A full professor in computer science with over 50 publications and 20 years of combined professional practical leadership and consulting experiences.Currently an advisor to the Governor of Small and Medium Enterprises Authority, an editorial board member of Big Data and Cloud Innovation, and board member of Riyadah Entrepreneurship program and women employment executivecommittee. Specialized in e-commerce, data science and AI.
Marketing and business development specialist, and a current faculty member in the college of business administration at the University of Prince Mugrin. Prior to joining UPM, I worked as a startup and small business adviser in San Francisco, United States and consulted for well established bay area companies such as Pete's Coffee. I won 2 startup weekend competitions in San Francisco, and created an online business venture (Swapper). I also worked with Injaz Saudi Arabia organization as a trainer and business mentor for The Company program, and headed the college enterprise project at The Oxford Partnership college in Madinah. I have experience in management and service/sales training, and a diverse experience with managing marketing channels including social media, digital marketing and public relations in both Saudi Arabia and the United States. I'm also very interested in CSR, social entrepreneurship and volunteering services. I have a Master's degree in Business Administration with marketing concentration from the University of San Francisco (Forbes Top 20 in entrepreneurship).
Ms. Al Besher conceived of FinTech Saudi while following an impressive career path has led her to such roles as leader of a Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority (SAMA) program to develop Saudi expertise in information security, Human Resources and Administration Director of SADAD Payment Systems and, finally, member of the FinTech Committee at SAMA.
She has shepherded FinTech Saudi from initial conception to full reality, managing the approvals process, designing the event with a well-defined and focused scope of activity and building a team to bring the event to full fruition.
Ms. Al Besher holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, a Master’s Degree in Management from The Catholic University of America and she was a participant in the Executive Program in Management & Leadership at London Business School.
Ahmed Almgrashi has wide range of academic experience especially in the field of training and community services.Currently as a Vice Dean for training and Community services & secretary of board at College of Business Administration, JAZAN UNIVERSITY he is instrumental in setting up Coop & Community services, Quality unit and student training committee , Besides lot of other activities for training the students like internship in MNC'S at domestic, national and International level
Before joining JAZAN UNIVERSITY he completed his Masters in Business Administration from Winthrop University and bachelors from king Khalid university
Babson MBA in Marketing & and Entrepreneurship, certified entrepreneurship trainer from Babson, coach for leadership & teamwork. Mentored 30+ startups for Flat6Labs Accelerator. Currently working as a Marketing Lecturar at King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and the programs director for KAU Entrepreneurship Center.
رائدة أعمال من المدينة المنورة عملت في عدد من المشاريع التنموية لدعم وتطوير بيئة ريادة الأعمال في منطقة المدينة. كما شغلت مناصب مختلفة في إدارة حاضنات أعمال ولها مشاركات تطوعية في فعاليات متعددة لنشر الوعي في مجال ريادة الأعمال. حاصلة على بكالوريس في الأدب الإنجليزي ودبلوم في برمجة الحاسب الآلي إضافة إلى دورات تخصصية متقدمة
Dr. Alghamdi currently leads the innovation and entrepreneurship related initiatives at Taibh University. Prior to joining Taibh University, he was also leading some of the entrepreneurship initiatives at KFUPM in Dhahran.
He received his PhD in 2012 from the McGill University in Canada. His PhD research focuses on power management solutions for portable electronics.
He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees (with honors) in electrical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, in 2001 and 2004, respectively.
In 2001, Dr. Alghamdi joined the Electrical Engineering Department at KFUPM as a Graduate Assistant, where he is currently an Assistant Professor (as of July 2012). He was a teaching assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McGill University from Jan 2009 to Aug 2011.
