Moderators
Moderators
His Excellency Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Khudairi :
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dar Athan for Humanitarian, Foresight and Strategic Studies
His Excellency Dr. Hussam Zaman:
Chairman of the Education and Training Evaluation Authority
His Excellency Dr. Riad Kamal Nejm:
Former President of the General Authority for Audiovisual Media
Dr. Abdulaziz Al-Malik:
Vice President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology to Support Scientific Research
Dr. Fahad Al-Orabi Al-Harthi:
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Dr. Sultan Al-Murraqi
CEO of the Saudi Defense Electronics Company
Dr. Mohammed bin Attya Al-Harthi:
Associate Professor, Curricula and Methods of Teaching Computer - King Saud University
Mr. Nabil Al-Mubarak:
Former CEO of SIMAH Rating Agency
Dr. Maha Al-Munif:
Executive Director of the Family Safety Program and Head of the Child Care Department at King Abdullah Specialist Children's Hospital
Dr. Maha Al-Ateeki:
Founder and CEO, Second Direction
Dr. Sharif Abdulwahab :
Executive Director of the Saudi Handicrafts Program
Dr. Saeed Al-Sheikh:
Former member of the Shura Council
Yara Al-Rajeh
Chief Advocacy Officer S20 Saudi Arabia 2020
Dr. Abdallah Al Sultan,
Dean of Scientific Research , King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals
Speakers
Speakers
HE. Bandar Alkhorayef
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources
Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
Chairman and founder of the Tala Abu-Ghazaleh Global
Dr. Mr. Farouk El-Baz
Research Professor and Director of the Center for Remote Sensing at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Najah Y. Ashry
The Vice President for Saudi Initiatives at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Dr. Thoraya Obaid
Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund director (UNFPA)
Former Saudi Shura Council member
His Excellency Ambassedor Abdallah AlMouallimi - The Permanent Representative of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations
Ralph Liu
Founder and CEO, MuleChain, Inc. Founder
and CEO, TurboChains, Inc
Dr. Saed Khawaldeh
R&D Technical Consultant - Multiple companies (UK and Middle East)
Artificial Intelligence Researcher - University of Oxford (UK)
Founder & Director - Intelligence Analytica (UK)
Atle s. Stehouwer
CEO & Founder at Team Singularity
Dr. Fares Al-Qunaieer
Engineering Consultant in AI, Research & Innovation, SITE
Alex Aea
Vice President, AFRICA FINTECH NETWORK
co-founded and managed Finov, an advisory
and investment venture dedicated to west africa
Bassirou Abdoul
Coordinator, Managing
Director at Diamniadio IT Park
Ahmed Gamal
Head of Games Development
Department (SAE - UAE)
Eyram Akofa Tawia
Co-Founder and CEO at Leti Arts
Tommy Ingemarsson
Founder Svenska Elitserien CSGO,
Ninjas in Pyjamas and Area Academy
Nicholas Biswas
HTC | MEA Enterprise Solutions
Business Manager | VIVE
Lamees Ouzon
Partnerships Development
Manager Apps & Gaming at Google
Raf Manji
Sustento Ltd - Director
Teresa Martín-Retortillo
Executive President of executive education at IE Business School
Yazan Hijazi
Founder & Managing Partner, Human Engineering Advisory Advisor - Global Business Strategy, i2be Incorporated
Dr. Ahmad Al-Kubyar
Board member at Entrepreneurship Association
Dr. Faisal Al-Kadi
Entrepreneur, investor, academic
Dr. Arwa Husni Arab
Assistant Professor Department of Psychology Faculty of Arts & Humanities King Abdulaziz University
Dr. Ayman Khalil
Director of the Arab Institute for Security Studies (ACSIS)
Waleed A. Alballaa
An investor in the technology sector and startups
Dr. Ahmed Alshammari
Former chairman of the board of trustees of the Riyadh Economic Forum
Ehab Abu Dayeh
Head of Operations at Edraak “open online course (MOOC) platform”
Specialized in Gamification
Prof. Slim Alouini:
Associate Dean, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (KAUST )
Prof. Stefan Arold:
(big data and health) (KAUST)
Prof. Arnab Pain
Professor, Bioscience (KAUST)
Prof. Derya Baran:
Assistant, Material Science and Engineering, KAUST
Mr. Erik Talley:
Director, Health, Safety and the Environment (HSE) -KAUST
Prof. Jesper Tegner:
Professor, Bioscience, KAUST
Mr. Sami Sarhan,
Head, SME Innovation Services, Innovation and Economic Development - KAUST
Dr. Mohammed Ghazi Ibrahim:
Professor and Head of the Insurance and Risk Management Department - Faculty of Business Administration - University of Business and Technology
Dr. Amjad Roboey:
Director of Distance Learning - University of Business and Technology
Dr. Heba Jamal:
Vice Dean of Academic Affairs of College of Business Administration (CBA) at (UBT)
Dr. Muhammad Al-Qarni
Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering (UBT)
Dr. Rania Ba Ashira:
Head of the Department of Software Engineering - University of Business and Technology
Dr. Abdel Qader Amir:
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering - University of Business and Technology
Mr. Muhannad Abdullah Dahlan:
Executive Director and General Supervisor - University of Business and Technology
Dr. Majeda Abu Ras:
Associate Professor - Department of Biotechnology, King Abdulaziz University
Mr. Majid Al Asfour
Director General of the General Department for Strategy and Alignment
Mr. Carlos Lopez Blanco
chair of the Digital Economy Commission, ICC
Mr. Mohamed Madani
CEO of Classera Middle East
Ignacio Gafo
Professor of Marketing, Associate Dean, Global & Executive MBA Programs , IE Business School
Dr. Nazih Al-Othmani:
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University
Ms. Maha Aqeel:
Director of the Department of Social and Family Affairs - Organization of Islamic Cooperation
Dr. Hind Al Khalifah:
Advisor to the National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment
Saleh Almuzaini
Talent Acquisition & Development Expert
Dr. Hussein Al-Jahdaly
: Expert Specializing in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity
Mr. Jasser bin Abdulkarim Al-Jasser:
Director General of the General Department of Governance, Risk and Compliance – Finance- Ministry of Finance
Dr. Wafaa Taiba:
Member of the Shura Council (Sixth Session), Former Vice Dean for Academic Affairs for Humanitarian Studies
Dr. Al-Jazi Al-Shabiki:
Former Dean of the Center for Human Studies for Girls at King Saud University
Abdul Majeed bin Hassan Al-Omrani:
Director of Innovation Department / Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Authority
Dr. Malak AlThagafi
Consultant Physician in molecular genetics and pathology– KACST
Dr. Talal Alsudairi
Director of Space and Aeronautics Research Institute – KACST
Dr. Abdullah bin Ahmed Al-Maghlouth:
Under Secretary for Communication - Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Information
Dr. Abdulaziz Almalik
VP for scientific support – KACST
Dr. Abdalqader Almuen :
Artificial Intelligence Advisor Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)
Mr. Firas Al-Jarrah
Future work Senior Manager – Business Development and Innovation
Prof. Lubna Al-Ansari
Former Member of the Shura Council, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization
Dr. Saleh Almuhsen
Professor of Pediatrics and Allergy and Immunology Consultant at King Saud University Medical City and King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Saudi Arabia
Eng. Khalid Al Othman
ceo - Saudi Mubadara Development Co