Sunday, April 28
11:30 a.m. Doors open (refreshments served)
12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Presentations/Award Ceremony
Engineering Science Hall (building 9), Lecture Hall 2322
1:30 – 3:00 p.m. Gala Lunch
Conference Center (building 19, Level 2, Hall 2 & 3)
The Spring 2013 VentureLab teams will present their startup businesses during a final showcase event open to the community, during which a panel of high-profile judges will score their presentations. The top team will get cash award and also be selected as finalists for KAUST Seed Funding. In addition, the top teams may be selected as finalists at Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center’s Wa’ed Funding.
Our guest judges include:
• Jamal Naboulsi, Managing Director of Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Center (Wa’ed)
• Rami Abu Ghazaleh, Founder and CEO of AlBaik
• Aiman Alatiqi, Partner at Iris Capital (STC Ventures)
• Mohammed El-Kuwaiz, Co-founder and Board Member of Oqal Angel Network
• Prof. Mootaz Elnozahy, KAUST Dean of Computer, Electrical, and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division
• Tony Valenzuela, KAUST Director of Campus Support
Professor Stefan Catsicas, KAUST Provost, will present the awards to the winning teams.
There is limited seating, with priority given to registered attendees. To register, click here.
For more information about VentureLab or the Entrepreneurship Center, please contact entrepreneurship@kaust.edu.sa
