This year’s Arabnet Riyadh falls under the theme of “Rise of the Innovation Kingdom”. Thousands of digital business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors will gather in Riyadh on Dec 12-13, and will feature two events taking place simultaneously: ArabNet Riyadh for 1,000+ corporate executives and senior government leaders, and the Monsha’at Startup Saudi, powered by ArabNet, for 3,000+ entrepreneurs, youth and students.

Here’s some of the Saudi entrepreneurs that are worth watching out for at the conference.

1. Ahmad Alzaini | Co-founder and CEO of Foodics (pictured above)

Ahmad is the co-founder and current CEO of Foodics, a POS cloud-based technology, and has founded 2 other startups specializing in information technology. Ahmad earned his bachelor degree in electrical engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals. Ahmad was selected as a high-impact entrepreneur in the world by Endeavor Global in 2018.

2) Ammar Waganah | CEO of Dokkan Afkar

Ammar is the CEO of Dokkan Afkar, an online shopping website with $2 million investment raised. He has experience in e-commerce, marketing planning and communications, branding strategy, product development, social media, insight mining, and digital marketing gained while working at Unilever and TBWA Saudi Arabia. He is a graduate of University of Wales Institute with an MBA in Marketing.

3) Osama M. Ashri | Founder of Saudi Entrepreneurial Ecosystem

Osama is the founder of Saudi Entrepreneurial Ecosystem which is a dynamic platform that harnesses the collective efforts of various stakeholders towards fostering entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia. Concurrently, Osama is a Board Member at Wadi Makkah with previous experience strategy development and various institutions.

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