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
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 ConceptBusiness. 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.
Selected Coverage
Verified Appearances
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.
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 EnquiryEnquiries
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.