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Winter Enrichment Program (WEP)

Participate in active global citizenship, keep aware of global issues, contribute to your community, and engage in cross- cultural dialogue and cooperation.

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WOW with WEP

WEP is an annual festival of knowledge held in January that brings to your doorstep, the world’s greatest thinkers and leaders at the intersection of academia, research, culture and innovation. More than 1,500 eminent international guest speakers, Nobel laureates, entrepreneurs, academics, distinguished local and regional leaders, and decision- makers have addressed the audience. Wonderful opportunities wait to inspire and inform a wide audience, from the KAUST student body to in-Kingdom guests and the community.

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As part of the Office of the Provost, we partner with many KAUST divisions to bring our ideas to life. The KAUST School, Students for Sustainability, Community Life.
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WEP 2022
Raha Moharrak
Mount Climber

Youngest Arab and the first Saudi woman to climb Mount Everest...

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WEP 2022
Paul Sutter
Research Professor

Stonybrook University...

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WEP 2022
George Church
Professor

Professor, Synthetic Biology Wyss Institute, Harvard University ...

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WEP 2022
Peter Rawlinson
Chief Executive Officer

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer, ...

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WEP 2022
Didier Drogba
President

President Didier Drogba Foundation...

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WEP 2022
Maha Al Mozaini
Director

Director of Immunocompromised Host Research King Faisal Specialist Hos...

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WEP 2022
Sofia Gomez
World Champion Freediver

World Champion Freediver...

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WEP 2022
Hugh Herr
Associate Professor & Director

Associate Professor & Director Biomechatronics Harvard-MIT Health Scie...

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WEP 2022
Hilde Falun Strom
CEO

Hearts in the Ice...

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WEP 2022
Feryal Ozel
Professor of Astronomy & Physics

Professor of Astronomy & Physics, University of Arizona ...

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WEP 2022
Colleen Flanigan
Socio-ecological artist

Socio-ecological artist Tilt Brush...

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WEP 2022
Rafic Makki
Head Technologist

Head Technologist & Fellow Mubadala Capital...

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WEP 2022
Khalid Al-Falih
Former Minister

Former Saudi Arabian Minister of Energy, Industry, and Minerals KAUST ...

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WEP 2022
Lubna Olayan
CEO

Olayan Financing Company ...

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WEP 2022
H.R.H. Dr. Maha Bint Mishari…
Vice President

Vice President of External Relations & Advancement
Alfaisal Universi...

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WEP 2022
H.E. Abdullah Alswaha
Minister of Communications & IT

Minister of Communications and Information Technology...

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WEP 2022
Michel Hartmut
Nobel Laureate

Nobel Laureate 
in Chemistry...

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WEP 2022
Kip Thorne
Nobel Luaureate

Nobel Luaureate in Physics...

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WEP 2022
Michael Young
Nobel Laureate

Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine ...

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WEP 2022
Lando Norris
Formula
1 Driver

McLaren Formula
1 Driver ...

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WEP 2022
Carolyn Porco
Team Leader

Imaging Science Team Leader for NASA’s 
Cassini Mission ...

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WEP 2022
Elizabeth Churchill
Director, Google 
User Experience

Director, Google 
User Experience...

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WEP 2022
Gabriel Leung
Dean of Medicine

HKU Dean of Medicine and Former Under Scretary for Food and Health ...

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WEP 2022
SUSAN POLGAR
Chess Grandmaster

Chess Grandmaster, US...

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WEP 2022
DR. LAURENT LANTIERI
Plastic surgeon

Plastic surgeon, performed the first full-face transplantation, France...

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WEP 2022
STEPH DAVIS
Rock Climber

World-renowned rock climber & base jumper, US ...

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