communications and Information Technology · April — October 2024

Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative

Completed the Digital Egypt Pioneers Program on the Software Development — React Web Developer track, and was honoured at the Digital Egypt generations ceremony.

Certificate of completion for the Digital Egypt Pioneers Program

From the ceremony

Karim Akl among graduates meeting the Minister of Communications and Information Technology
Digital Egypt Pioneers graduates gathered with the Minister of Communications
Karim Akl at the Digital Egypt generations ceremony backdrop
Karim Akl wearing the Digital Egypt Pioneers sash at the ceremony venue
Karim Akl speaking at a podium
Karim Akl at the Digital Egypt generations graduation ceremony, 2024
Certificate of completion for the Digital Egypt Pioneers Program