Speakers

Inspiring Women Speakers Showcase

2026 Speakers

H.E. Javier Carbajosa Sánchez

Embassy Of Spain. Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, European Union And Cooperation.
Ambassador Of Spain To The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia

Noha Kattan

Deputy Minister for National Partnerships & Talent Development
Ministry of Culture

Dr. Maram Al-Otaiby

CEO
Health Support Services Center, Ministry of Health

Dr. Hanadi Al-Hokair

Director General
Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development

Dr. Nada Khalid Alhassan

Director of Training and Development
Ministry of Investment

Dr. Noha Ahmed Al-Harthi

AI & Emerging Technologies Expert

Dr. Margaret Jones Williams

Deputy Resident Representative, United Nations Development Programme

Bedor Alrashoudi

Chief Strategy Officer,
Soudah Development

Capt. Razan Al Ajmmi

Co-Founder,
Saudi Skydive

Julia Timms

Senior Advisor
International Free Zone Authority (IFZA)

Fadwa Saad AlBawardi

Founder & CEO
Fadwa AlBawardi Consulting (FSAB)

Faridah Bukhari

Executive Director of Quality
Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property (SAIP)

Dr. Raghad Al Mohareb

Founder & CEO
Raghad Organics

Dr. Maryam Telmesani

Vice President – Sustainability
Saudi Airlines

Tamim Alkhalifah

Chief Human Resources Officer Alkhorayef Water & Power Technologies (AWPT)

Dr. Samia Al-Amoudi

Founder & CEO,
Sheikh Mohammed Hussien Al-Amoudi Center of Excellence in Breast Cancer

Samar AlSalem

Chief Human Capital Officer
Salam

Dounia AlIbrahim

Reality TV Star & Digital Content Creator

Dr. Maha Almuneef

Founder and Executive Director
National Family Safety Program

Nahla Bou-Diab

CEO
Am Bank

Elefteria Castis

Chief of Strategy and Business Development
Prince Mohammed bin Salman Royal Reserve

Sara Al Ghorairi

Pop Singer & Cultural Anthropologist

Dr. Samar Khan

Chief Strategy Officer
AL- Sharif Group
Strategic Advisor
AINA

Dr. Mariam Mohammed AlEissa

CEO
Generation Health

Samar AlSalem

Chief Human Officer
Etihad Salam Telecom Co

Series Speakers

H.H. Princess Abeer bint Saud bin Farhan Al Saud

Founder & Managing Director, Dinar Group| Co-Foudner of Timenschien Institute & Local Partner of Timenschen Fund | Founder & Chair, The Sustainable Development Association (Talga)

H.H. Nouf Bint Bader Al Saud

Investment and Financial Sustainability Director, National Livestock and Fisheries D.P. – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

H.H. Princess Fahda Bander Abdullah Al Saud

Co-Founder & Experience Director –
The Traveling Panther

H.E Gloria Guevara

Chief Special Advisor
Ministry of Tourism Saudi Arabia

H.E Randah Al Hothali

Director General of Corporate Communications
Saudi Fund Development

H.E. Sybille Pfaff

Consul General
Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, Dubai

H.E. Tuula Yrjölä

Ambassador of Finland
Finnish Embassy

Safa Alrashed

Assistant Deputy Minister for Future Skills and Jobs , Ministry of Communications and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia

Asma Alotaibi

Logistics Projects Director
Ministry of Transport and Logistics Services

Dr. Maryam Ali Ficociello

Group Chief Governance Officer
Red Sea Global

Caroline Faraj

Vice President, CNN & Editor-in-Chief, CNN Arabic
CNN

Yasmeen Al Maimani

First Female Commercial Airline Pilot in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Mouza Alshehhi

Director, UN Women Liaison Office for the GCC

Raneem Alsalem

Women Empowerment General Manager , Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia

Dr. Francesca Arici

Chief of Planning and Development , Aseer Development Authority (ASDA)

Nina Olatoke

Vice President of HR EMEA & Global Inclusion,PSA BDP

Dr. Saundarya Rajesh

Founder, President, Avtar Group

Dr. Aysha Ali Ahmed Abdulla Almahri

Regional Chief Executive Officer, Burjeel Holdings

Dawn Venturas

Head Coach Team Saudi Paralympic Swimming, Saudi Paralympic Swimming Federation

Rana Zamai

Head of Corporate Communication and Knowledge at Saudi Geological Survey Editor In Chief Ardhona Journal (Geology and mining) , Saudi Geological Survey – Ministry of Industrial and Mining Resourcing

Athary Almubarak

Chief Strategy Officer , SVC

Nada Al Jeffri

Chief Risk Officer, Standard Chartered Bank

Barbara Buczek

Chief Destination Experiences Officer , Cruise Saudi

Atheer Al Bin Ali

Chief Legal Officer , Badael Company

Dr. Lina Noureddin

President and Founder , Lamar Holding

Huma Ejaz

Vice President – Advisory & Asset Management, Sahm Capital

Abeer AlHammad

Chief Human Resources Officer, Veda Holding

Razan A.Yousef

Director of UN Affairs, Ministry of Tourism of Saudi Arabia

Jena Ladhani

Chief Executive Officer CBRE GWS KSA JV

Cassandra Heilbronn

Chief Executive Officer, Private Family Office

Hoda Abou-Jamra

Founding Partner, Managing Director, TVM Capital Healthcare

Somaya Badr

Chief Design and Production Officer, Saudi Artisanal Company

Paula Tavangar

Chief Investment Officer, Injaz Capital

Dr. Amani Bahassan

Chief Human Capital Officer, ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Jubail (AMTPJ)

Mariam Serag

Senior Marketing Specialist, Beauty Steps Inc.

