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Partner, Chief Operating Officer, SISPA-ICS

Riath Hamed

Founder & CEO

  • SISPA Founder and Visionary
  • Founder and CEO of Intellectual Capital Arabia (ICA)
  • Founder of Balqees™️ & Raw Honey™️ brands (established extensive apiary network across 27 countries (producing 500 MT of honey yearly).
  • Cofounder of Naseem Hamed Enterprises - Managing all of Prince Naseem Hamed's world title fights
  • Master's Degree - International Relations (UK)

Jess Scruby

Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

  • SISPA Founder and Visionary
  • Sheep Management and Production (Penn State University)
  • American Citizen - Saudi Permanent Resident

Ahmad Sabra

Chief Strategy Officer

  • 20 + years of executive leadership in MENA agribusiness, steering poultry, hydroponics and large scale food production ventures across Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the wider GCC.
  • Strategic and operational game changer: grew Hi Sex layer chick market share in the GCC from 5 % to 60 % in just two years, and turned a struggling company profitable while lifting output 400 % over four years.
  • Director, KSA Market – Flora Engineering Services (2018–present), driving GCC expansion of high tech greenhouse and hydroponic projects for clients such as SABIC, KAUST and Al Wataneah.
  • Expertise: business strategy design and execution, hydroponic systems, poultry production economics, food safety auditing, large scale project development and change management.
  • Credentials: MBA (Strategic Management & Marketing); BSc Agriculture; Doctoral candidate (DBA – Leadership); Certified ISO 22000 Lead Auditor; ICF accredited business & life coach.
  • Industry leadership & ecosystem impact: Vice President of Empretec Jordan; board roles with JPPA & JOPEA; mentor to emerging agripreneurs; panelist at global forums, including ByPalma 2023 (Riyadh).
  • Purpose driven growth advocate, championing triple bottom line value—people, planet and profit—through data driven, sustainable agri enterprise models.
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Dr.  Ahmed Awad

Chief Development Officer

  • Founder and chief executive of PROC Global,
  • 32 + years’ experience in strategic & project management, contract/claim management, and forensic delay & quantum analysis on multi‑billion‑dollar programmes.
  • PhD, Construction Management (University of Nottingham); MSc & BSc, Civil Engineering (Alexandria University).
  • Certified PPP Professional (CP3P), RICS‑accredited mediator, commercial drone pilot, and veteran expert witness
  • Champions PROC Global’s digital tool‑set—drone photogrammetry, 3‑D point‑cloud/BIM, 4D/5D modelling, VR/AR and BI dashboards—to accelerate data‑driven decision‑making across complex capital projects.

Patrick Smith

Cheif Operations Officer

  • 25+ years of experience in software development
  • 40+ years of experience in intensive sheep production.
  • 40+ years of experience in various sheep feedstock crop production
  • Established the largest intensive lamb production facility in North America, (producing 150,000+ lambs annually)
  • M.S. Computer Science

Paul Renaud

Chief Sustainability Officer

  • Pioneering leader in sustainable agriculture, renowned for carbon-neutral maple syrup production
  • Instrumental in the validation of the Dairy Farmers of Canada's "Net Zero by 2050" best practices guide
  • Established the first provably carbon-neutral maple syrup production in North America, impacting over 60,000 maple taps in Ontario
  • Led carbon footprint modeling for a agroforestry initiative funded by Agrifood Canada
  • Serves on multiple climate change committees in the maple syrup industry
  • BSc in Computer Science and Mathematics; Certificate in Circular Economy & Sustainability Strategies (Cambridge University)
  • Certified in ISO 14064-1 for GHG Inventory and Carbon Footprint

Elsadig Hassan

Chief Legal Officer

  • Extensive legal background in the GCC and MENA regions, specializing in commercial and corporate law.
  • Holds an LLB/LLM in International Commercial Law (UK) and has practiced in diverse legal environments.
  • Collaborates closely with ICA to establish a robust legal framework for SISPA-ICS.
  • Develops and implements an intellectual capital management strategy to protect and maximize the value of SISPA-ICS's intellectual assets.
  • In-depth understanding of Saudi commercial law, GCC regulations, and intellectual property law.

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Dr. CJ Lin

ICS Advisor

  • Founder and CEO of Aoqun
  • 35+ Years of experience in Ruminant nutrition, Feed formulation and production
  • Ph.D., Animal Sciences, Ruminant Nutrition, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS

Manie Wessels

ICS Advisor

  • Founder and CEO of Mamre
  • 20 Years of Intensive Sheep Production Experience
  • MSc – Social Science – University of Leicester UK
  • Master in Sustainable Agriculture - University of the Free State

Dr. Karin Wessels

ICS Advisor

  • Founder and COO of Mamre
  • 20 Years of Intensive Sheep Production Experienve
  • Doctor of Nursing Science (D.Cur), University of Johannesburg

Dr. Mark Tester

ICS Advisor

World-Renowned Plant Scientist

Dr. Tester is a leading figure in plant science with over 58,700 citations and an h-index of 114, demonstrating significant impact and recognition in his field. His research focuses on salinity tolerance and plant physiology, crucial for sustainable agriculture in arid environments.

Academic Leader

He is a Professor of Plant Science at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), a prestigious research institution in Saudi Arabia. He also serves as the Director of the Center of Excellence for Sustainable Food Security and the Center for Desert Agriculture at KAUST, highlighting his commitment to addressing global food challenges.

Successful Entrepreneur

Dr. Tester co-founded Iyris, a company developing innovative and sustainable farming solutions. Iyris operates in 11 countries, providing farmers with technologies like the "SecondSky" greenhouse to improve yields and combat climate change.

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Phone

+966 54 662 9829

Email

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