8:00 AM

8:30 AM

Registration Opens

8:30 AM

8:45 AM

Welcoming Remarks and Orientation

Kenan Bouzo

General Management, Hyperight LLC

[P1] - Plenum

8:50 AM

9:00 AM

Chairman’s Opening Remarks

Michael Malek

Director - Data Management

[P1] - Plenum

9:05 AM

9:25 AM

Keynote | The Evolution of PDPL: Regulatory Milestones and Practical Insights

Khaled Alebi

Data Privacy and Governance Director, Anlima Bank

[P1] - Plenum

9:25 AM

9:45 AM

Keynote | Ready, Set, AI

Siddharth Rajagopal

Chief Architect (EMEA-LA), Informatica

[P1] - Plenum

9:45 AM

10:30 AM

Panel | Empowering the Data-Driven Enterprise: Governance, Trust, and PDPL in Action

Javed A. Akbar

Chief Governance, Risk (GRC), Insurance & Data Officer, Tasnee

Majd Aldeen Masriah

Director of Enterprise Architecture, Geidea

Abdulaziz Almanea

Founder and Chairman of the Board, Dama Saudi

Michael Malek

Director - Data Management

[P1] - Plenum

10:30 AM

11:10 AM

Networking Coffee & Peer-To-Peer Meetings

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

AI Adoption Unlocked: Leadership, Data, Talent, and Technology in Practice

Nour Bou Imad

VP Operations , APGAR

[M1] - Data Strategy

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Move from DIY to ready for AI

John Mullis

Lead Sales Engineer , Fivetran

[M2] - Data Governance & Quality

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Bridging Worlds - Building Arabic AI Agents with Allam and Snowflake

Mohamed Touiti

Senior Solutions Engineer, Snowflake

[M3] - Cloud and Modern Data Platform

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

From Compliance to Competitive Edge: Innovation via Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Mert Şendağ

Director, Data and AI Strategy, EEMEA Regional Lead, Mastercard

[M1] - Data Strategy

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

Data Governance in AI-Driven Enterprises: Ensuring Compliance while Fostering Innovation

Manar Abouhenidi

Data Management, Science & Analytics Manager, Red Sea Global

[M2] - Data Governance & Quality

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

AI Governance in the Real World: Bridging Risk, Trust, and Strategic Value

Dr Reem Mahjoub

Data Governance Director, Senior Data Governance Consultant , STC

[M3] - Cloud and Modern Data Platform

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

Stronger and resilient by Design thanks to Logical Data Integration

Gabriele Obino

Regional Vice President South Europe and Middle East and General Manager, Denodo

[M1] - Data Strategy

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

AI with Guardrails: Enabling Regulatory Intelligence for Vision 2030

Hesham Mohamed

Strategic Senior Manager for Enterprise & Government Accounts, Incorta

[M2] - Data Governance & Quality

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

Accelerating Your Data & AI Journey: From Strategy to Impact

Karim Lahlou

Director of Consulting Services, SBI

[M3] - Cloud and Modern Data Platform

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 1 | How can organisations integrate Decentralised AI (DeAI) into their data strategy, and what are the main barriers to adoption in the region?

Dr. Abeer S. Al-Humaimeedy

Vice Dean for Development and Quality, KSU-CCIS

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 10 | From Data to AI – Share Your Experience

Tomasz Jazdzewski

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, VirtusLab

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 11 | NDMO Strategy & Compliance Forum

Mohamed ElKady

Principal Solution Architect, Informatica

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 12 | From Data Silos to a Single Source of Truth: Empowering Saudi Governments and Enterprises for the AI Era

Ahmed Tarek

Director of Sales Engineering, EMEA, Incorta

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 2 | Turning Data into Tangible Business Value: From Strategy to Execution

Gabriele Obino

Regional Vice President South Europe and Middle East and General Manager, Denodo

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 3 | How to Choose the Right Data & AI Technologies for Your Organization

Karim Lahlou

Director of Consulting Services, SBI

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 4 | Scaling Data & AI: How to Move from Pilots to Real Business Value | Damian Koryzna | SBI

Damian Koryzna

Data & Analytics Manager , SBI

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 5 | Building the Foundations for Successful AI Adoption

Nour Bou Imad

VP Operations , APGAR

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 6 | Navigating data silos to achieve successful agentic AI implementation

Ibrahim Tumar

Sales Director - KSA, Snowflake

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 7 | The Human Side of Data Governance: Turning Awareness into Action

Fayçal Khalouli

CEO, TROY

Amel Ayat

Global Data Strategy & Transformation Lead, TROY

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 8 | Trust by Design in the Age of Agentic AI: Building Explainable and Accountable Autonomy.

Dr.Manal Khalaf Almutairi

Director of Data Architecture & Risk Analytics , Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority - ZATCA

[P1] - Plenum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Roundtable Discussion - Table 9 | Designing the Enterprise Experimentation Framework: Turning Data & AI Ambitions into Scalable Impact

Imran Moinuddin

SVP Data & AI, VentureDive

[P1] - Plenum

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

Prayer & Networking Lunch

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

From Insights to Impact: Building a Proactive AI-Driven Data Strategy in Healthcare

Dr. Mohamed Abdelhaleem

Director of Medical Analytics, Tawuniya Insurance

[M1] - Data Strategy

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

The Data Alliance "Empowering Business with Data Governance"

Mohammed Emad Meshref

Data & Analytics Manager, Al Majdouie Motors

[M2] - Data Governance & Quality

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Cloud and the Modern Data Platform: Enabling Scalable, Intelligent Enterprises

Iftikhar Ali Alvi

Director ofInformation Technology, Tatweer Education Holding Company

[M3] - Cloud and Modern Data Platform

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Integrating Data Strategy with PDPL (Saudi Personal Data Protection Law)

Dhuha AlQawsi

Senior Data Protection Officer , NBP - National Bank of Pakistan Saudi Arabia

[M1] - Data Strategy

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Mastering Data Quality for AI: ML Success: Lessons from Healthcare and Financial Sectors

Shahid Saleem Mohammed

Senior AI Advisor, Alinma Bank

[M2] - Data Governance & Quality

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

From Legacy to Leadership: Architecting Data Ecosystems for the Next Decade

Khader AlNoubani

Group Director - Data & AI, Geidea

[M3] - Cloud and Modern Data Platform

3:40 PM

4:00 PM

Closing Keynote | Turning Data Governance into Business Growth

Mansour Arab

Director of Data Governance, Ministry of Sport

[P1] - Plenum

4:10 PM

4:20 PM

Chairman’s Closing Remarks

Michael Malek

Director - Data Management

[P1] - Plenum

4:20 PM

4:40 PM

Conference Ends