Welcome Reception
09:00 AM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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09:30 AM
Prof. Tony Chan

President, KAUST

H.E. Abdullah Alswaha

Minister, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

H.E. Munir M. Eldesouki

President, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

H.E. Mohammed Bin Ali Alhayaza

President, Alfaisal University

H.E. Prof. Einas Al-Eissa

President, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University

Prof. Pierre Magistretti

Vice President for Research, KAUST

Ms. Rahaf Alharbi

Director, Business Development & Local Strategic Partnership, SPA

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10:30 AM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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11:30 AM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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12:45 PM
Ms. Rahaf Alharbi

Director, Business Development & Local Strategic Partnership, SPA

Mr. Mohammed Al-Awaji

Deputy Director, SPA, Makkah Region

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01:15 PM
Dr. Manus Ward

Director, Research Translation and Partnerships, KAUST

Prof. William Roberts

Director, Clean Combustion Research Center, KAUST

Dr. Abdulwahab A. Al-Ghamdi

Head, Upstream Research Center, Aramco

Prof. Stefaan De Wolf

Interim Associate Director, KAUST Solar Center

Dr. Yusif A. Alghamdi

Director, National Grants Programs Development & Planning at the Research, Development, and Innovation Authority (RDIA)

HRH Dr. Khaled Bin Bandar

Director, Institute for Water Management and Treatment, KACST

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02:30 PM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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02:45 PM
Prof. Khaled Salama

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Prof. Numan Salah

Professor, Center of Nanotechnology, King Abdulaziz University

Prof. Saleh A. Alshebeili

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Saud University

Prof. Abdulaziz A. Alorainy

Assistant Professor, Future Generation Connectivity and Wireless Sensors Research Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

Dr. Ali A. Al-Shaikhi

Vice President of Research & Innovation, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Prof. Tareq Al-Naffouri

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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04:00 PM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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04:15 PM
Prof. Suzana Nunes

Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs, KAUST

HH Princess Mashael Al-Shalan

Founding Partner, Aeon Strategy, KSA

Prof. Nazek El-Atab

Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Dr. Nadia Ounais

Vice President of International Affairs, Oceanographic Institute, Monaco

HRH Princess Maha Al Saud

Vice President of External Relations and Advancement, Alfaisal University

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Opening Remarks
08:55 AM
Dr. Ian Campbell, OBE

Vice President, National Transformation Institute, KAUST

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09:00 AM
Mr. Abdulrahim Alghamdi

Academy General Manager, KAUST

Prof. George M. Turkiyyah

Professor, Applied Mathematics & Computational Science, KAUST

Prof. Najla Altwaijry

General Manager, Education Centre of Excellence, Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority

Dr. Turki Alotabi

KAUST Academy Alumni

Dr. Saud Alfaadhel

CEO, Academy 32, KACST Academy

Prof.  Omar Knio

Assoc VP,Nat'l Part,Eng'ment,&Acad Liais, National Priorities & Int'l Partnerships

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10:30 AM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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11:00 AM
Prof. Osman M. Bakr

Professor, Material Science and Engineering, KAUST

Prof. Dana Alsulaiman

Assistant Professor, Material Science and Bioengineering, KAUST

Dr. Wedyan Babatain

Postdoctoral Researcher, Ibn Rushd Postdoctoral Fellow,Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mr. Mohammed Alsobay

Ph.D. Candidate, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Haleema Alamri

KAUST Alumna (Ministry of energy)

Dr. Sandra Medina

Co-founder and Chief Operations Officer of Wayakit

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12:30 PM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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01:40 PM
Mr. Hattan Ahmed

Strategic Engagement Director, Associate Director, KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen

Prof. Jinchao Xu

Director, KAUST Innovation Hub in Shenzhen

Prof. Khaled Salama

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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02:00 PM
Prof. Xin Gao

Interim Director, Computational Bioscience Research Center (CBRC), KAUST

Prof. Fowzan S. Alkuraya

Professor, Human Genetics, Alfaisal University

Prof. Jean-Marc Nabholtz

Director, Cancer Research and Consultant Medical Oncologist Oncology Centre, King Saud University Medical City, KSA

Prof. Khalid Alsaleh

Professor, Hematology and Medical Oncology, King Saud University, KSA

Prof. David R. Pugh

Director, SDAIA Center DS & AI, KAUST

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03:30 PM

locationThe Garage,KACST

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04:00 PM
Prof. Mark Gillan

Associate Vice President, Technologies and Special Projects National Transformation Institute, KAUST

Eng. Amr A. Atiah

Director, Special Projects, KAUST

Dr. Elizabeth A. Goergen

Head, Monitoring, Visualization & Data Management, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative

Prof. Raquel Peixoto

Associate Professor, Marine Science, KAUST

Prof. David Suggett

Chief Scientist, KAUST Reefscape Restoration Initiative

Prof. Ian McLeod

Executive Director, SHAMS

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