Keynote Speakers

Dr. Naser Eddin Al Obaid

Director-General of (ACSAD) Organization

Prof. Dr. David Mulla

Professor Larson Endowed Chair in Soil and Water Resources, Director of the Precision Agriculture Center, University of Minnesota

USA

Dr. Abdulaziz Almalik

Deputy Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture for Research & Innovation

Saudi Arabia

Thaer Yaseen

Regional Plant Protection Officer FAO-RNE for the Near East and North Africa Region (NENA).

Dr. Aly Abousabaa

Regional Director, Central and West Asia and North Africa, CGIAR, as well as Director General of the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Prof. Yuksel Tuzel

Former President of International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS), Professor at EGE University

Turkey

Moderators

Dr. Abdullah Al-Khudairi

Vice President for Sustainability and Environment, KACST

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Maha Khayyat

Professor of Semiconductors Physics, KACST

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Felwa A. Thagfan

Associate Professor of Parasitology, Dean of College of Science, Princess Nora bint Abdul Rahman University

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Zeid Alothman

Dean of College of Science, King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulaziz Eljiati

Chief of Farming Al Madinah Heritage Company An Nakheel, BIAC

Saudi Arabia

Mr. Woody Ang

Director – Food Ecosystems, NEOM

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ahmed Alsaqufi

Dean of Agriculture and Food Sciences College at King Faisal University

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Salim Al-Babili

Professor of Plant Science | Associate Dean of Faculty, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Zeyad alZeyadi

Acting General Manager Dept. of Research & Knowledge Ministry of Environment, Water & Agriculture

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Jouke Campen

International Project Manager, Wageningen University

Netherlands

Theme 1: Maximization of Natural Resources Use in Agricultural Production

Prof. Salah El-Hendawy

King Saud Univesity

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Theib Y. Oweis

ICARDA

Prof. Matthew F McCabe

KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Pierre Broun

NEOM

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Yakov Kuzyakov

Georg-August-University of Goettingen

Germany

Prof. Mohammad Alwabel

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Ismail Çakmak

Sabanci University

Turkey

Dr. Rakesh K. Singh

ICBA

UAE

Dr. Alanoud Alfagham

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ali Al Lawati

Sciences Research Center, University of Nizwa

Oman

Prof. Ibrahim El-Ashmawy

Qassim University

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Afif AlHassiri

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Heribert Hirt

KAUST

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Michal Slota

University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland

Prof. Abdulhakim Bawadekji

Northern Border University Arar

Saudi Arabia

Theme 2: Precision Agriculture

Dr. Ce Yang

University of Minnesota

USA

Prof. Jose Paulo Molin

University of São Paulo

Brazil

Dr. Francelino Rodrigues

Lincoln Agritech, Lincoln university

New Zealand

Prof. Yong Suk Chung

JEJU University

South Korea

Prof. Khalid Algaadi

King Saud University

Saudi Arabia

Theme 3: Climate Smart Agriculture

Dr. Abdulaziz Niane

ICARDA

Dr. Essam Jamea

Manager Research & Technology at SABIC Agri-Nutrients

Saudi Arabia

Dr. Zainab Oyetunde-Usman

Rothamsted Research

UK

Dr. Ashok Kumar Are

ICRISAT

India

Dr. Mohamad Zabawi Bin Abdul Ghani

MARDI

Malaysia

Theme 4: Integrated Pest Management (IPM)