StartUp Saudi Arabia Brochure EN .pdf

The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah

The StartUp Saudi Arabia Forum will be organized
by Umm Al-Qura University represented by Wadi
Makkah Technology Company. The forum will include
a conference, an exhibition, and seminars as well as
short presentations for investors. The forum will
be a networking venue for entrepreneurs, start-up
owners, and venture capitalists seeking investments
that encourage their initiatives and change them from
start-ups into small and medium size projects as a major

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An Opportunity to Participate in
the Biggest Event of Technology
Start-ups and Venture Capital Funds

contribution to development. Decision makers, men
of expertise, local and international companies will
participate in the forum sessions with a view to achieving
sustainable development in line with the Kingdom
Vision 2030 in terms of supporting national knowledgebased economy, regional leadership, expanding the
productive base through entrepreneurship and creating
a congenial environment for an incubator of knowledge
and technological creativity and innovation.

Venue
T he S tartU p S audi A rabi a
Forum will be held at
The Ritz-Carlton, Jeddah

Functions

WORKSHOPS

NETWORKING

FORUM &
SEMINARS

COMPANY
PRESENTATIONS
FOR INVESTORS

EXHIBITION

PRESENTATIONS'
EXPERIMENTS

DAY 01
NOV 4TH

WORKSHOPS

PRESENTATIONS'
EXPERIMENTS

Workshops and preparing start-ups
to introduce their companies to
investors
An orientation day for entrepreneurs and start-ups
in the form of many masterclasses and workshops
specializing in technology and entrepreneurship.
The participating start-ups will be oriented by
specialists to present their projects to investors
and venture capital funds on the Opening Day and
Pitching Demo Day.

PANEL UNDER THE TITLE: THE IDEAL ECOSYSTEM: A GLIMPSE TO THE FUTURE
LEGISLATIONS DEVELOPMENT OF START-UPS

H.H. DR. TURKI BIN SAUD
AL-SAUD
Presedent of KACST

DR. BANDAR HAJJAR
Presedent of IDB

DR. BAKRI ASSAS
Presedent of UQU

DAY 02
NOV 5TH

NETWORKING

WORKSHOPS

EXHIBITION

FORUM &
SEMINARS

DR. GHASSAN AL-SULAIMAN
Governer of General Authority
for Small & Medium Enterprises

EXHIBITION

Dr. Ibrahim Al Omar
Governer | SAGIA

NETWORKING

COMPANY
PRESENTATIONS
FOR INVESTORS

COMPANY PRESENTATIONS FOR INVESTORS

Panel 2: Many VCs, Little
Investment: Who's to Blame
VC Investment Strategies or
Start-Ups?
Panel 1: Many Incubators
and Accelerators: Is
Quality been Sacrificed
Over the Quantity?

Panel 4: The Role of Universities
and Institutes Towards
Transformation of Research into
Economy Knowledge Base

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3

DAY 03
NOV 5TH

FORUM &
SEMINARS

EXHIBITION

Panel 3: Empowering StartUps in the Technology Era:
Challenges, Experience
Sharing & Knowledge
Transfer within the
Saudi Start-Ups and
Entrepreneurs

SPEAKERS

DR. NABEEL KOSHAK

DR. KHALID S. AL-SULTAN

Executive Dean | MBSC

Rector | KFUPM

PROF. ABDULFATTAH
MASHAAT
President | University of Jeddah

DR. KHALED BIYARI
CEO | STC

MR. KHALID SULEIMANI
Senior Partner | Chrome
Advisory

MR. KHALIL AL-SHAFEI
CEO | Aramco Enterpreneurship Center - WAED

MR. OMAR AL-MAJDOUIE
Founding Partner | Raed
Ventures

DR. TAGHREED AL-SARAJ MR. OSAMA ASHRI
Consultant and Head of
Head of Development and
NineTenths Ambassadors
Strategic Alliances | MBSC
Program | Takamol Holding

MR. TARIQ LINJAWI
Ceo | United
Consulting Group

MR. FARIS AL-RASHED
Founder and Chairman |
Oqal Group

DR. AMMAR BAKKAR

ENG. MOHANAD AL NABULSI
Acting CEO | Qotuf

DR. SALEH BASALAMAH

DR. RADOUANE OUDIRI

CEO | Y2D

MR. TALAT HAFIZ
Economic Consultant &
Writer

MR. NAWAF AL-SAHHAF
CEO | Badir Program

DR. ABDULLAH ADLAN
Head of Bioethics Section
| KAIMRC

CEO | NaviBees

CEO | Systonomy

SPEAKERS

DR. ABDULLAH MURAD
CEO & Executive Director
| Softcare

PROF. GORDON MCCONNELL
Head of the Entrepreneurship Center | KAUST

MS. AMANI ALSHAALAN
CSR Section Manager | STC

MR. YOUSEF HAMMAD
Managing Partner | BECO
Capital

ENG. HANI ENAYAH

MR. ABDULRAHMAN TARABZOUNI DR. ABDULAZIZ JAZZAR

Managing Director | TAQNIA

CEO | STV-STC

MR. ZAIN ALAABDIEN
TAWFIQ
Founder | Saraha

MS. AMAL DOKHAN
Managing Director of Babson
Global Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership | MBSC

ENG. ABDULLAH ASIRI
CEO | Lucidya

CEO | Malaz Capital