Session Managers
Session Managers
HE Dr. Mohammed Abu Saq
Minister of State, Member of the Council of Ministers
HE Dr. Mushabab Al-Qahtani
General Director - Institute of Public Administration
Dr. Fahad Al-Orabi Al-Harthi
Chairman of Board of Directors - Asbar World Forum
Eng. Sami AlHussayen
Chairman of the Scientific Committee
HE Dr. Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Ibrahim
Advisor to HRH the President of KACST. Previous CEO of NWC and Previous Governor of SWCC
Dr. Maher Alodan
Head of Research and Development and Innovation Sector- King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy
Prof. Mohammed Al-Qunaibet
Shoura Council Member, Professor of Agricultural Economics - King Saud University
Mr. Faeq Muneef
Writer and Editor
Mr. Ibraheem Alzuhimeel
ceanx CEO
Mr. Dirk Schmautzer
Partner - Mckinsey & Company, Dubai
Mr. Abdul Munim AlHarrari
PR Manager - HalalaH Company
Dr. Mani Sarathy
Associate Director of Clean Combustion Research Center
Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering - KAUST
Arab and local speakers
Arab and local speakers
HH Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al-Saud
President of King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology
HH Prince Dr. Bandar bin Abdullah AlMashari
Assistant Minister of Interior for
Technology Affairs
HE Dr. Ahmad Al-Issa
Minister of Education
Dr. Mohammed H. Almeshekah
Cyber Security Expert
HE Dr. Nabil Koshak
Founder and CEO - Athal Consulting
Dr. Ziad Al-Drees
Former Representative of the
Kingdom to UNESCO
Prof. Henri Awit
General Manager - The Arab
Thought Foundation
Dr. Saud Kateb
Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Mohamad bin Ali Al-Asiri
Executive Manager - King Salman
Youth Center
Dr. Saeed Alamoudy
PhD in Creative City - University
of
Salford
Dr. Ahmad Al Askar
President - King Abdullah
International Medical Research
Center
Dr. Mohammed Al-Rkayan
CEO and Founder - Squad Partners
Mr. Amer Al Kahtani
VP of Research and Innovation - ELM
Dr. Abdullah Ould Abah
Professor of Philosophy and Studies - University of Nouakchott
Dr. Mohammad Alharthi
Associate Professor - Curricula and
Methods of Computer Teaching -
King Saud University
Mr. Omar Al Majdouie
Founding Partner at Raed
Ventures
Dr. Anas Alfaris
VP of Research Institutes - KACST
Dr. Hani Enaya
Partner - STV
Dr. Mohammad Salem s. Al-Sabban
Former Chief Economist Advisor to the Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
Eng. Hani AlAbd AlHadi
President and Founder - Arkad
Mrs. Sherine Yacoub
Chief Executive Officer - Edraak
Mr. Abdulsalam Haykal
Chairman - Haykal Media
Mr. Abdulaziz Alghunaim
Co-Founder - Tarjimly
Mr. Farook Al Jeraisy
Founder and CEO - Inspire Ventures
Dr. Mohamad Al Hussein
CEO - Mozn
Mr. Mohammad Almadani
Founder and CEO - Classera ME
Dr. Faisal Allaf
Chief Executive - Wadi Makkah
Mr. Mutaz Arif
CEO - The 10th Floor, Inc
Eng. Usama Kurdi
Former Shoura Council Member
Eng. Ali bin Hasan Al Ghbeshi
Consultant and Expert in Developing IT Systems
Prof. Abdullah Aljughaiman
Shura Council Member, President of International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence
Hala Al-Tuwaijri .Dr
Secretary General - Family Affairs Council
Belal Moftah
Chairman, Biomedical Physics Department, KFSH&RC
Dr. Waleed Althobaity.
Radiologist, Radiology Department, KFSH&RC
Ahmad Nobah
Medical Physicist, Biomedical Physics Department, KFSH&RC
Eng. Muhab bin Mohamad Benten
Director General, Building Technology Stimulus Initiative – Ministry of Housing
Ms. Manar Al Omayri
Founder of Dhad Audiobooks
Dr. Hamid Al–Sharari
Former Member of the Shoura Council
Dr. Issam Alwagait
CEO for National Digital transformation unit
Mr. Omar AlHarthy
Co-Founder - Al-Rud,ha Innovative Hub
Advisory Board Member of the National Youth Program for Skills Development - Sultanate of Oman
Mr. Khaled Albawardi
CEO - TAD
Mr. Faris Al-Rashed
Ms. Maha Tabah
Dr. Khaled Al-Ghoneim
Founder / Chairman - HAWAZ
HE Dr. Riyadh K Najm
Former President of Audiovisual Media Commission
Dr. Mohamad al Sagher
tance Undersecretary - Ministry of Health, Leader of the Institutional Transformation axis
Dr. Ammar Al Nahawi
Director of Saudi Aramco Research & Development Center in the future of Energy session
Eng. Saed Al-Harthi
Chief Executive and Board Member of the Arab-Japanese Company for Membrane Manufacture
Mr. Emad Eldin Adeeb
Writer and Journalist
Mr. Abdulkader Lamaa
Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company
Dr. Haya Alawad
Under-Secretary - Ministry of Education
Mrs. Abeer AlHashimi
Vice President of Upskilling at Takamol Holding
Dr Abdulaziz Albatli
Assistant Professor of Cloud Computing Vice Dean of Scientific Research – Shaqra University
International Speakers
International Speakers
Prof. Charlotte Hauser
Professor, Bioscience - KAUST
Mr. Daniele Daffonchio
Professor, Bioscience - KAUST
Dr. Riel Miller
President of the Future of Literacy - UNESCO
Dr. Nisreen Lahham
CEO - Future Studies Forum for Africa and the Middle East (FSF)
Dr. Kais Hammami
Advisor - Tunisian Institute for Strategic Studies, UNESCO Chair for Future Studies
Mr. Tomohiko Hirata
President - Ziba Tokyo
Mr. Magnus Jörgel
Future Strategist - World Future Studies Federation
Mr. Masssimo Paradiso
CEO and Founder - NBD, Italy
Dr. Erik F. Øverland
President and Chairman - the Board
of World Futures Studies Federation,
WFSF
Mr. Stephen Downes
Philosopher and specialist - online
Learning Technology and New Media
Dr. Ali Alazzawi
City Experience Advisor
Smart Dubai Office
Prof. Ignacio de la Torre
Academic Director, Masters in Finance - IE Business School;
Chief Economist - Arcano
Dr. Manuel Muniz
Dean of IE School of Global and Public Affairs,
Mr. Marco Rosa
Managing Director - Formula D Interactive
Mr. Christian Azoury
Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company
Mr. Anand Vengurlekar
Executive MBA Alumnus and Chief of Communications and Branding- INSEAD
Mr. Dirk Schmautzer
Partner - Mckinsey & Company, Dubai
Mr. Stephen Hall
Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company - London
Dr. Youssef Belmabkhout
Senior Research Scientist in the Advanced Membranes & Porous Materials Research Center - KAUST
Mr. Christos Sermpetis
Partner, McKinsey & Company