SPEAKERS

Dr. Alanazi obtained his PhD in Computer Science from the University of New South Wales. His research interests include Machine Learning & Data Mining, Intelligent Transport Systems and Blockchains.

Dr. Ammar Alanazi

Director of the National Center for Transport Technology and Logistics,

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Fatmah has academic, scientific, managerial, technical, and business expertise and participated in forming national strategies. She is also the first woman to be internationally awarded the AI prize form VB-San Francisco.

Dr. Fatmah Baothman

Faculty Member, KAU,

Member of G20 Task Force, Founder & President of AI Society

Saudi Arabia

Hesham is a Digital Innovations Director that leads and driving collaboration and alignment across various Business units to cultivate and speed the pace of Digitalization and AI.

HESHAM SAAD AL GHAMDI

Director Digital Innovations,

Abdul Latif Jameel

Saudi Arabia

The Manager of Research and Computing Infrastructure, he is responsible for making KAUST a living lab for digital experiences and innovative concepts.

MOHAMED ABDEL AAL

Head of Digital Experience and Innovation,

KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Previously, Dr. Akram has managed the consolidation of data from different government entities, and the production of advanced analytics, research, indicators.

Dr. Akram A. Jadawi

Director General of the G20 Affairs(Member of Digital Economy Task Force),

National Digital Transformation Unit

Saudi Arabia

With 10+ years of experience in product management, Mr. Charafeddine possesses Technical & product expertise in applied AI at scale using deep learning and reinforcement learning.

Mohamad Charafeddine

Sr Director, Head of Mobility Engineering, Infra & AI,,

Careem

United Arab Emirates

For more than 15 years, Mr. Mousa has a wide experience in working with the government and private sector, implementing and auditing different Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) cyber security frameworks.

Mohamed Mousa

Chief Information Security Officer,

IKEA

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Khaled possesses over 11 years of experience in technology fields and has graduated from positions such as an application specialist, system analyst, Head of IT Infrastructure and IT Budgeting before moving to Head of Automation

KHALED SALEM

Head of Automation,

Bank Al-Jazira

Jeddah

Mr Alshodari provides companies with IT insight, enabling businesses, guidance securely and leadership that will foster a successful business decision-making platform using the right set of IT portfolios.

ENG MAJED MOHAMMAD ALSHODARI

Chief Information Security Officer,

Allied Cooperative Insurance Group

Saudi Arabia