Established Professionals
Make the contribution behind your experience visible. Share a project, business result, professional achievement or a turning point in your career.
Introduce your professional story ↗Talent Spotlight
Potential deserves a platform.
Meet the people turning expertise, ideas and ambition into contribution.
Abdulnasser Gharem: Making Creative Process Part of the Work ↗A professional feature should express real contribution. We welcome achievements, thoughtful ideas and meaningful potential at every career stage.
Talent Spotlight
Abdulnasser Gharem: Making Creative Process Part of the Work
From a Sadu-inspired commission in Riyadh to a Berlin exhibition, the Saudi artist’s 2026 projects offer a view of how ideas develop through sketches, materials and…
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Abdullah Jarad: From Front-Line Service to Supporting 500 Employees
Across 18 years in customer service, retail and operations, the Jeddah-based professional has built a career around helping people and improving how organisations work. A career…
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Ali Alqarni: The Professional Skills Behind a Journey to Space
A retrospective profile of the Saudi astronaut’s path from aviation to orbital research, and the experience behind a highly visible national milestone. When the Saudi Space…
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Omar Yaghi: Connecting Molecular Discovery with Opportunities for Young Researchers
The chemist’s international research initiative includes Saudi Arabia in a wider effort to connect scientific expertise, education and practical sustainability challenges. Omar M. Yaghi’s professional contribution…
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Hatem Kameli: Connecting Technical Skills with Business Opportunity
From information technology and digital marketing to entrepreneurship, the Resal co-founder’s journey shows how experience across disciplines can shape a business career. Hatem Kameli’s career has…
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Aayushi Awasthy: research recognised on the international energy stage
KAPSARC researcher Aayushi Awasthy received recognition for two papers at the 25th WPC Energy Congress, the centre announced on 17 October.One award recognised a collaborative paper…
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Khaled Nabil Salama: developing sensors at the boundary of electronics and biology
Khaled Nabil Salama leads the Sensors Lab at KAUST and is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. His research explores devices, circuits and systems that…
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Osman Bakr: turning materials science into possibilities for energy and imaging
Osman M. Bakr is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering and Applied Physics at KAUST, where he leads the Functional Nanomaterials Lab. His expertise includes…
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Husam Alshareef: connecting battery materials with industrial capability
Husam Alshareef is a distinguished professor at KAUST and chairs its Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies. His research develops nanoscale materials for…
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Majed Alrefae: exploring carbon materials for sustainable energy systems
Majed Alrefae is an Instructional Assistant Professor in KAUST’s Physical Science and Engineering Division. His research focuses on producing carbon nanostructures at scale and understanding their…
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Tareq Al Naffouri: connecting signal processing with smarter systems
Tareq Al Naffouri is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at KAUST. His research brings inference and learning methods to wireless communications, localization, smart cities…
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Tariq Alkhalifah: building a clearer picture of the subsurface
Tariq Alkhalifah is a KAUST professor whose work focuses on geophysics, seismic imaging and the computational methods used to understand the subsurface. He joined the university…
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Editorial features are curated for relevance and substance.
People at the centre
We explore contributions, decisions and individual journeys.
Clear editorial standards
Sponsored marketing is distinguished from independently selected features.
Our editorial policy ↗Choose your spotlight pathway.
Rising Talent
Show the work behind your ambition: a new idea, an initiative you led, a skill put into practice or a meaningful contribution to your team.
Share your contribution ↗Graduate Stories
Introduce a graduation project, internship achievement, research idea or community initiative. Explain your role and what you learned.
Introduce your potential ↗A spotlight starts with substance.
Your title tells us what you do. Your story shows how you contribute. We focus on people working in, studying in or contributing to Saudi Arabia.
The contribution
What did you build, improve, solve or make possible? Describe your own role, alongside the people who helped.
The evidence
Support the story with approved results, a public project link, an award or examples of your work. Use numbers only when you can substantiate them.
The perspective
Share a lesson, a decision or an ambition that helps readers understand the person behind the achievement.
BEFORE YOU SUBMIT
Bring the story, and the details behind it.
A concise introduction is enough to start. Our team may request more context or an interview after reviewing your submission.
Submit your spotlight story ↗Your submission checklist
- Your name, current role or field of study, and Saudi location.
- A short introduction to one meaningful achievement or project.
- Your contribution, the outcome and a lesson you learned.
- Public links or approved supporting evidence.
- A professional portrait you have permission to share.
- An email address for follow-up.
From introduction to publication.
Introduce
Share your story, contribution and supporting links.
Review
We assess relevance, accuracy and the story’s connection to Saudi Arabia.
Develop
For selected stories, we clarify the facts, permissions, photographs and professional context.
Publish
An approved feature is published with the agreed story and image credits.
Two ways to develop your presence.
Editorial consideration
Introduce a meaningful story for independent editorial consideration. Selection is based on relevance, substance and accuracy; a submission does not guarantee publication.
Share your story ↗Professional Visibility
Discuss a commissioned profile, professional biography and shareable creative material. Scope, approval, timing and distribution are agreed after understanding your brief.
Explore professional visibility ↗Your spotlight questions.
Who can introduce a story?
Professionals, managers, specialists, founders, graduates and students with a meaningful connection to Saudi Arabia can submit a story.
Do I need a senior job title?
No. A specific contribution, promising project or thoughtful professional lesson matters more than seniority.
Can I nominate someone else?
Yes. Explain their contribution and provide a public profile or source. Their participation and permissions will be confirmed before publication.
What happens after I submit?
The team reviews the story and contacts you if more information is needed or the feature is selected for development.
Will a spotlight help me get a job?
A spotlight presents your experience and contribution. It does not guarantee employment or hiring priority. Apply for vacancies separately through the employer’s instructions.