Attending Conference

Program Conference

16 – 18 November 2026 | King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa

10:30 11:30

Opening Session: Towards a Carbon-Neutral and Food Secure Future

11:35 12:35

Second Opening Session: Smart and Sustainable Transformations in Saudi Food Systems

12:30 12:55

Prayer Break

13:30 14:30
Topic 1: How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Global Food Production, Distribution, and Protection.
Speaker: ​​Mr. Abdulaziz Saud Alrabeah​
Section Head of Food Standards and Regulations, ​​Saudi Food and Drug Authority​
Topic 2: The contribution of food technologies to achieving food security and business continuity through localization and knowledge transfer.
Speaker: Dr. Abdullah Khalifa Al-Mubarak
Dierctor Of Food Technologies at the National Industrial Development Center
Topic 3: The contribution of the private sector to innovation in artificial intelligence technologies for food security.
Speaker: Eng. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Qurashi
Founder & CEO Alef Lam Holding | SFT – Saudi Foodtech
Topic 4: Strengthening cooperation between governments, researchers, and the private sector to build resilient global food systems.
Speaker: Dr. Ziyad Abdullah Al-Ziyadi
General Director of the General Department of Partnerships and Capacity Building, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
Open discussion
Moderator: Dr. Moataz Abdulrahman Al-Salim
General Director of the General Department of Technology Solutions and Innovation, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)
13:30 14:30
Topic 1: Automation and Artificial Intelligence for Achieving Agricultural Sustainability and Broader Food Security
Speaker: Dr. Bader Abdullah Al-Marri
Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence, College of Computer Science and Information Technology, King Faisal University
Topic 2: Food Security and Environmental Sustainability in the Kingdom: A Roadmap for Enhancing Sustainable Animal Protein Production.
Speaker: Prof. Ahmed Abdulaziz Al Sagan
Professor of Agricultural Sciences at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)
Topic 3: Genomic Selection for Climate-Resilient Crops.
Speaker: Ms.Laila Ghazwani
Director, Technology Adoption & Incentivize Demand,Deputyship of R&I, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture 
Topic 4: Generative artificial intelligence in developing new agricultural solutions.
Speaker: Eng. Faisal Alqanatish
CEO of Lumeron
Open Discussion
Session Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Mohammed alsaadi
Professor of Plant Pathology | Acting Dean of Scientific Research and Innovationو University of Al Dhaid, Sharjah (UAE) 
15:00 16:00
Workshop 1: Artificial Intelligence in Nutrition, Food Quality, and Public Health.
Speaker: Prof. Noura Abdullah Al-Faris
Professor of Human Nutrition at the Department of Sports Health at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University
Open discussion
Moderator: Dr. Alaa Salem Al-Harbi
Director, National Center for Talent and Creativity Research | Assistant Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University
15:00 16:00
Workshop 2: Carbon Capture and Renewable Energy in Agricultural Industries ( How Does the Halal Ecosystem Contribute to Building a More Trustworthy and Sustainable Food System? From Compliance to Trust and Sustainability)
Speaker: Mr. Mohammed Farhan Al-Dhafiri
Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Research, Saudi Halal Center
Open discussion
Moderator: Dr. Abdulilah Mohammad Al-Omair
Assistant Professor of Microbiology, Department of Environment and Agricultural Natural Resources, King Faisal University
10:00 11:30
Topic 1: Life Cycle Assessment of Dietary Patterns.
Speaker: Prof. Hala bint Hizam Al-Otaibi
Professor of Food Science and Nutrition at King Faisal University, Vice Dean of Scientific Research, and Editor-in-Chief of the Saudi Journal of Food Security and Environmental Sustainability (Springer Nature).
Topic 2: Food Loss, Food Waste, and Circular Economy Solutions.
Speaker: Mr. Mohammad Ali Alhammad
Director of the Food Loss and Waste Department, General Food Security Authority. 
