Name: Saudi Business Law Forum | 24 November 2025 | 8:30 AM to 3 PM (KSA Time) | Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya
Start: 2025-11-24T08:30:00+04:00
End: 2025-11-24T15:00:00+04:00
Location: Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Olaya Street, Riyadh 11433, Saudi Arabia

Upcoming Saudi Business Law Forum | 24 November 2025 | 8:30 AM to 3 PM (KSA Time) | Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya

30/06/202531/10/2025
by Malini Dean

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Join us in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on 24 November 2025 for the Saudi Business Law Forum!

The Law Forum is exclusively for Saudi Arabia’s in-house counsel community.

Building on the tremendous success of our Business Law Forums in Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman, LexisNexis Middle East is excited to announce the second edition of Saudi Business Law Forum. Join us in Riyadh on 24 November 2025 for a law conference tailored exclusively for in-house counsel!

Bringing together the top legal minds from the Saudi and GCC legal community, this conference is your opportunity to network and stay up to date on the latest commercial law developments in the Kingdom.

Admission is free for all in-house counsel.

For more information or sponsorship inquiries, contact Malini Dean.

PROGRAMME

Theme: Navigating Saudi Vision 2030 Initiatives and Reforms

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM	Badge pick-up and Breakfast
9:15 AM – 9:30 AM	Opening Remarks
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM	Saudi Vision 2030 and Private Sector Participation in the Economy – Managing Contractual Risk and Disputes in Giga Projects and Related Transactions The role of General Counsel in managing Saudi projects Impact of the Private Sector Participation Law on managing contractual risks and disputes in Saudi projects Risk allocation in mega contracts Tool to prevent disputes before they escalate (dispute avoidance boards, early warning systems) Global / regional disruptions and managing force majeure Arbitration vs. litigation in giga projects spanning multiple jurisdictions Vision 2030’s strategy for strengthening the international arbitration framework and what this means for projects Moderator: Dr. Amer Tabbara, FCIArb – Assistant Professor of Dispute Resolution at the University of Birmingham; Independent Arbitrator Panelists: Jean Abboud – Partner and Head of Riyadh Office, BSA Law Mohamed Bumtaia – Bumtaia & Mojalli Martin Creek – Partner, Z&Co Avendra Singh – Head of Contracts Administration & Commercial, QIDDIYA Mohamed Thabat – General Counsel, Siemens Energy Arabia
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM	Coffee & Networking
11:15 AM – 12:30 PM	Saudi Vision 2030 and Digitization: Becoming a Global Leader in Data Protection, AI, and Cybersecurity AI Governance Aligning your in-house practice with Essential Cybersecurity Contols-2 / Transfers of critical infrastructure data and government data Protecting your organisation’s AI and IP – SDAIA Guidelines Ethics and AI Data breaches – Are you prepared? “Dawn raids” – what to do and what not to do Moderator: Dr. Rabih Monzer – Group General Counsel & Board Secretary, Blink Experience Panelists: Bushra Abu Salem – Director – Governance Affairs & Board Secretary, Nesma & Partners Abdullah AlGhamdi – Senior Legal & Corporate Governance Advisor at a telecommunications company Abdulmajeed Alhogbani – Senior Associate, Khalid Nassar & Partners Reina Hashash – Partner, Z&Co Lara Salem – Head of Content Strategy, LexisNexis Middle East
12:30-1:45 PM	Saudi Vision 2030 and Commercial Law Reform: Providing a Stable and Predictable Legal Environment Ease of doing business – the new Unified Commercial Registration Law Importance for multinationals in Saudi Arabia Ongoing compliance requirements Ultimate beneficial ownership rules Streamlining regulatory processes in Saudi Arabia’s Special Economic Zones Recent developments in tax transparency, environmental regulation, and the Regional Headquarters (RHQ) structure Foreign ownership reforms and the new Investment Law and regulations Registration, incentives, investor rights, exceptions Impact in dispute resolution in the Kingdom Adapting to the latest Labour Law reforms Moderator: Dr. Mohamad Almohawes – Assistant Professor, Al-Yamahah University Panelists: Dimah Alsherif – Head of Legal, Badael Dr. Abdullah Alajlan – General Counsel, Siemens Arabia Nasreen Alissa – Co-Managing Partner, Trowers & Hamlins Raj Bal – Consultant, Bumtaia & Mojalli Dr. Sairah Narmah-Alqasim, AICA, MCIarb – Partner, Pinsent Masons Saudi Arabia
2:30 PM	Lunch – please join us!