G20 YEA Saudi Virtual Summit 2020 concludes with call to harness potential of entrepreneurs for sustainable and inclusive growth - Seite 2

1. Address the barriers to capital faced by the world's young entrepreneurs
2. Support skills training and entrepreneurial education
3. Grow the sustainable economy of tomorrow
4. Meaningfully address trade barriers
5. Promote economic and social resilience through digitalization

The virtual summit kicked off with the handover of the chairmanship from Japan to the incoming G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance and KSA Summit Chair H.R.H. Prince Fahad bin Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, followed by the Summit Partner presentation by Principal Director of Accenture Armen Ovanessof, and Global Managing Director of Accenture Francis Hintermann. They then moderated a panel session titled 'Pivotal Adaptation to COVID-19.' Taking part in the panel were Kitty C. Liao, Founder and CEO of IDEABATIC Ltd., Michele Frisoli, CEO of Manta Group, and Louis Debouzy, Founder and CEO of Hello Medical.

The speakers and panels of the two-day summit included:

Panel One:

• Title: Impact of Entrepreneurship on the Economy
• Speakers:
     o    H.E. Dr. Nabil Koshak, CEO of Saudi Venture Capital Company
     o    Essam AlThekair, Vice Governor of Monsha'at
     o    Riyadh AlZamel, Founder and Chairman of RAZ Group
     o    Dr. Mazen AlZaidi, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Ministry of Investment
• Moderator: Amal Dokhan, CEO of Global Entrepreneurship Network Saudi (GEN Saudi)

Panel Two:

• Title: Pre- and Post-COVID-19 – Transformation the New Normal
• Speakers:
     o    Dr. Sattam Al Subaie, National Information Center
     o    Adwa Al Dakheel, Founder and CEO of Falak
     o    Ayman Al Sanad, CEO of MRSOOL
     o    Dr. Hugo Macedo, Founder and CEO of Smart Separations
     o    Matteo dell' Acqua, CEO of ADFlexSpa
• Moderator: Bayan Al Ghamdi, Head of Entrepreneurship at Community Jameel

Panel Three:  

• Title: Entrepreneurship Across Borders
• Speakers:
     o    Arwa Al Banawi, Founder of Arwa Al Banawi Fashion House
     o    Abdulaziz Al Saif, Co-founder and Product Manager of FAYVO
     o    Vincent Bruneau, Founder and CEO of Sparkup