Kholoud Bashayan (alabasi)

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Impact & Outreach
Founder, Golden Horizons | Saudi Arabia, 2015–2023
Founded Golden Horizons to guide young inventors through the early stages of innovation. The initiative helped aspiring innovators develop ideas into prototypes, understand intellectual property protection, and navigate the patent process for their first inventions.
Youth Representative and Speaker, IFIA – United Nations Assembly | 2018
Represented the International Federation of Inventors’ Associations (IFIA) as its youth representative at a United Nations assembly. Spoke about the importance of invention and encouraged young people, particularly young women, to pursue innovation, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
Keynote Speaker, WIPO Event | South Korea
Invited to deliver a keynote speech at a World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) event in South Korea after being recognized as Best Woman Inventor. Shared my experience in invention, intellectual property, and transforming innovative ideas into protected technologies.
Keynote Speaker, Gaddaha for Women | Saudi Arabia
Invited to deliver a keynote speech and received Gaddaha’s Best Inspiring Success Story Award. Shared my journey as an Arab woman inventor and encouraged women to pursue innovation, engineering, and entrepreneurship.
Lecturer, COSMOS Additive Manufacturing Program | University of California, 2023
Served as a lecturer for the University of California’s COSMOS program, introducing students to additive manufacturing, emerging engineering technologies, and the process of transforming technical concepts into physical solutions.
Engineering Capstone Judge - University of California | 2026
Selected and Invited as an alumna technical judge for senior capstone engineering projects in aerospace, mechanical, and biomedical engineering. Evaluated student designs, provided technical feedback, and supported graduating engineers as they prepared to enter the engineering profession.














Youth Representative and Speaker, IFIA – United Nations Assembly | 2018

