Saudi Business Insider Club × ARTIFEX GROUP

Saudi Business Insider Forum

Name: Saudi Business Insider Forum
Start: 2026-10-17T13:30:00+03:00
End: 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00
Location: ARTIFEX GROUP

Business in Saudi Arabia: investment, real estate and partnership that works. One afternoon in Madinah with people who already run companies in the Kingdom and people who are about to.

Date: Saturday, 17 October 2026
Time: 13:30–20:00, Madinah time
Place: ARTIFEX GROUP office, Madinah

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The day, by the sun

The forum runs in three blocks around Asr, Maghrib and Isha. Drag the sun along its path, or pick a line of the programme, to see what happens when.

13:30–14:00 Registration, welcome coffee and introductions

Doors open at 13:30. Coffee is poured while guests arrive and meet.

Block 1 · before Asr
Block 2 · Asr to Maghrib
Block 3 · Maghrib to Isha

Prayer break times will be confirmed against the Madinah timetable for 17 October.

Why come

To bring together entrepreneurs who already work in Saudi Arabia and those who are only now entering the Kingdom’s market.

Share experience

Real cases from people who have bought land, built and set up partnerships in the Kingdom.

Find partners

Thirty entrepreneurs present themselves in the mastermind; the conversation goes on over dinner.

Start joint projects

Real estate, construction, IT and trade — with the people who are in the room.

The format: expert talks, practical cases, questions and answers, a mastermind, networking and a business dinner.

Who speaks

14:00–14:10 · OpeningAli Abu Isa

14:10–15:15 · SpeakerRustam Khaitmetov

15:55–17:45 · Main speakerKhondamir Nusrat

18:30–19:15 · SpeakerDinislam Battalov

14:00–14:10 · OpeningAli Abu Isa“Barakah in business: honesty, trust and the entrepreneur’s responsibility”

Alexey Kotenev. Sharia expert of the Saudi Business Insider Club, a graduate of the Islamic University of Madinah and a teacher with more than ten years of experience.

A welcome word to the forum.
Why keeping agreements, fairness and Islamic ethics matter in business.

10 minutes, the opening word.

14:10–15:15 · SpeakerRustam Khaitmetov“Saudi real estate: from buying land to a finished investment project”

Founder and CEO of ARTIFEX GROUP. Architect, developer and urbanist: more than 100 projects with a total area of over one million square metres.

Where the Saudi property market is going, and Madinah in particular.
How a foreign investor can acquire a plot of land.
Zoning, permits and restrictions.
Building hotels, residential and commercial property.
The financial model of a development project.
The main risks of investing and building.
Practical cases from ARTIFEX GROUP.

50 minutes of talk, 15 minutes of questions and answers.

15:55–17:45 · Main speakerKhondamir Nusrat“Business partnership: how to agree properly, share profit and avoid conflict”

International expert in corporate finance and business partnerships with more than 27 years of experience. Former member of the AAOIFI board; ACCA, CSAA, CIPA and CIAE qualifications.

How to choose the right business partners.
What to settle before a joint project begins.
How to divide shares, profit, losses and duties.
Who runs the company and takes the key decisions.
How to put a partnership agreement on paper properly.
Why partners end up in conflict.
How to settle a dispute without destroying the business.
How to leave a partnership the right way.
Cases of partnerships that worked and partnerships that failed.

80 minutes of talk, 30 minutes of questions and case reviews.

18:30–19:15 · SpeakerDinislam Battalov“Business in Saudi Arabia: who already works in the market and which opportunities are open today”

Founder of Battalov Group and president of the Saudi Business Insider Club. Entrepreneur and consultant on entering the Saudi market.

Entrepreneurs and companies from the CIS already working in the Kingdom.
Real examples of business in the Kingdom.
Directions: real estate, construction, IT and trade.
How to enter the Saudi market.
Where to find partners, investors and clients.
What business connections make possible.
To close: the Saudi Business Insider Club — its mission, residents, joint projects and events.

35 minutes of talk, 10 minutes of questions and answers.

Thirty entrepreneurs in thirty minutes

15:15

17:45

19:15

Three rounds of ten people, sixty seconds each. Every participant answers three questions:

Your name, city and country.
What you do and which business you represent.
What you are looking for: partners, investors, clients or new opportunities.

A moderator keeps the time; the longer introductions continue over dinner. Want one of the thirty places? Say so in the form below.

Where and after

ARTIFEX GROUP, Madinah

Architecture, design and construction: more than 100 projects with a total area of over one million square metres.

6942 Ibrahim Ibn Musa Al Farra St, Al Aridh, Madinah 42314

Registration and welcome coffee from 13:30.

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Business dinner and open networking

20:00

Exchange contacts, talk about investments, partnerships and joint projects.

See you in Madinah!