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361 Community, here is this week’s Digest. Let us know your questions or suggestions. Best, Mark

-4/22 10:30 AM Final Riyadh Update Call*

-4/22 11:00 AM Trade Reboot Tests Economy Briefing*

-4/23 12:00 PM Coordination Call for June 15-18 SF & Seattle and July 20 Newport RI conferences*

-4/23 2:00 PM Deal Call for QPs* on Blue Vision Fund - sign up at 361.pub/pcisessions

-4/24 2:00 PM Deal Call for QPs* on Cyabra - sign up at 361.pub/pcisessions

-4/24 3:30 PM Deal Call for QPs* on Cox Capital Partners - sign up at 361.pub/pcisessions

-4/28-29 Riyadh Summit, see 180+ RSVPs, Speakers, Agenda; register

-Last Week’s Briefing on “Hypervolatility” - see video, iTunes and Spotify podcasts, post, transcript.

*sign up; **for QPs approved via Diagnostic

Here are updates on the April 28-29 Riyadh Summit where Saudi’s leading families and ministries gather with global investors to exchange insights and forge partnerships:

— 180+ RSVPs (200 max), 50+ Speakers (see below)

— Agenda (also below) and Program Deck

— Register as QP (>$50M) or Delegate

— Venue: Bab Al Samhan in Diriyah, UNESCO Heritage Site

With ~200 capacity, we have 180+ RSVPs to date (see updated list), including as of April 18:

Turki Al-Faisal Al Saud

Princess Noura Al Saud

MonshaatSA (co-Keynote)

Ayth Al Mubarak, Saudi - National Center for Family Business

Abdullah AlKhaldi, CIO of Aramco Digital

Abdullah Majid Al Qasabi

Al Gosaibi Group

SB - Principal of Saudi SFO in consumer and manufacturing

Al Muhaidib, muhaidib.com & visioninvest.com

Khaled Sharbatly, AlNahla GroupTurki Faisal Al Saud

Hossam Radwan, Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Group

Rami Al Turki

Abdulaziz Al Omran

Abdulilah Abunahyan

Abdulwahab Al Betairi

Hassan Abdul Lateef Jameel

Ibrahim Al Rajhi

Musaab Al Muhaidad

Nabeel Al Amudi

Prince AlTurqi Al-Saud

Prince (Al-Saud)

Princess (Al Saud)

Lubna Olayan, Olayan Saudi Holding Co.

Jiawei Ye, PIF

Saad Shabbir, PIF (Special Sits)

CEO of Major Saudi Sovereign Platform Fund

Huda Al Rostamani, AW Rostamani Group

Parth Vakil, SFO (Texas, India)

Farah Foustok, SFO, MFO, Director

Large real estate-focused Saundi family office

Large Saudi office with diversified holdings

Adel Hamaizia

Amir Ali F., descendant of the Qajar dynasty

KSA Ministry of Culture

Nouf Alrajhi, The Ministry of Culture

Qahtani, sumouholding.com

Ramzi Kanan (رمزي كنعان ابوخضرا) Abukhadra

Wafa Al Rushaid

Yusef Ali Kanoo, President

Zak Nasser, SFO

Faisal Albraidi, SIDF Investment Company (SIC)

Abdulhadi Al Qahtani, Hawadi LTD Company

AbdulNasser Bin Kalban

Hossam Radwan, Naghi Holdings

Rakan Nejaim, The Family Office

Saffia Kanoo, Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo

KSA Authority on Entrepreneurship

KSA Ministry of Economy

Member of the Board of the Saudi Stock Exchange

Nayef Yamany

Sheikh Abdulaziz Alhelati

Sheikh Hassan Alhewazi

H.E. Sameh Al Qubaisi

Sheikh Salem Alqasimi, ST GROUP

Nouf Alrajhi, The Minstry of Culture

Roberta Calarese, Ghaya (UAE)

Paula Schwarz, SFO

Sophia Swire, philanthropist

Alexey Zorin, SFO (US, Lithuania)

Armen Sarkissian, 4th Pres. of Armenia, Quantum Politics

Immpana Srri, SFO. (India)

King Chaitanya Raj Singh

Mark Sanor 361Firm (New York)

Princess Jahnavi Kumari Mewar (India)

Lorenzo Berg, Petrochil

Chaitanya Raj Singh Bhati, Jaisalmer

Sarah Annas, KCY family ofc

Angel Versetti, SFO

Anna Mochkarova, SFO

Sahir Ali, SFO + Modi Ventures

Sumehr Sondhi, SFO

Chris Yeh, Blitzscaling Ventures (SF)

