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A ZenHR event · By invitation only

By Cairo

An event by ZenHR - The HR platform Egypt asked for.

Ten years ago, the first Egyptian company on ZenHR asked for something we did not have. Since then, every Egyptian feature in the product started with a request from an Egyptian HR manager. Now that we are in Cairo, we would like to thank you in person.

DateTuesday 20 October 2026
Time2:00 – 6:00 pm, Cairo time
VenueThe St. Regis Cairo, Astor Grand Ballroom

Invitation only.

The story of the name

Why the night is called By Cairo

A payroll that reads the tax tables the way the Egyptian Tax Authority reads them. Overnight shifts. The social insurance ceiling. A salary set in dollars and paid in pounds.

Each of these started with one Egyptian company asking. More than 185 companies later, every Egyptian line in our product has an Egyptian name behind it.

So when we looked for a name for this night, we asked a different question: who actually wrote this product? Not our engineers. The people who will be sitting in that room.

A film is credited to its director. A building to its architect. This product is credited to the city that asked for it.
10
years serving Egyptian companies
200+
Egyptian companies run their people on ZenHR
2,500+
companies across MENA trust ZenHR
5
offices: Amman, Dubai, Riyadh, Jeddah, and now Cairo

Trusted by leading companies across Egypt

B.TECH logo
Money Fellows logo
Vezeeta logo
Azza Fahmy logo
SODIC logo
Telda logo
Ahmed Elsallab logo
Bashar Soft logo
Nas Msr logo
Etisal logo
Speakol logo
Cartona logo
Hitek Nofal logo
SID logo
and 170+ more
What changes on 20 October

Ten years from a distance. Now, from Cairo.

Cairo becomes ZenHR's newest regional office. It is the first time we are close enough to say thank you in person, and it changes how we work with every Egyptian company on ZenHR, from the first call to the hundredth payroll.

A team in Cairo

Implementation, support and account management from people who work your hours, know your law and can be in your office.

Pay in Egyptian pounds

Contracts and invoices through the Cairo office, paid in EGP.

Egyptian out of the box

Payroll, compliance and attendance built for Egypt without heavy customisation, and law changes delivered on time without disruption.

Who it's for

One afternoon, built around the people who use it.

If you run on ZenHR today

You are the reason the office exists.

Be credited on stage and on the wall. Meet the Cairo team you will work with. See what shipped for Egypt this year before anyone else does.

If you are choosing an HR platform

Hear it from the companies that use it.

See the product live on real Egyptian payroll cases. Hear HR leaders talk about the people decisions they made. Put your hardest question to the product team.

If you cover the market or partner with us

A regional platform that decided to be close.

The story behind the Cairo office, with ZenHR leadership and our lead investor Impact46 available for interviews on the day.

Programme · Tuesday 20 October

Four hours, built around the room

Mixed so that no two ZenHR voices ever follow each other, with the room doing most of the talking.

2:00 PM
Arrival & welcome
Coffee, registration, the wall of 185+ Egyptian companies, and live product stations.
2:30 PM
The story of the name
How the night came to be credited to the room.
2:35 PM
In their own words
A short film featuring ZenHR's Egyptian clients.
2:38 PM
Ten years, and what changes now
ZenHR leadership on a decade in Egypt and what the Cairo office means for you.
2:50 PM
Why Egypt
A perspective from Impact46, ZenHR's investor.
2:53 PM
Recognition
Honouring our longest-standing Egyptian clients, by name.
3:05 PM
Built for Egypt, live
The product, cluster by cluster, with the client and the year behind every feature. In Arabic.
3:30 PM
Lunch & product stations
Lunch, live demos, the testimonial booth, and time to meet the ZenHR Egypt team.
4:30 PM
Customer panel
Egyptian HR leaders on what they imported, what they bent, and what they wrote themselves.
5:05 PM
Signing ceremony
Egypt's newest ZenHR clients sign on stage.
5:15 PM
Closing reception
Coffee, demos and conversation until the last guest.
6:00 PM
Close
The panel

Global practice, or built for Egypt?

Most global HR practices were designed for other markets. In this panel, HR leaders from Egyptian companies share what worked for them as it was, what they changed, and what they built themselves to fit the Egyptian market.

The speakers come from retail, industry and fintech. You will leave with practical ideas already tested in Egypt, and you can send your questions during the session by QR code.

01

What we imported: a global practice we applied as it was, and what actually happened in its first year.

02

What we built ourselves: solutions we designed because no ready-made option fitted the way work is done in Egypt.

03

What to stop, and what to start: a global idea it is time to drop, and an Egyptian practice that deserves to spread.

Why attend

An afternoon you won't get anywhere else

The wall

Find your company among 200+ Egyptian names

Every Egyptian client logo, printed at the same size at the ballroom entrance. No tiers, no ranking. Find yours and take the photo.

Live product stations

Watch ZenHR solve your problem, live

Four stations with our product and customer success teams, in Arabic. Bring your hardest question and leave with a booked session or a clear next step.

Testimonial booth

Make your voice part of the story

60 to 90 seconds beside the wall. Three questions, no script. Your story could help another HR leader in Egypt.

At the product stations

AI shift scheduler
Salary scales & grading
Performance & evaluation
ATS & Testello

Built for Egypt, shown live on stage

Payroll: tax cases, gross-up, social insurance, dollar packages
Compliance: law changes applied on time
Pay in EGP from the Cairo office
Attendance: QR, devices & geofence
Overnight shifts & overtime
Every leave type under Egyptian labour law
Local business trips
Expansion into Saudi Arabia & the UAE
The venue

The St. Regis Cairo

On the Nile Corniche in Garden City.

Address
1189 Nile Corniche, Garden City, Cairo
Hall
Astor Grand Ballroom
Date & time
Tuesday 20 October 2026, 2:00 – 6:00 PM (Cairo time)
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Questions

Before you come.

Who is this afternoon for?

HR, finance and business leaders of companies in Egypt, whether they run on ZenHR today or are choosing an HR platform, together with press and partners.

Is there a cost?

No. By Cairo is an invitation-only afternoon, and every guest attends as ours, lunch included.

How do I know my seat is confirmed?

A named person on the ZenHR Egypt team will contact you within one week, by email and WhatsApp. Your invitation carries the QR code you show at the door.

Can I bring a colleague?

Seats are personal. Ask your colleague to register separately and mention your name.

What language is the event in?

The stage programme is mostly in English, and the live product demo is in Arabic. The team at the product stations speaks Arabic.

What time should I arrive?

Doors open at 2:00 pm. Registration closes at 2:25 pm, so the programme can start on time.

RSVP

Join us on 20 October

By invitation only, for 220 guests. Register below.

Tuesday, 20 October 2026
2:00 – 6:00 PM, Cairo time
The St. Regis Cairo, Astor Grand Ballroom
1
You register
Two minutes, using the form.
2
We confirm within one week
By email and WhatsApp, from a named person on our team.
3
You receive your invitation
A personal invitation, a calendar entry and a QR code for the door.

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