10/10/2026
Day 1 at VFX Planet Summit was a game-changer for regional storytelling!
We built this summit to bridge world-class VFX pioneers with leading executives, directors, and producers from Egypt and the Arab world-and today, that bridge was officially crossed.
Here's what went down:
* Keynotes & Opening
• Exclusive interview with Mr. Ahmed Sami Badawi (Egypt Film
Commission)
• Opening speech from Dr. Heba Saleh, PhD (Chairwoman, ITI)
• Joseph Bell on "Content Creation in 2030" (Sponsored by AWS)
• Christine Resch (Adobe) on "Al-supported Craft & Scale in Production"
• Omar Morsy (Barnstorm VFX) on "How to Excel in a studio?"
• Frontier Panels
• Stories Without Borders: Tamer Mortada, Dr. Mervat Abou Oaf, and Hesham Soliman (Mod: Ahmed Osman)
• Leadership in the Pixel World: Bharti Sattar, Ahmed Kamal, Bavi Yassin, and Mariam Ahmadi (Mod: Ahmed Osman)
• Al Inside the Pipeline: Joseph Bell, Amir Eleswy, and Johannes Oehmen (Mods: John Canning & Christine Resch)
- Studio Showcases
• Barnstorm VFX presented by Cory Jamieson
• AROMA DESIGNS & SOLUTIONS & AOLII Studios presented by Mohamed Fahmy, Ahmed Afifi, and Abd el Rahman Maher
• Mercury Visual Solutions presented by Ahmed Kamal
Authentic local stories + world-class tech = global impact.
Thank you to all our speakers, decision-makers, and attendees! Stay tuned for Day 2 & 3 highlights.