Mr. Martin Lewit

A passionate tech executive and an entrepreneur. Mentoring start-ups and working with smart and committed people. Have a track record in solving complex business challenges with innovative solutions, developing and empowering those who I work with and generating connections that create new and exciting opportunities. Currently working as a senior VP Corporate Development at Nisum, United States.

Title of presentation:
The Role of Emerging Technologies in Business

Dr. Lin Li

Assistant Professor at Information Systems and Operations Management Department at KFUPM Business School.

Title of presentation:
What makes you continuously use chatbot services? Evidence from online travel agencies

Dr. Mousa Albashrawi

Assistant Professor at Information Systems and Operations Management Department at KFUPM Business School. Skilled in E-Learning, ERP, E-Commerce, Mobile Banking, Analytical Skills, Data Analysis, and Lecturing. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Management Information Systems from University of Massachusetts Lowell. Plus, professional in using R and Python programming for data analytics.

Title of presentation:
Measuring mobile banking system success: a clustering perspective

Dr. Nicholas Berente

Nick Berente studies how digital innovations like artificial intelligence technologies drive change in organizations and institutions. He teaches courses on Strategic Business Technology and is Co-Director of the GAMA Lab. Prof. Berente received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University and conducted postdoctoral studies at the University of Michigan. He was an entrepreneur prior to his academic career, founding two technology companies. He is the principal investigator for a number of U.S. National Science Foundation projects and has won multiple awards for his teaching and his research. Prof. Berente is associate editor for MIS Quarterly.

Title of presentation:
Management Issues at the AI Frontier

Mr. Patrick Wittwer

Patrick is a a global-recognized Insurtech entrepreneur and speaker. He creates Blockchain solutions since 2015. Expert in lean business development. Alignment, Collaboration, Delivery!

Title of presentation:
Panel Discussion: “Creating Business Value with Emerging Technologies”

Mr. Feras F. Nasser

Feras is a serious, ambitious and energetic with good people’s skill. Have good work ethic, strong business sense. Takes initiative and learns fast. He graduated from KFUPM Business School in 2006. Currently he work as a COO at Zid ,Saudi Arabia.

Title of presentation:
Panel Discussion: “Creating Business Value with Emerging Technologies”

Mr. Waqas Ahmed

Mr. Waqas works as a CTO at Ascend E-Ventures

Title of presentation:
Panel Discussion: “Creating Business Value with Emerging Technologies”

Dr. Mohammed Al-Khars

Mohammed AlKhars is an Assistant Professor and the Chairman of Information Systems & Operations Management Department at the KFUPM Business School. He teaches Operations Management, Quantitative Methods and Business Statistics at both graduate and undergraduate levels. He worked as a business analyst and a senior demand forecast analyst at Marafiq Power & Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu before joining KFUPM.

Title of presentation:
Closing Remarks

Dr. Hesham Merdad

Hesham Jamil Merdad (Ph.D), Dean of KBS, as well as Assistant Professor in the Department of Accounting & Finance. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Financial Management in 2003 from King Saudi University (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). He obtained two Master’s degrees: the first one is in Finance in 2006 from Rochester Institute of Technology (Rochester, New York, USA); and the second one is in Financial Economics in 2009 from the University of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA). Finally, he obtained his PhD in Financial Economics in 2012 from the University of New Orleans (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA).

Title of presentation:
Welcoming and Opening Remarks