Monday, November 10, 2025
| Time | Event | |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Registration of participants and attendance - Upon arrival, a reception desk will be set up to facilitate the registration process. Each participant will be asked to register, receive their name badge, and event documents. | |
| 09:30 - 09:40 | Opening speech (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Jasser al-Harbash (Chief Executive Officer of the Heritage Commission) | |
| 09:40 - 09:50 | Opening speech (Princess Noura Université) - Lina Drappeau (CEO of Preventive & Digitral Achaeology) | |
| 09:50 - 10:00 | Overview of ancient water systems in Saudi Arabia. Contributions to understanding ancient irrigation systems (aflaj). (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Ajab al-Otaibi | |
| 10:05 - 11:30 | Results of archaeological investigations of hydraulic networks in al-Kharj and al-Aflaj (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Saba Farès & Dr. Saud al-Thiyab | |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Break (Princess Noura Université) | |
| 12:30 - 12:55 | Further insight into hydraulic systems in al-Kharj and al-Aflaj (Princess Noura Université) | |
| 12:35 - 12:40 | Ancient irrigation systems in the Yamama region: a case study of Al-Kharj and Al-Aflaj (Saudi Arabia). (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Abdulaziz Al-Ghazzi | |
| 12:40 - 12:50 | Al-Salmiya Falaj in Al-Kharj Governorate: A Technical and Social Study of the Heritage Water System (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Hessah Al-Shammari | |
| 12:50 - 12:55 | Open discussion and questions | |
| 13:00 - 13:55 | Preserving the Aflaj System and Adapting it in the Face of Contemporary Challenges (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Kamal al-Mallakh | |
| 13:05 - 13:10 | Water resources in the Arabian Peninsula during the Islamic periods: collection techniques, distribution methods, and adaptation issues (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Saud al-Thiyab | |
| 13:10 - 13:20 | Drainage tunnels in Spain: water management and irrigation as part of cultural heritage and lessons learned for a sustainable future (Princess Noura Université) - José Martin Civantos | |
| 13:20 - 13:30 | Successive technological developments in aflaj systems: A comparative study of two distinct generations in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula. (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Rémy Boucharlat | |
| 13:30 - 13:35 | Open discussion and questions | |
| 13:35 - 14:15 | Comparing technical and social transformations in traditional irrigation systems across oases and ancient water traditions (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. José Martin Civantos | |
| 13:40 - 13:50 | Socio-spatial and temporal constraints within a rain-fed oasis in southeastern Morocco (Princess Noura Université) - Dr. Abdallah al-Hamourri | |
| 13:50 - 14:10 | From wells to qanats: 30 years of research on the qanats of the Kharga Oasis in the Paris Basin, Egypt (Princess Noura Université) - Prof. Gaëlle Tallet & Thierry Gonon | |
| 14:10 - 14:15 | Open discussion and questions | |
| 14:15 - 14:25 | Summary of the highlights of the workshop, with a review of future recommendations - Dr. Ajab al-Otaibi |