SAUDI INNOVATION LEADERS 2025 powered by: Sigma x MyFoundersClub

​SAUDI INNOVATION LEADERS 2025

​powered by: Sigma Innovation Engine x MyFoundersClub

​Join us for an inspiring evening of unfiltered founder stories, networking, and ecosystem-building!

​Celebrating World Innovation & Creativity Week 2025, this special session highlights

​Saudi Innovation Stories: Unfiltered Firechat & Founder Roundtable Hosted by MyFounders Club, LAMARKA, SIGMA Innovation Engine, Paravela, OffChain, and Takadao, this exclusive Firechat brings together Saudi’s most ambitious founders, investors, and ecosystem enablers to explore:

​Saudi Innovation Ecosystems & the Creative Economy

​Scaling Innovation, Business Growth & Sustainability

​Global Innovation Trends

​Creative Investment & Startup Building in Saudi

​Ai, Web3, DeFi & The Future of Tech in MENA

​📅 Date: 24rd April 2024
⏰ Time: 19:00 PM – 22:00 AST
📍 Location: Neonexus, Riyadh

​Join us for an inspiring evening of unfiltered founder stories, networking, and ecosystem-building!

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​‏Session 1: Saudi Innovation, Creative & Future Economies

​‏Moderator: Fouad Alnazawi – CEO, Lamarka

​‏Theme:

​‏“Bridging the Gap between the National Innovation Agenda, Creative Investment, and the Professional Creative Services Industry.”

​‏Speakers:

​‏1. Ahmad Aljadaan – Director General of the Private Sector and Entrepreneurship Support, RDIA

​‏2. Hadley Slade-Jones – Director, Saudi Arabia, Atolye

​‏3. Hadi Alshakhouri –Investment

​ • Session 2: Tech trends, venture building, and what it really takes to build the next-gen startups in Saudi. Future of Tech & Venture Building
‏Moderator by Katerina Hayes founder MyFounders.CLub Waha.VC KH Group 7

​MyFoundersClub "Founder Story" Firechat

​Heros of MyFoundersClub, who will be sharing their stories and inspiring you!

​Rand Alkharashi Founder of Kitabq Labs and The Quintes Protocol. Creating Sustainability in DeFi.

​Arwa S. AlAbdulaziz CEO Rawiah Learn Arabic Platform

​Umair Khalid CEO @Kitchenara Where Food Meets Entertainment

​Mohammad Dahab CEO Lenday Finance company with ease

​Michael H.W. Schmitz CEO SCOVR Sharing his story moving to Saudi.

​About the Event

​This Firechat brings together Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious founders, investors, and ecosystem builders for candid conversations on:

• ​Scaling in Saudi & beyond

• ​Lessons from failures & wins

• ​Web3, DeFi, and the future of tech in MENA

• ​Global expansion strategies

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• ​​​Sponsored by Lamarka

• ​​​Hosted by NeoNexus

• ​​​Supported by Sigma Innovation Engine

​​​19:00 Registration/Networking

​Sigma <>MFC Partnership

​Speaker:

​CEO, Sigma Turki Fageera

​CEO, MyFoundersClub Katerina Hayes

• ​Vision for Saudi Arabia's creative economy

• ​Introduction to the Sigma<>MFC collaboration

• ​Program objectives and networking opportunities

​​​19:30 FireChat

• ​​Moderated by: Turki Fageera, Katerina Hayes

​​​20:15 Unpanel Discussion

​​​20:45 Pizza / Networking

​​​Curated by MyFounders.Club and Sigma Innovation Engine

​Why Attend?

​✅ Hear raw, untold founder journeys
✅ Connect with investors & operators
✅ Discover collaboration opportunities
✅ Be part of a vibrant innovation community shaping Saudi’s future

​✅ Free-flowing networking over F&B

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​Hear real, unfiltered founder journeys

​ Connect with VCs, angels, tech & Innovation leaders

​ Explore collaboration & investment opportunities

​ Be part of a vibrant innovation community shaping Saudi’s future

​About Sigma:

​Sigma Innovation Engine Sigma Innovation Engine is a venture builder and scalerator based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With a mission to reshape the future of the experience and creative economies, Sigma empowers change-makers and organizations by building human-centered, AI-enabled startups and innovation programs that maximize

​About MyFounders.Club

​Founded by Katerina Hayes, MyFounders.Club bridges Saudi startups with global investors, co-founders, and advisors. With a global network of 1,500+ investors and 1,000+ startups, we accelerate cross-border growth aligned with Vision 2030.

​Partners

• ​Sigma Innovation Engine ( Venture Studio Fund)

• ​Lamarka (Ecosystem, Venture Studio, Fund)

• ​Paravela (Global venture acceleration)

• ​OffChain (Web3 innovation hub)

• ​Takadao (Islamic fintech & DeFi)

• ​Waha.VC (Early-stage VC firm )

​Who Should Come?

• ​Founders (early/growth-stage)

• ​Investors (VCs, angels, family offices)

• ​Tech leaders & ecosystem enablers

​🎟 Limited seats! RSVP now

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