Edie Rodriguez, ex-Saudi Tourism Board

Kate Ianishevska, SFO

Sarah Xu, KCY family ofc (NY)

Alex Bebov, BAC Green

Trey Goede, Saudi Aramco

Khloud Aldukheil (KSA)

Maen Al Razouqi (Kuwait)

Nawaf Almarafi (Kuwait)

Moaz Amin

Karim Ghandour, كريم غندور, Founder of Legacy Line

Ari Matityahu, Danforth Investors

Mohammed Al Araimi, Edmond de Rothschild Asset Management

Areej Alturki, FDI MENA, perspectives finance & global prosperity

Ayman Sejiny, leader in Islamic finance

Dr. Prof. Mohammad Nurunnabi, Founding Dir. of Ctr for Sustainability and Climate at Prince Sultan Univ.

Dr. Sarah Mohammad Ghaleb, Aramco Head of Entrepreneurship, transforming ed

Lamis Al Hashimy, Palmade

Mark Tester, Iyris LLC; (and KAUST)

Ayesha Al Blooshi

Badr Al Badr, Misk Foundation

Chantal Sassoli de Bianchi, Chantal

Ismail Tekin, World Impact Forum

Talal Kaiksow, Ahli United Bank BSC

Chris Lawes, TheDomes.com

Michael Brotherton, Dragonfly 44

Theo Fields, Bloccelerate

Carl Pro, ProChem

Dr. h.c. Lidia Esther Aviles, SIGF (Paris)

Emanuele Pizzatti, SIGF (Switzerland)

Husain H. Alfares, Tali Ventures by STC

Vanessa Grellet, Arche Capital (Paris, Austin)

Vishal Gulati, Recode Ventures (London)

Ali Mokdad, University of Washington

Imad Ghandour, Pearl Bridge Investments

José Francisco Fernandez Serna, Desert Tech Ventures

Sarah Ghaleb, The KEYSS Project

Selina Millstam, Inner Development Goals

Kelvin Ung, 5D Capital

Lena JIN, 5D Capital

Michelle Chivunga N, Global Policy House

Mohammed AL-SURF, Sustainability Professionals of Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulaziz Daghastan

Mahmud Samandari, soul.com

Nadia Boumeziout

Nadine Benchaffai, Desertech Ventures

Paolo Gallo

Alanoud Alhejailan, Dreamwork Entertainment, inspiring youth

Dr. Mohammed Al-Surf, Founder of the Saudi Green Building Forum

Professor Dr. Ali H. Mokdad, Chief Strategy Officer for Population Health at IHME

Wojciech Tomikowski, Omniviser Inc.

Ahsan Ali, Western Bainoona Group for General Contracting LLC

Alexander Lukin, National Research University Higher School of Economics

Anibor Kragha, African Refiners and Distributors Assoc. (ARDA)

Anna Maria Aloe, ALOE ADVISORY

Annette Bak Kirby, Transform

Bilal Mekkaoui, JOBI Brands

Cristina Romelli

Elizabeth Ross Holmstrom, Mindful EMployer

Husni Almousli, Kirkland & Ellis

Marie-laure Schaufelberger

Olga Puzanova, HSE University

Rabih Feghali, PARSLI CONSULTING

Simon Buerk

Sinuhe Arroyo, Massife DMCC

Summer Nasief, Pure Performance

Tamara Moore, Conscious Business Institute

Anne Leen

Danielle Marie Alexandra Mejia

Jeriza De mafiles

Maylyn tique

Monica Odesa

Muhammad Jawad

Vladimir Marchenko, LLC Pokrovka

Arfa Mukhtar

Muhammad Asif

Vijay Vaswani, Omniscope

Angelo Dalli, Trustworthy AI

Bolor Erdene Battsengel, Strategic Advisor, SpaceX, AI for Good

Bolor, Obuna Battsengel, founder of AI Academy Asia

Bruno ROCHE, Co-founder of Economics of Mutuality Labs at Oxford and CEIBS, Shanghai

