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Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two

The 7th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation

January, 2016 KACST Headquarters - Conference

1 Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud The 7th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference 2016 CONFERENCEPROGRAM 27th - 28th January, 2016 KACST Headquarters - Conference Hall - Building 36 King Abdullah Road - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia برنامـــــــج بادر لحاضنـــــــــات التقنيـــــــــة Badir Program for Technology Incubators

برنامج بادر لحاضنات التقنية Badir Program for Technology Incubators The 7 th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference 2016 Adding Value to the Technology Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystem.

To provide a forum to enable government, financial institutions, universities, research institutions, the private sector and chambers of commerce to share experiences and best practices in business

2 برنامج بادر لحاضنات التقنية Badir Program for Technology Incubators The 7 th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference 2016 Adding Value to the Technology Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystem... To promote, raise awareness and further the understanding of business incubation, entrepreneurship and innovation. To provide a forum to enable government, financial institutions, universities, research institutions, the private sector and chambers of commerce to share experiences and best practices in business incubation acceleration and entrepreneurship programs as a strategy in the development of knowledge based economy. Conference Program: DAY 1 Wednesday - January 27, 2016 Registration 08:30-09:30 OPENING CEREMONY 09:30-10:30 Holy Quran 09:30-09:35 Introduction by Organiz ing Committee 09:35-09:40 Mr. Nawaf Al Sahhaf, KACST BADIR Program CEO - KSA To enable international, regional and local experts to present and discuss the challenges and opportunities in the development of business incubation, acceleration and entrepreneurship. To share developments in policy-making, strategies and future opportunities for the development of the Saudi business incubation, accelerator and entrepreneurial start-up ecosystem. Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud The 7 th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference 2016 Official Welcome and Conference Theme Speech 09:40-10:00 HH Dr. Turki bin Saud bin Mohammed Al Saud, President KACST - KSA Keynote Speaker 10:00-10:30 Space and Satellite Technologies Adding Value to the Technology Entrepreneurial and Innovation Ecosystem in Europe through Business Incubation Frank M. Salzgeber, Head of Technology Transfer Programme Officer, Directorate of Technical and Quality Management, European Space Agency - Germany COFFEE BREAK 10:30-11:15 27 th - 28 th January, 2016 KACST Headquarters - Conference Hall - Building 36 King Abdullah Road - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia CONFERENCEPROGRAM For more information, please visit website: ICSaudi16.kacst.edu.sa

3 DAY 1 Wednesday - January 27, 2016 SESSION Supporting Start-up Technology Entrepreneurs - the Challenges 11:15-12:45 Session Chair: Ozan Sonmez, Manager New Ventures Accelerator Program King Abdullah University for Science and Technology - KSA SESSION 1.3 SESSION 1.2 SESSION Nicholas Rouhana, General Manager Insure & Match Capital (Holding) - Lebanon 11:20-11: Dr. Ibrahim M. Alharkan, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, College Of Engineering, King Saud University- KSA 11:40-11:55 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 12:00-12:45 1) Nicholas Rouhana, General Manager Insure & Match Capital (Holding) - Lebanon 2) Dr. Ibrahim M. Alharkan, Associate Professor, Industrial Engineering Department, College Of Engineering, King Saud University- KSA 3) Khaled Alsaqer Strategic Partnerships and Alliances Director Saudi Telecom Company - KSA 4) Ayman Al Sanad, - King Abdullah University Hospital- Director of Project Management. - KSA 5) Mohammed El-Kuwaiz Derayah Financial Company KSA PRAYER and LUNCH 12:45-13:45 SESSION 1.2 -Supporting Technology Ventures to Grow the Challenges 13:45-15:10 Session Chair: Eng.Khalid Sulaimany, CEO, Sirb Angle Investor Network- KSA Judy Mahan, Director, Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation and SLO Hothouse Co-working Space and Incubator, San Luis Obispo - USA 13:50-14: Dr. Suliman Mirdad, Deputy Governor Communications and Information Technology Commission - KSA 14:10-14:25 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 14:30-15:10 1) Judy Mahan, Director Cal Poly Small Business Development Center for Innovation and SLO Hothouse Co-working Space and Incubator, San Luis Obispo - USA 2) Dr. Suliman Mirdad, Deputy Governor, Communications and Information Technology Commission - KSA 3) Mazen Aldarrab, General Manager, Hrakat Production - KSA 4) Eng. Rakan Al Eidi, KSA Managing Director- Endeavor Saudi Arabia - KSA Prayer & Coffee BREAK 15:10-15:30 SESSION Supporting Technology Ventures Go Global The Challenges 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Eng. Rakan Al Eidi, Managing Director- Endeavor Saudi Arabia - KSA Ian Merricks, Chair - The Accelerator Network Ltd - UK 15:35-15: Feras Abualkail, General Manager of Marketing PR- Saudi Export - KSA 15:55-16:10 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 16:15-17:00 1) Ian Merricks- Chair - The Accelerator Network Ltd - UK 2) Feras Abualkail, General Manager of Marketing& PR- Saudi Export - KSA 3) Abdullah Mohammad Al Sadi- CEO - esign - KSA 4) Stuart D Souza Managing Director Arab Enterprise Incubator - KSA SUMMARY SESSION Day 1 17:00-17:05 Waleed A. AlSaleh, Content Management Advisor- Entrepreneurship Support BADIR Program for Technology Incubation - KSA

