Invest-Gate Explores New Horizons: Towards an Egyptian Real Estate Developers Association

Invest-Gate will hold its 29th roundtable entitled “Towards an Egyptian Real Estate Developers Association” on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at the Nile Ritz-Carlton Hotel, ‘Alf Leila We Leila’ Ballroom.
Amid the growing role of the real estate sector as one of the key drivers of the Egyptian economy, and its significant contribution to investment, employment, and economic growth, the market’s increasing scale and diversification are creating a growing need for greater organization and institutionalization. As the sector continues to expand and business models and projects become increasingly diversified, developers are facing growing challenges related to evolving legislation, rising development costs, financing challenges, and changing customer expectations. This makes enhanced coordination and dialogue among industry stakeholders essential to supporting the sector’s sustainable growth.
Against this backdrop, discussions around establishing the Egyptian Real Estate Developers Association are gaining increasing importance, particularly amid the expanding market base and the growing diversity of developers and projects. A unified professional entity could provide a more organized framework for representing the sector, enhancing dialogue with government and regulatory authorities, and contributing to the development of policies and regulatory frameworks governing the market. It could also support governance, transparency, and professional standards, ultimately strengthening investor and consumer confidence.
The roundtable will bring together senior government officials and executives, real estate developers, alongside experts and specialists to discuss the role and potential value for developers and customers. Discussions will cover the provision of services, resources, and initiatives that address common challenges, support knowledge and market data sharing, enhance collaboration among various industry stakeholders, and explore the best approaches to ensuring balanced representation of developers across different sizes and business models.
The roundtable will shed light on the role the Association could play in establishing clearer standards for conducting real estate development activities, enhancing governance and transparency, supporting self-regulation and the exchange of knowledge, market data, and best practices, as well as providing more effective mechanisms for addressing challenges and disputes. This could contribute to strengthening trust and credibility across the market, while also exploring the practical value that membership could provide to developers through services, resources, and initiatives that support their businesses and enhance their ability to address common challenges.
Within this framework, and building on the growing role of the real estate sector in the Egyptian economy, the roundtable will also discuss the potential contribution of the Association to enhancing the market’s competitiveness and investment attractiveness, supporting real estate exports and attracting international investments, while encouraging innovation, sustainability, and digital transformation. It will also explore opportunities to facilitate partnerships and the exchange of expertise at regional and international levels, strengthening the sector’s ability to keep pace with market developments and achieve sustainable long-term growth.

The discussions will also address the most appropriate framework for the Association in light of ongoing government efforts to prepare a draft law regulating the real estate market and establishing the proposed developers’ professional body. The proposed legislation includes provisions related to developer registration, classification, professional standards, governance, representation, customer protection, and the regulation of real estate development activities. With the draft currently under discussion, the roundtable will provide an opportunity to explore the perspectives of industry stakeholders on the proposed framework and the role that an effective professional body could play in supporting a more organized, transparent, and sustainable market.

Building on this direction, the roundtable will explore the role the Association could play in supporting the state’s efforts to regulate and develop the real estate market, enhancing cooperation between developers and government authorities, while also discussing governance, membership, and representation mechanisms, as well as the priorities that could contribute to building an effective entity that serves the sector and supports its growth and competitiveness.
The roundtable will be held in a single discussion session, chaired and moderated by Mr. Amr ElKady, Founder and Managing Director of AKD Advisory, to discuss the importance of establishing the Egyptian Real Estate Developers Association and its role in unifying and representing the sector and strengthening cooperation with relevant authorities.
Participants will include: Eng. Khaled Sedeik, Chairman of the Board of Urban Development Fund; Dr. May Abdel Hamid, CEO of Social Housing and Mortgage Finance Fund; Eng. Mostafa Abdel Wahab, CEO of Tourism Development Authority (TDA); Eng. Tarek Shoukry, Chairperson of the Real Estate Development Industry Chamber and Chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives; Dr. Eng. Abdelkhalek Ibrahim, Member of the House of Representatives; Mr. Nader Khozam, Chairman & CEO of IL Cazar Developments; and Eng. Tarek ElGamal, Chairman of Redcon Properties
Prof. Tarek Azmy Elsheikh, Director of Urban Training and Studies Institute, National Housing and Building Research Center; Dr. Bahaa Salem, Group President of Al Salem Holding; Dr. Raymond Ahdy, CEO of Wadi Degla; Eng. Ahmed Ehab, CEO of Madaar Developments; Mr. Mostafa Salah, CEO & Board Member of One of One; and Dr. Mohamed Abd El Gawad, Founder and Chairman of Vantage Developments.
The roundtable will be held in collaboration with AKD Advisory, with Al Salem Holding as the Platinum Sponsor, Wadi Degla Developments as the Gold Sponsor, IL CAZAR as the Delegates’ Bags Sponsor, One of One Developments as the Lanyard Sponsor, and Madaar Developments and Vantage Developments as Silver Sponsors.