H.E. Dr Majid AlKassabi
Minister of Commerce, Saudi Arabia
Prior to his appointment as Minister of Commerce in 2016, he had served as Acting Minister of Media and Minister of Social Affairs and Acting Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs.
In addition to his ministerial positions, H.E Dr. AlKassabi serves as a member of the Council for Social and Economic Development and the Strategy Committee. He is also the Chairman of the Board of various government organizations, including: The National Competitiveness Center; the Saudi Business Center; the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization; The Saudi Organization for Charted and Professional Accountants (SOCPA); and the Small and Medium Enterprises General Authority.
He served as Head of Private Affairs Office of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince; Director General of the Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Foundation; Secretary General of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce; Director of a family-owned real estate and Infrastructure Company, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah.
He holds a Ph.D. and a Master’s degree in Engineering Management (Honors) from the University of Missouri. He also holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; and a B.A. in Civil Administration (Honors) from the University of Portland.
Lord Dominic Johnson
Minister for Investment, United Kingdom
Lord Dominic Johnson of Lainston CBE was appointed Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade on 7 February 2023.
He was previously Minister of State (Minister for Investment) in the Department for International Trade between 24 November 2022 and 7 February 2023. He was Minister of State jointly in the Department for International Trade and the Cabinet Office between 2 October 2022 and 28 October 2022.
He has spent over 25 years in financial services, beginning his career at Robert Fleming in 1995, before moving to Hong Kong to work for Jardine Fleming and then in 2002, after a series of dot com start ups, heading the marketing for Lloyd George Asset Management – an emerging markets specialist firm. In 2007 he co-founded Somerset Capital Management LLP as an employee-owned democratic partnership, focussing on pension fund management in developing countries. Between 09 November 2022 and 02 October 2022 Dominic was a non-executive board member of the Department for International Trade. He was Chair of the department’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee. Between 2017 and 2019 he was vice-chairman of the Conservative Party.
H.E Neil Crompton
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Neil Crompton was appointed Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in February 2020. Prior to this appointment, he was the Director of the Middle East and North Africa Directorate.
He joined the FCO in 1995 as a Senior Research Officer in the Middle East and North Africa Group.
2019: Full-time Language Training (Arabic)
2015 – 2019: Director, Middle East and North Africa Directorate
2014 – 2015: Deputy Political Director, Eastern Europe and Central Asia Directorate,
and South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate
2012 – 2014: Director, South Asia and Afghanistan Directorate
2007 – 2011: Washington, Counsellor, Foreign and Security Policy Department,
Joint Intelligence Committee Representative
2005 – 2007: Iran Coordinator, Iran Department
2003 – 2005: Head of Iraq Policy Unit
1999 – 2003: Tehran, Deputy Head of Mission
1998 – 1999: Full-time Language Training (Farsi)
1997 – 1998: Head of Iran Section
1995 – 1997: Senior Research Officer, Middle East and North Africa Group
1990 – 1995: HM Forces – Army
HRH Prince Khalid bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Kingdom
HRH graduated from Oxford University and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy before commissioning from Sandhurst Military Academy. He subsequently worked at the United Nations Department of Political Affairs in New York and served as Advisor to the Saudi Ambassador in Washington D.C. USA.
In 2006, he established Dayim Holdings, as a partnership and investment platform for international companies looking to work in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States. From 2017 to 2019 he served as Saudi Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany before becoming Ambassador to the United Kingdom in 2019.
H.E. Dr.Eiman Al-Mutairi
Vice Minister, Ministry of Commerce
Dr. Eiman Al-Mutairi is currently the Vice Minister of Commerce in the Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia. She is also the CEO of the National Competitiveness Center (NCC) and the Saudi
Business Center (SBC). In these positions, she focuses on leading and coordinating
regulatory and policy reforms to improve the business environment in the Kingdom,
facilitate the growth of the private sector and strengthen productivity and national
economic competitiveness.
A key area of her focus is enabling youth and women to participate in the economic
transformation of the Kingdom through cross-sectoral regulatory and policy reforms.
Key leadership positions in Dr. Eiman’s 27-year professional life include:
- Vice Minister of Commerce.
- Assistant Minister of Commerce.
- CEO of the National Competitiveness Center.
- CEO of the Saudi Business Center.
- Director of the Human Capability Development Program.
- Board member of the Education and Evaluation Training Evaluation Commission.