Topic 3: Reducing Food Waste as a Strategy to Lower Emissions.
Speaker: Eng. Abdullah Saleh Al-Oufi
Director of Change and Awareness Management from the National Center for Waste Management (Mawan)
Topic 4: Linking Food Security with Environmental Resilience.
Speaker: Dr. David Nicholas Oswald
Associate Professor at Royal Roads University, founder of Design + Environment Consultancy
Topic 5: Bacterial Biotechnologies for a Sustainable Food Future.
Speaker: Dr. Basmala Mubeen
Biotechnologist | Food & Biological Engineering
Open discussion
Moderator: Prof. Mohammed Abulatif Alnafissa
Dean of the College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University
10:00 11:30
Topic 1: Autonomous operations and smart manufacturing.
Speaker: Dr. Navneet Kumar
Researcher at the National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India.
Topic 2: Precision Agriculture Using Drones: Towards Smart and Sustainable Crop Management.
Speaker: Dr. Khaled Ibrahim Alhilwa
Senior Researcher, Department of Mechanical Engineering, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Topic 3: Adaptive Quality Control and Predictive Maintenance.
Speaker: Dr. Luluh Basim Aldhubayi
Advisor to the Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and Director of the Center for Advanced Studies in Artificial Intelligence at King Saud University
Topic 4: Artificial Intelligence for Resource-Efficient Production.
Speaker: Dr. Theyazn Hasan Hadi Aldhyani
Associate Professor of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence at the College of Applied Sciences at King Faisal University
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Mansour Abdullah Al-Yahya
Dean of the Deanship of Scientific Research / Associate Professor in the Department of Management, King Faisal University
11:35 12:35
Topic 1: Building Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in the Agricultural Sector.
Speaker: Dr. Peter van Wingerden
Founder and Partner at Floating Farm Company – Netherlands
Topic 2: Secure and Reliable Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure in the Agricultural Sector.
Speaker: Dr. Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Buali
Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Computer Networks, King Faisal University
Topic 3: Ethics of Artificial Intelligence in Environmental and Agricultural Resource Management.
Speaker: Dr. Amani bint Khalaf Samha
Associate Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science – King Saud University 
Topic 4: Data Safety Standards and Traceability.
Speaker: Dr. Tahani Muqbil Al-Qurashi
Associate Professor, Department of Data Science, um Al-Qura University
Topic 5: AI Agents: A Governed Framework for Service Automation and Sustainable Food Systems
Speaker: Eng. Ahmed Abdulaziz Alabdulkarim
Digital Transformation & Artificial Intelligence Expert
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Abdullah Hamoud Al-Nafiei
Associate Professor of Applied Statistics, King Faisal University
11:35 12:35
Topic 1: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Food.
Speaker: Prof. Sghaier Chriki
Professor at ISARA (College of Agricultural Engineering) Researcher at INRAE (French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment)
Topic 2: Future Research Priorities: Renewable Energy, Carbon Removal, and Artificial Intelligence Governance
Speaker: Prof. Faten Dhawi Almuhanna
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, College of Agricultural and Food Sciences, King Faisal University
Topic 3: Aligning AI initiatives and carbon neutrality with Saudi Vision 2030.
Speaker: Dr. Eman M. Alhajji
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Golden Ratio Holding Company
Topic 4: Digital Innovation and Climate-Smart Agriculture for Enhancing Food Security and Reducing Carbon Emissions.
Speaker: Dr. Mohammed Mazen Hatawi
Research Scientist, Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering، Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Noura Saadoun Al-Saadoun
 Head, Office of Sustainability and Global Excellence, Vice Dean of Development and Quality Assurance at King Faisal University
12:35 12:55

