Speakers of the 9th edition (2024)

His Excellency Prof. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi is currently the President of the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) and chairing several Boards and Committees. Prior to that he worked as the Director of the National Information Center (NIC). He has a long experience in the IT field for more than 30 years, through which he was able to make many outstanding achievements at the national level.

He led many pioneering national initiatives, most notably the founding of the Saudi Data & AI Authority (SDAIA) and the Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP). Furthermore, he worked as a consultant with several government entities; he was the Assistant General Supervisor of Digital Transactions at the Center for Communication and Knowledge Prospection at Royal Court, and an advisor to the Minister of Education.