- General supervisor of “Tayseer”, a cross-sectoral commission to improve national competitiveness.
- Head of Saudi Arabia General Investment Authority Transformation Office.
- Head of Johns Hopkins- Aramco Healthcare Joint Venture Integration Project.
- Team Leader of the Saudi Aramco Leadership Development and Transformation Project.
- Head of the Saudi Aramco Workforce Planning and Analytics Department.
- Chief of Quality Improvement and Risk Management at Saudi Aramco Healthcare Services.
Alderman Sir William Russell
Lord Mayor Locum Tenens, City of London
William took office as the 692nd Lord Mayor of the City of London in November 2019. To ensure continuity of leadership during the current COVID-19 outbreak, he remained in office until November 2021. William’s mayoral theme was Global UK: Trade, Innovation and Culture, aiming to grow global trade, champion innovation and promote a rich and vibrant cultural and creative economy. During his mayoralty, William led the Green Horizon Summit at COP26 alongside Mark Carney, promoting the importance of Finance and the City of London to help the UK get to NetZero.
William has over thirty years’ experience in the financial and business City including holding senior positions in the national and international Banking sector. In 1987 he went to work for First Boston Corporation before joining Merrill Lynch in 1992 as an Investment Banker in Institutional Equity Sales, working in Asia, New York and London. William is currently Chair of CDAM, a London based Asset Management business; co-Chair of the UK-China Green Finance Taskforce with Dr Ma Jun, and a non-executive Director to Augmentum Fintech Investment Trust.
William served on the Board of Innovate Finance, the industry body for the UK based Fintech community and is also an educational entrepreneur, as the co-Founder and Chair of Knightsbridge School and a Director of Knightsbridge School International (KSI). William is a past member of the Campaign Board for Durham Inspired, a landmark philanthropic campaign focused on ensuring Durham remains at the forefront of learning, research and education for generations to come.
William has a number of charitable interests; he has served as Chair of the Development Board of the Royal Court Theatre; he is Deputy Chair of the Barbican and is on the Council of the Royal Theatrical Support Trust. He is a past Chair of Prostate Cancer UK; past Deputy Chair of Place2Be, a children’s mental health charity and a past board member of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
William was elected Alderman for the Ward of Bread Street in March 2013 and has since served on a number of the City of London Corporation Committees including the Policy and Resources Committee and the Education Board. William is a past Governor of the City of London School for Girls, the Haberdashers’ Aske’s School for Girls, Adams Grammar School and Abraham Darby Academy. He served as a Sheriff of the City of London in 2016-17. In 2021 William was elected as Governor of the Honourable the Irish Society.
Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles KCMG LVO
Group Head of Public Affairs, HSBC Holdings plc
Sherard has been at HSBC since 2013, working as Senior Adviser to the Group Chairman and Group Chief Executive, and more recently heading the Group’s global government and public affairs functions. He also chairs HSBC Bank Oman. Earlier he spent over 30 years in the British Diplomatic Service, finishing his career as Ambassador to Israel, Saudi Arabia and then Afghanistan.
Sherard is Chair of the China-Britain Business Council, the Saudi British Joint Business Council, and the Omani British Business Council; Honorary Vice President of the UK Financial Inclusion Commission; an Ambassador for the Money Advice Trust, and for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust; a Committee Member of The Hong Kong Association; and a Board Member of Asia House. He is the author of two books: Cables from Kabul and Ever the Diplomat.
Dr Emad Abdulaziz El Dukair
SBJBC Saudi Co-Chair
Dr Emad Abdulaziz El-Dukair is the founder and CEO of The Care Group, a leading player in the public-private partnerships sector. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, the Advisory Board of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and Co-chair of the Saudi-British Joint Business Council.
He is also a Board member of Interhealth Canada and a former Co-chair of the Saudi Canadian Business Council. Dr El-Dukair has helped design, build and finance infrastructure projects in numerous countries, with a focus on hospital and service provision. Dr El-Dukair has broad experience across a number of sectors with interests ranging from major education projects to sport and real-estate.
Ziad Al-Yousif
Deputy Governor, Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)
Mr. Ziad Alyousef is the Deputy Governor for Development and Technology at the Saudi Central Bank
(SAMA), He has over seventeen years’ experience in digital financial services. He was the Managing
Director of Saudi Payments Company from 2018 to 2020.
