KAUST: Realization of a Bold VisionEconomic Development PresentationDecember , 2009

Economic DevelopmentRaed Bkayrat

Industry Collaboration, KAUSTCSIM Inaugural Meeting

CommunityCommunity

Community

Academic Campus

Research Park

Innovation Center

Advance science and technology through education and research

Catalyze diversification of Saudi economythrough innovation and enterprise

Connect people and improve lives through science and technology

KAUST Campus

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Academic & Research Campus

Innovation Cluster

Research Park

KAUST Campus

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KAUST's Mission

Impact Economic Development

Intellectual Infrastructure

Organizational Infrastructure

Industrial Collaboration

Technology Transfer and Innovation

Seed Fund

Venture Fund & Entrepreneurship

Mission-Driven Research Agenda

Global Collaborative Research

World-Class Research Facilities

Conducting Leading-Edge Research

Educate scientific and technological leaders

Physical Infrastructure

Physical Infrastructure

Innovation Cluster

Research Park

New Energy Oasis (NEO)

Path from lab to market

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KAUST Industrial Collaboration (KIC)

KAUST Industrial Collaboration

Center Industrial Affiliates Program

(CIAP)

CLOCenter Liaison Officer

KAUST Industrial Collaboration

Program (KICP)

KAUST Industry Advisory Board

(KIAB)

Center Advisory Board

(CAB)

AssociateFounding Small Business

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Features and Benefits ofIndustrial Collaboration Program (KICP)

• Membership based

• Align and connect KAUST centers and faculty with industry partners; top down approach

• Provide early access to information for members about the seed fund grant program and start up/ spin off opportunities

• Execute a strategic study in the areas of interest

• Early opportunity to join pilot project initiatives as a prelude to commercialization

• Networking opportunities through annual events

• Preferential access to recruit graduating students

• Special workshops in engineering, technology and business development

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KAUST Industrial Advisory Board (KIAB)

Advisory group helping KAUST to align academic and research interests with long term industry needs

• Chaired by SVP Samaha and administered by KICP Mgr.

• Made up of 17 senior executives, one from each founding company

• Representing KAUST are VP Economic Development, VP Research, Provost and the Directors of the Research Park and Technology Transfer

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KAUST Industrial Advisory Board (KIAB)

Benefits of the KIAB:

• Overview of the R&D work done on main campus, as well through the Global Collaborative Research (GCR) network

• Early access to information on the work done in the Core Lab facilities in KAUST

• Give guidance and recommendations on topics of research that are of interest to the founding members

• Access to KAUST seed fund program, start up and spin off opportunities

• Influence KAUST funded center research work to align with areas of interest to the founding members

• Propose topics for strategic studies; KICP strategic study report series

• Preferred selection for participation in pilot projects to be executed in the research park

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Advisory Board Members

DOW Mr. Ernesto Occhiello, R&D Director Europe, India, MENA

ALJ Mr. Samer Hamadeh, Sr. Gen. Mgr., Business Development Technology & Innovation

SABIC Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Ubaid, Vice President, Research & Technology

IBM Dr. Robert Morris, VP of worldwide research

JGC Group Mr. Yoshihiro Shigehisa Chairman Emeritus of JGC Group

Schlumberger Mr. Chakib Sbiti, SLB Senior Executive VP

Sumitomo Chemical Mr. Hiromasa Yonekura, Chairman of SCC

ACXIOM Mr. Yousef Hamidudin, CEO ACXIOM Mena

XENEL GROUP Mr. Matouq Jannah , Senior Vice president projects- Safra

General Electric Mr. Akram Hamad, CEO Gulf and Saudi Arabia

Boeing Mr. Peter Hoffman, Director Global R&D strategy

ACWA POWER International Mr. Paddy Padmanathan , CEO

Al Rushaid Group Mr. Rasheed Al Rushaid, Vice chairman and president

HALLIBURTON Dr. Michael Bittar Director, Formation Evaluation

MIDROC Dr. Waddah Al Alem, Deputy Director General

SAUDI ARAMCO Dr. Mohammed Al Qahtani, Executive Director Petroleum Engineering and Development

Mr. Isam Bayat, VP Engineering Services

SIEMENS Mr. Erich Kaeser, CEO Siemens Middle East

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Features and Benefits ofCenter Industrial Affiliates Program

CIAP members will pay $_ per year to be affiliated with one or more Centers. KICP members get discount. Fees will help fund a CLO for each center, fund a scientific/industrial advisory board and special events ..etc..

