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.
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Hesham K. Rowaihy
Partner – Pure Consulting Group
Hesham is a Partner at Pure Consulting Group, leading the management consulting practice. He is responsible for delivering transformation projects at client’s organizations that require strategy development, organizational effectiveness, and operational excellence.
Prior to Pure Consulting, Hesham was the Director of western region at Badir Business Incubation Program where he established and managed the first Technology business incubator and the first government-supported angel investors network (Sirb) in Jeddah. He coached and mentored entrepreneurs on strategy development and business modeling, and participated as a coach and judge in several local and regional start-up competitions.
Earlier, Hesham was a Manager at PwC Consulting, delivering several transformation projects with private and public sector clients. He worked closely with a Saudi Minister to formulate recommendations for organizing the labor market, tackling unemployment, supporting entrepreneurship, and developing SME sector in Saudi Arabia.
Hesham started his career in 2002 at Procter & Gamble as a support engineer intern and later joined Eimar Real Estate (SEDCO Subsidiary) as an Internal Consultant of property management, where he redefined departmental strategy and developed organizational & operational plans that led to improved performance.
Hesham holds a bachelor degree in electrical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), and a master degree in business administration (MBA) from Indiana State University, USA.
Osama is Head of Development and Strategic Alliances at Prince Mohammed bin Salman College for Business and Entrepreneurship. He is also a member of the steering committee of the Entrepreneurship Hub of King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). Previously, he served as Head of Entrepreneurship & SME Development at KAEC. Prior to joining KAEC, Osama was founding VP of Strategy at Namaa Almunawara, a quasi-government organization that catalyzes the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Almadinah region.
Osama served as a judge in a number of business plan competitions and frequelty participates as a speaker and panelist in entrepreneurship conferences and events. He earned an MBA from Babson College. IHe also participated in executive education and professional development programs at Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management and Stanford University.
His publications include: Navigating Saudi Arabia's Entrepreneurship Ecosystem (author); The Role of Universities as Catalysts within Entrepreneurial Ecosystems (co-author); The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, Saudi Arabia's National Report (co-author)
