His Excellency Ahmed Al Khateeb is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tourism Development Fund, as well as serving as Saudi Arabia’s first Minister of Tourism and as Chairman of the Committee of the Quality of Life Program, one of the pillars of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Additionally, His Excellency is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Saudi Tourism Authority.

His Excellency has over 25 years of experience in investment and financial services and has successfully established, managed and restructured multiple private-sector and government entities. He is known for his ability to drive institutional transformation to realise long-term strategic objectives. Previous governmental positions include Minister of Health and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the General Entertainment Authority.

His Excellency currently holds a number of other key positions driving change in Saudi Arabia, including Secretary General for the Diriyah Gate Development Authority, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and Secretary General for Jeddah Central Development Company. His Excellency is Member of the Board of Directors of Public Investment Fund, the Council of Economic and Development Affairs (CEDA) and Saudi Arabia’s pioneering Giga-Projects: NEOM and the Red Sea Development Company. He is also Advisor to HRH the Minister of Defense and to the Council of Ministers General Secretariat.

Princess Haifa Al Saud is the Vice Minister of Tourism. She is responsible for the implementation of the Kingdom’s National Tourism Strategy to achieve Saudi Arabia’s ambitious tourism goals and successfully transformed the tourism ecosystem which is now comprised of the Ministry of Tourism, the Saudi Tourism Authority, and the Tourism Development Fund, in addition to establishing the air connectivity program.

She sits on the board of directors at the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), Qiddiya Investment Company, Quality of Life Program, and the Tourism Development Council (TDC).

Prior to joining the Ministry of Tourism, Princess Haifa served as Secretary-General of the Formula E Diriyah ePrix, where she successfully organized the largest global Formula E event in Diriyah. She also previously chaired the Saudi-Emirati Youth Council and served as Chair and Vice Chair of the Arab Fencing Federation Women’s Committee and Saudi Fencing Federation respectively, which saw an increase in the number of women on the official Saudi team from zero to over 200 during her time.

Her professional career began in equity sales at HSBC, in the UK then Saudi. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from the University of New Haven, US, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from London Business School, UK.

Mr. Ihsan Bafakih is the Governor of the Real Estate General Authority. He has more than 20 years’ experience in the banking, investment and real estate sectors. His excellency has held several C –Suite positions including his role as a represintive of the National Commercial Bank and the Saudi British Bank in the investment products committee of the Saudi Central Bank. Mr. Ihsan has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of the Saudi Industrial Property Authority (MODON). And, Chief Executive Officer of Mohammed Al-Subeaei and Sons Investments Co (MASIC).

His excellency is a member of various boards and committees like the Ministry of finance Steering Committee, the board of directors of Kidana Development Company. And, the executive committee of the investment Activities Fund Board. He also serves as Chairman and Board Member of the Investments and Partnerships Development Committee in Misk City, affiliated with prince Mohammed bin Salman Misk Foundation.

Mr. Ihsan Bafakih holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Westminster College in the United States. Also, he is a certified wealth manager from the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia.

His Excellency was awarded the Best Financial Manager (CFO) in the Middle East for the Government Sector for the year 2010. He is an active member of the Saudi-American Business Council and the Saudi-Singapore Business Council.

Mr. Stephen P. Groff is the Governor of the National Development Fund, where he focuses on advancing efficiency and maximizing the impact and socio-economic benefit of development financing in the Kingdom.

His previous roles include Ranking Vice President at Asian Development Bank (ADB), Philippines and Deputy Director at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in France. He also serves on advisory boards at organizations including the International Finance Forum (IFF), the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development.

Mr. Groff holds a Bachelor’s degree in environmental biology from Yale University, USA, and a Master’s degree in public administration from Harvard University, USA.

Mr. Mohammed Omran AlOmran is the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee at Saudi ORIX Leasing Co., and a member of the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Nomination & Remuneration Committee at the Saudi British Bank.

With over 20 years as a distinguished board member of several private companies and government committees, Mr. AlOmran draws from his rich experience to provide direction for organizations.

Mr. AlOmran previously served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Credit Suisse Saudi Arabia. He also held board positions in a number of organizations including Saudi Railways Organization, AlRajhi Co. for Cooperative Insurance, Riyadh Chamber of Commerce, Civil Aviation Authority, Saudi Telecom Company (STC), and The National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC). He is currently a member of the Board & Executive Committee of Tarabot Investment & Development.

AlOmran holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from King Saud University, KSA, and a Master’s Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from the University of Southern California, USA.

ABDULMOHSEN IBRAHIM ALTOUQ, completed his Bachelor Degree in Business Administration majoring in Finance from King Saud University in 1995.

He spent over 2 years from 1996 to 1998 working with Credit Agricole Indosuez, Geneva and SABB, Riyadh in Corporate Finance.

Since 1998, as CEO, he manages the day to day operations of the AlTouq Group he has also taken the role of Executive Chairman in 2020. He has been instrumental in structuring and institutionalizing the operations and have successfully diversified into the following industry verticals domestically and globally:

Financial Services, Energy, Technology, Infrastructure and Consumer / Lifestyle.

Abdulmohsen is an active investor in the local and international private markets and has been aggressively pursuing thematic direct opportunities across all asset classes globally. AbdulMohsen has been on the boards of a few public and private committees and boards. In addition, he currently chairs or sits on the boards of several companies and organizations, such as;

• Altouq Group – Chairman
• Arab National Bank – Vice ChairmanSteel Products Co. (KSA) - Chairman
• Dar AlTamleek(KSA) - ChairmanAlTouq Group - Chairman
• Saudi Networkers Services (KSA) – Chairman.
• STEPCO - Steel Products Co – Chairman

He is also a member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Young Arab Leaders (YAL) and Who’s Who.