{"id":3000,"date":"2026-05-01T10:45:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/predavaci\/\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T10:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T10:47:13","slug":"naguib-s-sawiris","status":"publish","type":"speakers","link":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/speakers\/naguib-s-sawiris\/","title":{"rendered":"Naguib S. Sawiris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Naguib S. Sawiris<\/h1>\n
\"\"
Naguib S. Sawiris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Chairman of the Board, Orascom Development Holding<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n
\n

Naguib S. Sawiris is a chairman and entrepreneur with experience across public markets, large-scale destination development, technology entrepreneurship, and complex strategic situations.<\/p>\n

Destination Development:
\n<\/strong>As Chairman of Orascom Development Holding, he has overseen the continued evolution and strengthening of a multi-decade destination development platform. Under his chairmanship, EBITDA reached ~CHF 189m in FY 2024 (last full year as a public company), representing over 2x growth in under five years, alongside a broader repositioning of the business and its core destinations.<\/p>\n

Transactions & Capital Allocation:
\n<\/strong>He has been directly involved in a range of complex transactions and capital decisions, including public market processes such as take-private and delisting dynamics, major capital increases, and landmark partnerships such as the Andermatt-Sedrun transaction with Vail Resorts. This transaction alone resulted in ~CHF 150m of investment into Andermatt and introduced a leading U.S. operator, materially increasing the destination’s global visibility and market access.<\/p>\n

Technology & Entrepreneurship:
\n<\/strong>Alongside this, he has built a strong track record in technology entrepreneurship, as founder and chairman of multiple U.S.-based ventures and investor in over 100 startups. He is currently focused on scaling LeapHealth, which is built around a mission to make life-changing treatments more accessible while reducing unnecessary cost and complexity for patients and employers.<\/p>\n

Complex Situations:
\n<\/strong>He has also operated in high-stakes environments, including leading a multi-year effort to stabilize a large European travel operator in the aftermath of COVID, which severely disrupted the global travel industry. This involved a complex restructuring process with government stakeholders, investors, and creditors. The business ultimately entered bankruptcy, with the process conducted under significant pressure and with a strong emphasis on integrity and stakeholder responsibility.<\/p>\n

Institution Building:
\n<\/strong>In parallel, he founded Manara School, a non-profit leadership academy in Egypt designed to identify and develop exceptional students through a highly selective, academically rigorous, and values-driven model focused on long-term leadership and impact.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chairman of the Board, Orascom Development Holding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3002,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3000","speakers","type-speakers","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/3000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/speakers"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/3000\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3003,"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/3000\/revisions\/3003"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theredconference.me\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}