Deloitte’s Cairo Innovation Hub Drives Egypt’s Tech Growth with $80M Boost

Editorial Team

Last updated 18-11-2025

4 min

Deloitte’s Innovation Hub in Cairo now boasts over 600 specialists since launching with just 23.

An investment of $30 million, with plans for $80 million more, strengthens Egypt’s digital ecosystem.

The hub focuses on AI, cloud systems, and cybersecurity, impacting multiple industries.

Talent development and balanced gender ratios enhance collaboration and innovation.

CSR efforts include community training initiatives and partnerships with local organisations.

Deloitte’s Innovation Hub in Cairo has just marked its second anniversary, and it’s quite something to see how far it has come in such a short time. What started with just 23 specialists has grown into a team of more than 600 people working with clients across the EMEA region. I remember chatting with a young founder at an Arageek event last year who told me how seeing big players invest seriously in Egypt made him feel “less like he was swimming against the tide.” That line stuck with me, and honestly, it feels spot on here.

Since its launch, the hub has invested 30 million dollars into its operations, with another 80 million planned over the next three years under an MoU announced at the Global Offshoring Summit. The broader aim is to strengthen Egypt’s digital ecosystem, which—if you’ve spent time with local entrepreneurs—you know is buzzing with ambition, even if the daily grind can be a bit of a faff.

The centre was inaugurated by Egypt’s Minister of Communications and IT, Dr Amr Talaat, and has quickly positioned itself as one of the fastest-growing innovation hubs in Deloitte’s global network. Its teams are working on everything from AI and cloud systems to cybersecurity, enterprise technology, and data analytics. These solutions cut across industries including finance, telecoms, healthcare, government and consumer goods, not to mention the Global Business Services sector. I reckon the mix of global expertise and Egyptian talent is one of the country’s strongest cards right now, even if it doesn’t always get the limelight it deserves.

Hani Girgis, CEO and Managing Partner of the hub, said the initiative was built on the belief that Egypt has the talent and resilience to contribute to global transformation, adding that this belief had become reality over the past two years. He described Deloitte’s teams in Cairo as not just deploying technology, but redefining how it’s experienced across markets.

COO Ahmed Salem highlighted how the hub’s multidisciplinary teams integrate AI, cloud, data and cybersecurity to build end-to-end solutions—from intelligent automation to secure cloud migration. He also pointed to Egypt’s ranking as the world’s fifth leading offshoring destination for 2025 as a sign of the country’s growing momentum in digital services.

Beyond the technology side, the hub has been investing heavily in talent development. It recently expanded its workforce in Egypt and continues to run training programmes, certification tracks and leadership development initiatives. The Deloitte Employee Assistance Program (DEAP) supports employees’ wellbeing, and the hub maintains a balanced 50/50 gender ratio—something many organisations in the region still struggle with. It’s an approach that, believe it or not, can make a huge difference in how teams collaborate and innovate.

Deloitte’s commitment extends to community work too. It partnered with the Information Technology Institute to launch the country’s first national ServiceNow training initiative, offering top performers employment opportunities. More than 1,600 young people have already been trained through its Bridge Internship and Mentorship programmes. On the CSR front, the hub works with organisations including Baheya Foundation and Hospital 57357, contributing over 2,100 volunteer hours since June 2025 while integrating eco-friendly practices into its operations.

As it steps into its third year, the hub seems set on deepening its role in shaping Egypt’s digital landscape and supporting the country’s push to become a global destination for advanced tech services. And well… I mean, watching this level of growth unfold from Cairo to the wider world is something that still feels a bit surreal, even for those of us who see these shifts up close. It’s definately one of those moments where you feel the region’s potential cracking wide open.

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