Day 1 — November 3rd
(Frequently updated — Riyadh time zone)
9:15AM Registration & Breakfast
10:00AM Welcome! — Sarah AlMulbarak, Sanabil & Jason Calacanis, LAUNCH
10:30AM “Startups 101” — Jason Calacanis, LAUNCH
11:00AM Interactive Founder Activity
12:00PM Lunch
1:00PM “Designing for Scale from Day One” — Basmah Alsinaidi, Impact46
1:30PM Interactive Founder Activity
2:00PM “Remote Hiring is a Superpower” — William Barnes, Karman Ventures
3:15PM Breakout Mentoring with Speakers
4:00PM Interactive Founder Activity
6:30PM Founder Fun & Dinner
Special Guests: Dr. Nabeel Koshak, SVC; Di-Ann Eisnor, WakeCap; Dr Hassan Albalawi, WakeCap
Day 2 — November 4th
9:15AM Founder Breakfast & Networking
10:00AM “Lessons for Startups from Around the Globe and How AI Supports Learnings” — Tareq Amin, HUMAIN
10:45AM Interactive Founder Activity
12:00PM Lunch
1:00PM “Checklist for Talking to Investors (or Stakeholders)” — Bianca Veltri, LAUNCH
1:30PM Interactive Founder Activity
2:00PM “How I Built This” — Amanda Bradford, The League
3:15PM Founder Pitches with Guest Investor Judge — Ayat Al-Sabbagh, Suhail VC
4:00PM Interactive Founder Activity
Special Guests: Ibrahim A. Neyazmuhammed, NTDP; Dr. Nabeel Koshak, SVC; Mimi Fraser, PIF
Day 3 — November 5th
9:15AM Founder Breakfast & Networking
10:00AM “Grit, Scrappiness, and Doing Things That Don’t Scale” — Hassan Hamdan, Unifonic
10:45AM Interactive Founder Activity
12:00PM Lunch
1:00PM "Finding & Talking to Customers" — Ismael Yakoubi, LAUNCH
1:30PM Interactive Founder Activity
3:15PM Breakout Mentoring with Speakers
4:00PM Founder Pitches — Jason Calacanis
6:30PM Founder Fun and Dinner
Special Guests: Omar AlMajdouie, Raed VC; Tala Al Jabri, Wyld.; William Golub, Wyld.; Dr. Nabeel Koshak, SVC; Mimi Fraser, PIF