WELCOME TO SAGE
THE SOCIETY OF AUTISM GALA EVENT
SAGE IS A GALA EVENT CREATED FOR RAISING FUNDS AS AN ENDOWMENT FOR THE SOCIETY OF AUTISM IN SAUDI ARABIA.
THE SOCIETY OF AUTISM REALIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS’ LIVES, AND SPARES NO TIME OR EFFORT TO FULFILL ITS MISSION: IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES.
IN SAUDI ARABIA, THERE ARE OVER 53,000 INDIVIDUALS WHO SUFFER FROM ASD, DRASTICALLY AFFECTING THE WAY THEY COPE WITH DAILY LIFE AND INTERACT WITH THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.
SAGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRINCE SAUD ABDULAZIZ BIN FARHAN AL SAUD
CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY OF AUTISM FAMILIES
DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR BRINGING WELL-BEING, EQUALITY, AND A BETTER LIFE FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES LIVING WITH HARDSHIPS, PRINCE SAUD IS A DYNAMIC FIGURE IN SAUDI ARABIA’S SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE WORK ARENAS. AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR, HE IS CHAIRMAN OF SARAT INVESTMENTS, THROUGH WHICH HE ACTIVELY LEADS A SUCCESSFUL ASSEMBLY OF BUSINESSES IN REAL ESTATE, HOSPITALITY, AND HEALTH SERVICES. FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD, PRINCE SAUD BRINGS MOMENTUM AND CREATIVITY TO PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS.
HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF SAUDI AUTISM FAMILIES FOUNDATION AND FOUNDER OF SAGE, THE SOCIETY FOR AUTISM GALA EVENT.
DRIVEN BY A PASSION FOR BRINGING WELL-BEING, EQUALITY, AND A BETTER LIFE FOR THOSE WHO FIND THEMSELVES LIVING WITH HARDSHIPS, PRINCE SAUD IS A DYNAMIC FIGURE IN SAUDI ARABIA’S SOCIAL AND CHARITABLE WORK ARENAS. AS AN ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR, HE IS CHAIRMAN OF SARAT INVESTMENTS, THROUGH WHICH HE ACTIVELY LEADS A SUCCESSFUL ASSEMBLY OF BUSINESSES IN REAL ESTATE, HOSPITALITY, AND HEALTH SERVICES. FROM THE CORPORATE WORLD, PRINCE SAUD BRINGS MOMENTUM AND CREATIVITY TO PHILANTHROPIC ENDEAVORS.
HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF SAUDI AUTISM FAMILIES FOUNDATION AND FOUNDER OF SAGE, THE SOCIETY FOR AUTISM GALA EVENT.
SHEIKH ABDULLAH SALEH KAMEL
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD – MAKKAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT DALLAH AL BARAKA GROUP, A CHAIRMAN AT AL BARAKA BANKING GROUP BSC, A CHAIRMAN AT AL-TAWFEEK CO. FOR INVESTMENT FUNDS LTD., A CHAIRMAN AT AL-TAWFEEK FINANCIAL GROUP CO., A CHAIRMAN AT ASEER CO. FOR TRADING TOURISM INDUSTRIAL AGRICULT REAL ESTATE, A CHAIRMAN AT OKAZ ORGANIZATION FOR PRESS & PUBLICATION, A CHAIRMAN AT UMM AL QURA CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, A GENERAL COUNCIL AT ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE,.
PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AT DALLAH AL BARAKA GROUP, A CHAIRMAN AT AL BARAKA BANKING GROUP BSC, A CHAIRMAN AT AL-TAWFEEK CO. FOR INVESTMENT FUNDS LTD., A CHAIRMAN AT AL-TAWFEEK FINANCIAL GROUP CO., A CHAIRMAN AT ASEER CO. FOR TRADING TOURISM INDUSTRIAL AGRICULT REAL ESTATE, A CHAIRMAN AT OKAZ ORGANIZATION FOR PRESS & PUBLICATION, A CHAIRMAN AT UMM AL QURA CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT, A GENERAL COUNCIL AT ISLAMIC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, INDUSTRY & AGRICULTURE,.