• Create a scientific/industrial advisory board for each center (CAB)

• Early access to IP generated by the KAUST research center

• Know how of the latest in R&D from the KAUST research center as well as from the international scientific advisors invited to CAB

• Connect and align research center topics with that of industry; ground up approach

• Generate R&D collaboration with targeted industrial partners

• Prepublication access to center’s research

• Access to graduating PhD/MS students and post docs in specialized areas

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Industrial Collaboration Programs Compared

KICPCommunication with local, regional and international companies

Focus on strategic business interests and KAUST academic and research goals

Annual program of events, strategic studies, projects

Fixed tiered fees and benefits

CIAP

Research focused, interface through CLO

Bilateral SRA’s and Pre-Competitive Research Consortiums

Global and local companies

Research $ = project requirement

Center based outreach

Strategic Business Focus

Research Focus

Current KICP Members

Industrial Collaboration ProgramMeeting on November 18, 2009

KAUST is very well positioned to develop and attract highly skilled human capital, the primary driver of economic growth in a knowledge economy

Next meeting will be held in Q4 2010 to address:1. Leveraging KAUST talent (KICP Career Day 2010)

2. Designing support programs

3. Defining engagement venues with KAUST’s unique talent pool of students, faculty and researchers

Innovation Cluster

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InnovationCluster

Innovation Cluster Tenant Portfolio

Technology companies taking up rentals/lease in the Innovation Cluster will include:

• Established companies who are members of KICP or have joint R&D projects with KAUST Research Centers;

• Start-ups with

• KAUST background IP, working on new IP, prototype, market testing, product launch, 1st production run

• own background IP & working with KAUST on further innovations

• Spin-in from abroad

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Innovation Cluster Facilities

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Innovation Cluster Incubation Services

• Start-up assistance Business Plan development

Fund raising from external parties

Mentoring

• Corporatization assistance Corporate structure Establishment of company in Saudi Arabia Recruitment of professional employees

• Service providers to lighten the start-up load

• Business Development assistance Customers Suppliers Partners Investors

• Accommodations assistance in KAUST

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New Energy Oasis “NEO”

An area adjacent to the Innovation Cluster has been designated as prototype test bed of alternative energy technologies by different companies

NEO

NEO is ideal for companies to display and test alternative energy technologies including:

• Concentrated Solar Power• Solar Photovoltaic• Wind

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Showa Shell Demonstrator in NEO

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NEO

Pilot Projects

Stage 1:Demonstration in NEOStage 2:Pilot Project in Research ParkStage 3:Power Plant Scale Deploymentin KSA and the region

Manufacturing and Power Plants

Innovation to Economy: Introduction of Solar

Basic Research

Concept, modeling, validation …etc.

Prototype in lab environment

Demonstrator unit on small scale system level Pilot Project

Real Application conditionsScalable system

Technology Maturation for Commercial Applications

Deployment at system level before large scale application

Business model: Partnership between end user, technology provider, investment arms and KAUST as off-taker

Risk mitigation and validation; performance & output benchmarking, life time, efficiency, supplier development …etc.

Transparent execution: technology & project costs

Educational; introduction of new technology to local and regional business partners, clean tech investors …etc.

Training platforms for engineers and KAUST students

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Pilot Projects, benefits and highlights

Research Park

• Research Labs Building Area:

• Light 125,000 sm

• Medium 220,000 sm

• Heavy 150,000 sm

• Solar Park Area 650,000 sm

• Office Building Area 113,000 sm

•Amenities 73,000 sm

• Conference Center

•Parking surface

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Building an Innovation Ecosystem

Research Park Value Proposition

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