De Kai, The Future Society

Dr. Angelo Dalli, Founder, Trustworthy AI

Elizabeth Vazquez, WEConnect International

Katharina Moser, blueprint for purposeful leadership

Marc Buckley, Alohas Foundation, sustainable transformation

Marcello Mari, SingularityNET

Nikola Jurisic, Cultural alignment in family businesses

Piers Cumberlege, Straightview International

Stacey Lawson, Chair, Ygrene Energy Fund, AI for Inner Development

Medea Nocentini, Global Ventures | C3

Virna Ramazzini, Z65 Vision Collaborative

AbdulRaheem Bawazeer, Google

Amr Hani Habis, INK

AnaMaria Meshkurti, AMVS Capital

Basmah Alrowaily, JAC

Bertrand Badre

Kunle Omilani, YOA

Yasmin Altwaijri, Alneem LLC

Emily Lane, Evolutionary Intelligence Academy

Erich Sieber, PeakBridge

Fatima Al Shirawi, TGF Color Consultancy

Florence Magne, Magna Projects

Foued Zaater, Aqua Properties

Kamel Mukharesh, Encina

Khadija Mustafa, Apex Advisors GmbH

Ihab A. Khalil, BCG

Katharina Obinger, BCG

Family offices will also join from Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and UAE

DAY 1 - APRIL 28

09:00 Opening ceremony. Official opening keynotes by KSA Monshaat and Dr. Ayth Al Mubarak, CEO of Saudi’s National Center for Family Business.

Session 1 Forging Futures: How family businesses can lead the way to global prosperity

09:30  Unlocking Trillions: Regenerative development, Legacy of Family Business - Marc Buckely, founder of Alohas Foundation

09:50  From conflict to collaboration: How geopolitics can shape peace and sustainable trade 

10:05  Beyond purpose, next frontier for value creation-Bruno Roche, founder Economics of Mutuality

10:20 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

Session 2 AI for purpose: Harnessing technology to drive global prosperity

10:45  Aligning AI with human values - Prof. De Kai Berkeley University

11:00  Call of our time bridging AI and inner development - Stacey Lawson co-founder Ygrene Fund

11:15  AI for good - Bolor Erdene Battsengel strategy advisor Space X

Session 3 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

11:45  Investing with purpose - BCG - Katharina Obinger, BCG partner family offices

12:15  Culture, strategy & the power of purpose - Firechat with Ahmed Al Ghamdi, GCHRO STC and Nikola Jurisic, founder of Transfiguration Advisory

12:30  Beyond wealth: NextGen's quest for purpose. Firechat Karim Ghandour, founder and CEO of Legacy Line moderated by Dr. Mahmoud Samandari board member Soul.com

Session 4 reflective integration

14:00  Measuring heart brain human energy -Dr Danijela Debelic co-founder of the brain research unit and board member Saudi Arabian Wellness Association

Session 5 Education and Vision 2030

14:15   Empowering Saudi youth: Transforming education by unlocking purpose - Dr. Sarah Ghaleb, founder The Keyss Project and head of entrepreneurship Aramc0

14:30 The night before Eid - Alanoud Al Hejailan 

Session 6 - The regional and Saudi investment landscape

14:45  Next frontier: Regional investment insights and forecasts - Ihab Khalil, BCG partner

15:00  Future of Venture Capital: Enabling family business legacy and sustainable growth - Hossam Radwan, CEO Mohamed Yousuf Naghi Group

15:45  How to invest in Saudi: A roadmap to vision 2030 - Ministry of Economy representative

16:00  The investment legal framework of KSA - Ministry of Investments representative

16:20 Uncommon Sense in Family Business: Breaking the Mold by Prof. Chiara Spina, INSEAD

16:35 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

16:50  Ghaya Dialogues: THE SAUDI WAY - Areej Al Turki

Gala Dinner

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

09:15 Unlocking Saudi Arabia: a strategic guide for global Investors and family enterprises - Ramzi Abukhadra, Chairman UBS

Session 1 Health Tech

09:30 Health in 2100 - the vision of Prof. Dr. Ali Mokdad, Chief strategy officer for population health, University of Washington

09:45 The next big thing in health (companies presenting Disruptive technology)

10:30 Roundtable discussion - meet the ecosystem

Session 2 - revolutionizing AI: beyond language Models

10:45 AI in Next Decade: Transforming Life, Work & the Universe - Dr. Angelo Dalli, founder of Umnai

11:00 The future is decentralized: intelligence without Limits - Marcello Mari, founder of Singularity DAO

11:05 The human side of AI: meet the speakers

Session 3 real estate, hospitality and proptech

11:20 Smart hospitality for vision 2030: technology meets Tradition - firechat with Edie Rodriguez, former board, Member Saudi Tourism Authority and Nicolas Mayer Global industry leader tourism PWC

11:35 Innovations and technologies shaping the Kingdom’s real Estate - presented by Nabil Al Kaady - CEO NABR (Proptech-Company presentations)

