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Riyadh International Industry Week Conference
Executing Agencies Initiative Day
DAY 1, Monday 22nd June 2026
Session
Time
Keynote address 1: “Saudi Industrial Transformation: Accelerating Innovation, Localization, and Global Competitiveness”
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
presenter
Official
Ministry of Industry & Mineral Resources
16:45 - 17:00
Panel discussion 1.1: “Industrial Enablers in Saudi Arabia and Their Role in Building a Globally Competitive Industry”
Moderator
Eng. Sami Sarhan
Chief Advisor – National Industrial Devlopment Center
Mr. Mohammed Al-Bassam
Director of the Incentives and Financing Solutions
Saudi Industrial Development Fund
Eng. Youssef Al-Majnouni
General Manager – Advanced Manufacturing and Innovation
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
Mr. Suhaib Al-Amash
General Manager of Investment Incentives
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resource
Mr. Fahad Al-Meer
Director of Business Development – Inorganic Chemicals National Industrial Development Center
17:00 – 17:40
Keynote address 1.2: “Logistics 4.0: integrating AI, IoT, robotics, and big data in Logistics Operations”
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Eng. Sami Sarhan
Chief Advisor - National Industrial Devlopment Center
Eng. Sami Sarhan
Chief Advisor - National Industrial Devlopment Center
17:45 – 18:00
Panel discussion 1.2: The Circular Polymer Economy: How Recycled Plastics Will Power Tomorrow’s Industries”
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Mr. Ahmad Albakri
Executive Director - Riyadh Polytechnic Institute
Mr. Ahmad Albakri
Executive Director - Riyadh Polytechnic Institute
Mr. Alwaleed Alzahrani
Business Development Manager - Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Mr. Alwaleed Alzahrani
Business Development Manager - Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Mr. Mohamed Elsharkawy
Chairman - APT - Sharky
Mr. Mohamed Elsharkawy
Chairman - APT - Sharky
Mr. Bader Al-Khalifa
Vice President-Material Business Middle East and Africa Board Director - Yokogawa
Mr. Bader Al-Khalifa
Vice President-Material Business Middle East and Africa Board Director - Yokogawa
18:00 – 18:40
Break
18:40 - 19:00
Panel discussion 1.3: Advanced Packaging Solutions for the Food Industry
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Mr. Fahad Alnanih
CEO - Pure Polymers Company
Mr. Fahad Alnanih
CEO - Pure Polymers Company
Eng. Tamim Almutairi
Packaging specialist Lead - PepsiCo
Eng. Tamim Almutairi
Packaging specialist Lead - PepsiCo
Dr. Rachida Semail
Partner - Keller and Heckman LLP
Dr. Rachida Semail
Partner - Keller and Heckman LLP
19:00 - 19:30
Panel discussion 1.4: Future Packaging Trends in smart Logistics: IoT, Sensors, and Real-Time Tracking
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Mr. Qayum Saeed
Partner - B2G Consulting
Mr. Qayum Saeed
Partner - B2G Consulting
Mr. Shanvaz Mohammed
CTO - AJEX Logistics
Mr. Shanvaz Mohammed
CTO - AJEX Logistics
19:30 –20:10
DAY 2, Tuesday 23rd June 2026
Session
Time
Keynote address 2: Executive AI Decoded: Separating Factory Floor Reality from the Hype
presenter
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Dr. Rabeah Al-Zaidy
AI Director - HUMAIN
Dr. Rabeah Al-Zaidy
AI Director - HUMAIN
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Dr. Rabeah Al-Zaidy
AI Director - HUMAIN
Dr. Rabeah Al-Zaidy
AI Director - HUMAIN
15:45 – 16:00
Panel discussion 2.1: Advanced Technology Solutions for Logistics Transformation: Robotics, Drones, Autonomous vehicles, AI, IoT…
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Mr. Frederic Gomer
Managing Partner - B2G Consulting
Mr. Frederic Gomer
Managing Partner - B2G Consulting
Mr. Achraf Ellili
CEO - Flow Progressive Logistics
Mr. Achraf Ellili
CEO - Flow Progressive Logistics
Mr. Rajeeb Chowdhury
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer - AJEX Logistics
Mr. Rajeeb Chowdhury
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer - AJEX Logistics
Mr. Abdulrahman Ijaabo
CEO & Founder - Tachyon
Mr. Abdulrahman Ijaabo
CEO & Founder - Tachyon
16:00 – 16:40
Case Study Presentation 1.1: Regulatory compliance for Plastics industry, FDA approvals for food contact plastics, Recycling regulations in USA/Europe for food contact materials etc.
