Chairperson's Opening Remarks

8:50 AM

9:05 AM

Michael Malek

Ex Director of Data Management , Ex-Nakheel

Building Cloud-Agnostic Data Platforms to support Data-Driven Decision-Making

9:05 AM

9:25 AM

Ulysses Demos

Senior Director - Data Management and Protection Technology, RedSea Global

Unleashing the Power of AI – The Imperative of Data Readiness

9:25 AM

9:45 AM

Patrick Taleng

Senior Director | Head of Data Governance & Management, Deloitte

Panel | The Future of Data Management: Bridging Analytics, Applied and Generative AI

9:45 AM

10:30 AM

Michael Malek

Ex Director of Data Management , Ex-Nakheel

Samy Hegazy

Regional Sales Director- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait & Egypt, Informatica

Dr. Abeer S. Al-Humaimeedy

Vice Dean for Development and Quality, KSU-CCIS

Amr Metwally Elsayed Metwally

Director of Clinical Simulation & Innovation , Itqan Clinical Simulation & Innovation Center

Networking Coffee & Peer-To-Peer Meetings

10:30 AM

11:10 AM

11:10 AM

11:50 AM

Generative AI for Data Driven Innovation and Competitive Advantage

Dr Debashis Dutta

Senior Advisor -Risk Group, Saudi EXIM Bank

Cultivating a Data-Driven Culture Across a Diverse Organization

11:10 AM

11:50 AM

Ammar Rajab

Metadata and Cataloging Lead, NEOM

The AI Data Cloud: Transforming Enterprise AI in KSA

11:10 AM

11:50 AM

Abdulmohsin Almadi

Solutions Engineer, Snowflake

Ibrahim Tumar

Sales Director , Snowflake

AI in Data Analytics strategy: Opportunities, Challenges, and the Road Ahead

11:50 AM

12:30 PM

Amr Metwally Elsayed Metwally

Director of Clinical Simulation & Innovation , Itqan Clinical Simulation & Innovation Center

Leveraging Data Fabric and Data Mesh for a Scalable, Hybrid Data Architecture

11:50 AM

12:30 PM

Mudassir Javed

Enterprise Data Architect

From Data to Decisions: The Role of Data Strategy in Transforming Culture and Operations in the Public Sector

11:50 AM

12:30 PM

Mohammed Alomair

Chief Data Officer, Saudi Irrigation Organization

How to leverage data and technology to drive business transformation and create value

12:30 PM

1:10 PM

Abdullah Albar

Chief Data Officer, Abdul Latif Jameel United Finance

Managing Privacy at Scale: Risks, Opportunities, and Challenges under the Saudi Personal Data Protection Law

12:30 PM

1:10 PM

Ángel Narciso

Director of Data, Analytics and AI, QIWA

Building a Compliant Data Architecture: Mastering NDMO Regulations with Robust Data Governance

12:30 PM

1:10 PM

Mahmoud Yassin

Senior Data Manager , Booking.com

Prayer & Lunch Break in the Exhibition Area

1:00 PM

1:50 PM

1:50 PM

3:10 PM

Moderated Roundtable Discussions

Prayer Time & Refreshment Break in the Exhibition Area & Technology in Practice Sessions

3:10 PM

3:40 PM

3:40 PM

4:15 PM

Data Strategy for Generative AI in Banking: From Concept to Action

Ladle Patel

Senior Advisor - Advance Analytics, Arab National Bank

How Aligning IT Strategy and Data Strategy Maximizes AI Benefits?

3:40 PM

4:15 PM

Nidal Qadous

Data Governance Program Lead, Saudi Aramco

How to build a Data Foundation to Fuel AI Applications

3:40 PM

4:15 PM

Majd Aldeen Masriah

Chief Technology Officer, Sanadak

Mastering Data Strategy: What you need to make it work

4:15 PM

4:50 PM

Jihad Chreim

Executive Manager - Head of Enterprise Data Management , Kuwait International Bank

Introduction to Implementing NDMO Regs and effective data governance

4:15 PM

4:51 PM

David Crompton

Head of Data Architecture and Engineering, Aramco

Navigating Data Governance in Saudi Arabia: Aligning Modern Data Architectures with the Personal Data Protection Law

4:15 PM

4:50 PM

Randa Aljably

Chief Data Officer , Shaqra University

Chairperson’s and Moderator Closing Remarks

5:00 PM

5:10 PM

Michael Malek

Ex Director of Data Management , Ex-Nakheel