He previously served in various leadership roles in SAMA, where he was the General Manager of Payment Systems between 2017 and 2018, Director of Information Technology for Payment Systems between 2015 and 2017.
Mr. Alyousef holds an MBA degree from Al Faisal University in addition to being alumni of the Leadership Program at Harvard Business School and INSEAD.
Tim Levene
CEO Augmentum Fintech and Alderman of the City of London
Tim Levene is CEO of the UK’s only publicly listed, fintech-focused investment company Augmentum Fintech. After launching the first iteration of the fund in 2010 with the backing of RIT and Lord Rothschild, Tim and Co-Founder Richard Matthews launched Augmentum Fintech plc on the main market of the London Stock Exchange in 2018.
Tim has sat and currently sits on multiple fintech boards including Interactive Investor, Tide, Zopa, Farewill, iwoca and Monese and is highly active in cross-industry initiatives working to boost the UK and wider European fintech sectors, including the UK FinTech Strategy Group.
Dr Majed Alshammari
Special Advisor for Data Governance, SDAIA
Dr Majed is experienced in all aspects of privacy engineering, ranging from its
theoretical foundations, engineering approaches, and support infrastructures, to
its practical application in projects of different scales. His interests are in usable
privacy, aimed at finding ways of striking a balance between data utility and
privacy with a view to building and maintaining privacy-preserving and data
protection-compliant systems in various domains.
Tim Phillips
Managing Director Middle East, Smart Pension
Tim has been part of Smart’s senior leadership team since 2017 and has 20 years’ international experience in pensions and technology.
He is currently based in the UAE, where his responsibilities have included leading on the technology delivery for workplace savings and pension reforms in a number of countries throughout the MEA Region.
Tim is a former Vice President of the Pensions Management Institute in the UK. He has advised both government entities and large companies across multiple industries worldwide on pension scheme design and delivery.
David Grover
CEO, ROSHN
David Grover is the Group CEO at ROSHN, a leading real estate developer in Saudi Arabia powered by the Public Investment Fund. With over 40 years of working in the real estate industry, Grover brings invaluable global expertise to ROSHN.
At ROSHN, David Grover takes the reins of all group operations in Saudi Arabia and drives critical decision-making. He supervises the company’s growth and leads the senior management team, ensuring that they work towards the strategic objective of becoming the largest real estate developer in the Kingdom.
Guided by Grover’s leadership, ROSHN delivers on the mandate of increasing the homeownership rates, improving living standards in Saudi Arabia, and reinventing the communities of the future, while staying committed to preserving the country’s rich cultural heritage. These communities include substantial infrastructure projects, schools, retail, hotels, hospitals, commercial spaces and the public realm, creating vast suburbs for over 2.5 m people in total.
As a visionary leader with a successful track record of spearheading successful giga projects, Grover previously served as Board Director at Mace Group in the UK. During his 25-year tenure from the start-up, he played a key role in driving its success, as evidenced by the company’s turnover of over $2.5 billion and employment of 6,500 individuals, with operations across 65 countries by the time he left in 2020.
Noora Alsheddi
Director European Cultural Relations, Ministry of Culture of Saudi Arabia
Noora Alsheddi has been working in international cultural relations since 2017, fostering cultural connections through Arts & Culture Strategy, International Relations, and cultural programming.
A passionate ex-Communications professional, Noora’s motivations lies in her love for culture, the arts, being a part of the positive change in her country, and the development and growth of the cultural and creative industries.
Noora is a UK graduate and a former employee of the British Council, starting her journey in Communications and lastly as the Senior Arts Strategic Advisor, which is when she moved to the Ministry of Culture, to delve further in to Cultural Diplomacy and Cultural Exchange.
Saud Alsulaimani
Country Head, Saudi Arabia, JLL
As the Country Head of JLL in Saudi Arabia, Saud drives the strategy and growth of the company’s services in the Kingdom, leading a team of more than 400 real estate professionals across the offices in Riyadh, Jeddah, and Al Khobar.
A strong proponent of the “One JLL” approach, he forefronts JLL’s efforts through a steadfast focus on digital solutions and sustainability to ensure client success through a multidisciplinary list of services that includes development advisory, transactional advisory, asset management, property management, and project and development consultancy.