presenter
Mrs. Tracy Gomez
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Mr. Naeem Mady
Vice president Regulatory Market Access and global Business Development - Intertek
Mr. Naeem Mady
Vice president Regulatory Market Access and global Business Development - Intertek
Ms. Sunanda Kadam
Regional General Manager - India & Middle East - Intertek India Pvt Ltd
Ms. Sunanda Kadam
Regional General Manager - India & Middle East - Intertek India Pvt Ltd
16:40 – 17:00
Panel discussion 2.2: Plastics, Packaging and Printing: The Latest Trends and Industrial Best Practices
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Eng. Bader Abdulrahman AlSulaim
CEO Zamil Plastic Industries Co
Eng. Bader Abdulrahman AlSulaim
CEO Zamil Plastic Industries Co
Dr. Reham Amer
Technical Support Manager - Elsewedy Polymers
Dr. Reham Amer
Technical Support Manager - Elsewedy Polymers
Dr. Mohamed Tagaldin
Technical Director - ACE Trading FZ -LLC
Dr. Mohamed Tagaldin
Technical Director - ACE Trading FZ -LLC
Eng. Himanshu Srivastava
Sales and Business Development Manager - NATPET Schulman
Eng. Himanshu Srivastava
Sales and Business Development Manager - NATPET Schulman
17:00 – 17:30
Case Study Presentation 2.1: Latest Packaging Solutions: From Innovative Materials to Advanced Concepts and Designs
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Ms. Nada Alamoudi
Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence Officer - Petrolube Oil Company
Ms. Nada Alamoudi
Quality Assurance and Operational Excellence Officer - Petrolube Oil Company
17:30 – 17:40
Barcode and Food Tracking
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Mr. Yasser Aied Alqahtani
Chief Executive Officer - Global Standard Technology (GST)
Mr. Yasser Aied Alqahtani
Chief Executive Officer - Global Standard Technology (GST)
17:40 – 18:10
DAY 3, Wednesday 24th June 2026
Session
Time
Keynote address 3: Investment Financing Strategies in the Industrial Sector at the Industrial Investment Fund Company
presenter
Ms. Amjad Al-Sweidan
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Mr. Mazen Al-Ghamdi
Chief Investment Officer - SIDF Investment Company (SIC)
Mr. Mazen Al-Ghamdi
Chief Investment Officer - SIDF Investment Company (SIC)
15:45 - 16:00
Case Study Presentation 3.1: Drone delivery: Redefining the next frontier of E-commerce and Urban delivery
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Mr. Saleh Almahmod
Chairman - NineTenths
Mr. Saleh Almahmod
Chairman - NineTenths
16:00 - 16:15
Case Study Presentation 3.2: Turning Rooftop Space into Long-Term Savings: Solar Leasing Best Practices in KSA
presenter
Mrs. Tracy Gomez
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Mr. Khaled Chebaro
Country Director – Yellow Door Energy
Mr. Khaled Chebaro
Country Director – Yellow Door Energy
16:15 - 16:30
Case Study Presentation 3.3: Quantifying Microplastics for Net Zero: Real-Time VOC Fingerprinting and CO₂e Accounting in Polymer Life Cycle Systems
presenter
Mrs. Tracy Gomez
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Dr. Munvar Shaik
Director - Petrointech
Dr. Munvar Shaik
Director - Petrointech
16:30 - 16:45
Case Study Presentation 3.4: Alternative Plastics: Redefining the Next Generation of Plastics
presenter
Mrs. Tracy Gomez
Riyadh Exhibitions Co. Ltd.
Dr. Mukesh Katiyar
Research & Development Manager - Natpet Schulman Specialty Plastic Compounds
Dr. Mukesh Katiyar
Research & Development Manager - Natpet Schulman Specialty Plastic Compounds
16:45 - 17:00
Case Study Presentation 3.5: Smart Factory Solutions in Polymers and Moulding Industries
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Eng. Abdelhamed Alfecky
ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR - FPC/FIPCO (Filling & Packing Materials Mfg. Co.)
Eng. Abdelhamed Alfecky
ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR - FPC/FIPCO (Filling & Packing Materials Mfg. Co.)
17:00 - 17:15
Closing Panel 3.1: Sustainability in Plastics and Packaging Industry: The Future Challenges in Saudi Arabia
Moderator
Dr. James Morgan
Principal Consultant –
Jadarah Business Consulting
Eng. Abdelhamed Alfecky
ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR - FPC/FIPCO (Filling & Packing Materials Mfg. Co.)
Eng. Abdelhamed Alfecky
ENGINEERING AND MAINTENANCE DIRECTOR - FPC/FIPCO (Filling & Packing Materials Mfg. Co.)
Mr. Nima Vakili
Founder & CEO -Safa BioWorks
Mr. Nima Vakili
Founder & CEO -Safa BioWorks
Dr. Faisal Almana
Staff Scientist, Infrastructure Technology - SABIC
Dr. Faisal Almana
Staff Scientist, Infrastructure Technology - SABIC
Dr. Michael Cheetham
Chief Sustainability Officer & Chief Of Corporate Affairs - Hotpack Packaging Industries
Dr. Michael Cheetham
Chief Sustainability Officer & Chief Of Corporate Affairs - Hotpack Packaging Industries
17:15 - 17:50
Closing Remarks
17:50 – 18:00
Riyadh International Industry Week Conference
Featured Speakers
Mr. Fahad Alnanih
CEO - Pure Polymers Company
Mr. Bader Al-Khalifa
Country Manager S&M - Yokogawa
Eng. Sami Sarhan
Chief Advisor - National Industrial Devlopment Center
Mr. Frederic Gomer
Managing Partner - B2G Consulting
Mr. Achraf Ellili
CEO - Flow Progressive Logistics
Mr. Rajeeb Chowdhury
Chief Strategy & Transformation Officer - AJEX Logistics