Welcome to Day 4. We’ve got two keynotes, numerous workshops, the Poster Competition entries displayed in the Library and, tonight, a performance by the talented BATS Improv from San Francisco in the Auditorium Building 20.
Day 5: Thursday, January 12, 2023
- WORKSHOP | Photoshoot | Group A
Building 5, Level 5, Room 5209
Group A: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Group B: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Come and explore how Photoshoot brings all of the benefits of movie-based team building but in the world of stop motion animation! – for WEP2023 students only.
- PANEL DISCUSSION | Looking Beyond the EDGE: Deeptech Investing
Auditorium Building 20, join in person or watch online, 10:30 a.m. -11:30 a.m.
With Chayma Bouazza, Regional Manager, Middle East, PASQAL; Derya Baran, Associate Professor, KAUST; Hattan Ahmed, Entrepreneurship Director, KAUST; Rafic Makki, Head Technologist & Fellow, Mubadala capital. Join in person or watch online kaust.news/deeptech-investing
- DISTINGUISHED LECTURE | Finding Your Everest by Raha Moharrak
Auditorium Building 20, join in person or watch online, 12:00 p.m. – 12:45 p.m.
Join a thrilling talk from the youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest! - PANEL DISCUSSION | The Edge of 4Es: Entrepreneurship, Environment, Equity and Economy
Auditorium Building 20, join in person or watch online, 2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
Moderated by Dr Eman Alhajji, the panel welcomes Erin Smith, co-founder of Ocean Sole, and Sam Marshall, co-founder of Partanna, two businesses on opposite sides of the world but both with environmental sustainability at the heart of their mission - WORKSHOP | Sparking Social Impact by Using Math to Align Incentives
Building 19, Level 3, Halls 1 and 2. 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Prof. Po-Shen Loh, Professor Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University, will talk about his experience going from the ivory tower of academia into the practical mess of the real world, where he ultimately innovated fundamentally new approaches to pandemic control and advanced math education! – open to all the community - WORKSHOP | Photoshoot | Group B
Building 5, Level 5, Room 5209. Group B: 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Come and explore how Photoshoot brings all of the benefits of movie-based team building but in the world of Stop Motion Animation! – for WEP2023 students only. - KAUST Annual Poster Competition Award Ceremony
Auditorium Building 20, 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Who are the winners of the KAUST Annual poster Competition? Join us to find out at the exciting winners’ award ceremony. - SCI-CAFÉ with Pierre Magistretti, Martin Mai and Raha Moharrak
Campus Library, 4.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m.
In partnership with KAUST Research, Raha will join panelists Pierre Magistretti and Martin Mai, who will share their experience on “Bringing sports to the edge.”
Hosted by KAUST Research in the University Library with treats and coffee at 4 p.m. Help us keep the event sustainable by bringing your own coffee cup. We encourage your participation in the event, so please ask questions and get involved. If you cannot join in person, you can tune in on the KAUST Research YouTube channel. - KEYNOTE | Leadership at the Edge: Scoring Successes in Sports, Peace and the Environment by Didier Drogba
Auditorium Building 20, join in person or watch online, 5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Didier will talk you through his inspiring personal experience in operating for nearly 40 years at the edge. - An Evening of Jazz with the Mavis Pan Quintet
Auditorium Building 20, 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
An Evening of Jazz with the Mavis Pan Quintet features a mix of songs from the albums “Set for Love” (2018) and “Inside” (2022). It’s a tour of jazz spanning many styles – ballad, blues, bolero, bossa, rumba, samba, swing, tango, waltz, with a Middle Eastern muwashah in the mix – all interpreted through the beguiling voice of Mavis Pan.
Continuing workshop:
- WORKSHOP | Entrepreneurship For All 5/5
Innovation Cluster, Level 2 Open Area, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
For WEP2023 students only.
Beyond Arts Hub | The Journey of Transformation
Don’t miss the exhibition which will run throughout WEP, January 8-19, 8:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., at the Campus Library – Sea View.
Follow the EDGE
Click the links to see the full list of speakers and complete agenda. Please note that all WEP 2023 keynotes and distinguished lectures will be available in English and Arabic at the KAUST Enrichment YouTube channel.
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