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LEVERAGING E-COMMERCE TO EXPAND KSA-UK BILATERAL TRADE

The purpose of the event is to bring to the same table policy makers, private sector firms, chambers of commerce and other key stakeholders from Saudi Arabia and the U.K. to explore opportunities for collaboration and partnership in the thriving e-commerce space. 

Attendees will hear about the huge opportunities that the Kingdom’s national strategy—Vision 2030–has unleashed in this space: digital infrastructure, fintech and e-payment, logistics and transport, last-mile solutions, e-services (ex: telehealth, e-learning, gaming, entertainment), B2B and B2C e-commerce, etc.​

participants

​Join the​ opportunity to meet leaders from the E-Commerce ecosystem.

​ If you would like to schedule a bilateral meeting with any of the below attendees, please email us on secretary@ecc.gov.sa, with the requested company name and suggested time.

    ​​​​Government Entity​

    ​​Zeyad Almujaybil
    Bodour Alzahrani​
    Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority

    Hisham AlMalik

    Nawaf AlShalan
    Saudi Central Bank​

    Waleed AlSulami
    Raheel Munawar
    Eng. Rayyan Al Shareef
    Saudi Post SPL

    Saeed Basaham​



    Communications And Information Technology Commissi

    Eng. Loay Mashabi ​
    Rayan Shahini
    Amar Asali​
    Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services

    ​Dr. Majed AlShammri

    Moataz AlShalhoub
    Deena Bin Dobaian
    Saudi Data and AI Authority

    Maram AlJishi
    Monshaat

    ​Mohammed AlMajed
    Ministry of Investment
    Khalid AlShaia
    Ministry of Commerce

    ​​​​​​​Private Sector​

    Abdullah AlJuma​
    Head of Global​​ Expansion
    Zid
    ​H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak
    CEO, Board Member
    ​Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)
    Abdullah AlSaadi
    CEO
    Taker
    Yasser AlKadi
    CEO
    ​Zajil Express 
    Baraa Nabeel Koshak  
    Product Strategy and Operations Manager
    Revolut
    Thamer AlTowayan
    CEO
    Redbox
    Abdullah AlDaij
    CEO
    Munjz
    Rakan A. AlOthaim
    Co-Founder
    Redbox
    Shouq AlFawaz 
    Complince Manager
    Tap Payments
    Adnan Al Mazrou
    Designated CEO
    NAQEL Company
    Martin O'Leary
    Chief Marketing Officer
    Tap Payments
    Abdul Rahman AlZahrani
    Company Director- KSA
    NAQEL Company
    Sultan AlOnazi​
    Advisor
    Tap Payments
    Anita Haywood
    Country Head - UK
    NAQEL Company
    Ali Abulhasan
    CEO
    Tap Payments
    Ken Robertson
    Chief of E-Commerce and Courier Division
    NAQEL Company
