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Hatoon Fares

Hatoon Fares

Projects & Programs Manager
MCIT

Plays a vital role in fostering innovation, supporting digital startups, and advancing Vision 2030s economic and digital goals. Lead high-impact initiatives such as the LEAP Global Event, and Programs and multiple incubator and accelerator programs across the Kingdom. This extends to operational strategy, partnerships, and foundational project management, particularly in scaling the Innovation Network across six key locations in Saudi Arabia. Supporting more than +500 digital startups in 12 different emerging sectors within the kingdom that resulted in direct digital economic growth of the kingdom. This resulted in more than 300 job creations and a total of more than 50 million Saudi Riyals in investment for all startups with the support of more than 100 local and international partners from private and government sectors. Through this we contributed to policy development and digital local and global transformation efforts.

Women Leading Saudi Arabia’s Digital Transformation
Wednesday, September 02, 2026 14:15 - 14:35