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Orbital 3 - Hall 3
- Tuesday, 1st September 16:00 - 16:40

Made in Saudi: Exporting the Kingdom’s Smart City Playbook

From nonprofit cities to giga‐projects and new neighborhoods, Saudi Arabia is turning Vision 2030 into a live urban reality, where digital rails, green infrastructure, and cultural heritage are designed together. This session reveals how Saudi teams are hard‐wiring inclusion, climate resilience, and youth opportunity into masterplans and what makes this approach distinct in the global smart city landscape.

Speakers

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Patrick Hamilton Walsh
Chief Innovation Officer
Salboheds
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Dr.Mona Al-Garni
University Lecturer – Artificial Intelligence
UPM
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Richard Dib
Smart City Director
The Royal Commission for AlUla
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Abdul Kader Baba
CTIO
Infrastructure South Africa