    ​Martin O’Leary​
    Chief Marketing Officer 
    Tap Payments
    David Asprey
    National Account manager
    NAQEL Company
    Salman AlSuhaibani
    Chairman
    Morni
    Rahma AlGhamdi
    National Account Manager         
    NAQEL Company
    Naif AlJbreen
    Investor
    Salla
    Hanadi AlQahtani
    Sales Executive
    NAQEL Company
    Faraz Khaled
    CEO
    Noon E-Commerce
    Abdulmajeed AlYemni
    Founder, CEO
    Salasa
    Sattam AlOtaibi
    CEO
    Adwar Company
    Hassan AlHazmi
    COO
    Salasa
    Omar AlOlayan
    CEO
    ​Niceone
    ​Adel Assiri
    -
    Munawla
    Mohamad AlAnsar
    Chief Business Officer
    Fawaz AlHokair Group / E-commerce
    Ammar Mohammed AlHarbi 
    Chief Gateway and Network Operation Officer
    AJEX Logistics Services
    Mohammed Al Zogaibi
    E-Commerce Manager
    Jarir
    Nouf AlSudairi
    Group Head
    Nouf AlSudairi Group
    Riyadh AlZamil
    Chairman
    Raz group
    Ayoub AlYusuf 
    CEO
    Sanar
    Faisal AlFerdos 
    CEO
    NEARMOTION
    Khaled AlMutlaq            
    Founder, CEO of the platform   
    BCare
    Bilal Raza
    Strategy & Business Lead
    Intelmatix
    Mohammed AlBesher
    Chairman of Board of Directors 
    BCare
    ​Dr. Neel Savani
    Director for UK
    Intelmatix
    ​Tariq Alturkestani
    CEO
    Saee Logistics
    Emad AlDoghaither
    CEO
    Semanoor
    Khaled AlNuaimi
    CEO
    Nouf AlSudairi Group
    Sami AlHussain
    Board Member
    Enseyab
    Majid AlDalooj
    Co-founder
    Penny Software Holding 
    ​Ahmed Hamdan
    Co-founder and CEO
    Unifonic
    ​Ahmed Salamah
    Project Manager Assistant
    Skit advertising agency
    ​Sulaiman Al Aboud
    CEO
    EjadTech
    ​Adel Mazi
    Commercial and Growth 
    AHOY
    ​Talal Al Hammad
    Co-Founder​
    PaperMove
    ​Alameer Alwabry
    Member of Entrepreneurship Committee
    Riyadh Chambre of Commerce
    ​Halah AlRouqi
    -
    Social Development Bank
    ​Mishal AlMisharu
    Deputy Chief Executive Officer
    Jahez
    ​Younis Aljameel 
    CEO
    Express transportation LLC
    ​Faisal Almaklas
    CEO
    Torod
    ​Ammar Almaatouq
    Chief Commercial Officer
    Torod
    ​Faisal AlRajhi
    Deputy Chief Executive Officer
    ALMATAR
    ​Mohammad Al-Razaz
    CEO
    OTO
    ​Jarrell Hylton
    National Account Manager
    NAQEL Express
    ​Mohammad  AlMadani
    CEO
    Classera Inc.
    ​Naif AlObaidi
    Member
    Entrepreneurship Committee of the Riyadh Chamber
    ​Muneeb Ajmal
    Product Manager
    Flow48
    ​Saud AlFehaid
    Law Student
    King’s College London
    ​Emmanuel Artusa-Barrell















