12 – 15 May 2025 | Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Riyadh International Industry Week Summit

Executing Agencies Initiative Day

DAY 1, 7 MAY 2024 , Tuesday

Fireside Chat

The industrial future in the Kingdom

16:00 - 16:10

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

H.R Eng. Khalil bin Salamah

Deputy Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

 

Fireside Chat

Chairman of the Saudi Start-up for G20

16:10 - 16:20

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global



KEYNOTE SPEAKER

H.R.H the Prince Fahad bin Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

Chairman of the Saudi Start-up for G20

Fireside Chat

Industrial strategic targets and most prominent opportunities

16:20 - 16:30

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global



KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Eng. Suhaib Al-Ammash

Director General of Investment Projects Support – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SESSION 1.1

Integration of petrochemical supply chains and their role in enhancing industrial competitiveness

16:30 - 17:00

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

SPEAKER

Eng. Saad Al-Sharif

Director General of Manufacturing Industries – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SPEAKER

Mr. Nader Al-Dakhil

CEO of Tahweel Holding Company

 

SESSION 1.2

Local content and localization and its role in enhancing local production capacity

17:20 - 18:00

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

 

SPEAKER

Eng . Muhammad Al-Jenini

Director General of Localization of Manufacturing and Increasing Local Content – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SPEAKER

Mr. Rashid Al-Kanhal

Executive Director of Business Development – Local Content and Government Procurement Authority

SESSION 1.3

Industrial infrastructure in light of the industrial transformation journey

18:00 - 18:30

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

SPEAKER

Eng. Wael Bamhair

Director General of Industry Inputs and Infrastructure Department – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SPEAKER

Mr. Rami Al-Shammari

Director of Strategic and Economic Planning – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Nayef Al-Dariush

Director of Industry and Private Cities Development – Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Estates Technology (cities)

SPEAKER

Ms. Hala Al-Musabeh

Vice President of Corporate Services – King Salman Energy City (SPARK)


SESSION 1.4

Export and industrial finance - possibilities and opportunities

18:55 - 19:25

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

 

SPEAKER

Mr Yasser Al-Sabali

Executive Vice President of the Exporter Empowerment Sector – Export Development Authority Saudi Arabia

SPEAKER

Mr Ammar Al Aujan

Director of Credit Relations Department – Saudi Export-Import Bank

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Bassem Al Sultan

Director General of Portfolio Management – Saudi Industrial Development Fund

SPEAKER

Mr Abdul Rahman Al Ammar

Executive Director of Business Development – Small and Medium Enterprises Bank

SESSION 1.5

Industrial sector competitiveness - transformation journey and solutions

19:30 - 20:00

MODERATOR

Dr. Mishari Al Saud

Associate Director 
Red Sea Global

 

 

SPEAKER

Mr Ameen Al-Rayes

General Manager of Industrial Excellence & Competitiveness Department- Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SPEAKER

Eng Muhammad Al-Hadlaq

Director of Energy Input Department – Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

SPEAKER

Mr. Fahd Al-Naniya

CEO – Pure Polymers Company

 

 

SPEAKER

Eng. Abdullah Al-Obeikan

CEO – Obeikan Investment Group

 

Solution Providers Day

DAY 2, 08 May 2024, Wednesday

SESSION 2.1

Artificial Intelligence and Industrial Automation

16:00 - 16:45

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

SPEAKER

Eng. Ahmed M. Al-Baqawi

Vice-President / Studies
Saudi Industrial Development Fund

SPEAKER

Eng. Faisal bin Dos

CEO and Founder
EYOTIC

SPEAKER

Mr. Joshua Steiner

Investment and Development Executive
Former Executive Director OXAGON – NEOM

SPEAKER

Mr. Nick Retzmann

Chief Growth & Products Officer
VAIBE

Case Study

5G for Advanced Future Factories: Challenges and Opportunities

16:50 - 17:05

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Jens Jakobsen

Development Manager
HMS Networks


SESSION 2.2

Digitalization in Manufacturing: Driving Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation

