Chairman’s Opening Remarks

8:50 AM

9:00 AM

Michael Malek

Director - Data Management

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

9:05 AM

9:25 AM

Khaled Alebi

Data Privacy and Governance Director, Anlima Bank

9:25 AM

9:45 AM

Keynote | Ready, Set, AI

Siddharth Rajagopal

Chief Architect (EMEA-LA), Informatica

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

9:45 AM

10:30 AM

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

Networking Coffee & Peer-To-Peer Meetings

10:30 AM

11:10 AM

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

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

Nour Bou Imad

VP Operations , APGAR

Move from DIY to ready for AI

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

John Mullis

Lead Sales Engineer , Fivetran

Bridging Worlds - Building Arabic AI Agents with Allam and Snowflake

11:00 AM

11:30 AM

Mohamed Touiti

Senior Solutions Engineer, Snowflake

From Compliance to Competitive Edge: Innovation via Privacy Enhancing Technologies

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

Mert Şendağ

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

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

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

Manar Abouhenidi

Data Management, Science & Analytics Manager, Red Sea Global

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

11:35 AM

12:05 PM

Dr Reem Mahjoub

Data Governance Director, Senior Data Governance Consultant , STC

Stronger and resilient by Design thanks to Logical Data Integration

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

Gabriele Obino

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

AI with Guardrails: Enabling Regulatory Intelligence for Vision 2030

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

Hesham Mohamed

Strategic Senior Manager for Enterprise & Government Accounts, Incorta

Accelerating Your Data & AI Journey: From Strategy to Impact

12:05 PM

12:35 PM

Karim Lahlou

Director of Consulting Services, SBI

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?

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Dr. Abeer S. Al-Humaimeedy

Vice Dean for Development and Quality, KSU-CCIS

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Tomasz Jazdzewski

Senior Machine Learning Engineer, VirtusLab

Roundtable Discussion - Table 11 | NDMO Strategy & Compliance Forum

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Mohamed ElKady

Principal Solution Architect, Informatica

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Ahmed Tarek

Director of Sales Engineering, EMEA, Incorta

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Gabriele Obino

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

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Karim Lahlou

Director of Consulting Services, SBI

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Damian Koryzna

Data & Analytics Manager , SBI

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Nour Bou Imad

VP Operations , APGAR

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Ibrahim Tumar

Sales Director - KSA, Snowflake

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Fayçal Khalouli

CEO, TROY

Amel Ayat

Global Data Strategy & Transformation Lead, TROY

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Dr.Manal Khalaf Almutairi

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

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

12:40 PM

1:30 PM

Imran Moinuddin

SVP Data & AI, VentureDive

Prayer & Networking Lunch

1:30 PM

2:30 PM

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

The Data Alliance "Empowering Business with Data Governance"

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Mohammed Emad Meshref

Data & Analytics Manager, Al Majdouie Motors

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

2:30 PM

3:00 PM

Iftikhar Ali Alvi

Director ofInformation Technology, Tatweer Education Holding Company

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

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Dhuha AlQawsi

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

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

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Shahid Saleem Mohammed

Senior AI Advisor, Alinma Bank

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

3:05 PM

3:35 PM

Khader AlNoubani

Group Director - Data & AI, Geidea

Closing Keynote | Turning Data Governance into Business Growth

3:40 PM

4:00 PM

Mansour Arab

Director of Data Governance, Ministry of Sport

Chairman’s Closing Remarks

4:10 PM

4:20 PM

Michael Malek

Director - Data Management