    Lina Tayara
    CEO​
    Orient Consulting Services​​
    Christina Mueller
     Director 
     LSEG
    Steve Meredith   
    Director             
    NobleProg
    Christina Mueller
    Director             
    LSEG
    Jonathan Steel             
    CEO      
    AirSensa Ltd.
    Shadi AlAbdul Razak  
    CTO & Co-Founder             
    CyNation
    Jennie Gubbins             
    Partner
    Trowers & Hamlins
    Adrian Howcroft           
    Director             
    PwC
    Imran Aziz      
    Co-Founder & CCO
    Wundr Commerce
    Peter Eales    
    Director            
    KOIOS Master Data Limited
    Liam O'Keeffe             
    Head of Project Finance, EMEA  KEB
    Hana Bank
    Mohab Khattab
    CEO      
    DWF Arabia
    Abdulaziz AlHarthy             
    Associate             
    Clyde & Co
    Nauman Hassan
     Regional Director             
    Paymentology
    Abraham Smith
    Chief Growth Officer 
    Paymentology
    Nauman Hassan
    Regional Director             
    P​aymentology
    Maher Ghanma             
    Partner
    DWF Group
    Ivo Detelinov          
    General Partner             
    Hambro Perks Oryx Fund
    Michael Thomas
    Chairman             
    Pathfinder and senior advisor to Adamson law at Lincoln's Inn Fields
    Mohamed Semary
    E-Commerce manager            
    Paris Gallery
    Samar   AlSultan             
    Operation manager            
    Meta
    Vanessa   Romer 
    Creative Industries Lead     
    London & Partners - Business Growth Programme
    Faisal AlKhateeb              
    Director             
    REEMAS LTD
    Faruk Kilickaya            
    Founder/CEO             
    Business & Legal
    Tahani AlKhayyal          
    VP - London Office
    MISA
    Saad AlQahtani          
    Country Head - Saudi Arabia     
    London Stock Exchange Group
    Oliver Johnston-Watt             
    Co-founder             
    OneCommerce Services UK Ltd
    Neil Al-Saada            
    Co-founder             
    OneCommerce Group
    Roxana Mohammadian-Molina 
    CEOP    
    Paros Capital
    Steve Meredith           
    Director             
    NobleProg
    Paul Duley   
    Director             
    Alexandra Paul Saudi Limited
    William Broome
    CEO      
    Ubamarket Ltd.
    Meshal Alkhodairy             
    Director             
    Alkhodairy Lawfirm
    Caitlin Sinclair
    Director of Digital Identity             
     LSEG
    Remi Bresson Auba             
    Senior Associate             
    Pinsent Masons LLP
    Abdullah AlKhalifah         
    Digital identity and kyc portfolio manager             
    Elm
    Angus Jackson OBE             
    Founder and Director             
    Ecclesian Consulting Ltd
    Shariq   AbdulHai           
    CEO      
    Valiant Business Media
    Andrew Henderson             
    Director of Third Party Risk          
    LSEG
    Bader  AlReziza             
    CEO      
    AlReziza Trading & Contracting Co.
    Tarek  AlGhoneim             
    Product Integration director             
    Elm
    Tala  Al-Maghrabi     
    Doctoral Researcher       
    Brunel
    Alison Young  
    Global Export and Investment Specialist           
    Connected Places Catapult
    Karan  Jain      
    CEO      
    NayaOne
    Nezamul Hasan             
    CEO      
    Global Innovation and Development Group
    Sagar Shah    
    Senior Advisor  
    Fintech Saudi
    Andrew Cockburn             
    Head of Global Business Growth             
    Connected Places Catapult
    Hashim Alawadi
    CEO, Investor   
    Tech Investments
    Faris Alwzinani             
    Lecture
    Brunel University London
    Mohammed AlAmoudi          
    IT Market Development Expert     
    CITC
    Sharjil Ahmed
    Chief Executive Officer             
    CYKUBE
    Stephen Davie   
    Partner
    Credo Communications LLC
    Ghadah Khojah 
    Director             
    Cayenne Education
    Hussain AlKorbi
    Entrepreneur
    "Three Dimensions of Management Consulting"
    Saud Shbeer 
    Owner             
    61min Coffee
    Sharjil Ahmed
    Co-founder & CEO             
    CYKUBE
    Elena  Molinari             
    Consultant             
    OCO Global
    Ana Julia  Fernandes             
    International Government Relations Manager        
    Pearson