12:20 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

14:15 Panel discussion - opportunities and challenges in Scaling agritech innovation through a VC lense- Nadine Benchaffai, Erich Sieber, Medea Nocentini

14:30 From vision to reality: groundbreaking innovations in Desert tech and food tech (companies’ presentations)

15:00 Roundtable discussions - meet the ecosystem

Session 5 Fintech

15:35 Unlocking the future of AI investments - Gregorios Papamanousakis

15:50 Unveiling the next big thing in finance (company Presentations)

16:05 Roundtable discussions - meet the ecosystem

Closing of the WWP KSA Summit

16:20 The journey continues: insights, actions, and the Road forward -Roberta Calarese and Mark Sanor

On April 15, 106 joined our 262nd Briefing “Investing in Times of Hypervolatility” - see video, podcasts (e.g. iTunes, Spotify), post, transcript. We covered the market impact of trade tariffs and volatility, with the VIX spiking to 44. Discussion touched on China’s treasury sell-off, rising recession odds (60%), and how policy shifts could accelerate innovation in China. We also discussed the bond market, currencies, recession odds, reindustrialization, productivity, inflation, US debt, and BRICS.

Thanks to contributors, including Lara Sanor, William Deuchler, Jim Carroll, Anthony Gordon, Erica Lill, Adam Blanco, Depinder Grewal, Andrew Fisch, David Lane, Wilmot Allen, PhD, Wanda Lopuch, Ph.D., Andrew Voss, Alex Bebov, Joel Van Kuiken, Stephen Burke, Jennifer Wines, and Jeff Zawadsky.

MANDATES. We now have over 60 mandates, and you can see most in our No-name Deal Pipeline. We now have 20+ funds in niches like AI and private credit. We also have about 20+ direct deals from $2M to $200M for equity (e.g. in payments, VR, domes, tire recycling) and debt (e.g. off-grid-EV charging, GP buy-out). If approved by the clients, such funds and companies are added to our Allocator Deal Database.

FULL ACCESS FOR QUALIFIED PURCHASERS. QPs, approved on updating or submitting our Diagnostic, can access our External Pipeline, with links to decks and to schedule meetings. Our pipeline looks rather different today than it did a few years ago. We approach from both the buy-side (forming funds or SPVs into funds/companies) and the sell-side where we have 40+ active mandates with funds and companies (some are between vintages or rounds).

ONBOARD YOUR DEALS. We can follow up best on deals that are onboarded via 361firm.com/onb, which has the same questions and sub-categories as our Diagnostic which the allocators submit on asset class, industries, deal type, size, region, etc., and keywords. It takes just 2-5 minutes but makes it easier for match-making and inbound interest.

If you become an investment banking client, you can pitch at our Allocator Session segments of our conferences and schedule 1:1 meetings. Our "special sauce" is our global community. While we can run systematic marketing processes like any other placement agent, we can easily set up multi-city "road shows" but also include you in weekly programs or create bespoke events to bring you to investors in more organic ways where you can build relationships.

Confidential parts stay with our core internal team. If we see interest, we can officially bring on as a mandate. Here is the 361Firm Overview Deck for raising capital via our B-D.  

April 22: 10:30am Update/Q&A* on Riyadh Summit*

April 22: 11am Briefing “Trade Reboot Tests Economy”, subscribe*

April 23: 12pm Coordination Call for June 15-18 SF & Seattle and July 20 Newport RI conferences*

April 23: 2pm Deal Call for QPs** on Blue Vision Fund - sign up at 361.pub/pcisessions**

April 24: 2pm Deal Call for QPs on Cyabra**

April 24: 3:30pm Deal Call for QPs on Cox Capital Partners**

April 28-29: Riyadh Summit 2, register at 361firm.com/gcc25

May 6: 361 LA Breakfast Roundtables during the Milken Conference

June 16-18: 5th SF/Palo Alto & Seattle Conferences - 361firm.com/june | Deck

July 20: 4th Newport Conference - 361firm.com/july | Deck

Sept. 18-19: 9th London Conference - 361firm.com/septln | Deck

October 3-4: 4th Singapore Conference, details to follow

October 5-6: Mumbai Conference, details to follow

Oct. 23: 8th New York Impact Summit, details to follow

Nov. 18-19: Flagship Conference - NY, at Grant Thornton, details to follow

*sign up at 361firm.com/subs; **for QPs approved via our Diagnostic (register at 361.pub/pcisessions)