Earth & Space Exploration
Advances and Opportunities in Earth and Space Exploration
10 - 11 November 2025Alfaisal University, Riyadh - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Space Lead '25
The Future of Space & Health
Space Lead 2025 brought together scientists, engineers, healthcare professionals, and innovators at Alfaisal University to explore the future of space health, engineering, and human exploration. The conference featured discussions on space medicine, cosmic radiation, engineering solutions for space health, and how space research can inspire innovation on Earth.
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The Future of Space in Saudi Arabia
The Future of Space in Saudi Arabia — Vision 2030
Human Health Off-Planet
Challenges & Breakthroughs in Human Health Beyond Earth
Space & Advanced Engineering
Innovation for Earth and Beyond
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Program Highlights
10 Nov 2025OtherWellness Breakfast
10 Nov 2025OtherCampus Tour
10 Nov 2025OtherOpening Ceremony
10 Nov 2025OtherRecitation of Holy Quran
10 Nov 2025OtherAlfaisal University - Journey Towards Excellence and Innovation
10 Nov 2025OtherWelcome Address
10 Nov 2025OtherConference Overview
10 Nov 2025SpaceOpening Remarks & Advances and Opportunities in Earth and Space Exploration
Prof. Charles Elachi | Steering Committee Member Professor Emeritus at Caltech, Former President — NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL
10 Nov 2025SpaceThe Future of Space in Saudi Arabia (Vision 2030)
Ms. Halah Al-Jubeir | Vice President Corporate Development, HALO Space
10 Nov 2025SpaceBuilding Talent for Space
Mr. John Shannon | Vice President, Exploration Systems — Boeing Defense, Space & Security
10 Nov 2025OtherThe Investors
Mr. Ahmed AlTammar | Investment Relations Manager — NanoPalm
10 Nov 2025OtherRecognition Ceremony
10 Nov 2025OtherPrayer Break / Lunch
10 Nov 2025OtherThe Space Within : Exploring Wellness through Movement and Mindfulness
Dr. Ayman Allam | Executive Director — King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, KFSHRC
10 Nov 2025OtherExposure to Radiation in Space
Dr. Abdossalam Madkhali | Associate Professor — King Saud University
10 Nov 2025OtherOverview on the KSA Human Physiology Experiments in Ax-2
Dr. Bader Hamza Shirah | Space Medicine Researcher
10 Nov 2025OtherSatellite-based Spatiotemporal Particulate Air Pollution Models and Epidemiological Applications
Prof. Massimo Stafoggia | Senior Biostatistician — Lazio Region Health Service, Italy
10 Nov 2025OtherBREAK
10 Nov 2025OtherNew Initiatives at the California Institute of Technology for Exploring Space
Prof. Mark Simons | John W. & Herberta M. Miles Professor of Geophysics and Director of the Brinson Exploration Hub — Caltech
10 Nov 2025OtherAdvances in and Applications of Satellite Interferometric SAR in Saudi Arabia
Prof. Mark Simons | John W. & Herberta M. Miles Professor of Geophysics and Director of the Brinson Exploration Hub — Caltech
10 Nov 2025OtherBy Boeing — Innovation and the Business of Space
Dr. Zaina Alhejin | Head of Communications - Boeing
10 Nov 2025OtherBiogravity Research and its Impact on mRNA Therapy
Prof. Imed Gallouzi | Professor of Bioscience, Chair CoE for Smart Health — King Abdullah University of Science & Technology, KAUST
10 Nov 2025OtherFrom Cellular Twins to Digital Twins: iPS Cell-based Platforms for Multi-Environment Biomedical Discovery
Prof. Haruhisa Inoue | Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA) — Kyoto University
10 Nov 2025OtherAging Beyond Earth
Prof. Ghada Alsaleh | Associate Professor — Oxford University
10 Nov 2025OtherSpaceborne SAR and InSAR Technology for Water and Earth Sciences
Prof. Paul Siqueira | Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering — University of Massachusetts
10 Nov 2025OtherMonitoring Earth Surface Processes and Crustal Deformation with Optical Remote Sensing
Prof. Jean-Philippe Avouac | Earle C. Anthony Professor of Geology & Mechanical and Civil Engineering — Caltech
11 Nov 2025OtherWellness Breakfast
11 Nov 2025HealthHow Space Affects Disease and Benefits to Health on Earth: Insights from the Saudi Space RNA Experiments
Dr. Khalid Abu Khabar Alqurashi | Principal Scientist — King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, KFSHRC
11 Nov 2025HealthCardiac Regeneration & Microgravity — A Long Journey into Mechanical Unloading & Re-activation of Cardiac Growth
Dr. Maurizio Pesce | Principal Scientist – Group Leader Cardiovascular Translational Research Group — King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
11 Nov 2025SpaceAdvancing Space Missions: Innovation in Formation Flying and GN&C Systems
Dr. Zuruzi Abu Samah | Professor of Mechanical Engineering — Alfaisal University
11 Nov 2025SpaceUsing Space RADAR Measurements to Monitor Earth Surface Deformation in Western Arabia
Dr. Thamer Aldaajani | Doctor, Research Expert in Geophysics, & the General Manager of the Mining and Hydrocarbon Technologies Institute — King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, KACST/Caltech
11 Nov 2025HealthSmallSats - Small Size, Big Promise
Dr. Andrew Klesh | Associate Director, Brinson Exploration Hub — Caltech/JPL
11 Nov 2025SpaceThe NASA-ISRO SAR Mission - Early Results
Dr. Paul Rosen | NISAR Project Scientist — JPL
11 Nov 2025SpaceNew Space, New Opportunities: KFUPM's Role in the Saudi Space Ecosystem
Prof. Ayman Abdallah | Director, Interdisciplinary Research Center for Aviation & Space Exploration — King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM
11 Nov 2025HealthEngineering Solutions for Space Health
Dr. Hossain Shahriar | Professor, Center for Cybersecurity, University of West Florida, USA
11 Nov 2025OtherPrayer Break / Lunch
11 Nov 2025HealthVisualizing Remotely Sensed Data — Arabic Earth Now, an Earth Science Visualization Tool for Public Understanding
Dr. Kevin Hussey | Consulting Technologist, Former Manager, Visualization Technology Applications & Development Group — Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Caltech, NASA
11 Nov 2025HealthMicrogravity Studies of Nanoparticle-Based Anti-Aging Treatments Using Tissue Cell
Dr. Ashraf Farahat | Associate Professor — King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM
11 Nov 2025SpaceAI-Driven Approaches to Spaceflight Risk Modeling and Mitigation
Dr. Areej Al-Wabil | Director, AI Center Assistant Professor of Software Engineering — Alfaisal University
11 Nov 2025HealthAccelerating Human Health Discovery to Serve the New Space Economy
Eng. Jimmy Wu | Deputy Director and Chief Engineer — Baylor College of Medicine/TRISH
11 Nov 2025SpaceFinding the Story in the Data: A Platform for Transforming Earth Observation into Actionable Insight
Mr. Bergen Moore | Director of Technology — Moore Boeck, Inc.
11 Nov 2025SpaceBuilding the Final Frontier: The Rise of Space Entrepreneurship
Dr. Leon Alkalai | CEO — Mandala Space Ventures
11 Nov 2025SpaceSpace for Earth: Monitoring Greenhouse Gases with EMIT Hyperspectral Observations
Dr. Abdulrahman Aljurbua | Assistant Research Professor — King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, KACST/Caltech
11 Nov 2025OtherAnnouncement of Space Lead Hackathon Winners End of Space Lead '25
23 Nov 2025OtherNational Anthem
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