Saud is an independent Board Member of Al-Rajhi REIT Publicly Traded Fund and Ennismore Lifestyle Private Fund, delivering effective strategic counselling, including managing a diversified income-generating portfolio and development projects spread across multiple sectors and cities.
Prior to joining JLL, he served as an Executive Director at the Tourism Development Fund, overseeing the Real Estate & Hospitality department. He was also associated with Knight Frank as a Partner, managing their real estate Valuation & Advisory practice in Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. In addition, Saud was a key member of the Real Estate and Infrastructure team at the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF), spearheading key development projects such as NEOM, The Red Sea Project, KAFD, Qiddiya, and ROSHN, in Saudi Arabia
Jon Roe
Senior Managing Director, Ankura
Jon leads Ankura’s Infrastructure Advisory practice across EMEA and APAC. He works with infrastructure developers, operators, investors and stakeholders to understand, navigate and resolve high-stakes issues, transform performance and secure outcomes. A Chartered Engineer by background, he has provided strategic advice to some of the largest and most iconic projects in the UK and internationally.
Mickey Stewart
Deputy CEO, AEI Saudi
Mickey is an Executive Team member with over 25 years of operational experience, 20 of which are in the region.
As DCEO he is responsible for AEI strategic Business Development and the integration between new clients and the AEI service delivery business units.
In the last few years, the Vision2030 strategy has had a tangible effect as planned across all elements of Saudi society and its economy. Combine this transformation with shifts in geoeconomic and political factors, and Saudi is a market full of opportunity. AEI are advocates of Vision2030 making sure clients are aware of their essential contribution and incentives involved with overseas investment into the Kingdom.
Mickey joined AEI in 2021 moving from Bahrain to KSA in the knowledge that the strategic initiative is unlike any other in modern times. Initially running an AEI transformation program to prepare for the growth of AEI, he now travels the region and other offshore markets to discuss with potential clients the exciting opportunities available across the Saudi business environment and how they can positively contribute to the Kingdom.
Living in Riyadh with his family, Mickey served for over 20 years in the UK MOD, before joining the private sector. He has been a COO, and worked in UK FTSE 100 companies as well as SMEs.
Stuart D’Souza
CEO, AEI Saudi
Stuart has spent the last 16 years living and working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, building a unique understanding of the complex and challenging Saudi marketplace.
In 2013 he founded AEI, a consulting and support services business, and serves as the CEO. The company is focused on enabling foreign businesses to enter, establish and expand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Since 2013, AEI has flourished and supported over 1,800 foreign companies to achieve success in Saudi. Working with clients across all sectors from fintech to healthcare and from insurance to entertainment, clients large and small from around the world put their trust in AEI to access the unrivalled opportunities that Vision 2030 is creating .
Stuart’s background as a senior commercial and procurement practitioner in the defence and government services sector has been an ideal foundation on which to build AEI.
With over 200 employees in the Kingdom, AEI is trusted by both Governments and companies to
provide advice, guidance and support to those seeking success on the ‘giga-projects’ such as Neom and Qiddiya as well as well those delivering smaller, niche projects.
Stuart has worked as an adviser to a number of Government ministries in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE. Additionally, he is often asked to provide commentary and analysis on the geopolitical situation in the Kingdom and the broader region.
Mishal Al Mutlaq
Chief Investment Officer, Alfanar
Mishal Al Mutlaq is the Chief Investment Officer at Alfanar’s project development and EPC division. As the CIO, Mishal is instrumental in the coordination with banks and co-investors, where he oversees team promoting projects and secures the funding for these projects. Till date, he concluded deals worth over $1.6Billion as non recourse financing.
The division projects include renewable electricity generation such as Solar and Wind, advanced sustainable aviation fuel, wastewater recycling, smart cities including smart meters as well as power with carbon capture & storage. The geographic span of these projects includes Saudi Arabia, Egypt, India, Spain and the United Kingdom. He also serves as a Director of Alfanar Energy, UK and Alfanar Energia Espana, Spain while also leading the IPP team – renewable division of Alfanar and is part of the investment board which allocates corporate level capital.
Mishal started his career with Alfanar in 2013 as an Investment Manager handling the corporate
investments worldwide. Earlier, he was Head of Periam Investor Group, where he was involved in the strategic review and the eventual sale of Enernoc, the largest demand and frequency response provider
in the United States of America at the time. Mishal is also the promoter for Alfaco Partners Limited, which is an FCA regulated (as an Appointed
Representative) entity based in the United Kingdom. Prior to joining Alfanar Mishal was part of the investment team at Morgan Stanley Investment Management in Saudi Arabia, which ran flagship funds investing in domestic public equities market.
