Agenda
| 9:00 | Reception and registration |
| 10:00 | Introduction by Ghadeer Alshehri, Master of Ceremony |
| 10:10 | Welcome note by Dr. Abdullah Al Fozan, CEO at KPMG Middle East |
| 10:20 | How great leaders inspire action Fireside chat with H.E. Dr. Munir Eldesouki, President of KACST Mansour Faisal Alsanooni, Founder of Alsamhania and Exponeur, Co-Founder of DIOM and Maak Events |
| 10:45 |
Panel: Making exceptional leaders from exceptional times Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at POLITICO (moderator) H.E. Dr. Bander Alsajjan, Director General at Institute of Public Administration Dr. Mohammed Alabdulaali, Assistant Minister at Ministry of Health H.E. Hekia Parata, Former New Zealand Minister of Education, Minister of Energy and Resources, and Minister for Women Eng. Ismail Daham Alani, Head of Government and Public Sector, KPMG Middle East Ruth Harris, Director of Defense & Security at RAND Europe |
| 11:25 | Coffee break |
| 11:45 |
Technology driving operational excellence in the public sector Fireside chat with H.E. Mr. Ahmad Alhakbani, Founder and CEO, SiFi Adrian Monck, Senior Adviser to Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (moderator) |
| 12:10 |
Panel: Balancing present delivery with future-ready human capital and technology Adrian Monck, Senior Adviser to Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (moderator) Dr. Basma Al Buhairan, Managing Director at Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia (WEF Affiliate Centre) Turki Badhris, President of Microsoft Arabia Marin Ivezic, Partner, Cybersecurity at KPMG Middle East Dean Grandy, Global Digital Government Leader at KPMG |
| 13:05 |
Launch of the Blueprint for Intelligent Economies Brenda Walker, Global Head of Government and Public Sector at KPMG Mazhar Hussain, Partner, Head of AI at KPMG Middle East |
| 13:15 | Lunch |
| 13:55 |
Shaping the future with impact Fireside chat with Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen and Professor Emeritus at the University of Oxford Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at POLITICO (moderator) |
| 14:20 |
Securing the future: Integrated strategies for food, water and energy sustainability in the region Fireside chat with Eng. Suliman AlRumaih, Group CEO for SALIC Adrian Monck, Senior Adviser to Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (moderator) |
| 14:45 |
Panel: Strategic sustainability under economic constraints Adrian Monck, Senior Adviser to Abu Dhabi's Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (moderator) Eng. Hashim Al Dabbagh, CEO at Aseer Development Authority (ASDA) Mike Driver, Former Permanent Secretary of UK Department of Justice, Chairman and non-executive director and President emeritus of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) Stephen Beatty, Chairman of Advisory Board at National Center for Privatization James Black, Assistant Director of the Defence and Security Research Group at RAND Europe |
| 15:25 | Coffee break |
| 15:45 |
Safeguarding ambitious outcomes in a world of interconnected risks Fireside chat with Dr. Andries Terblanche, Global Lead for Dynamic Risk Assessment at KPMG Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at POLITICO (moderator) |
| 16:10 |
Panel: Black swans and unknown unknowns: Building resilience into national strategies Anne McElvoy, Executive Editor at POLITICO (moderator) Dr. Mohammed Aldhoayan, General Manager at National Cybersecurity Authority Prof. Bent Flyvbjerg, Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen and Professor Emeritus at the University of Oxford Dr. Andries Terblanche, Global Lead for Dynamic Risk Assessment at KPMG Stefano Moritsch, Global Geopolitics Lead at KPMG |
| 16:50 | Wrap up by Eng. Ismail Daham Alani, Head of Government and Public Sector at KPMG Middle East |