MR. MOHAMMED ASIRI
CEO OF THE RED SEA AUTHORITY
MR. ASIRI GRADUATED IN 2001 WITH A DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM KING FAHAD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, AND COMPLETED THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN 2016. DURING HIS PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY HE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS IN PROMINENT SAUDI ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING AL RAJHI BANK, CISCO SYSTEMS, MICROSOFT, PEASON EDUCATION.
IN 2017 HE WAS APPOINTED CEO OF KING SALMAN YOUTH CENTER, AND IN 2018 HE BECAME BOARD MEMBER AT THE SAUDI WATER SPORTS AND DIVING FEDERATION. HE IS CURRENTLY CEO OF THE RED SEA AUTHORITY.
MR. ASIRI GRADUATED IN 2001 WITH A DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS FROM KING FAHAD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, AND COMPLETED THE HARVARD UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN 2016. DURING HIS PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY HE HELD SEVERAL POSITIONS IN PROMINENT SAUDI ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDING AL RAJHI BANK, CISCO SYSTEMS, MICROSOFT, PEASON EDUCATION.
IN 2017 HE WAS APPOINTED CEO OF KING SALMAN YOUTH CENTER, AND IN 2018 HE BECAME BOARD MEMBER AT THE SAUDI WATER SPORTS AND DIVING FEDERATION. HE IS CURRENTLY CEO OF THE RED SEA AUTHORITY.
MR. CARLO BOUTAGY
FOUNDER & CEO OF CBX
CANADIAN-BORN, CARLO BOUTAGY IS AN ECONOMICS GRADUATE WHO HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF MOTORSPORT PROMOTION FOR OVER A DECADE.
INSPIRED TO PROVIDE FANS WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO FORMULA 1, IN 2008 HE FOUNDED THE F1 FAN ZONE, GIVING SPECTATORS THE CHANCE TO DRIVE SIMULATORS, PRACTICE PITSTOPS AND MEET DRIVERS.
IN 2018 CBX’S PORTFOLIO EXPANDED INTO TENNIS, GOLF, BOXING AND BECAME THE EXCLUSIVE PROMOTER OF THE FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA.
CARLO’S SPECIALITIES INCLUDE VENUE CREATION, ESPORTS, BRAND ACTIVATION, PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT, AMBASSADOR/CELEBRITY PROGRAMMES, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, ROADSHOW EVENTS, HOSPITALITY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
CANADIAN-BORN, CARLO BOUTAGY IS AN ECONOMICS GRADUATE WHO HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF MOTORSPORT PROMOTION FOR OVER A DECADE.
INSPIRED TO PROVIDE FANS WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO FORMULA 1, IN 2008 HE FOUNDED THE F1 FAN ZONE, GIVING SPECTATORS THE CHANCE TO DRIVE SIMULATORS, PRACTICE PITSTOPS AND MEET DRIVERS.
IN 2018 CBX’S PORTFOLIO EXPANDED INTO TENNIS, GOLF, BOXING AND BECAME THE EXCLUSIVE PROMOTER OF THE FIA FORMULA E WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP IN SAUDI ARABIA.
CARLO’S SPECIALITIES INCLUDE VENUE CREATION, ESPORTS, BRAND ACTIVATION, PARTNERSHIP MANAGEMENT, AMBASSADOR/CELEBRITY PROGRAMMES, INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCES, ROADSHOW EVENTS, HOSPITALITY, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS.
THIS ANNUAL GALA IS AN INVALUABLE MILESTONE IN THE SOCIETY’S RELENTLESS QUEST TO EXTEND A HAND OF CARE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE WHO LIVE WITH ASD. THIS EVENT BRINGS TOGETHER THE SOCIETY’S WONDERFUL FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS IN A WARM, ENCHANTING AMBIENCE WHERE THE SPIRIT OF GIVING JOINS US ALL.
BE PART OF SAGE 2023
ON JANUARY 25TH, 2023 AT SARAJ BY CUIZINA, RIYADH
SAGE 2022, A HEARTWARMING SUCCESS
WITH THE GENEROUS CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS, MORE THAN $475,000 WERE RAISED AT SAGE 2022. WE LOOK FORWARD TO SAGE 2023 AND RAISING THE VITAL FUNDS TO CONTINUE OUR LIFE-CHANGING MISSION.
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