Cairo ICT 2026 Experts: Decision Intelligence Is Shaping the Next Generation of Enterprise Management
A panel titled “Artificial Intelligence to Support Decision Intelligence: Towards Advancing Executive Decision-Making Mechanisms” explored the future of enterprise management during Cairo ICT 2026.
The discussion focused on how organizations can move beyond collecting and analyzing data to using it to make faster, more accurate and more effective decisions. Participants explained that business intelligence helps organizations understand historical performance, while decision intelligence supports forward-looking insights and the anticipation of potential outcomes. Artificial intelligence, meanwhile, enables faster processes and execution.
Speakers stressed that human expertise and oversight remain essential to validating AI-generated outputs and preventing inaccurate results, including what is commonly known as AI hallucination.
From Business Intelligence to Decision Intelligence and AI Execution
Enait Govender, Head of Enterprise AI at Liquid C2, outlined three interconnected stages in the evolution of intelligent enterprise systems.
The first is Business Intelligence (BI), which relies on collecting and analyzing historical data and identifying recurring patterns through charts and dashboards. These tools help organizations monitor performance, while decisions on subsequent actions remain with human operators.
The second stage is Decision Intelligence (DI), which combines historical data with organizational knowledge repositories to place identified patterns in their business context and provide decision-makers with more precise recommendations.
The most advanced stage is AI-driven execution, where systems move beyond recommendations to carrying out actual actions, creating opportunities for new operating models.
Olhas Kulkarni, Head of Products at CYBERTEQ, said the fundamental shift lies in moving from analyzing past events to anticipating future developments and their possible consequences. He emphasized that business intelligence, decision intelligence and artificial intelligence complement one another rather than replace each other.
Nancy Sami, Managing Director of New Edge, added that simply possessing large volumes of data does not create a competitive advantage. The real value comes from an organization's ability to use that data and turn it into actionable insights.
Decision Intelligence Strengthens Risk Management in Payments
Addressing practical applications in the financial and payments sectors, Sadesh Rai, Head of Risk Solutions Group at Network International, said the enormous volume of daily transactions makes traditional dashboards insufficient on their own.
He explained that organizations need to adopt decision intelligence and Large Language Models (LLMs) to analyze multiple data points, accelerate decision-making and improve the effectiveness of fraud detection and prevention.
AI Hallucinations Highlight the Need for Human Oversight
Rai warned against relying entirely on AI model outputs without verifying their accuracy, pointing to the risk of AI hallucinations that can generate misleading information or incorrect conclusions.
He stressed the importance of establishing clear standards and properly training AI models, while maintaining human involvement to review decisions before they are adopted in commercial operations.
Kaspersky Processes Around 350,000 Malware Samples Daily
Ayman Shaaban, Head of Security Incident Response at Kaspersky, revealed that the company receives approximately 350,000 malware samples every day, making automated analysis and intelligent classification essential for identifying threats.
He explained that the evolution of cybersecurity solutions now extends beyond detecting attacks to determining appropriate responses to security incidents through Data Intelligence (DI).
Shaaban cautioned that technical decisions, even when made rapidly, must remain subject to review by security analysts to prevent potential operational damage.
Human Oversight Remains Essential to Safe AI Adoption
The panel concluded that organizations' readiness for the future will not be determined by how much data they possess, but by their ability to convert that data into sound decisions and execute them efficiently and securely, supported by human awareness and oversight.
Cairo ICT is one of the region's leading events for the telecommunications and information technology industries. Its 2026 edition is held under the patronage of the Prime Minister, with a focus on practical AI applications that improve services, enhance business efficiency and support innovation across sectors.
The accompanying events include the third edition of the Artificial Intelligence, Data Centers and Cloud Computing exhibition and conference, AIDC²; the 13th edition of the Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion exhibition and conference, PAFIX, held under the auspices of the Central Bank of Egypt; and the sixth edition of Connecta, dedicated to gaming, smart devices and entertainment technology.
The Innovation Arena also provides startups and entrepreneurs with an opportunity to showcase their solutions and products and connect with investors, business partners and organizations supporting innovation.
