Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea Wolfgang A. Herrmann: president, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany Henry Rosovsky: Lewis P and Linda L Geyser University Professor, Emeritus at Harvard University, Massachusetts, U.S. Samir A. Al Baiyat: Secretary of International Advisory Board, and manager of Research & Innovation Support at KFUPM King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Science Park Generally referred to as the KASP, the science park was established in 2002 and is located on a 35-hectare site north of the KFUPM campus. The park is closely integrated with the university. With its proximity to the science and engineering colleges, KASP provides interaction between tenant firms and their personnel and university scientists and engineers. At present, Schlumberger, Ciba, Yokogawa, Honeywell, UOP, Baker Hughes and JCCP have joined the park. AMAAD Business Park AMAAD is a mega real estate investment project of KFUPM Endowment and it converges the resources and experiences of the most prominent establishments in the kingdom to foster innovation through an energy and engineering hub spread across an area of 214,000 sqm in Dhahran. The park is designed to meet the demands of modern society that features a simple yet luxurious lifestyle for offices, residential, hospitality, as well as F&B and retail. Consulting Services Center The Consulting Services Center facilitate the consulting services for the university faculty to serve the industrial community in Saudi Arabia which contributes to their professional development and helps the outside community to resolve problems that require high intellectual and technological background. Technology Business Incubator The Technology Business Incubator provides a set of logistical, strategic, and operational support for start-up Saudi technology companies and entrepreneurs. Liaison office The Liaison Office is a point of contact with the industry/business. Sultan bin AbdulAziz Science & Technology Center (SciTech) The center is at the corniche of nearby Khobar city on 21,700 m2. The buildings area is 14,100 m2. It consists of seven main show halls, dealing with different sciences and technologies. There are more than 350 scientific exhibited pieces and the IMAX scientific dome, the Astronomic Observatory, Educational Unit, Conference Hall, Temporary Exhibitions Hall and Administrative and Services Facilities. Research Research innovation The Research Institute (RI) has 16 research centers and is looking to expand into 20 centers in the coming year. Spanning engineering research, environment and water, refining and petrochemicals, communications and IT, economics, and management systems. KFUPM has introduced new inter-disciplinary research centers