Virtual
Day Three: Commercialisation - ET (Eastern Time, GMT-05:00)
If growth in the US, EU, and APAC feels crowded, costly, and incremental, Saudi Arabia offers a fresh scale-up path. The Kingdom is pairing abundant new funds with a wave of new labs, R&D hubs, and testbeds, translating national transformation into real demand—across energy transition, AI/data, biotech, advanced manufacturing, fintech, and creative industries. With mega- and giga-projects creating immediate buyers and partners, and pro-investor reforms accelerating set-up, Saudi is emerging as the Middle East’s most compelling launchpad for products, pilots, and capital-efficient expansion. This panel will unpack where the opportunities are least competed, how to access co-investment and incentives, and the fastest routes from “stuck” to scaled.
Capital and incentives: how sovereign and private funds co-invest, what grants and regulatory sandboxes offer, and the fastest paths to set-up
From labs to contracts: where new R&D hubs focus (AI, biotech, advanced materials) and how to turn pilots into procurement via giga-projects
Entry that scales: best-fit models (JV, subsidiary, partnerships), localization and talent strategy, and navigating compliance and culture to first revenue