Session Brief

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Entrepreneurship in education, tourism, and culture is shaping how people learn, travel, and connect with heritage. This session showcases founders who are redefining these sectors - turning challenges into opportunities, and creating ventures that inspire, preserve identity, and drive impact.

Journeys that Shape Nations: Entrepreneurship in Education, Tourism, and Culture

16:25 – 16:50

This session highlights how promoting local content and eco-friendly brands can drive both environmental impact and cultural pride. Speakers will discuss strategies for increasing consumer awareness, building brand influence, and inspiring sustainable choices that strengthen Saudi Arabia’s local content in environment.

Local Leaders, Global Impact: Championing Sustainable Saudi Brands

16:55 - 17:15

This session explores the intersection of culture, technology, and sustainability, highlighting how embedding climate tech solutions within cultural values can accelerate adoption and amplify impact. By aligning innovation with local traditions, behaviors, and community priorities, climate technology can move beyond awareness to become a shared cultural norm, making sustainable choices both accessible and desirable on a global scale.

Climate Tech Meets Culture: Designing for Impact in a Digitized Planet

17:40 - 17:55

Financial literacy is the foundation of economic empowerment. This session discusses how financial literacy can be scaled through partnerships, CSR initiatives, and enabling platforms. The conversation highlights the role of IsDB as a catalyst for inclusion, knowledge transfer, and sustainable financial development across communities.

Finance for All: Building Literacy and Inclusion with IsDB and Saudi Banks

18:00 - 18:25

This session explores the different pathways startups and investors can take when approaching exit strategies. It will highlight how mergers & acquisitions (M&A) function as an effective exit tool, how to design investment rounds that maximize long-term value, and the role of secondary transactions in private markets

From Entry to Exit: Designing the Investor Journey

18:30 - 18:55

Franchising turns brand strength into scalable ventures. This session highlights how trust, recognition, and proven systems fuel franchise growth, while offering entrepreneurs practical insights to build successful strategies.

Franchising Power: How Strong Brands Drive Entrepreneurial Success

19:20 - 19:45

This session explores how entrepreneurship is shaping the evolution of entertainment in Saudi Arabia. From cinema and music to immersive technologies and cultural experiences, entertainment has always mirrored society’s journey. Today, Amirah shares her insights from Time Entertainment in reimagining how stories are told, consumed, and monetized.

Entertainment in the Lens of Time: Entrepreneurship Intersecting with Experiences

19:50 - 20:10

This session brings together leaders in education technology, AI, and digital engagement to share how Saudi innovators are translating bold ideas into products that impact millions. Through their stories, we uncover how ecosystems, talent, and cutting-edge technologies converge to fuel the next wave of scalable platforms.

Education Reimagined: Building Impactful Platforms in Education, AI, and Customer Engagement

20:15 - 20:40

Entertainment is evolving into a multi-dimensional industry where creativity meets investment strategy. This session brings together Habbaar Group, a creative powerhouse shaping narratives, and MBC’s investment leadership, driving the region’s largest media ventures.

The Future of Entertainment: Creativity, Capital, and Content

20:45 - 21:05

This panel brings together industry leaders, innovators, and investors to explore the sectors, technologies, and market shifts that will shape business growth in the coming decade. Speakers will share insights on Biban’s themes & the strategies needed to capture opportunities in an evolving global economy.

The Different Kinds of Commerce: Emerging Business Opportunities for 2030 and Beyond

21:10 - 21:30

Riyadh is rapidly emerging as a global hub for commercial innovation, where entrepreneurial ideas intersect with policy, academia, and investment. This session brings together leaders from government, academia, and industry to explore how startups & enterprises can transform ideas into market-ready business models, capitalize on Riyadh’s strategic position & leverage innovation as a driver of growth & competitiveness.

Commercial Innovation in Riyadh: From Idea to Market

21:35- 21:55

This session explores Saudi Arabia’s evolving music scene, highlighting how talent development, live performance, and technology are shaping a vibrant industry with local roots and global reach.

Amplifying Saudi Sound: Music and Entertainment in Motion

22:00 - 22:20