Mahmoud Bin Samir Abdulhadi
Deputy Minister for Investment Attraction, Ministry of Tourism, Saudi Arabia
Eng. Abdulhadi serves as the Deputy Minister for Investment Attraction at the Ministry of Tourism, Saudi
Arabia. Prior to his role at the Ministry, Mr. Abdulhadi spent 17 years as an Investment Banker working
for UBS, with the most recent position being the Chief Executive Officer, Board Member and Head of
Investment Banking, UBS Saudi Arabia. During his career at UBS, Mr. Abdulhadi worked on a variety of
transactions in M&A and Equity Capital markets spanning multiple sectors including Infrastructure,
Entertainment, Telecoms, Oil & Gas, Financial Institutions and Agriculture to name a few.
Ali Farid Khwaja
CEO Oxford Frontier Capital and Chairman of KTrade
Ali Farid Khwaja is the CEO of Oxford Frontier Capital, a UK-based investment and consulting company focused on fintech for capital markets. Oxford Frontier is launching KTrade Saudi, which is an ed-tech platform for financial education and financial literacy focused on sustainability. Oxford Frontier also owns KTrade Pakistan – which is the largest fintech brokerage and investment bank in Pakistan.
Mohammed Abdullah Al Nemer
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morood Investment Company
Mohammed Al Nemer is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Morood Investment Company which is a financial services and investment management firm, and the Chairman of Malahi Leisure Entertainment Company that owns and operates well-known FEC trademarks in the entertainment sector.
Mr. Al Nemer also serves on the board of several government related committees, including:
• Chairman of the Saudi Surfing Federation
• Vice President of Saudi British Joint Business Council
• Member of the National Committee of Entertainment
• Member of Culture and Entertainment Committee at Riyadh Chamber
• Member of Makkah Province Youth Council, and President of Entertainment Committee
Furthermore, Mr. Al Nemer serves on several boards of other investee companies and committees in different sectors including:
• Real Estate: Dar Al Tanmiyat Company, Al Nemer for Commercial Investment Holding Company, Al
Enma REIT Retail Fund (Listed), and Cubitt & Bonds (UK based development and property manager
of prime residential real estate)
• Advertisement: Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising Company (Listed)
• Food & Beverage: Food Seasons Company which owns different trademarks such as Roma
Restaurants and other QSR Brands.
• Retail: Furniture Land Company (Area 25)
• Pharmaceutical: SEEK Pharmaceuticals, UK
Mr. Al Nemer holds master’s degree from Cass Business School – City University in London, together with a
BSc in Management and Information Systems from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran (KFUPM), also took part in several graduate and managerial development programs during his 5
years corporate banking position at SABB, and completed other programs from well-known institutions such
as: Harvard Business School.
Rizwan Osman
Partner in Clyde & Co
Rizwan is a Partner in Clyde & Co’s Riyadh office and specialises in Commercial and Corporate Law. He has been based in Saudi Arabia since 2015 and advises clients of all business sizes from small and medium size enterprises to multinational corporations.
He advises on all aspects of commercial and corporate matters including foreign direct investments, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, joint ventures and investment funds. He has also assisted a large number of clients across all industries in connection with commercial agency and franchising arrangements in Saudi Arabia.
Andrew Elia
Founder and Managing Director of Arishi
Andrew is a hard-wired technology expert who has helped hundreds of clients create seamless, trusted applications for the fintech, commercial and advertising sectors.
Understanding the power of agile development and secure, highly performant software, his company, Arishi delivers solutions that are practical, imaginative and robust, with the flexibility to adapt to changing regulatory conditions.
Combining enthusiasm, experience and humour, Andrew is an inspiring speaker on technology. He has written for magazines and spoken at conferences, on how startups should use technology, mobile payments and the sometimes awkward union between technology and business.
Andrew has delivered ground-breaking technology across a variety of areas within financial services and artificial intelligence that others couldn’t, wouldn’t (or just plain didn’t) develop, often years ahead of the competition.
Arishi has become highly regarded in industries across the globe, where split second improvements in performance, usability and visual appeal are becoming increasingly
important – government, health, finance, fintech, advertising, and international business, to name a few. Arishi has delivered exceptionally performant digital projects for major clients in the Middle East.
