HRH Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz

His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud is the Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation (SEF) and the Arab Esports Federation, positions he has held since their establishment in 2017. He has also been Vice President of the Global Esports Federation since December 2021, and the Vice Chairman of Savvy Games Group since its establishment. Under his leadership, the federation quickly grew the range of its activities to become the leading Saudi entity in charge of growing the National Gaming and Esports Strategy. Initially, the federation focused on providing gamers with platforms to become athletes. Now, SEF lives at the center of the Saudi esports ecosystem, to open doors and enable all that want to grow it. His vision for the federation is to create an impact that generates a ripple effect, evolving sectors and services that were traditionally thought to be unrelated to esports. He moved the federation from its original model of one-time large events to a sustainable and long-lasting model of creating IPs that will grow with time and provide a stable career path in the many disciplines that surround professional competitive gaming. As a result, today the Saudi Esports Federation is seen as the subject matter expert in gaming and esports that is coordinating government action, guiding investors, and providing gamers with platforms to compete and socialize in Saudi Arabia. HRH Prince Faisal is a believer in the power of esports and aims to show the world how it can be a force for good. In 2020, he led the federation in designing the first ever partnerships between UNhumanitarian aid organizations and a gaming event, Gamers Without Borders, which became the world’s largest gaming esports charitable event. The partnership resulted in donations of $20 million for organizations such as UNICEF, GAVI the Vaccine Alliance, and the International Medical Corps in its two editions.