We are thrilled to announce that WEP 2021 is ready to kick off for an audience of over 20,000 people during two exciting weeks of ‘Connectivity’ produced by KAUST.
You will join over 450 university students from KAUST and the Kingdom, the KAUST community, invited guests from university partners and industry, over 70 speakers from all over the world, and online viewers.
Anyone can enjoy the WEP2021 experience from the Kingdom and beyond!
Attend live and on-demand the WEP keynote lecture series, panel discussions, distinguished lecture and the strategic sponsors’ keynote lecture series on KAUST’s Facebook or YouTube channels without prior registration.
Please note that live events are streamed in the Arabian Standard Time (GMT+3) time zone.
Check the full list of upcoming live-streams here. (No registration needed)
Or log in to the virtual Attendee Hub if you registered to attend through the WEP platform.
What’s on today, January 10
Opening day
January 10 | 11:00 a.m. GMT+3 | live-streaming
(no registration needed)
Join us live on Facebook or YouTube for the opening event of #WEP2021.
The ceremony will be kicked off by Dr. Tony Chan, our President, Professor Khaled N. Salama (WEP Chair) and Distinguished Professor Yves Gnanou who will share the screen to give the welcoming address. H.E. Eng. Abdullah Al-Swaha–Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology–will follow by addressing the opening remarks of WEP.
The Opening Day will be followed by ‘Connecting KAUST at the speed of Science’ by Jason Roos 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.”
More details can be found here.
China’s Search for Talent: The American Component
January 10 | 5:30 p.m. GMT+3 | live-streaming (no registration needed)
Keynote Lecture by Prof. Emeritus David Zweig, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Introduced by Dr. Tony Chan, KAUST President.
This lecture will address China’s search for academic and scientific talent, highlight the U.S. role in that process, assess the U.S. recent attempts to disengage from these ties and look forward to how the Biden administration is likely to respond. Watch it live on Facebook or YouTube .
Thanks to the WEP 2021 strategic sponsors CISCO, SAMBA, and MACC for their support.
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