Prayer Break

13:00 14:00
Topic 1: Transforming Food Surplus into a Resource through Innovation and Digital Integration.
Speaker: Prof. Abbas Elshaikh Rahma Mohamed
Professor of Agricultural Soil and Water Engineering, Department of Environment and Natural Agricultural Resources at King Faisal University 
Topic 2: Future Foods and Sustainable Food Choices: Shaping the Future of Human Health.
Speaker: Prof. ADELE COSTABIL
Professor in Clinical Nutrition, University of Roehampton, United Kingdom
Topic 3: Innovative Approaches to Reducing Food Insecurity to Enhance the Health of the Elderly and Increase Life Expectancy.
Speaker: Dr. Francesca Inferrera
Researcher in Health Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Randa Moqbel Al-Qurashi
Vice Dean of the College of Agricultural and Food Sciences for Female Student Affairs, Associate Professor in Human Nutrition and Food Sciences, King Faisal University
13:00 14:00
Topic 1: Use of Satellite Imagery for Mangrove Restoration and Seagrass Meadows.
Speaker: Dr. Nayef Bandar Al-Qahtani
Topic 2: Machine Learning Models for Environmental Behavior Analysis and Pollution/Risk Detection. (Using Artificial Intelligence for Integrated Environmental Monitoring of the Red Sea)
Speaker: Prof. Yasser Omar Abualnaja
Topic 3: Linking Coastal Resilience with Food Security. ( Food security and​ coastal resilience​)
Speaker: Dr. Delphine Marguerite Dominique
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Nashmiah Saud Alhujuri
14:00 15:00
Topic 1: Demand Forecasting and Waste Reduction Using Artificial Intelligence.
Speaker: Dr. Ahmed Mokhtar
Topic 2: Production for Consumption: Strengthening Food Supply Chains to Reduce Food Loss.
Speaker: Dr. Mostafa Nabil Ahmed
Topic 3: Real-time Risk Assessment in Food Distribution.
Speaker: Dr. Cornelia Josephine Busch
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Mohamed Hajjar
14:00 15:00
Topic 1: Regenerative agriculture and Carbon sequestration ( Photocatalytic Reforming of Olive Biomass Residues for Green Hydrogen Production)
Speaker: Dr. Nahla Eid Al-Hazmi
Topic 2: Integrating AI into carbon farming projects.
Speaker: Dr. Kholoud Ibrahim Al-Sultan
Open discussion
Moderator: Dr. Mona Mohammed Zabramawi
15:10 16:10
Workshop 1: Innovation Labs: AI Applications for a Sustainable Food Future.
Speaker: Dr. Farhan Hassan
Open discussion
Moderator: Dr. Huda Mohammed Al-Dossari
15:10 16:10
Workshop 2: Digital Sustainability and its Integration with Vision 2030 (Stress-Testing the Future of​ Food Security with AI & Digital Twins​)
Speaker:Dr. Manal Khalaf Almutairi 
Open discussion
Moderator:Ms. Ashwaq Saleh Al-Hamad

There is no scientific session.

9:00 12:00
Topic 1: The Value-Added Chain and its Relation to Date Marketing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al-Turki
Topic 2: Date Marketing between Reality and Ambition.
Speaker: Mr. Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Dakhil
Topic 3: The Marketing Landscape for Dates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Speaker: Mr. Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Tamimi
Topic 4: Artificial Intelligence Applications in Date Marketing.
Speaker: Eng. Mohannad bin Marzouq Al-Muhammadi
Open Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Fahad bin Nasser Al-Mulhem
9:00 12:00
Topic 1: Available Funding Sources to Support the Date Industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Speaker: Eng. Adel bin Abdullah Al-Jumaah
Topic 2: Entrepreneurship and the Role of Relevant National Entities in the Dates Sector and Coordinating Their Efforts.
Speaker: Mr. Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Tuwaijri
Topic 3: Investment Opportunities in Downstream and Processing Industries for Dates.
Speaker: Prof. Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al-Shuaibi
Open Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Salah bin Muhammad Al-Eid
9:00 12:00
Topic 1: Localizing Innovation: Value-Added Products from Dates.
Speaker: Dr. Mahmoud Abdelsalam Abdelnabi
Topic 2: The Role of Industrial Empowerment in Developing Processing Value Chains for Dates.
Speaker: Dr. Musleh bin Fayez Al-Zubaidi
Topic 3: Stimulating Supply Chains and Developing Date-Based Manufacturing Projects.
Speaker: Dr. Abdullah bin Khalifa Al-Mubarak
Open Discussion
Moderator: Prof. Muhammad bin Ibrahim Al-Zarah
13:00 14:00
Topic 1: The Concept of Carbon Footprint and its Role in Achieving Sustainability.
Speaker: Dr. Mona Mohamed Zabarmawi
Topic 2: Introduction to the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol and Emission Scopes.
Speaker: Prof.  Abbas Al-Sheikh Rahma
Topic 3: Identifying Emission Sources and Defining Organizational and Operational Boundaries for Carbon Inventory.
Speaker:Prof. El-Sayed Abdel-Rahman Osman Badr
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Samah Babiker Bilal
13:00 14:00
Speaker: Dr. Hattan Ahmed Al-Harbi
Topic 1: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Food Security.
Topic 2: The Role of Digital Transformation in Improving Agricultural Production Efficiency.
Topic 3: Protecting Natural Resources, Biodiversity, and Ecosystems.
Topic 4: Exchanging Successful Experiences.
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Yousef Saad Al-Dubayan
14:00 15:00
Workshop 1: From Health to Industry: Localizing Food Innovations to Enhance Local Content and Sustainable Food Security.
Speaker: Dr. Doaa Saleh Al-Tuwairqi
Open Discussion
Moderator: Dr. Randa Al-Hassan Zarban