Registration to attend WEP 2021 virtually is now open for the KAUST community. Click on the ‘Register’ button on the WEP 2021 homepage to begin your registration process.
Enjoy the full conference experience; organize your agenda, connect the events to your calendar, join the Q&As with the speakers, participate in the networking session and connect on LinkedIn or Twitter with the speakers to grow your professional network.
Opening event on January 10 at 11:00 a.m. AST
Join us live for the opening event of WEP 2021, where H.E. Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha—Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications & Information Technology—will address the opening keynote of WEP 2021 entitled ‘Connectivity Beyond the Network—How Ideas Scale Through People.’
The opening keynote will be followed by ‘Connecting KAUST at the speed of Science’ by Jason Roos, KAUST CIO and lectures about the recent telecommunications research at KAUST. Watch “6G: Towards a More Connected and Sustainable World” by Distinguished Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini and Professor Boon S. Ooi’s “Underwater Wireless Optical Communication.”
The full program of WEP 2021 can be found here.
Must-see events live-streamed on social media – no registration needed
Anyone can enjoy the WEP experience from the Kingdom and beyond! Attend live and on-demand WEP keynote lecture series, panel discussions, KAUST distinguished lectures, and the strategic sponsors’ keynote lecture series (Arabian Standard Time (AST)) on KAUST’s Facebook or YouTube channels without prior registration.
Please note that live events are streamed in the Arabian Standard Time (AST) time zone.
Raffles on social media
WEP 2021 will speak Connectivity, a universal language that keeps us closer. Follow and use the hashtag #WEP2021 to share your thoughts with the speakers and the audience online.
Follow the Enrichment Office on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram and check our questions on social media for a chance to win prizes. Our raffles are open to everyone from KAUST and beyond!
Thank you to the WEP 2021 strategic sponsors CISCO, SAMBA and MACC for their support.
