He holds a Master of Business Administration (Finance) and an Executive Master in Islamic Banks and Banks. - Founder of Icon Finance Financial Consultancy Firm. - Certified financial advisor by the Ministry of Commerce and Investment. - Consultant to the Business Clinics Company Key experiences: - Auditor at Usama Al-Khuraiji accountants and business consultants - Director of the Centennial Fund in the Western Region for 9 years previously - Head of Finance in Namaa Al-Munawwarah for two years. - Advised Over 800 projects have been funded through the Western Region, Managed more than 600 approved feasibility studies have been conducted and more than 200 projects have been established. More than 1,200 leading and business leaders have been trained in finance, business plan and feasibility studies. - Managed portfolio exceeded 400 million to finance small projects. - Certified trainer in several areas of entrepreneurship and feasibility studies. - Secured and Managed agreement between Namaa Almunawara and Saudi Development Bank of SR 500 million Mentoring and consulting the SME entrepreneurs from the financial side - Experience more than 16 years.
Founder and managing director of QBest for Youth Consulting which cares about youth and empowering them by enriching the values and gaining the 21st century skills
Thunayan has a solid experience in leading development projects, designing Youth Empowerment initiatives, Youth Empowerment, Project designing, Capacity Building, Social Entrepreneurship; He is the 1st Saudi trainer accredited in the United Nations (UNCTAD) and he is a certified coach from ICF. He worked in private, public, semi-government, and NPOs sectors and has a mission of empowering youth to maximize their socioeconomic impact to contribute in improving KSA development toward Saudi vision 2030.
Qualified senior management professional with over 17 years of experience in working in different educational systems around the world including USA, UK, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Japan. Proficient in research, program analysis, problem- solving and entrepreneurship as well as working across diverse organizations in Europe, North America, South Asia and the Middle East. A best-selling author, an educational and entrepreneurship consultant, women leadership coach, and an international public speaker;
- PhD in Innovation Diffusion, MSc in Business Excellence.
- 500 Startups #500BAM alumnus.
- Founder of Mntrni, a mentoring platform connecting entrepreneurs with quality mentors.
- Author of the successful Ideas Discovery in Startups Book (+45000 downloads). Recently signed an agreement of Saudi Aramco to distribute 1m copies.
- Instructor of online courses (over 8800 students) on entrepreneurship & ideas generation.
H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak is the Founder and Chairman of Athaal. He is the former Founding Dean of Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) of Business and Entrepreneurship at King Abdullah Economic City. Nabeel is the former President of Al-Baha University and the former Vice President for Business and Innovation of Umm Al-Qura University (UQU). He is the Co-Founder and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Wadi Makkah Company (Seed Fund, Startup Accelerator, and Venture Capital). He is a Member of the Board of Directors of King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba). Koshak is a Member of the Executive Committee of King Faisal International Prize. He is also a Member of the Board of Directors of Oqal (Angel Investors Network) Jeddah branch and a mentor at Flat6Labs Jeddah Startup Accelerator and Endeavor Saudi Arabia.
Nabeel is the former Director of King Abdulaziz City for Since and Technology (KACST) GIS Technology Innovation Center. He is the Co-Founder and former General Supervisor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Institute at UQU. Nabeel is the former Chairman of Board of Directors of Transportation and Crowd Management Innovation Center.
Nabeel was an Associate Professor conducting research at the Hajj and Umrah Research Institute, while teaching courses at the College of Engineering and Architecture at UQU for 15 years.
As an entrepreneur, Koshak was the Founder and CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors of three leading tech startups.
Nabeel received an Executive Education from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in "Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program" and "Management, Innovation, Technology" in 2017, a PhD in Computational Design from the School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University in 2002, a Master of Architecture (Computing in Design and Planning) from the University of Colorado in 1997, and a Bachelor of Architectural Engineering from UQU in 1993.
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).
Fouad has over 15 years of experience in Marketing, Entreprenuership and Business Scaling. Fouad works now as a Co-Founder - Partnerhsips and Buisness Development at Startups House Investment Company.
Abdullah is very passionate to influence business & people’s transformation to greater by capitalizing on his diversified business experience across different multinational organizations globally to support SME’s on identifying areas of improvements, development opportunities & applying best practices that supports their business’s growth & sustainability.
Being a Certified Gallup Coach, Abdullah provide different engagement & talent development consultations to support SME’s on providing an engaged working culture that ultimately results on having engaged customers.
Hussein Attar is on his way to becoming a Saudi serial entrepreneur. He has founded Sawerly, an online photographer booking website, which received recognition in several events and contests ( Red Herring Top 100 Asia Tech companies, Arabnet Riyadh, Get in the Ring MITEF Pan Arab Region, Webit Global Congress, Fikra TV, Oqal Angel Investment Network, MENA Angel Investor Conference, Istanbul Startup, Startup Weekend Jeddah, and Jeddah Youth Conference ). He was also selected as one of the top 30 under 30 entrepreneurs in KSA by destination magazine. He has also founded Mktaby, a serviced office company that provides office solutions for entrepreneurs and startups. Hussein took over operation of Attar Software Engineering and transformed it to one of the leading IT providers that specializes in in-house ERP software development in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hussein graduated from University of Waterloo in Canada in Bachelor of Computer Science with Software Engineering Option with honors. He continued in the same university in Master in Management Engineering with focus on Management of Technology. Hussein is a public speaker for Entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia and was selected for many TV interviews and events to share his experience and tips for future entrepreneurs. He volunteers regularly in events that support knowledge sharing and helping startups. He organizes with a team to annually do TEDxJeddah in his home town Jeddah. He is part of Tomouh’s team, a organization that enables achievers to achieve more than they ever thought possible throughout the arab region.
