09:00 Opening ceremony. Official opening keynotes by Dr. Ayth Al Mubarak (CEO of Saudi's National Centre for Family Business) and Mishal Al Homaidhi (Director of Monshaat)
Session 1: Forging Futures: How family businesses can lead the way to global prosperity
09:45 Unlocking Trillions: Regenerative development, Legacy of Family Business - Marc Buckely, founder of Alohas Foundation
From conflict to collaboration: How geopolitics can shape peace and sustainable trade
Beyond purpose, next frontier for value creation - Bruno Roche, founder Economics of Mutuality
Session 2: Geopolitics and Global Trade
10:30 The 3 W’s of Geopolitics: War, Weather & Wealth, Reza Bundy, CEO & Chair of Atlast Capital
Session 3: AI for Purpose: Harnessing Technology to Drive Global Prosperity
10:45 Aligning AI with human values - Prof. De Kai, Berkeley University
Call of our time bridging AI and inner development - Stacey Lawson co-founder Ygrene Fund
AI for good - Bolor Erdene Battsengel, Strategy Advisor for Space X
Session 4: From Growth to Greatness: Transformative Power of Family Business on Global Stage
11:30 Inner Development Goals: new blueprint for purposeful leadership, Selina Millstam, IDGS
Investing with purpose - BCG - Katharina Obinger, BCG partner family offices
Culture, Strategy & the Power of Purpose - Fireside Chat with Ahmed Al Ghamdi, GCHRO STC and Nikola Jurisic, founder of Transfiguration Advisory
Beyond Wealth: NextGen's quest for purpose. Fireside Chat with Karim Ghandour, founder and CEO of Legacy Line moderated by Dr. Mahmoud Samandari, Board member of Soul.com
Session 5: Reflective Integration
12:45 Measuring heart brain human energy - Dr Danijela Debelic, co-founder of the brain research unit and board member of the Saudi Arabian Wellness Association
Session 6: Regional and Saudi Investment Landscape
14:00 Next frontier: Regional investment insights and forecasts - Ihab Khalil, BCG partner
Future of Venture Capital: Enabling family business legacy and sustainable growth - Hossam Radwan, CEO Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Group
How to invest in Saudi: A roadmap to vision 2030 - Ministry of Economy representative
investment legal framework of KSA - Ministry of Investments representative
Uncommon Sense in Family Business: Breaking the Mold by Prof. Chiara Spina, INSEAD
Value of ESG in Unlocking Sustainable Growth for KSA. Firechart with Prof. Mohammad Nurunnabi, Ctr for Sustainability & Climate (CSC), Prince Sultan Univ., Dr Mohamed Al Surf, Tilad Sustainability Co. and Ayman Sejiny, family business advisor moderated by Tatiana Antonelli Abella
Session 7: African Investment Landscape
15:05 Africa Rising: A Frontier Market with Purpose, Partnership and Properity, Michelle Chivunga, Pres. Global Policy House, Anibor Kraghya, CEO African Refineries, moderatedd by Kunile Omilani, of YOA Insurance
Session 8: Education, Media & Vision 2030
15:25 Media as Catalyst for Cultural and Economic Transformation. Fireside chat with Piers Cumberledge, ex-WEF Head of Partnerships, Nada Al Shaibani, NEOM Digital Media Academy Head
Empowering Saudi Youth: Transforming education by unlocking purpose - Dr. Sarah Ghaleb, founder of The Keyss Project and head of entrepreneurship Aramco
Ghaya Dialogues: THE SAUDI WAY - Areej Al Turki
Session 9: Master Class
16:10 Uncommon Sense in Family Business & Entrepreneurship. Breaking the Mold - Workshop by Prof. Chiara Spina INSEAD
GALA DINNER
19:30 Welcome, Heritage & Innovation - Shaping Saudi Arabia’s Global Legacy
Night Before EID, Movie by Al Anoud Al Hedjailan
Immersive Art, AI & Human Emotions - Angelo Dali
Women With Purpose Award - Keynote Alia Julfar, Voice of Youth
DAY 2 - APRIL 29
08:00 Rising connections: breakfast for visionaries
09:00 361 degrees of opportunity: innovation roundtables. For lasting impact by Mark Sanor, 360 One Firm (361Firm)
09:15 Unlocking Saudi Arabia: Strategic Guide for global Investors and family enterprises - Ramzi Abukhadra, Chairman, UBS
Family Business Archetypes, Katharina Obinger, BCG
Session 1: Health Tech
10:00 Health in 2100 - the vision of Prof. Dr. Ali Mokdad, Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health, University of Washington
The next big thing in health - companies presenting Disruptive technology including Omniscope by Vijay Vaswani and Dragonfly44 by Michael Brotherton
Roundtable Discussions - meet the ecosystem
Session 2: Revolutionizing AI: Beyond Language Models
11:00 AI in Next Decade: Transforming Life, Work & the Universe - Dr. Angelo Dalli, founder of Umnai
The future is decentralized: intelligence without Limits - Marcello Mari, founder of Singularity DAO
Building AI Ecosystems: Lessons from Global Experiences for the Middle East, Dr. Sinuhe Arroyo
The human side of AI: Meet the speakers
Session 3: Real Estate, Hospitality, and Proptech
11:45 Smart hospitality for vision 2030: technology meets Tradition - firechat with Edie Rodriguez, former board member of the Saudi Tourism Authority and Nicolas Mayer, Global Tourism Industry Leader at PwC
Innovations and technologies shaping the Kingdom’s real Estate - presented by Nabil Al Kaady - CEO NABR (Proptech-Company presentations)
Roundtable discussion - meet the ecosystem
Session 4: Desert Tech Regenerating Food Systems
14:00 Revolutionizing farming in harsh environments: the Science of desert crops - Prof. Mark Tester, Center of Excellence for Sustainable Food Security - KAUST
Panel discussion - opportunities and challenges in scaling agritech innovation through a VC lens - Nadine Benchaffai, Erich Sieber, Medea Nocentini
From vision to reality: groundbreaking innovations in Desert tech and food tech (company presentations including Irys by Nibal Abdulaziz, and Carobway by Yoni Glickman.
Roundtable discussions - meet the ecosystem
Session 5: Sustainable Tech
15:00 Decarbonizing with Purpose. John Combs III CEO, Seer Corp
Closing the Loop - Turning Tire Waste into a Sustainable Resource - Carl Pro of ProChem
Roundtable Discussion
Session 6; Fintech
15:35 Fintech Landscape in KSA - Ayman Sejiny, Vice Chair of TEAMSEC and Areej Al Turki, KSA Fintech Leader
Unlocking the future of AI investments - Gregorios Papamanousakis
Unveiling the next big things in Fintech (Roundtable discussion and company presentations including a Saudi Fintech Disruptor, MADFU, Ahmad Alwosheel)
Closing of the WWP KSA Summit
16:20 The journey continues: insights, actions, and the Road forward -Roberta Calarese and Mark Sanor