When he’s not immersed in the virtual world, or pursuing his passion for retro computers, Andrew enjoys spending as much time as possible with his family, who all enjoy exploring the GCC region.
Nabil Alnoor
Founder / Managing Partner
Graphene Ventures
An entrepreneur at heart; founded companies in Telecom, Sports, and Media. Grew the revenue from zero to over 300M coupled with creating over 700 jobs in less than 4 years. Relocated to the US in 2013 and founded Graphene Ventures, a VC fund focused on direct investments primarily in early-stage startups. That said, Graphene occasionally invests in late-stage private technology companies. Between 2015 and 2021, Graphene Ventures grew its portfolio to 38 companies, and $200M deployed where it maintained an average IRR of 26%. The firm was an early investor in companies which are publicly listed on NYSE ( Snap, Inc. and Lyft, Inc.). In addition; I facilitated and accelerated companies’
expansion plans to the Middle East through advising, creating
partnerships, and JVs in Gulf Council Countries (GCC).
In 2016, Nabil contributed to Snapchat’s Middle East strategy plan,
supported the recruitment of their MENA General Manager and helped getting the MENA office from $0 to $10M in less than one year. In addition, Nabil serves as a board member in many companies and a board observer in others where these companies are valued at over $5.3B USD.
Sticking to long term plans, clear futuristic vision, supported by 20
years of working experience and execution skills, Nabil has a
different approach when making investments. This approach gave
Graphene Ventures a unique position among its peers alongside
the competitive advantage of his deep roots and knowledge in
Saudi Arabia, MENA and US markets.
In addition to the technical knowledge gained from electronics
engineering school, Nabil holds a dual MBA from YU in Saudi, HFU
in Germany and Washington State University in the US and is a Stanford Graduate School of Business Alum.
Hashim Alawadi
Tech Investor & Board Member SBJBC Saudi and Saudi UK Tech Hub
Hashim Alawadi is a technology, private equity and VC investment management professional with extensive experience in various senior roles in Saudi Arabia and USA.
He is an active angel investor and BOD member with multiple tech and telecom companies in the region, and an executive committee member of the Saudi UK Tech Hub and the Saudi British Joint Business Council.
Nasser AlMutairi
Director of MiSK Entrepreneurship
Nasser is the Director of MiSK Entrepreneurship with +10 years of experience in creating and implementing human capital development programs benefiting millions of youths. Previously he developed MiSK’s inaugural incubator and accelerator program exclusively targeting youth-focused nonprofit organizations. In addition, he led business development efforts for MiSK Academy.
Prior to his tenure at MiSK, Nasser worked in Takamol Holding in which he participated in launching Doroob (national e-learning platform). He led the development, design, and pilot of Tamheer (OJT program for Saudi talent).
Nasser holds a master’s degree in business administration from University of
St. Thomas.
Hashem AlFawaz
Deputy Minister of Privatization and Financial Sustainability, Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Hashem is currently working as the Deputy Minister of Privatization and Financial Sustainability at the Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs and Housing.
Hashem has recently managed the transformation of municipal investment, developed Municipal and
Housing PPP Strategy and Issued updated Municipal Real Estate disposal regulations.
Hashem also has successfully closed a number of PPP transactions including car parking, Land Joint Development Agreements, Inspection and outdoor advertising. In addition, Hashem helped to rebrand the municipal investment function across KSA under a unified identity named which means opportunities in English.
Hashem is a results-driven Investment Management professional with extensive experience
in transformational leadership, with International exposure to a number of organizations including Saudi Arabia and Canada, stretching across the Private and Public sector.
Jerry Todd
Managing Director and Head of the National Development
Division at the PIF
Mr. Todd joined the Public Investment Fund (PIF) as the Managing Director and Head of the National Development Division at the PIF in 2020 and is a member of the PIF Management Investment Committee.
Mr. Todd is a board member in ADES International Holding, a leading oil and gas service provider in the Middle East and North Africa, as well as a board member in Pagani Automobili S.P.A., an Italian manufacturer of sports cars and carbon fiber components.
Prior to joining PIF, Mr. Todd served as a Managing Director and Head of Business Development for National Commercial Bank Capital (Now Saudi
National Bank Capital). Mr. Todd was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, where he focused on identifying and evaluating investment opportunities, developing and implementing growth strategies, and creating high performing organizations.
