Keynote
Rebuilding the Food System from the Ground Up
A keynote on the intersection of heritage, sustainability, and entrepreneurship in the Arab food economy.
2024Slow Food International CongressTurin, Italy
On Stage & On Record
Speaking & Media
Conversations, keynotes, and press on entrepreneurship, food systems, culture, and building in the Arab world.
Featured Talks & Interviews
Sustainability of the Saudi Table — استدامة المائدة السعودية
On the Saudi Ministry of Culture's Podcast 1949 — tracing the story from farmer to chef to consumer, and how to build a more sustainable Saudi kitchen. A conversation on local ingredients, authentic dishes, and the memory of place that food preserves.
Podcast 1949 — Ministry of Culture | بودكاست 1949 — وزارة الثقافة2026
Watch on YouTube →Azka: Qur'anic Methods of Food and the Moral Architecture of Nourishment
A 90-minute talk on what it means to eat in alignment with revelation — how the Qur'anic call to seek what is Azka can reshape agriculture, markets, and community life. Delivered at Shajarat Al Nur.
Shajarat Al Nur2026
Watch on YouTube →Eat What Is Azka — Raising Awareness | ازكي طعامًا — زيادة الوعي
A conversation on conscious eating, Qur'anic food values, ethical slaughter, and the journey from childhood memories of the farm to building Azka Foods. From the Bein Al-Laqmatayn podcast by Goody.
Goody — Bein Al-Laqmatayn | بين اللقمتين2025
Watch on YouTube →From Zero to the Top: The AhmadZaki Kamel Story | من الصفر إلى القمة
The founding story of Azka — from idea to impact. Covering local produce, honey and bee breeds, the dangers of pesticide farming, how to verify a product is truly healthy, and lessons from building a purpose-driven business. From the Tabaqat podcast.
Tabaqat | طبقات2025
Watch on YouTube →The Mo Show Podcast — Farming, Ethics & Building AZKA
A 36-minute conversation on AZKA Farms, ethical farming, urban agriculture, water scarcity, and building a business rooted in purpose in Saudi Arabia.
The Mo Show — Saudi Arabia's leading English podcast2021
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Keynotes & Talks
Panel
What Saudi Arabia's Entrepreneurs Are Getting Right
A panel discussion on the new generation of Saudi founders and the structural shifts enabling them.
2023Arab Startup SummitRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Talk
The Idea Economy: Building for Culture, Not Just Commerce
On why the most durable businesses are built around cultural identity and long-term thinking.
2023Future Investment InitiativeRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Keynote
Slow Food, Fast Change
Launching Slow Food Saudi Arabia and articulating a vision for preserving culinary heritage in a rapidly modernising kingdom.
2022Slow Food Saudi Arabia LaunchRiyadh, Saudi Arabia
Talk
Entrepreneurship as a Cultural Act
On the responsibility of entrepreneurs to carry culture forward, not just disrupt it.
2022King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Press & Interviews
Feature2024
The Man Bringing Slow Food to Saudi Arabia
Arab News
Interview2023
AhmadZaki Kamel on Building Businesses with Soul
Forbes Middle East
Feature2023
Saudi Entrepreneurs Redefining the Region's Food Identity
Wired Arabia
Interview2022
Why Heritage Is the Next Big Business Opportunity
Entrepreneur Middle East
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