Leadership | Innovation | AI

RIYADH CATALYST Masterclass
2025

Welcome to Catalyst Masterclass 2025!
WHERE GREAT MINDS CONVERGE

Charbel Khneiss

SVP
Solution Engineering
Riverbed

Alaa Dalghan

Founder & CEO
Cognit DX

Dr Ahmad Mourad

Chief Information
Officer
Transmed

Mohamad Issa

Co-Founder & CEO
Cash My Stock

Angela Thomas

CEO & Founder
Angel Success Consulting

Mohammed Al Shobani 

Chief Information
Officer
Saico Insurance

Sherif Sleim

Regional Practice
Leader, MENA
Franklincovey

Frederic Chanay-Savoyen

VP AI Solutions
& Technologies
Mila AI

Roaa Fawzi

Culture Catalyst
Falak Investment Hub

Florian Krüger-Herbert

Head of Innovation
Venture Building
Johnson & Johnson

Fouad Fattal  

Vice President of Programs 
Astrolabs 

Balal Ahmed

Chief Cognitive Product
& Technology Officer
LogicEra

Dr Hany Azzam

Customer Success
Lead
Microsoft

Sulayman Ellayan

Chief Executive Officer
Extensya

Rami Rasamny

Founder and CEO of
Life Happens Outdoor

Catalyst Masterclass

Agenda


December 07th 2025 | Crowne Plaza Riyadh

Registration

Welcome, registration and networking

Keynote: Leadership, Innovation and AI

Building a better tomorrow together and navigating the future of innovative leadership.

Hands-on Workshop 01: Innovation Management

Innovation management, ideation and rapid experimentation. The fastest way to build and deploy business models and value propositions.

Coffee Break and Networking

Engage in conversations with industry leaders, attendees and speakers. Forge relationships that can shape future collaborations and opportunities.

Panel 01: Startup to Scale-up

Demystify the process. Learn firsthand from enterprise executives and startup founders. walkaway with practical frameworks for entrepreneurial mindset.

Hands-on workshop 02: Founder’s Mindset

Master the mindset that drives innovation, resilience, and business growth, whether you are starting up or scaling within. Develop the tools to navigate uncertainty, drive innovation, and create lasting values.

Lunch, Prayer and Networking

Prayer, engage in conversations over lunch with industry leaders, attendees and speakers. Forget valuable connections.

Panel 02: AI Beyond the Hype!

Steering through the AI ecosystem. Learn from enterprise industry executives how they are developing and steering their AI strategies, value, and team.

Hands-on Workshop 03: Unlocking AI

Boost productivity with practical AI tools and techniques. Create AI playbook for your business and team. Get hands-on with prompt engineering.

Certificates Distribution

Receive a prestigious certificate of participation for attending the catalyst masterclass. Connect with leaders, speakers and attendees, share key takeaways and forget connections.

About Catalyst Masterclass

Leadership | Innovation | AI

Catalyst Summit is a multi-format platform designed to upskill professionals and empower enterprise innovation. It consists of three flagship products: Catalyst Summit Flagship Event, Catalyst Corporate Training Programs, and Catalyst Masterclass Series. Each offering caters to distinct audience segments while maintaining synergy across themes of innovation, leadership, technology and AI.

Riyadh 2025

Why the catalyst masterclass matters

The Riyadh Catalyst Masterclass is a practical workshop staging some of the thoughtful global and regional leaders, pioneers and change makers. It covers groundbreaking innovation management, business, startup, and AI sessions spotlighting practical takeaway frameworks, applications, and benefits.

Through engaging sessions, attendees will explore impactful innovation management, effective growth strategies, and the transformative power of technology and AI. Attendees are expected to leave with practical takeaway frameworks, real world applications, and a clear understanding of the tangible benefits for their organizations.

As business leaders, founders, and technologists, the choices and advancements we make now will always impact the trajectory of our industries, the success of our businesses and teams, the quality of our offerings, and the very fabric of emerging technologies. This masterclass provides the knowledge and practical frameworks, strategies, and tools to shape that future effectively.

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Official Sponsors

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Why Attend?

Great Speakers

The Catalyst Masterclass stages some of the thoughtful global and regional leaders, pioneers and change makers.

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Hands-On Experience

The Catalyst Masterclass is a practical workshop. Through engaging sessions, attendees will explore impactful innovation management, effective growth strategies, and the transformative power of technology and AI.

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Reputable Certification

Attendees will receive a prestigious certificate of participation for attending the Catalyst Masterclass.

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Real-World Applications

Expect to leave with practical takeaway frameworks, real-world applications, and a clear understanding of the tangible benefits for your organization.

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Frameworks and Tools

The Catalyst Masterclass provides the knowledge and practical frameworks, strategies, and tools to help effectively shape and lead your industry, and business future.

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Impactful Coverage

The Catalyst Masterclass covers ground-breaking innovation management, business, startup, and AI sessions spotlighting practical takeaway frameworks, applications, and benefits.

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Who's Coming?

The Full Commercial, Business, Technology and AI Ecosystem, Startups, and Academics. Connect and learn with thought industry leaders, and network with professionals and experts from diverse industries and fields. Whether you are a public or corporate leader, startup enthusiast, or simply curious about the future, this is your chance to practically learn, connect, and be inspired.


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The Brightest Business, Innovation, Technology and AI Minds as Facilitators, Moderators, and Speakers. Founders, CXOs, VPs, Directors, Managers, Heads of Business Units and Technology Functions. AI, Data Scientists, Innovation, Experimentation. Academia Professors, Post-Graduate Scholars, and more…




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