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When we look at the overall lifetime of
such renewable solutions,

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they are less costly, but they require
much more spending upfront.

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Adham, thank you so much for being here.

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Talk to me about sustainability in Egypt
and Africa and what role does AI play?

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The biggest challenge when we discuss
sustainability in Egypt and the broader region

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is adaptation and resilience to
climate change.

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So this is a region that is very
vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.

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And every aspect of these countries,
whether it's the different business activities or

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even the different human activities is vulnerable to
the impacts of climate change,

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which become more frequent and
more severe year after year.

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One of the central roles where AI and
advanced analytics could bring a lot of value is

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in estimating and sizing the
cost of inaction for such adaptation and

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resilience to climate change.

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This quantification of cost of inaction
is crucial because this is what allows

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making the case for adaptation and
resilience projects and investments to

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flow into these countries.

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-How are leaders thinking about
sustainability goals while also managing

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costs and other priorities?

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So Egypt and, and the,
and the region and the broader region are

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actually very competitive when it comes to

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implementing sustainable solutions,

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whether it's renewables or green hydrogen

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or producing other types of sustainable products and goods.

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The reason behind that is that the,
the underlying,

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I would say cost factors are more accessible and less costly compared to the Global North.

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I'm talking specifically about solar radiation,

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land cost, which are big factors of
the cost of renewable energy.

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So the, the cost is actually less.

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The challenge is with the capex,
is with the initial investment.

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So overall when we look at the overall
lifetime of such renewable solutions,

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they are less costly, but they require
much more spending upfront.

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And the challenge here is to find ways to
finance these solutions.

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Some of the private sector players use
this as a competitive advantage to produce

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greener products that could be
exported specifically to the Global North

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at a premium and actually leverage that
for, basically to seek financing for the initial investment.

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Thank you so much.

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Thank you, Lisa.