Sherif Hosny

CEO at Mishkat Agritech Farms

Speaker

Sherif is the CEO of Mishkat Agritech Farms in KSA. Mishkat is a pioneering Agritech company focused on improving food security through innovative agricultural practices. Mishkat owns and operates high tech greenhouses as well as vertical faming facilities in Jeddah with an aim to expand kingdom wide and was named as a top innovator in eco-food systems in arid climates by uplink at the World Economic Forum.

Sherif Hosny is also the founder and Chairman of Schaduf Urban Farms from 2011 until 2022. Schaduf is the leading company in rooftop farming in the Middle East and also pioneered the introduction of vertical wall gardens and green roofs in the MENA region.

Previously, Sherif was the Managing Director of Rio Tinto Alcan International Network in the MENA. He has over 18 years of experience in product management and business development with local and multinational companies in the food industry.

Sherif is a Synergos fellow and part of the Arab World Social Innovators Network, he was chosen as one of the pioneers for the Pioneers of Egypt program (Mobaderoon Masr) and has been awarded by the World Leadership Congress in the UAE for strategic leadership. He also sits on the selection panel for the Yousreya Loza- Sawiris Scholarship fund. In 2016 Sherif was awarded the 100 Global Sustainable Leaders (CEO) Award.

Sherif is a regular speaker at environmental, educational and entrepreneurial events. Some of the venues/events include the Egyptian Ministry of Environment’s Environment Day, The American University in Cairo, The German University in Cairo, Arabia CSR in Dubai, Rise-Up Egypt, Disrupt Design, El Sawy Cultural Wheel, Intelligent Cities, Cairo Climate Talks, World Bank Water Summit Beirut, Expand, Eco Tourism by GIZ and others.