4 DAY 2 Thursday - January 28, 2016 Registration 08:30-09:00 SESSION Supporting Technology Entrepreneurs through Entrepreneurship Programs 09:00-10:30 Session Chair: Abdulmohsen Aleisa, Director Entrepreneurship Support BADIR Program for Technology Incubators - KSA SESSION 2.3 SESSION 2.2 SESSION Phillip Kemp, Chief Executive at Business Foundations Inc and Past Chairman and Board Member Business Innovation and Incubation - Australia 09:05-09: Abdulrahman Aljiffry, Innovation Academy Lead Entrepreneurship Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - KSA 09:25-09:40 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 09:45-10:30 1) Phillip Kemp, Chief Executive at Business Foundations Inc and Chairman of Past Chairman Business Innovation and Incubation - Australia 2) Abdulrahman Aljiffry, Innovation Academy Lead Entrepreneurship Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - KSA 3) Jamal Akkad, Councilor - Aramco Entrepreneurship Centre - KSA 4) Tuba Terekli, Co-Founder & CEO Qotuf AlRiyadah - KSA Coffee BREAK 10:30-11:00 SESSION Universities Supporting Innovation and Commercialization The Challenges 11:00-12:30 Session Chair: Osama Natto, Founder-CEO MIQLAA Ventures - KSA Gordon McConnell, Head of Entrepreneurship Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - KSA 11:05-11: Dr. Nabeel Koshak, Vice President of UQU Business & innovation- Umm Al Qura University- KSA 11:25-11:40 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 11:45-12:30 1) Gordon McConnell, Head of Entrepreneurship Centre, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - KSA 2) Dr. Nabeel Koshak, Vice President of UQU Business & innovation Umm Al Qura University - KSA 3) Ozan Sonmez, Manager New Ventures Accelerator Program King Abdullah University for Science and Technology - KSA 4) Dr. Mazen Hassanain, Professor (Associate) of Liver Disease at Research Centre, King Saud University Riyadh - KSA PRAYER AND LUNCH 12:30-13:30 SESSION Developing Skills of Technology Entrepreneurs 13:30-15:00 Session Chair: Meshal Saleh, Business Development Adviser, BADIR-ICT Incubator Badir Program for Technology Incubators - KSA Tom Strodtbeck, CEO, Strodtbeck & Co. Ltd - USA 13:35-13: Abdullah AlSubyani, MENA Executive Consultant, Synergics Corporation - KSA 13:55-14:10 Panel Session (Question and Answer): 14:10-15:00 1) Tom Strodtbeck, CEO, Strodtbeck & Co. Ltd - USA 2) Abdullah AlSubyani, MENA Executive Consultant, Synergics Corporation - KSA 3) Riyadh Alzamil, Chairman -KAL Development, Raz Group - KSA 4) Abdulrahman Aljiffry, Innovation Academy Lead Entrepreneurship Center King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) - KSA Prayer & Coffee BREAK 15:00-15:30

DAY 2 Thursday - January 28, 2016 CONFERENCE CLOSING SESSION 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Nawaf Al Sahhaf, CEO - KACST BADIR Program - KSA Insights and Learnings 15:30-16:05 One person from each of the

5 DAY 2 Thursday - January 28, 2016 CONFERENCE CLOSING SESSION 15:30-17:00 Session Chair: Nawaf Al Sahhaf, CEO - KACST BADIR Program - KSA Insights and Learnings 15:30-16:05 One person from each of the six sessions (5 minutes each) Frank M. Salzgeber - Germany Nicholas Rouhana - Lebanon SESSION 2.4 Judy Mahan - USA Phil Kemp - Australia Ian Merricks- UK Gordon McConnell - KSA Tom Strodtbeck - USA Conference Attendees 16:05-16:50 Final comments and questions from attendees moderated by Session moderator Conference Summary and Close 16:50-17:00 Nawaf Al Sahhaf, BADIR CEO

THEORGANIZERS The 7th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference is an annual opportunity for experts and world leaders in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, incubation and acceleration

6 THEORGANIZERS The 7th Annual Saudi Technology Incubation Conference is an annual opportunity for experts and world leaders in the fields of innovation, entrepreneurship, incubation and acceleration to meet, share best practices, network and learn from each other... King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology (KACST)... King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is both the Saudi Arabian national science agency and its national R&D laboratories. KACST plays a key role in science and technology policy making, related data collection, funding of external research, and other related services such as scientific publishing and managing the patent office. Main Responsibilities include: Proposing a national policy for the development of science and technology and relevant strategies; Supporting scientific research and technology development; Conducting applied research; Advising government; Fostering national innovation and technology transfer between research institutes and industry; and Fostering international cooperation in science and technology. BADIR Program for Technology Incubators... BADIR is Technology Incubator Program launched by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in BADIR means Initiate and the BADIR Program opens the door of business development support to people who have a viable technology ideas that can be commercialized into a business opportunity. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), created the BADIR Program to meet some of the objectives of the National Technology and Science Plan. BADIR actively advances, promotes and supports the entrepreneurial process for technology innovation throughout Saudi Arabia, through its comprehensive national programs and strategic policy initiatives in developing technology entrepreneurship and incubation. برنامـــــــج بادر لحاضنـــــــــات التقنيـــــــــة Badir Program for Technology Incubators Saudi Business Incubator Network (SBIN)... The Saudi Business Incubator Network (SBIN) was established in 2009 with the aim to support the development and capacity building of the business incubator industry within the Kingdom. SBIN seeks to support and promote successful business incubation activities by facilitating information and experience exchange among Saudi incubators, policy makers, clients, and related organizations. For more information, please visit the conference website: ICSaudi16.kacst.edu.sa

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