The Research and Development Conference concluded after the second full day. The conference was organized by the Deanship of Scientific Research. The purpose of the event was to explore ways in which the university can further contribute to scientific research and development.

Vice Dean of Scientific Research, Dr. Ali Al-Khazim, and Advisor to the Center for Communication and Knowledge Exploration, Dr. Amer Al-Husseini, spoke about the direct and indirect economic benefits of university research and development projects in the Kingdom. United Kingdom researcher, Dr. Gary Green, spoke on the relationships between university research branches and private industry. Later in the session Saudi Aramco representative/specialist Dr. Hamad Al-Saeiri spoke on the subject how large companies conduct intensive research programs.

Department of Educational Services General Supervisor, Dr. Salem Al-Faifi, chaired the second and final session of the conference in which he hosted some outside researchers. Dr. Omar Naji explained his experience with multi-disciplinary, international research projects. Director of the Basic Research Program at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, Mr. Ryan Yusuf Buq spoke about how research efforts in the Kingdom support Vision 2030.