The Majlis

Muna AbuSulayman is best-known as the host of Kalam Nawaem on MBC, but she has spent her career driving impact globally. Ranging from her time as a lecturer at King Saud University, to being a partner at a global VC firm, and serving as a CSR advisor to the CEO of Gucci, Muna shares her learnings and insights into the different ways to make a positive change. Join us for a discussion on changes in...

Talal El-Ajou is the CEO of Abdulghani El-Ajou & Sons Investment Company, and co-founder of Amana Partners. Join us as we discuss family offices in the Kingdom, how they are structured, domestic and international investment methods, and more.

Faisal is an award-winning journalist, author and public speaker - renowned globally for his editorship of Al Arabiya News from 2012-2016, and editorship of Arab News since 2016.Join us as we discuss Faisal's time at the helm of Arab News, the perception gap between Saudi and the West, the role of journalists in closing that gap, and the dangers and opportunities of AI in journalism.

Nabil AlKhowaiter is the Global Engagement Executive for Worley, an engineering professional services firm. Previously, he was a Senior Advisor to the Minister of Energy and CEO of Aramco Energy Ventures and Director of Collaboration at KAPSARC. Join us for a discussion on the discovery of oil in the Kingdom, and how it intertwines with our familial and national history, as well as the future of e...

Karen Elliott House, former editor of the Wall Street Journal, is a Pulitzer-prize-winning journalist who has spent her decades-spanning career reporting on Saudi Arabia, including an award-winning series on Saudi Arabia in 1981 and her book On Saudi Arabia . Join us as we discuss the changes Saudi Arabia has undergone in the past 40 years, the economic goals the Kingdom is pursuing, and the Weste...

Talal Attieh, General Partner at Steel Atlas, invests in and partners with early-stage industrial technology companies in the US & Europe. Post-investment, Talal specializes in establishing joint ventures and partnerships between portfolio companies and the largest conglomerates and family businesses in Saudi Arabia. Join us as we discuss investment in technology and resources in the Kingdom,...

Prince Abdullah bin Faisal bin Turki Al Abdullah Al Saud was the head of the Royal Commission for Jubail & Yanbu at the time of its creation in 1975, the founding chairman & governor of the Saudi General Investment Authority in 2000 (now known as the Ministry of Investment), and from 2015 to 2017 he served as ambassador to the United States. Join us as we discuss his long career in the civil servi...

Ali Shihabi is the founder & former chairman of Rasmala Investment Bank, founder of the Arabia Foundation, author of two books on Saudi, and a member of the NEOM advisory board. Join us as we discuss the investment landscape in Saudi, the danger of "lazy capital," and the Kingdom's track record of success in attracting foreign investment.

Prof. Bernard Haykel, professor of Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University and editor of Saudi Arabia in Transition, joins us for a conversation to contextualize the rapid changes happening in Saudi Arabia, the steps the Kingdom is taking to become competitive on the global stage, and the challenges we will need to overcome along the way.

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