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Welcome lunch at Campus Diner (Invitation only)
12:15 PM

Bus will pick up guests at 12:15 at hotel

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02:00 PM
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03:00 PM
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03:45 PM

Bus will pick up guests at 17:15 at Building 16

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06:30 PM
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Opening Remarks by the President of KAUST
08:30 AM
Dr. Tony Chan

Honorary Chair, KAUST President

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08:35 AM
H.E. Eng. Khalid Al Falih

Minister of Investment

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08:50 AM
Dr. Munir M. Eldesouki

Honorary Chair, KACST President

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08:55 AM
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08:55 AM
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09:00 AM
Dr. Shuji Nakamura

Nobel Laureate, US NAE, CREE Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara

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09:30 AM
Dr.  Thamer Tabbakh

General Manager of Microelectronics and Semiconductors, KACST

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09:30 AM
Dr. Ali Khatib

Deputy CEO, Investment & Portfolio, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group

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09:45 AM
Dr. Patrick R. Haspel

Global Head of Synopsys Academic & Research Alliances (SARA)

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10:00 AM
Dr. Margarete Schramboeck

Former Austrian Minister of Digital & Economic Affairs

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10:15 AM
Dr. Donal Bradley

Executive Director, NEOM Education, Research & Innovation Foundation and Vice-President for Research and Innovation, NEOM University

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10:30 AM
Dr. Herve Mace

Director of Semiconductor Sales, EMEA, Materials and Structural Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific

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10:45 AM
Velu Sinha

Partner at Bain & Company

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11:00 AM
Dr.  Thamer Tabbakh

General Manager of Microelectronics and Semiconductors, KACST

Dr. Ali Khatib

Deputy CEO, Investment & Portfolio, Ajlan & Bros Holding Group

Velu Sinha

Partner at Bain & Company

Dr. Patrick R. Haspel

Global Head of Synopsys Academic & Research Alliances (SARA)

Dr. Margarete Schramboeck

Former Austrian Minister of Digital & Economic Affairs

Dr. Herve Mace

Director of Semiconductor Sales, EMEA, Materials and Structural Analysis, Thermo Fisher Scientific

Dr. Donal Bradley

Executive Director, NEOM Education, Research & Innovation Foundation and Vice-President for Research and Innovation, NEOM University

Dr. Gianluca Setti

Professor & Dean of Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering division

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11:55 AM
Dr. Saeed Al-Shihri

Vice President of Energy and Industry, KACST

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12:00 PM

This session is sponsored by Invest Saudi, Saudi Aramco, and Ajlan & Bros Holding

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01:45 PM
Dr. Ahmad Alfaifi

Director of Saudi Semiconductors Program, KACST

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01:45 PM
Dr. Osman Bakr

Professor of Material Science and Engineering and Vice Provost, KAUST

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01:55 PM
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02:05 PM
Dr. Husam Alshareef

Professor, KAUST

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02:15 PM
Dr. Osman Bakr

Professor of Material Science and Engineering and Vice Provost, KAUST

Dr. Ahmad Alfaifi

Director of Saudi Semiconductors Program, KACST

Dr. Husam Alshareef

Professor, KAUST

Dr. Donal Bradley

Executive Director, NEOM Education, Research & Innovation Foundation and Vice-President for Research and Innovation, NEOM University

Dr. Sami Alghamdi

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdulaziz University

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03:00 PM

This session is sponsored by Invest Saudi, Saudi Aramco, and Ajlan & Bros Holding

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03:30 PM
Dr. Radwan Noor

Chair, Automotive and Aerospace Electronics, KACST

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03:30 PM
Dr. Umesh Mishra

US NAE, Donald W. Whittier Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara

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04:00 PM
Ali Rizvi

Head of Program Management, Lucid Motors

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04:15 PM
Dr. Shehab Ahmed

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

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04:30 PM
Dr. Abdullah Almogbel

Prospects and Challenges of Nitride Semiconductors in Space and Automotives, KACST

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04:45 PM
Dr. Michael Pecht

IEEE Life Fellow, ASME Life Fellow, Director of CALCE, George Dieter Professor, Univ of Maryland

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05:15 PM
Dr. Radwan Noor

Chair, Automotive and Aerospace Electronics, KACST

Dr. Umesh Mishra

US NAE, Donald W. Whittier Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara

Dr. Michael Pecht

IEEE Life Fellow, ASME Life Fellow, Director of CALCE, George Dieter Professor, Univ of Maryland

Dr. Hao-Chung Kuo

Head of Foxconn Semiconductor Research Chair Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Ali Rizvi

Head of Program Management, Lucid Motors

Dr. Shehab Ahmed

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Abdullah Almogbel

Prospects and Challenges of Nitride Semiconductors in Space and Automotives, KACST

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06:45 PM
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Arrival
07:30 AM
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08:00 AM
Dr. Haisheng Rong

Sr. Principal Engineer and R&D Manager at Intel Corp, Fellow of IEEE, Optica, SPIE