Dr. Abed Sabra

General Manager, Roche Pharmaceuticals

Annina Alexis Fedorkova

Owner and Executive Director, The Palace Entertainment Group FZE

Dr. Layal Nassar

Founder, O’Mué

Eng. Lamis Abed

CEO, Lamisya LTD.

Sulafah Jabarti

Co-Founder & CEO, Clear Vision Co.

Sukainah Alzaid

Brand Director, Leading Retail Brand

Dr. Larissa von Alberti

Vice Dean of Faculty and Programs,Professor of Accounting,MBSC

Jade Marjurum

Associate Director – Procurement, Mace

Sue Donoghue

Arab Cluster CEO, DHL Global Forwarding

Houda Elmamy

Marketing Specialist, Beauty Steps Inc.

Reema A. Aref

Partner & Leader for EY Law KSA,KY

Boshra Al Yahya

Ecosystem Strategic Director, Roche

Rhea Leckie

CEO & Founder, Corporate DNA Consulting

Walid Saidi

Head of People & Culture- Greater Gulf &KSA Markets, Sanofi

Dr. Dahlia ElShafie-Mostafa

President and CEO, Canadian Life Transformation Academy

Ghada Dulaim

Amazon Web Services GSI Partner Lead, Middle East and Africa
AWS

Mona Ataya

Founder
Mumzworld.com

Dr. Hanadi Al Hokair

General Director of Female Enablement
Ministry of Human Resources

Hayat Alyabis

Alternate Permanent Representative of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the International Maritime Organization Transport General Authority

Dr. Sumayah Al-Solaiman

Chief Executive Officer at Architecture and Design Commission
Ministry of Culture

Aseel Al Hamad

Board Member of the Saudi Automobile & Motorcycle Federation
& member of the FIA Women in Motorsports Commission

Munira Al Hazani

President & Founder
Saudi Arabian Botanical Society

Dr. Bushra Alolayan

Chief Executive Officer
Lorindale

Jawahir Mohammed

Founder and CEO
Paper Trails

Basma Bushnak

Chief Executive Officer
Emkan Education

Maram Abadi

Vice President and Board Member
The Arab Youth Research Council

Sulafah Jabarti

Co-Founder & CEO, Clear Vision Co. &
Chair of the digital economy committee ICC KSA

Capt. Razan Al Ajmmi

Co-founder
Skydive Saudi

Mishaal Ashemimry

Aerospace Engineer/ Consultant

Dr. Hadeel Alrubayyi

AI Consultant

Manayer Mohammed AlSharekh

Co- Founder/ Managing Partner
The Traveling Panther

Dr. Fatmah Baothman

Chief Executive Officer
AlOthaim R&D & AI Company

Dr. Nesren Farhah

Dean of Graduate Studies, Research and Innovation,
Saudi Electronic University

Dr. Husa Alangari

Professor of Instructional Design & Technology
Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University

Maha Taibah

Founder
RUMMAN

Aya Zaghnin

General Partner
Startup Wise Guys

Elisabeth Chase

Hashgraph Association

Dr. Fouziyah Aljarallah

Chief Executive Officer,
Hayat National Hospital Group

Nada Al Qunaibit

Chief Executive Officer,
Rofaida Women’s Health Organization

Natalie Abumrad

Head of HR Greater Gulf MCC,
Sanofi

Shaza Alharbi

Head of Ethics & Business Integrity
Sanofi

Dr. Layal Nassar

Founder
O’Mué

Rehaf Gassas

Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Heritage Preservation Society

Julie Barbier-Leblan

CEO & Co-founder
Merit Incentives

Seral Sofi

Managing Partner
Ideas Bureau

Zuzana Kalous

Founder & CEO
Riyadh Women Get Fit Association

Courtney Sader

General Counsel, Board Secretary, and Ethics and Compliance Officer, Raytheon Emirates Ltd., Raytheon Doha, and Raytheon Saudi Arabia

Rateel Alshihri

12-year-old Saudi influencer inspiring youth

Esraa Alsherief

Chief Human Resources Officer
NEOM – Tonomus

Emon Shakoor

CEO & Founder
Blossom Accelerator

Shereen Tawfiq

Founder and CEO Balinca

Alla Kweider

Director of Experience and Engagement
MISK Schools

Dr. Olfat Berro

Area Head Middle East – Roche Pharmaceuticals
Roche Middle East

Carina Santana Lanfredi

Group Executive Director Contract & Claims Management
Diriyah Gate Company Ltd.

Tatiana Skaf

Communications Specialist

Simona Grandits

Vice President – Global Emerging Markets & Head of Public Health Relations, QIAGEN