TECH OASISSEASON 01A free booth at the Oasis Expo on both evenings, and/or a pitch to Sadu Capital on Demo Day. Replies go out by email on Monday 12 October.
Deadline extendedPreviously Saturday 10 October now Monday 12 October
We bring the cars. You bring the drive. Put on a headset, take the wheel of one of our three RC cars, and race two rivals through a live onboard view. All 54 students and 27 doctors share the same fleet.
Explore the race centre
Every oasis begins with sand, water, and a palm. Tech Oasis brings the same story to life.
Sand is creativity: open ground where students build, experiment, and race RC cars. Water is experience: conversations with technology leaders and founders that nurture and guide that creativity. When they meet, a palm grows—the companies and startups you discover at the expo.
Wait for the lights to go out. Then hit GO.
Technology creator & reviewer · @osamahesam1
Day 1 · Wednesday 14 October · 7:10 PM · 30 min talk + 10 min Q&A · Building 70
Arabic technology creator known for device reviews and clear tech explainers on YouTube and social media. Appears as a technology commentator on BBC, Iqraa, Sky News and other media outlets.
Executive Director, Product Development Services · Dhahran Techno Valley
Day 1 · Wednesday 14 October · 7:50 PM · 30 min · Building 70
Engineer and developer who leads product development at Dhahran Techno Valley, turning research and emerging technologies into practical, market-ready products. Experienced in hardware system integration and in developing and validating complex systems.
What makes a quantum computer fundamentally different, what it could realistically improve, the biggest obstacle in the way, and what an undergraduate can do now to enter the field. Led by the Physics Club and moderated by Rayyan Raza, a KFUPM Software Engineering and Physics graduate with a concentration in quantum computing.
PhD physicist · Senior Data Scientist, Aramco Digital & AI Centre of Excellence
Physicist working on quantum computing for the energy sector at Aramco, where she helped build the company’s quantum partnerships with Pasqal and Quantinuum. Before Aramco she spent three and a half years at Pasqal, the French quantum computing company. Studied at the Collège de France.
Computational physicist · R&D, NTIS
A computational physicist studying the statics and dynamics of quantum chips and quantum memories. Doing a master’s in quantum computing at KFUPM, and an R&D Engineer at the National Company of Telecommunications and Information Security.
Assistant professor · KFUPM Quantum Center
Theorist studying quantum spin dynamics, spin qubits and quantum information processing. PhD from UCLA and former postdoctoral fellow at the University of Basel.
Director, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Secure Systems · KFUPM
Leads KFUPM’s Interdisciplinary Research Center for Intelligent Secure Systems.
An open discussion from three sides: the university and founder, the corporate venture builder, and the investor.
CEO · Dhahran Techno Valley · Assistant VP for Entrepreneurship, KFUPM
Leads Dhahran Techno Valley, KFUPM’s company linking industry, research and startups, and KFUPM’s entrepreneurship agenda as Assistant Vice President. Co-founder of Sustainable Innovations, a Saudi product development company that designs, prototypes and manufactures market-ready products.
Senior Manager · colab by stc
Senior Manager at colab by stc, stc Group’s innovation and corporate venture building arm, launched at LEAP 2026. Before stc he spent nearly 11 years at Aramco, ending as Senior Business Development Lead, and he co-founded Sustainable Innovations.
Partner & CFO · Sadu Capital
Venture investor with 14+ years across asset-based lending, M&A and venture capital. Helped create the corporate venture capital arm of Elm and was part of the team managing Derayah’s venture capital fund. KFUPM graduate in Civil Engineering.
Day one opens with the RC races, then two tech talks and the quantum computing panel. Day two is the venture evening: an investment panel, awards, then the startup showcase.
Talks, panels and ceremonies are inside Building 70. The races, expo and startup showcase are on the Building 57 Plaza.
The evening opens in the RC race arena.
Building 57 Plaza
Building 70
Osama Essam Eldin
30 min talk + 10 min Q&A.
Building 70
Dr. Abdulaziz Takrouni
Building 70
Moderator Rayyan Raza with Dr. Chayma Bouazza, Ibraheem AlYousef, Dr. Ji Zou and Dr. Muhamad Felemban
Led by the Physics Club. May run to 9:20.
Building 70
Building 70
The sponsors, partners and student clubs bringing Tech Oasis to life.
More partners and participating organizations to be announced.
Building 57 Plaza. Two nights worth showing up for.
Find the campusOnly if you want to. Come for the expo, the talks, or the trackside atmosphere. Final access details will be announced before registration opens.
54 students and 27 doctors race in groups of three. The first finisher in each race advances: 81 to 27 to 9 to 3. Each semifinal has two students and one doctor. The final decides 1st, 2nd and 3rd — 40 races in total.
No. The organizers provide all three RC cars. Competitors take turns using the same cars, with one race on track at a time.
Yes. Explorers register on the registration page with no sign-in code and get their ticket right away, on screen and by email. Racers apply there and enter a random draw; applying does not guarantee a racing place.