Basma Al-Buhairan

Innovation Leader and Research Advisor

She is an innovation leader and research advisor who served as Senior Advisor to the President of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. She has more than 25 years of experience developing innovation, health, education and investment initiatives in the Kingdom, and was a key advisor and part of the founding team of the Research, Development and Innovation Authority. She served as Managing Director of the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia, affiliated with the World Economic Forum, and has written for the Forum's platform on advanced technologies including quantum computing.