Speaker Profile

Mahmoud Serour

Founder and Chief Technology Officer, BrightDrive

"The TechX Summit is incredibly excited to welcome Mahmoud Serour onboard. As a globally recognized pioneer in autonomous mobility, his vision for intelligent transportation is exactly what the world is ready to hear. We are honored to feature his groundbreaking expertise on our global stage."
Autonomous Driving Stack Safety-Critical Engineering Smart City Integration Mobility Innovation

Executive Overview

Mahmoud Serour is the visionary Founder and Chief Technology Officer of BrightDrive, a trailblazing autonomous mobility company dedicated to developing next-generation intelligent transportation solutions. With over ten years of elite experience spanning automotive systems, software engineering, and self-driving technologies, he is a leading architect in the mobility sector. His ultimate mission is to advance safe, intelligent, and sustainable mobility solutions that fundamentally transform how people and goods move across modern cities and communities.

Professional Journey & Impact

Throughout his illustrious career, Mahmoud has successfully led and delivered highly complex engineering programs across Europe and the Middle East, collaborating intimately with global OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, research institutions, and major government stakeholders. Under his strategic leadership, BrightDrive has successfully engineered comprehensive autonomous transportation solutions for passenger mobility, logistics, industrial applications, and smart city ecosystems. A major testament to his leadership was the development of an autonomous bus platform that secured 2nd place at the prestigious Dubai World Challenge for Self-Driving Transport. His profound impact on the industry recently earned him recognition by Business Insider as one of the "35 Under 35" pioneers shaping the future of the self-driving industry.

Core Areas of Expertise

  • Full Autonomous Driving Stack: Deep technical mastery in perception, localization, sensor fusion, path planning, and advanced motion control.
  • Safety-Critical Engineering: Extensive expertise in developing Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), software-defined vehicles, functional safety protocols, and automotive cybersecurity.
  • Smart City Integration: Scaling autonomous technology to bridge the gap between artificial intelligence and complex, real-world transportation infrastructures.

What to Expect at TechX Summit

Holding a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology, Mahmoud is a frequent and highly respected voice at international technology events, including NVIDIA GTC and leading ADAS conferences. His session at TechX will offer an unparalleled, technical deep dive into the intersection of artificial intelligence and software-defined vehicles. We are absolutely thrilled to have him onboard, offering our audience a front-row seat to the future of autonomous transportation!

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We are honored to welcome Mahmoud Serour to Tech X Summit Global Singapore 2026.
His award-winning vision for autonomous mobility will redefine how we move people and goods.