Sovereign by Design: Building AI Companies That Belong to the GCC

Most AI companies land in the GCC. The next generation will be born here. This candid conversation unpacks what it actually takes to architect a native AI company from the ground up in the region: the HoldCo/OpCo structures that unlock capital without surrendering control, the data sovereignty decisions that make or break enterprise deals, and how to tell an investor story that resonates in Riyadh as powerfully as it does in San Francisco. No theory, just the blueprint.