SCWS Saudi Arabia

Agenda

Discover the detailed sessions and speakers for SCWS Saudi Arabia 2025.

18-19 November

Riyadh Front

  • Day 1
  • Day 2

Opening session

12:00 – 12:15

Opening address from SCF

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

12:15 – 12:45

Keynote panel Evolving networks in the Middle East market

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF (Moderator)

  • Dr Khalid Al Mashouq, Group CTO, ACES

  • Omar Alrasheed, GM of Commercial Excellence, TAWAL

12:45 – 13:05

Small cells market analysis: Regional and global

  • Sameer Gupta, Director, Analysys Mason

13:05 – 13:25

Mobile AI, Indoor First – Grasping the Five Singularities in Indoor

  • Dr Philip (Xiaodi) Song, President of Small Cell Product Line, Huawei

13:25 – 14:05

Keynote panel Transforming connectivity – the vision of small cells in KSA

  • Abdullateef AlSenan, GM of Mobility Infrastructure, STC

  • Saleh Alhammad, Competition General Manager, CST

  • Hassan AlBihishi, Director,Commercial Planning, TAWAL

  • Dr Philip Song, President of Small Cell Product Line, Huawei

  • Ayman Alharbi, Executive Director, Red Sea

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF (Moderator)

14:05 – 14:20

Open RAN to future proof networks: from macro to small cells

  • Neil McRae, Chief Network Strategist, Juniper/UKTIN

14:45 – 15:55

break Asr prayer break and lunch

Stadium connectivity forum

15:55 – 16:25

Panel From connectivity to experience: AI-powered stadium networks

  • Mohammad Mehdawi, Expert Commercial Planner, TAWAL

  • Shadi Sayed, VP Sales MEA, Rakuten

  • Ahmed Abusree, Managing Director, Waseela

16:25 – 16:45

Enabling best in-class experience, connectivity for stadiums and sports venues

  • Anis Khoury, Director of Business Operations MEA, ANDREW

16:45 – 17:00

Delivering a step change in the football experience at the Dortmund Stadium, Germany – Open RAN

  • Richard Heseltine, Sales Director, SOLiD

17:00

Panel Stadiums connectivity – demonstrating industry innovation in deployment of mobile networks

  • Richard Heseltine, Sales Director, SOLiD

  • Anis Khoury, Director of Business Operations MEA, ANDREW

  • Ahmed Hasanain , Sub-Regional Sales Director, Comba

  • Sadegh Farzaneh, Chief Technology Officer, Galtronics Canada Ltd.

  • Atef Aburas, Group COO and co-founder, ACES (Moderator)

17:30 – 17:35

Closing remarks

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

In-building solutions

10:00 – 10:10

Day 1 recap and overview

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

10:10 – 10:30

The small cells ecosystem in Saudi Arabia: Unlocking growth and innovation

  • Dr Akram Aburas, Group CEO, ACES

10:30 – 10:50

NHP and the next-gen compute ecosystem: Unlocking the rollout of future technologies with edge AI

  • Muhammad Zaryab Nisar, Expert Commercial Planning, TAWAL

  • Bassem Issa, KSA Telecom System Business, Sales Lead, Dell Technologies

10:50 – 11:05

The SCWS pavilion: Redefining indoor connectivity through shared 5G infrastructure

  • Ahmed Hillis, Rollout Director, ACES

11:05 – 11:35

Panel Requirements and technologies for in-building connectivity

  • Jos Deboosere, Business Development Manager, Multiboost.eu

  • Fahad Alqurashi, Account Manager, ACES

  • Yasser ElSabrouty, Managing Director KSA, Digis Squared

  • Dr. Rain Du, Strategic Product Manager, Product Line Indoor Radio, Ericsson HQ Sweden

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

11:35 – 12:00

break Dhuhr prayer break

Regulation to enable innovation

12:00 – 12:30

Keynote Regulation to enable innovation: Indoor connectivity

  • Fahad AlMudlaj, Infrastructure Projects Director, Communications and Information Technology Commission (CST)

12:30 – 12:50

Regulation and policy to enable deployment at scale – an SCF perspective

  • Ali Ahmed, Regional Chair of the RPG, SCF and R&D Manager, ACES

12:50 – 13:10

From real estate to connected estate: IBS & Wi-Fi

  • Abdullah Bin Khunain, Lead Specialist Commercial Planning, TAWAL

13:10 – 13:40

Regulation to enable innovation and lower barriers to deployment – regional views

  • Ahmed Hegazy, Telecom Policy Strategist & Regulatory Affairs Leader, NTRA Egypt

  • Abdullah Bin Khunain, Lead Specialist Commercial Planning, TAWAL

  • Abdulrahman Alzeer, RAN Manager, ACES (Moderator)

Private / enterprise networks

13:40 – 14:10

Keynote Building the Industrial Backbone: National Private Networks

  • Mahmoud AlKhatib, Commercial Planning Expert, TAWAL

14:10 – 14:25

Ericsson RDS: Enabling and transforming private and enterprise networks

  • Dr. Rain Du, Strategic Product Manager, Product Line Indoor Radio, Ericsson HQ Sweden

14:25 – 15:05

Panel Mission critical & private network evolution

  • Mudar Al-Ani, Head of Commercial & BD, Aramco Digital

  • Hassan AlBihishi, Director,Commercial Planning, TAWAL

  • Jawahr Mtar, Head of Cloud & AI-RAN for GCC, Nokia

  • Samer Hussein, Middle East Strategic Programs Director, HPE

  • Marie Ma, General Manager, RAN Solutions, Comba

15:05 – 15:35

Asr prayer break and lunch

Technology roadmap to 2030

15:35 – 16:05

NTN and small cells

  • Vicky Messer, VP Product Management, RANsemi

16:05 – 16:25

AI and small cells

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF

16:25 – 16:40

Solar powered small cells

  • Ayman Alharbi, Executive Director, Red Sea Global

16:40 – 16:45

Closing remarks

  • Simon Fletcher, Chief Strategy Officer, SCF