Mahmoud Sofrata is Vice President at the Information Technology Industry Development Agency (ITIDA), where he leads strategic initiatives to strengthen Egypt’s position as a global destination for Global Business Services (GBS), information technology, engineering and R&D, and digital innovation. With more than 25 years of international leadership experience at IBM, HP and Honeywell across the Middle East, Africa, and Central Asia, he brings first-hand experience in scaling global operations, business transformation and market expansion. Today, he works closely with multinational enterprises and investors to advance Egypt’s digital economy and support the growth of future-ready global delivery operations.