Tareq Amin

I believe connectivity is a human right.

I believe connectivity is a human right.

I felt that this is a great opportunity to really build and enable a country like Saudi Arabia that has an incredible potential and capability to really build a digital champion and a digital hub for the region.

This is the first time I landed in a place where I feel I'm home.

This is the first time I landed in a place where I feel I'm home.

Well, thank you very much.

Well, thank you very much.

First of all, I must say it's the first time I did an event that's only 45 minutes away from my home.

First of all, I must say it's the first time I did an event that's only 45 minutes away from my home.

My flight from Riyadh obviously was 23 hours, but just to give you some context, I was born in Amman, Jordan before coming to the US to finish my studies and progress in my life and my career.

My flight from Riyadh obviously was 23 hours, but just to give you some context, I was born in Amman, Jordan before coming to the US to finish my studies and progress in my life and my career.

So I moved from Tokyo to Saudi Arabia, but this is the first time I ever worked in the region.

So I moved from Tokyo to Saudi Arabia, but this is the first time I ever worked in the region.

And I didn't know what to expect.

And I didn't know what to expect.

Sometimes it depends on your perspective on how you look at the world.

Sometimes it depends on your perspective on how you look at the world.

I wanted to really discover and understand everything I used to hear

I wanted to really discover and understand everything I used to hear

massive opportunity of transformation and the diversification on the economy.