Mr. Todd holds an MBA from Cornell University and a B.S. in Mechanical
Engineering from Christian Brothers University.
Edie Lush
International Journalist and MC
For more than 20 years, Edie has conducted interviews with leaders and changemakers; reporting from the World Economic Forum in Davos, the UN General Assembly in New York, and the COP Climate Summits.
An optimist at heart, Edie believes in raising awareness of global issues, and the transformative solutions that will create a brighter future.
Edie is Executive Editor at Hub Culture, a pioneering technology company, and the co-host of the Global GoalsCast, a podcast initiative partnered with the United Nations.
Edie has been Associate Editor at The Spectator Business magazine, Festival Chair at Intelligence Squared, Political and Economics Correspondent at Bloomberg Television and Political Analyst for investment bank UBS in London and New York-based hedge fund Omega Advisors.
Her company, Edie Lush Ltd, fosters communication skills in others. Drawing on her extensive experience in the media spotlight, she provides bespoke coaching, media training and public speaking workshops.
Roger Walshe
Managing Director, Cultural Innovations
Cultural Innovations is a leading international consultancy specialising in arts, culture and heritage. As Managing Director, Roger leads the firm’s work across a several disciplines including cultural masterplanning, museum and exhibition design, curation and operational planning.
The firm’s relationship with Saudi Arabia began over two decades ago and has expanded in line with the Kingdom’s ambitious vision for arts and culture, now ranging from traditional heritage conservation to cultural strategy on giga-projects.
Roger has over 20 years’ experience of leadership within the cultural sector, having held senior positions within key UK cultural institutions including the British Library and Dulwich Picture Gallery.
Zahara Malik
CEO & Founder, Grosvenor Capital
Zahara Malik is the CEO and Co-Founder of
Grosvenor Capital, a boutique consultancy firm focused on Impact Investing headquartered in the UAE.
Zahara Malik focuses on providing clients with business strategies, consultancy, capital introduction and advisory services across the GCC, Africa and beyond. Current sectors include education, healthcare, infrastructure and power with a key focus and passion around impact
investing.
Prior to establishing GroCap, Zahara has established a track record of working with successful entrepreneurs and prominent figures
to further build their vision across business lines from HRH the Prince of Wales to Rob Hersov. Her client list includes Royal Dignitaries, Heads of
State, Ministers, UHNWI, Family Offices and Executives.
Zahara has built substantial experience of working in emerging and frontier markets and is an investment specialist working in senior positions with Access Power, Global Investment Bank, Invest
Africa and Sunbird Group.
Furthermore, Zahara has worked on key philanthropy and impact campaigns with HRH The Prince of Wales and Mosaic International network. She is currently a trustee of Jaago Foundation, where she
opened her first school in Chittagong, 2012. Zahara has a passion for education and developing sustainable livelihoods.
Zahara formally chaired The Princes Trust Junior Associates Programme.
Zahara currently serves the GCC Steering Committee as Co-Chair for Football for Peace founded by Kofi Annan in 2006 and was co founded internationally by Kashif Siddiqi in 2013. Zahara also serves
as an Global Ambassador for the Luwire Wildlife Conservancy, one of the world’s largest conservation sites located in Mozambique.
Most recently Zahara has also contributed to Forbes Middle East, Arabian Business and Entrepreneur Magazine for thought leadership pieces on Impact Investing. Zahara was also awarded “Impact
Investing Entrepreneur 2019” in October 2019.
Zahara holds a MSc in Global Governance from UCL and is a published researcher.
Yousef Al Rugaibah
General Manager, Global Liquidity, and Cash Management – SAB
Yousef Al Rugaibah is the General Manager of Global Liquidity and Cash Management at the Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB), 31% owned by HSBC group. The partnership of SAB with HSBC has been in place since 1978 and continues to thrive.
An alumni of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, he holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering and also holds an MBA from the “London Business School”.
He joined SAB through the banks Management trainee programme and has been with the firm for approx. 27 years holding senior leadership positions across the organization such as but not limited to being “Chief
Digital Officer” and other key positions within IT.
In addition to the above, Yousef sits across across a number of executive committees of the bank covering digital initiatives, key investments in partnerships/Fintech’s etc. as the bank continues to drive and execute a digital first agenda across the corporate and retail bank.
