Coffee with a Cultural Expert: Day 2

Networking: “Coffee With”: An intimate mentoring experience where participants meet with a leading expert or creative professional in a small-group setting. Centered around a focused topic, these informal conversations encourage open dialogue, practical insights, and meaningful exchanges between participants and industry leaders.

Note: Attendance is by application only.

Turning Creative Ideas into Sustainable Ventures

HRH Princess Noura Bint Saud Al Saud

5:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Using المشتل as a case study, this conversation explores how creatives can transform ideas into sustainable cultural ventures. The session is designed to provide practical insights for artists, designers, filmmakers, architects, musicians, and cultural entrepreneurs seeking to move from concept to implementation.

Building Cultural Projects Capable of Growth

Duaa Alhawaj

6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

This session explores what cultural projects need to transition from an initial idea to growth and long-term sustainability, and the role of the wider support ecosystem in enabling this journey. It examines everything from capacity building, mentorship, and support services to financing solutions, partnerships, and access to opportunities and markets. The session also highlights how the public and private sectors can work together to create an enabling environment that empowers creatives to transform their ideas into sustainable projects with meaningful economic and social impact.

Creative Pathways: From Education to Practice

Dr. Sara Alzahrani

7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

This session explores the role of education in developing creative practices and how academic knowledge can be translated into meaningful and impactful creative experiences, through an intimate and direct exchange of experiences and ideas.

Building Your Visual Language

Saleh Alhathloul

8:00 – 9:00 p.m.

This conversation moves beyond photography to explore how creatives develop a distinctive visual language. Participants will gain practical insights into creating work that communicates ideas with clarity, consistency, and purpose.