17:10 - 17:55

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

SPEAKER

Eng. Fawwaz Alshammari

Senior Vice President –  Digital Transformation
Siemens Saudi Arabia

SPEAKER

Eng. Sami Sarhan

Head
KAUST Future Industry Center

SPEAKER

Mr. Vatche Kavlakian

CEO
Nesma Digitec


SPEAKER

Mr. Alexey Gavrilov

Head of Digital Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Middle East & Africa
SAP

Case Study

The Future of Manufacturing: Convergence of Design and Manufacturing

18:00 - 18:15

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mr. Murat Tüzüm

Head of Manufacturing Industry (EMEA)
Autodesk

Fireside Chat

New Trends in Plastics and Petrochemicals

18:40 - 18:55

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

SPEAKER

Mr. Himanshu Srivastava

Product & Application Manager
Natpet Schulman

SESSION 2.3

The Next Generation of Printing and the Future of Packaging

19:00 - 19:40

MODERATOR

Mr. Ben Daniel

Chief Editor
Packaging MEA

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Hashim Ali Hashim

Vice Chairman and CEO
3P Gulf Group

 

SPEAKER

Mrs. Doaa Thabit

Founder of Packaghea
Editor-in-Chief
Packaging MEA Magazine

SPEAKER

Mr. Vatche Kavlakian

CEO
Nesma Digitec

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Mauricio RDL Amador

Commercial Director
SEE – Sealed Air

SESSION 2.4

Sustainability and the Future of Plastics, Printing and Packaging

19:45 - 20:15

MODERATOR

Dr. James Morgan

Director Digital & Support Services
Riyadh Exhibitions Company Ltd.

SPEAKER

Mr. Ben Daniel

Chief Editor
Packaging MEA

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Muhammad Saleemuddin

Regional S. Manager Middle East, Africa & South Asia
FIMIC

Solution Providers Day

DAY 3, 09 May 2024, Thursday

Keynote Address

Driving Sustainable Industrial Growth

15:30 - 15:50

MODERATOR

Dr. Tahani Alghuraybi

CEO 
Neo Theatro Productions

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

H. E. Mr. Mohamed El Zarkani

Resident Coordinator
United Nations – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

SESSION 3.1

New Trends in Smart Logistics

15:55 - 16:45

MODERATOR

Dr. Tahani Alghuraybi

CEO 
Neo Theatro Productions

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Achraf Ellili

CEO
FLOW Progressive Logistics


SPEAKER

Mr. Khaldoun Dib

CEO
Technical Option Company

 

SPEAKER

Mr. Ryan Harmon

Editor
ITP Media


Case Study

Roadmap to Smart Factory : A Practical Guide to Converting Legacy Operations to Smart Operations, Transforming Actual Operational Excellence into Sustainable Operational Excellence

16:50 - 17:05

MODERATOR

Dr. Tahani Alghuraybi

CEO 
Neo Theatro Productions

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mr. Tony Meghabghab

CEO MEPEQ
CEO QSPEED Robotics


SESSION 3.2

Automation in Warehousing : Shaping the Future of Logistics

17:10 - 17:55

MODERATOR

Mr. Ryan Harmon

Editor
ITP Media



SPEAKER

Eng. Khalil Sebaaly

Business Development Manager
SAVOYE


SPEAKER

Mr. Rami Younes

General Manager
SWISSLOG Middle East LLC


SPEAKER

Mr. Quentin Naylor

Executive Director Performance Excellence
STARLINKS

Case Study

Dust Free and Extremely Durable Concrete Floors for Industrial and Warehousing Building

18:00 - 18:15

MODERATOR

Mr. Ryan Harmon

Editor
ITP Media



KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Mr. Vivek Kulkarni

Director
Concria Middle East & Concria India.

 

SESSION 3.3

Global Supply Chain Disruption: Private Sector Challenges and Solutions

18:45 - 19:30

MODERATOR

Dr. Tahani Alghuraybi

CEO 
Neo Theatro Productions

 

SPEAKER

Mrs. Mariam Alshibani

CEO
DB Schenker – KSA


SPEAKER

Mr. Abdullah Jafar

Head of Solution Advisory for Digital Supply Chain


SPEAKER

Mr. Vikash Khatri

Founder
Aviral Consulting