Agenda​



    08:45- 09:30 AM​



    Registration and Networking​ 

    09:30 - 09:40 AM



    ​Welcoming Remarks

    H.E. Dr. Majid Al-kassabi, Minister of Commerce and Chairman of Saudi E-Commerce Council
    Rt Hon Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, Honorary President SBJBC UK, Chair of the Arab British Chamber of Commerce  
    Dr. Emad ElDukair, Saudi Co-Chair, SBJBC

    09:40 - 09:55 AM




    Presentation: Saudi E-Commerce Market Overview
     

    H.E. Dr. Eiman Al-Mutairi, Vice Minister of Commerce and the General Supervisor​ of  E-Commerce Council

    Main Topics
        - Overview of e-commerce landscape is KSA and growth opportunities.
        - Review of KSA reforms related to e-commerce.

    09:55 - 10:20 AM





    Presentation by Inspiration Speaker

    Karl Lillrud, an E-Commerce expert with focus in new trends including platforms, payments, and logistics.
     
    Topics: The Future of Retail and Integrated Smart Tech​


    10:20 - 10:50 AM




    Panel - UK and Saudi E-Commerce market opportunities and trends 

        - Venture capital and financing opportunities for E-Commerce companies in Saudi. 
        - What are the key tech and payment innovations in both markets? 
        - Which sectors have benefited most from the E-Commerce shift? 
        - Support provided to the SMEs 

    Speakers:
    H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak, CEO at Saudi Venture Capital SVC
    Ivo Detelinov, General Partner at Oryx, Hambro Perks VC Fund 
    Abe Smith, Chief Growth Officer at Paymentology

    Moderator: 
    •      Roxana Mohammadian-Molina, CSO, Blend Network & SBJBC Board Member

    10:50 - 11:10 AM





    Showcase by a Speaker - Success Stories

    Ahmed Y. Bukhamseen, Suhail, Interactive real estate platform
    Dr. Ahmad Dehwah, Sadeem, smart city monitoring solutions
    Quintin Hicks, Partnerships Director Middle East at What3Words
    Will Broome, ​Founder and CEO - Ubamarket

    Moderator:

    •      Hashim M. S. Alawadi, Investor and board member of various technology and telecom companies, former CEO, Tech Invest Com

    11:10 - 11:40 AM





    Panel - Key regulatory aspects of E-Commerce
     
    Speakers:
    Diane Mullenex, Partner and Head of Global Telecoms Practice, Pinsent Masons
    Stewart Room, Head of Technology, Media & Communication at DWF
    Dr. Majed Al Shammari, Chief Executive Officer of Data Governance Sector, National Data Management Office, SDAIA

    Moderator:
    Jennie Gubbins, Deputy Chair of SBJBC UK and Partner in Trowers & Hamlins 

    11:40 AM - 12:00 PM




    Presentation: The  Logistics Licensing and Setting up in Saudi Arabia

    •​      Eng. Loay Mashabi, Deputy Minister for Logistics Services, Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services

    12:00 - 12:30 PM




    Q&A With The Speakers, The Way Forward

    •     Chris Innes-Hopkins, UK Executive Director, Saudi British Joint Business Council

    12:30 - 13:30 PM



    Lunch, Networking & Visit the Companies Booth


    13:30 - 14:30 PM





    Breakout Sectorial Sessions (Opportunities & Agreements)
     • Logistics
     • Financing
     • Fintech
     • Health tech
     • Edu Tech
     • Retail
     • others.

    14:30 - 16:00 PM




    Closing Remarks, Networking & Visit the Companies Booth
     ​​
    ​•      H.E. Dr. Majid Al-kassabi, Minister of Commerce and Chairman of Saudi E-Commerce Council
    ​​

SPEAKERS

    H.E. Dr. Majid Alkassabi

    Minister of Commerce
     Chairman of E-Commerce Council

    Baroness Symons

    Senior Labour Member Former Deputy Leader of the House of Lords

    H.E. Dr. Eiman Almutairi

    Vice Minister - Ministry of Commerce
     CEO - National Competitiveness Center

    H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak

    CEO & Board Member Saudi Venture Capital Company (SVC)

    ​​

    Jennie Gubbins

    Partner - Trowers & Hamlins

    Eng. Loay Mashabi

    Deputy Minister of Logistics Services Ministry of Transport & Logistics Services​


    Abe Smith

    Chief Growth Officer - Paymentology

    Diane Mullenex

    Partner - Head of the Global Telecom Practice

    Will Broome

    ​Founder and CEO - ubamarket​

    Dr. Emad ElDukair

    Saudi Co-Chair, SBJBC

    Ivo Detelinov

    General Partner – Oryx Fund

    Dr. Majed Alshammari

    Chief Executive Officer of Data Governance Sector- SDAIA

    ​Quentin Hicks​​

    ​Middle East Team Lead - what3words

    Stewart Room​

    Partner - DWF Group

    Roxana Mohammadian-Molina

    CSO & Member of the Board – Blend Network​

    Karl Lillrud

    Best-Selling Author & Entrepreneur London Speaker Bureau

    ​  

    Dr. Ahmad Dehwah

    Co-Founder and Director, Sadeem International Company​

    ​Chris Innes-Hopkins

    UK Executive Director Saudi British Joint Business Council

    Hashim  AlAwadi

    Investor and board member of various technology and telecom companies ​

    Ahmed Bukhamseen

    Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Quant​