Thamer Shaker, a management professional with more than 20 years of experience, leading strategic plans in change management and talent identification. He is an organization development and business expert aiming to maximize the impact and accomplish challenging goals in different areas. Additionally, he worked in several fields including initiating, planning and leading programs to build and implement a significant organization learning development module followed by an accurate execution plan. In Jan 2014, he established his Managment consultancy firm #MysanConsulting, which is specialized in developing strategy, corporate governance, and change management
Thamer Shaker is a writer and a speaker through his newspaper column and an author of eight best-selling books. He was able to build a superior reputation in human capital and social development. He holds a Bachelor degree in Computer Science and a Masters Degree in Business - Situational Leadership from Nova Southeastern University, United Statesيمتلك خبرة مهنية تزيد عن 20 سنة في مجال الإدارة وتطوير المنشئات والخطط والأهداف الاستراتيجية وتطوير الموارد البشرية بالقطاعين الحكومي والخاص، في مجالات متعددة، كما قاد عدة فرق لتنفيذ برامج تطويرية متعددة من خلال آلية التغيير الإداري. يمتلك ثامر خبرة مميزة في مجال الثقافة والاعلام تتجاوز الخمسة عشر عاماً، قدّم فيها سبعة كتب، والتي تعتبر من أكثر الكتب مبيعاً، كما شارك في الكثير من المناسبات، بالإضافة إلى كونه متحدثاً في العديد من المنتديات والمؤتمرات المحلية والإقليمية، بالإضافة إلى مساهماته المميزة في إنتاج وتقديم الصالون الثقافي الأول في منطقة مكة المكرمة، وبعض البرامج الثقافية المختلفة والتي استهدفت شريحة الشباب وكان لها قبول كبير. يحمل ثامر شهادة البكالوريوس في علوم الحاسوب، وشهادة الماجستير في إدارة الأعمال، تخصص "قيادة موقفية"، من جامعة نوفا، الولايات المتحدة، كما أنه عضو بالأكاديمية الأمريكية للإدارة المالية، وعضو بالمؤسسة الأمريكية للاستشارات الإدارية – IMC
An Entrepreneurial Ecosystem Builder. A startups' consultant and an entrepreneurship specialist with vast experience in Finance and Accounting. He has provided entrepreneurial and financial coaching to multiple SME’s from different industries, such as manufacturing, High Tech Innovations, Information Technology, Platforms & Applications, and Information Security. In addition, he provided professional consultancy to multiple technology & manufacturing focused startups and new businesses concentrating on market research, new businesses development, financial analysis, strategic business planning, and other objectives.
Currently managing the Entrepreneurship Portfolio at King Salman Youth Center where he is developing and implementing various programs and initiatives promoting the Entrepreneurial Mindset among the youth of Saudi Arabia. During his latest period working as the Managing Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network in Saudi Arabia, he was involved in building the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem of Saudi Arabia in daily basis, Marwan Jamal has held the position of a Business Development Manager, at Qotuf AlRiyadah in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as well, where he was serving the cause of promoting and improving the overall entrepreneurial ecosystem for the startups in Saudi Arabia. In addition, he worked as the Accelerators Manager at Qotuf where he was responsible of managing Flat6Labs Jeddah accelerator. In this program, startups get to fast-track their growth and development through obtaining financial & professional support throughout the acceleration program
Marwan was involved in various consulting projects, throughout his experience, where he has contributed to numerous merger and acquisition operations and has helped in formulating many governmental infrastructure projects with the Saudi Ministry of Labor. Furthermore, he has audited the financials of multiple Saudi and international corporations in different industries during his time in one of the “Big Four”
Along with building healthy Entrepreneurial Ecosystems, Marwan’s passion is to guide entrepreneurs, startups, and other SME’s in overcoming their challenges and achieving their objectives
Amal Dokhan is the Director of The BABSON GLOBAL Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership (BGCEL). She held a number of roles in BGCEL including the New Ventures Acceleration and Corporate Innovation program. Throughout her career Ms. Dokhan gained a diversified range of experience in management and marketing related roles particularly in education and consultancy. Prior to that she worked in the KAUST Seed Fund where she developed marketing and events, while also providing a range of services to startup clients. Amal has previously managed an educational organization; during that time she designed programs and started several innovative initiatives to be implemented by the educators to improve the mindsets in order to foster creativity in the work place and the educational tools. In parallel to this she started her own business, which organized sports events and offered commercial consultancy to large organizations.
Dr. Moudhi Aljamea got her Bsc in Computer Information Systems from King Fisal University, then, started her own IT company in 2006. After that, she got her MSc in IT with e-business from London in 2010, and her PhD in Computer Security specifically in algorithms design from King’s College London . Currently, Dr.Moudhi is a security assistant professor and the Director of the Entrepreneurship & incubator at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, as well as being a consulting at Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy
She is in the first board of the Innovation and entrepreneurship prize for saudi students in the UK. Her main field of interest is Cyber Security attacks in the Cyber war. She also takes an interest in the field of on-line digital identity in Social Media and Big data. Additionally, she published several papers and participated in many conferences around the world giving talks about her areas of expertise
Emad Has a diversified experience in establishing and running Accelerators and Incubators in Saudi Arabia. He has established Badir-Jeddah business incubator, contributing in developing and managing the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia. Studied and visited over 30 Business Incubators, Accelerators, Tech. Transfer Offices, Innovation Parks across the US, Canada, and United Kingdom, prior to developing and validating several business developments approaches in handling different stages of the venture to adapt and overcome the challenges in our local market. Successfully incubated and handled more than 80 techs. based startups with an average of 40% graduation rate per year impacted the local economy by creating more than 300 jobs.
Emad holds a Master’s Degree in Engineering of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, McMaster University, Canada, in addition to TOT Certification in Business Incubation Management Training Program by InfoDev - World Bank Group. And lately, he was selected from the UN-ESCWA Technology Center as an expert Technical Committee Member.
Emad is also an entrepreneur who founded two startups in Canada and Saudi Arabia.
