Ron Kaufman is one of the world’s leading motivational keynote speakers on the topics of achieving service excellence, increasing customer satisfaction, retaining loyal customers, and building sustainable service cultures. Rated one of the “Top 25 Who’s Hot” speakers by Speaker magazine, Ron presents powerful insights and global best practices from working with clients in every industry and on every continent for more than thirty years. His energetic keynote speeches have inspired millions, frequently earning standing ovations from audiences of all ages. In 2018, GlobalGurus rated Ron the #1 customer service guru in the world. Ron travels worldwide to speak at company meetings, industry conferences, and association events throughout the year.

Ron is author of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller, “Uplifting Service! The Proven Path to Delighting Your Customers, Colleagues and Everyone Else You Meet” and 14 other books on service, business and inspiration. He is the founder of Uplifting Service, a global education and consulting company that enables leaders and organizations to build sustainable cultures that win the hearts and minds of customers, colleagues, and partners.

Cairo is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the country, with a population of over 9 million inhabitants. Its metropolitan area is the largest in the Middle East and the Arab world and one of the largest on the African continent. It is a major center for industry, economics, commerce, publishing, media, as well as music and film production. Cairo is famous for its automobile assemblers and manufacturers, such as the Arab American Vehicles Company, the Egyptian Light Transport Manufacturing Company, the MCV Corporate Group, the Seoudi Group and General Motors Egypt. The city has a long history, represented by the well-known Giza Pyramid Complex, including the three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx, and the ancient city of Memphis located in its vicinity. In terms of architecture, Cairo is mostly built in the Islamic style, feature which brought it the title of ‘the city of a thousand minarets.’ Cairo is home to the world’s second oldest university, the Al-Azhar University, founded in 970 by the Fatimid Islamic Caliphate, as well as to the largest and oldest music and film production industries from the Arab world. Some of the city’s most important landmarks include the Tahrir Square, the Cairo Tower, and the Citadel of Cairo.

Cairo as a Conference Destination

Cairo is an important center for international conferences and conventions including: CET Egypt – the Customer Engagement Technology Conference, a major event focused on the role of technology in improving business customer relationships; ICEC (Intelligent Cities Exhibition & Conference), a large conference and exhibition bringing together over 3,000 senior decision makers and 5,000 participants to discuss the latest sustainable technologies and solutions for planning and constructing better cities; International Conference on Innovative Engineering Technologies (ICIET), one of Egypt’s most important conferences on innovation, technology and engineering; and the Marketing Kingdom Cairo, the largest event dedicated to new developments in the marketing industry.

Cairo Food Options for Conference Delegates

Cairo has a large number of extraordinary restaurants you can visit during your conference, including: Koshary Abou Tarek (Phone: +20 2 25775935), the Al Khal Egyptian Restaurant (Phone: +20 2 24800009), and Abou el-Sid (Phone: +20 2 27359640), three of the best places in the city where you can sample traditional local cuisine; the Grill Restaurant & Lounge (Phone: +20 2 27988000), a stylish restaurant famous for its French dishes; Birdcage (Phone: +20 2 27988000), serving a large variety of delicious Thai dishes; Shogun (Phone: +20 2 24800100), one of the best Japanese restaurants in the city; and Maestro (Phone: +20 2 24800100), a luxurious Italian restaurant.

Cairo Attractions for Convention Attendees

There are many highly rated tourist attractions you can enjoy after your conference in Cairo, including: the Giza Pyramid Complex, a world-famous archeological site containing renowned constructions from Ancient Egypt such as the three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx; the Egyptian Museum, home to a vast collection of Egyptian artifacts spanning over 5,000 years; the Cairo Citadel, an imposing walled fortress constructed in the 12th century by Saladin as a protection against Crusaders; the Khan el-Khalili, a large bazaar located in the historical center of the Islamic Cairo selling various souvenirs, jewelry, clothes, and spices; and the 187 meters tall Cairo Tower, the country’s tallest building.

Conference Center Venues

Cairo, Egypt has a large number of great conference centers and facilities, such as:

Cairo House (Location: Al Fostat St, Ad Deyorah, Misr Al Qadimah)
Cairo International Convention Center (Location: El-Nasr Rd, Al Estad)
Conrad Cairo (Location: Nile Corniche)
El Azhar Center For Conferences (Location: Al Manteqah Al Oula)
Helnan Dreamland Hotel & Conference Center (Location: Dream land Giza- Al Wahat Al Baharia)
Triumph Hotel (Location: Intersection of Ihsan Abdel Kodous St. with Al Khalifa Al Maamoun St.)