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08:30 AM
Dr. Yating Wan

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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09:00 AM
Dr. Boon Ooi

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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09:15 AM
Dr. Nan Chi

Dean and Professor, Fudan University

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09:30 AM
Dr. Yating Wan

Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Dr. Haisheng Rong

Sr. Principal Engineer and R&D Manager at Intel Corp, Fellow of IEEE, Optica, SPIE

Dr. Boon Ooi

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

Dr. Nan Chi

Dean and Professor, Fudan University

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10:00 AM

This session is sponsored by Invest Saudi, Saudi Aramco, and Ajlan & Bros Holding

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10:20 AM
Dr. Khaled Salama

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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10:20 AM
Dr. Gabriel Rebeiz

US NAE, Wireless Communications Industry Chair Professor, UC San Diego

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10:50 AM
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11:05 AM
Dr. Atif Shamim

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), KAUST

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11:20 AM
Dr. Masfer Alkahtani

Research Associate Professor, KACST

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11:35 AM
Dr. Khaled Salama

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Gabriel Rebeiz

US NAE, Wireless Communications Industry Chair Professor, UC San Diego

Dr. Atif Shamim

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE), KAUST

Dr. Masfer Alkahtani

Research Associate Professor, KACST

Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini

Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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12:10 PM

This session is sponsored by Invest Saudi, Saudi Aramco, and Ajlan & Bros Holding

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01:30 PM
Dr. Maha Khayyat

Professor of Semiconductors Physics, KACST

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01:30 PM
Dr. Paul Blom

Director, Max Planck Institute

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02:00 PM
Dr. Lain-Jong (Lance) Li

Chair Professor of Future Electronics, University of Hong Kong

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02:30 PM
Dr. Stefaan De Wolf

Professor of Material Science and Engineering, KAUST

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02:45 PM
Dr. Mohammed Amer

Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies, KACST

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03:00 PM
Dr. Mario Lanza

Associate Professor, Material Science and Engineering

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03:15 PM
Dr. David Westmoreland

NA and AFM Distribution Manager, Oxford Instruments

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03:30 PM
Dr. Maha Khayyat

Professor of Semiconductors Physics, KACST

Dr. Paul Blom

Director, Max Planck Institute

Dr. Lain-Jong (Lance) Li

Chair Professor of Future Electronics, University of Hong Kong

Dr. Stefaan De Wolf

Professor of Material Science and Engineering, KAUST

Dr. Mohammed Amer

Center of Excellence for Green Nanotechnologies, KACST

Dr. Mario Lanza

Associate Professor, Material Science and Engineering

Dr. David Westmoreland

NA and AFM Distribution Manager, Oxford Instruments

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04:00 PM

This session is sponsored by Invest Saudi, Saudi Aramco, and Ajlan & Bros Holding

Dr. Derya Baran

Associate Professor of Material Science and Engineering

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06:00 PM

Bus will pick up guests at 18:00 at hotel.

Bus will pick up guests at 21:00 at KAUST Golf Course.

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Arrival
07:30 AM
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08:30 AM
Dr. Suhaib Fahmy

Associate Professor of Computer Science

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08:30 AM
Dr. Kang L Wang

Academician, Academia Sinica IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Professor, UCLA

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09:00 AM
Dr. Helen Hai Li

Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, IEEE Fellow, Clare Boothe Luce Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University

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09:30 AM
Dr. Ahmed Eltawil

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

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09:45 AM
Dr. Abdulaziz Alorainy

Assistant Research Professor, KACST

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10:00 AM
Dr. Suhaib Fahmy

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Dr. Helen Hai Li

Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering, IEEE Fellow, Clare Boothe Luce Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University

Dr. Kang L Wang

Academician, Academia Sinica IEEE Fellow, Distinguished Professor, UCLA

Dr. Ahmed Eltawil

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Dr. Abdulaziz Alorainy

Assistant Research Professor, KACST

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10:30 AM

This session is sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bain & Company, and Synopsys

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10:50 AM
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10:50 AM
Dr. Steven DenBaars

US NAE, Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara

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11:20 AM
Dr. Hao-Chung Kuo

Head of Foxconn Semiconductor Research Chair Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

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11:50 AM
Dr. Kazuhiro Ohkawa

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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12:05 PM
Dr. Steven DenBaars

US NAE, Distinguished Professor, UC Santa Barbara

Dr. Hao-Chung Kuo

Head of Foxconn Semiconductor Research Chair Professor, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Dr. Kazuhiro Ohkawa

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, KAUST

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12:40 PM
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12:40 PM
Dr. Derya Baran

Associate Professor of Material Science and Engineering

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12:45 PM
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12:50 PM
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01:00 PM

This session is sponsored by Thermo Fisher Scientific, Bain & Company, and Synopsys

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02:15 PM

Buses will pick up at 14:15 at the hotel and head to Building 16.

Buses will pick up at Building 16 at 16:00 and head to hotel.

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04:30 PM

Bus will pick up guests at 16:30 at hotel

Bus will pick up guests at 21:30 at camp and return to hotel

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