Omar Al-Shabaan

Omar Al-Shabaan is CEO and Co-Founder of The Space, Saudi Arabia's leading network of coworking spaces, incubators, and accelerators. A former Partnership Director at Misk Innovation and World Bank consultant on innovation, he has spent 15+ years building the physical and programmatic infrastructure of the KSA startup ecosystem. He moderates LEAP's Autonomous Economy session.The Space is a coworking space, incubator, and accelerator with a goal to provide a professional yet a relaxed work environment for people looking for a creative and affordable way to work in Saudi Arabia.At The Space, we exist to bring people and ideas together by helping local entrepreneurs, startups, and other professionals across a range of fields to function in an inspiring and supportive environment.Saudi entrepreneurship catalyst who co-built The Space and led Misk Innovation partnerships, advising World Bank and national digitization to launch public-engagement programs and scale startups across the Kingdom.