Agenda 2024

8:30AM – 9:30AM

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

9:30AM – 9:40AM

INAUGURATION CEREMONY

9:40AM – 10:00AM

Embarking on the Kingdom’s Data Oasis: Paving the Way for Unmatched Potential in Saudi Arabia

  • Understanding the objectives of Vision 2030 and aligning with NSDAI in positioning KSA as a leading data-driven hub
  • Creating efficient policies and regulatory framework to enable the development of a performing domestic ecosystem
  • Empowering Data & AI institutions to lead the way in innovation and impact creation

10:00AM – 10:20AM

AI Fusion: Bridging Prediction and Creation with Generative and Predictive AI

  • Decoding the synergy of these AI approaches in contributing to enhanced decision-making and problem-solving capabilities
  • How can businesses navigate the integration of AI fusion into their existing frameworks while ensuring optimal performance and ethical standards?
  • What advancements are on the horizon in research and development to further enhance the capabilities of AI fusion?

10:20AM – 10:40AM

Integrating GenAI into the Kingdom's Digital Economy

  • Benefits of GenAI: Enhanced interactivity and personalization through advanced chatbots and recommendation systems.
  • Market Potential: Rapid adoption across industries, driving innovation and economic growth.
  • Barriers to GenAI Implementation: Challenges related to accuracy, privacy and security, and governance hindering effective implementation.

10:40AM – 11:00AM

Using GenAI with Structured and Semi-Structured Data

  • Diving into the key mechanism through which Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) boosts Large Language Models (LLMs) by merging external public data with confidential internal data, enabling swift response creation
  • Understanding how RAG empowers LLMs to gain deep domain insights without retraining, ensuring ongoing relevance, accuracy, and efficiency
  • Discovering how data virtualization enhances RAG frameworks, improving scalability and adaptability to changing data environments

11:00AM – 11:40AM

Activating Data Strategy: The Path to Implementation

  • Understanding the role of a leader and organizational culture in the successful
    implementation of a data strategy
  • In the age of big data, how can organizations balance the need for real-time insights with
    the importance of ensuring data accuracy and integrity during strategy activation?
  • How can ethical considerations and responsible AI practices be embedded into the
    implementation journey of a data strategy?

11:40AM – 12:10PM

PRAYER BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

12:10PM – 12:30PM

Maximizing Business Impact: Streamlining AI Integration with BI for Enhanced Decision-Making

  • Optimise decision-making with seamless AI integration
  • Empower the workforce with actionable insights
  • Leveraging governed and secure data for AI success

12:30PM – 12:50PM

Unleashing the Potential of Data & AI in the Saudi Arabia

Join us for an insightful fireside chat featuring prominent leaders and data professionals as we delve into aligning with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

We’ll explore Snowflake, Data, and AI’s significant role in driving economic growth within the Kingdom, shedding light on the exciting opportunities and unique challenges that this burgeoning field presents. Don’t miss this opportunity to unlock the potential of Data and AI in Saudi Arabia’s evolving landscape.

12:50PM – 13:10

Unleashing AI Potential: The path to practical AI with Boomi

  • Learn the essential components for an AI-ready enterprise
  • Evaluate your current processes for AI-readiness
  • Where to start: explore strategies for automating manual processes and instilling confidence in your data has context menu

13:10 – 13:20

How AI-Powered Data Marketplaces Transform the Value of Data for Governments and Private Companies

  • Ensuring access for all employees and stakeholders to the right data assets is vital to increasing efficiency, transparency, innovation and collaboration
  • AI-powered data portals centralize an organization’s information and make it securely available to those that need it, inside and outside the organization
  • Find out how leading organizations in the GCC and beyond, including Kapsarc and IGA Bahrain are working with Opendatasoft to maximize value from their data using our advanced, all-in-one data marketplace solution

13:20 – 14:10

LUNCH BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

14:10 – 14:50

Reimagining Success: Navigating Digital Transformation with Analytics and AI

  • Accelerating innovation and driving business outcomes by turning data into actionable insights
  • Unlocking operational efficiency and business growth with the application of data analytics along with the adoption of AI
  • Taking a glimpse into the future to operate more efficiently with big data analytics and AI tools and solutions

14:50 – 15:10

Data and AI Dynamics: Shaping the Future Landscape of Digital Transformation in KSA

  • Exploring the role of data and AI in fostering innovation and resilience in the face of economic challenges
  • How does the democratization of data and AI tools empower SMEs and startups in the digital transformation landscape?
  • Examining the role of governmental policies and private sector collaborations in fostering data and AI-driven growth in KSA

15:10 – 16:00

VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

8:30AM – 9:30AM

REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS

9:30AM – 9:50AM

Data and AI Dynamics: Shaping the Future Landscape of the Digital Economy

  • Exploring the role of data and AI in fostering innovation and resilience in the face of economic challenges
  • How does the democratization of data and AI tools empower SMEs and startups in the digital economic landscape?
  • The rise in need for proactive policies to support and regulate the influence of data and AI on the digital economy

9:50AM – 10:10AM

Analytic Process Automation and its Influence on Tech, Processes, and People

10:10AM – 10:30AM

The Evolving Landscape: Generative Artificial Intelligence and Its Business Implications

  • What novel applications of generative AI are emerging in predictive analytics and forecasting?
  • Discussing the implications of generative AI for the future of human-machine collaboration in business workflows
  • What potential disruptions does generative AI pose to traditional business models, and how can organizations adapt proactively?

10:30AM – 10:50AM

Empowering analytics with Incorta GenAI

  • Overview of Incorta: Introduction to Incorta’s cutting-edge data platform that simplifies real-time data analysis, emphasizing its breakthrough direct data mapping technology
  • Impact and Efficiency: Showcasing how different industries leverage Incorta to streamline their data workflows and improve analytics efficiency
  • Future Trends and Integration: Insights into the evolving capabilities of Incorta, including its enhanced integration with GenAI and machine learning technologies, and their role in advancing business intelligence

10:50AM – 11:10AM

Transform Your Business with the TIBCO Platforms

  • Connect seamlessly any application, device, or data source
  • Unify your data for better access, trust, and control
  • Predict confidently with real-time data- driven intelligence

11:10AM – 11:50AM

Beyond Automation: Fostering Human Empowerment in the AI Landscape

  • Exploring the power of AI technologies to enhance rather than replace human capabilities
  • Understanding how organisations balance the need for automation with a focus on preserving and fostering human-centric values
  • How can individuals proactively prepare for a future where AI is integrated into various aspects of work and life to ensure empowerment and success?

11:50AM – 12:20PM

PRAYER BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

12:20PM – 12:35PM

Charting the Ethical Frontier: AI for Social Good in Saudi Arabia

12:35PM – 12:50

Data Evolution: Embracing Data Fabric Architecture for Enhanced Data Management and Integration

  • Fostering productivity and enabling businesses to make faster decisions with data fabric architecture
  • Using semantic knowledge graphs, metadata management, and machine learning for seamlessly unifying data across various data types and endpoints with data fabrics
  • Advantages and use cases of adopting data fabric architecture in new age enterprises

12:50 – 13:05

Digitalization & AI in Smart Cities Infrastructure

  • What are the different types of successful ‘bankable’ smart city digitalization investments
  • Why human capacity is just as important as technological innovation
  • Relevant examples of AI applications in infrastructure that will benefit KSA cities

13:05 – 13:20

Beyond Innovation: Assessing Risks in the AI Ecosystem

13:20 - 14:30

LUNCH BREAK & VISIT TO EXHIBITOR LOUNGE

*The above is a running agenda and is subject to change