Media

Ideas Worth Discussing

Conversations where business, technology, procurement, enterprise, research, sport, music and culture intersect.

Editorial Themes

Five Areas of Conversation

01

Business & Enterprise

Enterprise leadership, strategy, transformation and the fundamentals that travel across sectors and geographies.

02

AI & the Future of Enterprise

How artificial intelligence is reshaping procurement, decision-making, organisational capability and enterprise operating models toward 2030.

03

Procurement & Supply Chain

The evolving role of procurement in enterprise value creation — from e-sourcing and Buy-to-Pay to AI-enabled lifecycle management.

04

Sport & Performance

Competition, resilience and community — from rugby in Stoke to playing and coaching in Abu Dhabi and Riyadh.

05

Music, Events & Culture

The intersection of culture, community and enterprise — from curated events in Sydney to the cultural landscape of Saudi Arabia.

Formats

RadioPodcastsInterviewsPanelsRoundtablesSpeaking

Available for all formats listed. Use the media enquiry form to discuss specifics.

Saudi Conversations

From the Kingdom

Living, working, building and competing in Saudi Arabia provides a perspective that is grounded in direct experience rather than observation from a distance. The Kingdom is changing at a pace and scale that is genuinely remarkable — and the conversations that matter here are practical, forward-looking and rooted in what is actually happening.

Saudi Arabia is a place where enterprise, culture, sport and community are developing simultaneously and at speed. The conversations I am interested in are the ones that reflect that reality — not the ones that reduce it to a single narrative.

Radio Concept

Working Concept

Business. Sport. Music. Life in the Kingdom.

An editorial concept for a radio format grounded in the intersection of business, sport, music and daily life in Saudi Arabia. The format is in development. It will be confirmed here when a recurring arrangement is established — not before.

This is a working editorial concept. No recurring arrangement has been confirmed.

Illustrated composite — sport, business and Riyadh; the radio concept

Selected Coverage

Verified Appearances

ArticlesInterviewsPodcastsPanels & SpeakingVideo

Verified media appearances will be listed here as they are confirmed and approved for publication. Each entry will include title, publisher or event, date, format, context and link.

Media Biography

Approved Third-Person Biography

Jody Ade Coker is a business leader, entrepreneur and researcher based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He has almost three decades of professional experience across procurement, supply chain, enterprise technology and organisational transformation — working across the UK, Australia, the UAE and Saudi Arabia in sectors including healthcare, infrastructure, energy and public services. He is the founder of Aidiation, a procurement and enterprise transformation consultancy, and co-founded Essential Events Management in Sydney in 2008. His research focuses on the future impact of artificial intelligence on enterprise strategy, procurement and organisational capability. He plays competitive rugby in Riyadh and is actively involved in the Saudi rugby community.

This biography is approved for media use. For longer profiles, alternative formats or specific context, please use the media enquiry form.

Jody Ade Coker — approved headshot for media use

Approved headshot for media use. High-resolution version available on request.

Media Resources

Photography and Materials

Approved high-resolution headshots are available for media use. The primary approved image is IMG_1070. Additional photography will be added as it is approved. Please use the media enquiry form to request specific formats or additional materials.

Media Enquiry

Enquiries

How to Get in Touch

Media enquiries

Interviews, features, commentary and press requests.

Speaking enquiries

Conference keynotes, panels and roundtable participation.

Research conversations

Academic collaboration, research partnerships and peer discussion.

Business and partnership

Commercial discussions, strategic partnerships and Aidiation enquiries.