Sunday, November 18, 2012
12:00 p.m. Doors open (refreshments served)
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Presentations/Award Ceremony
Engineering Science Hall (building 9), Lecture Hall 2325
2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Gala Lunch
Conference Center (building 19, Level 2, Hall 1 & 2)
The fall 2012 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 two teams receive cash prizes.
Our guest judges include:
• Nashwa Taher, named Top 100 Most Powerful Arab Business Women 2012 by CEO Middle East magazine
• Atieh Abu Raqabah, General Manager of SABIC Corporate Research and Innovation Center
• Rashid AlBalaa, CEO N2V (Riyadh), one of the largest internet holding companies in the MENA region
• Joelle Yazbeck, Program Manager of the MIT Pan-Arab Enterprise Forum and MIT Arab Startup Competition
• Dr. Salman Al-Shobaki, Chief Learning Officer at Aramex
In addition to guest judges, we are pleased to welcome our esteemed internal judges:
• Prof. Jean Frechet, KAUST Vice President for Research
• Prof. Yves Gnanou, KAUST Dean of Physical Sciences and Engineering Division
• Tristan Walker, KAUST Director of Budget Management
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.