A technologist at heart, Yousef brings to the table deep knowledge of the working capital world with particular focus and expertise across B2B, B2C world of payments, omni channel collections, digital channels, merchant acquiring (digital payments), issuing (commercial cards), wallets and liquidity management.
Ibrahim El Mayet
VP Client Solutions MENA
Ibrahim El Mayet is VP Client Solutions MENA for The Ken Blanchard Companies®.
Bringing together a passion for leadership development, and a consultative approaching to co-creating programs with his clients, Ibrahim has a track record of successfully delivering complex projects.
Ibrahim has experience leading projects in high change environments. Working with BBC Media Action he led a multinational team to deliver a $1m UNDP funded multimedia campaign in Libya. With Cranfield School of Management, Ibrahim directed the design and delivery of a large-scale leadership development program with HRDF targeting 1,000 participants over 33 cohorts with the aim of boosting private sector contribution to Saudi Vision 2030.
In 2012 Ibrahim established IE Consultancy Plus, a North Africa focused business consultancy firm dedicated to supporting market entry and market development. His knack for identifying opportunities for growth and developing new business led to a partnership with LEAD Training Services. This was the beginning of a journey into the world of executive education and leadership development which included roles with Westminster Business School, University of London, and Cranfield before finding his home with Blanchard. With a regional remit covering Middle East and North Africa, Ibrahim is leading Blanchard’s strategic engagement with clients and partners including Prince Sultan Aviation Academy (PSAA).
Hisham Al-Falih
Founder, CEO – Lean Technologies
Hisham Al-Falih, a Saudi Arabian national, founded Lean Technologies with his former Stanford roommate in September 2019. The company’s mission is to enable the next generation of financial innovation in MENAP, which it achieves by distilling critical yet complex financial infrastructure into an intuitive and universal API. Lean’s products have garnered the trust of leading companies including the likes of Binance, e&, Careem, and many more, making it the region’s most valuable Open Banking player. Hisham’s interest and experience in the Fintech
ecosystem predates Lean. As a Venture Capitalist, his focus and subsequent investments were in fintechs across the Middle East, Silicon Valley, and Europe. Prior to this, Hisham graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University and was a
Mayfield Fellow at the Stanford Technology Ventures Program. management.
Ali Al-Orainy
Co-founder and CEO, Malaa Technologies
Ibrahim has past experience in building tech products in leading technology companies such as IBM, Elm and Malaa,
enabling businesses with data driven decisions. Ranging from fraud detection, policy analysis, and financial risk
assessment. Alongside an extensive background in finance, Ali is a member of the CFA institute and the Saudi
authority for accredited valuers.
Alison Young
Global Export and Investment Specialist, Connected Places Catapult
Alison is a Global Export and Investment Specialist with the Connected Places Catapult, focusing on FDI into the UK around Smart Cities and mobility, working across NetZero mobility projects at the Catapult. She spent six years living and working in the Middle East, with the Department for International Trade as a Trade & Investment Advisor. Based first in Muscat, Oman, where she spent four years leading on a number of sectors, from Education to Infrastructure, followed by two and a half years in the UAE, based in Dubai, setting up the Technology and Smart Cities sector for DIT, with a core focus on AI and Fintech. She has lived and worked in over six different countries and is passionate about international trade & investment, and the green agenda.
Ahmed Al-Rasheed
Branch Network Head, Saudi Business Centre
Ahmed is a Saudi national with more than 15 years of experience in branch networks, in banking industry and government sector. He is skilled in team building, quality of service, marking, market research, analysis, sales, and leadership.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Systems Analysis and Technology from the University of Louisiana, USA.
Helen Jones
SMG Director of Global Engagement, Science Museum Group
Helen is Director of Global Engagement at the Science Museum Group. The Global Engagement team works with colleagues throughout the Group to sustain and coordinate key SMG relationships in the UK and overseas. This includes, for example, with national and local government, other museums and professional organisations.
Helen’s background is in archaeology, in which she trained and practiced as a conservator for several years, latterly at the Museum of London. She moved into education, running the V&A end of a postgraduate programme for training and research in conservation in collaboration with the Royal College of Art and Imperial College. She went on to become Head of Planning at the V&A before moving to the Science Museum in 2008.
Jennie Gubbins
Deputy Chair SBJBC and Consultant Trowers & Hamlins