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Dr. Ismail Abd El-Ghafar, President of Arab Academy for Science, Technology & Maritime Transport

Dr. Amr Adly, President of EJUST University

Ms Nagwa El Sayed, Head of Science and Technology Dept, Misr El-Kheir Foundation

Dr. Tamer Hamoda, Acting Head, Innovation Support Fund

Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished Guests, Partners, and Innovators,

It is a great honor to join you today at the Innovation for Humanity Award Ceremony, a celebration of creativity, resilience, and the power of ideas to transform lives.

This initiative reflects the strong partnership between UNDP and Misr El-Kheir Foundation, built on a shared vision: to advance sustainable development, empower communities, and foster innovation that addresses real societal challenges.

Through our Memorandum of Understanding, we committed to supporting scientific research, technology, and entrepreneurship and today’s event shows that commitment in action.

The Innovation for Humanity Award was designed to recognize solutions that combineoriginality and technical excellence with meaningful social impact. This year’s theme “Green Technologies and the Water-Food-Energy Nexus” reflects the urgency of addressing climate change and managing our resources wisely, both nationally and globally.

We are proud to see such diverse participation from researchers and academic institutions to startups and small enterprises all coming together to innovate for the greater good. Your efforts embody the spirit of the Sustainable Development Goals and Egypt’s national priorities for inclusive growth.

Innovation for Humanity ensures progress serves everyone equally. Gender equality is core to this vision, unlocking creativity and driving sustainable development through inclusive solutions that embrace diversity for meaningful impact.

The winning solutions reflect hope, progress, and the promise of a better future. We encourage you to continue scaling your solutions, collaborating across sectors, and inspiring others to join this journey of innovation.

This progress is supported by a wider ecosystem of partners and stakeholders whose continued commitment enables ideas to mature, scale and deliver tangible benefits.

As we celebrate today, we are reminded that innovation advances step by step — through learning, partnership and determination.

UNDP remains committed to working hand in hand with Misr El-Kheir and all of you to ensure that these dreams translate into sustainable realities.

Mabrook to all the winners and participants.

Let us keep innovating for humanity.

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