The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the most happening place to do business, is at the forefront of a massive drive to develop smart or intelligent cities. The prime drivers for Saudi Arabia’s e-city development are the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA), which is heavily promoting its four major e-city developments. Six economic cities have either been proposed or are under development within the Kingdom. There are steps being taken to revamp the existing city framework by various development authorities and ministries to make the Kingdom a smart and modern place to live. The developments happening with regards to the different planned cities demands for a common platform to debate and discuss important topics and issues for the smart city development.

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King Saud University, Professor - Department of Electrical Engineering, Chair Professor - Saudi Aramco Chair in Electrical Power at King Saud University

Ph.D., Associate Professor - Smart Buildings & Smart Cities , National University of Singapore

Schneider Electric joins the summit as Official Host And Headline Sponsor.

Ahmed Abdulkarim
Cadre Economic Cities, Economic Cities Authority, CEO, Vice Secretary General – Operations Joins the summit as Speaker

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AEC has managed to build substantial manufacturing and support technical capabilities supported by a very well trained and professional workforce and achieved the highest applicable quality standards and rating from international companies.
The positive track record of AEC in the area of rapid technology transfer and capability creation, effective response to customer’s needs won it a solid reputation and led to its adoption by various key customers.

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Rayan Qutub
Executive Director - Head of Business Development and Economic Cities Relations, Emaar Saudi Arabia

Rayan Qutub is the Executive Director-Head of Business Development and Economic Cities Authority Relations at Emaar, The Economic City. He has more than 17 years of Business Development, Marketing, Regulations Development and Acquisition experience gained from both multi-national and regional reputable companies such as Unilever and Savola.

Prior to joining Emaar, The Economic City, he worked with Unilever for ten years and was the Regional Marketing Director for Foods and Acquisition prior to his departure from the said company.