44^th Edition

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION SUMMIT

Leading the Digital Shift of Tomorrow

11th February 2026

09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Digital Transformation Summit Saudi Arabia 2026

The 44th Edition of the Digital Transformation Summit is part of a renowned global series that has taken place in over 10 cities across multiple continents in recent years.

Digital transformation is now a strategic imperative on the corporate agenda, fundamentally reshaping how businesses operate and deliver value to their customers. The agenda at the Digital Transformation Summit is thoughtfully designed to uncover the key strategies necessary for informed decision-making, enhanced operational efficiency, and fostering a forward-thinking digital culture.

The Summit will convene 300+ C-Level Executives, Directors, and Heads of Technology to explore the transformative power of AI, Web 3.0, IoT, Quantum Computing, Cybersecurity, and other Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies—offering the insights essential to drive meaningful change today.

Editions

Digital Leaders

0 +

Saudi Arabia's Digital Transformation Market

$2.13 billion

Foreign Investment in Saudi Arabia’s IT Market

$6.4 billion

Investment in Tech Sector

$135.2 billion

AI Contribution to the GDP by 2030

$1.2 billion

Investment to Enhance Digital Skill of 10,000 People

$ 34.5bn

ICT Spending in the Kingdom

70%

Kingdom's 34 million Tech Giants Under the age of 30

80.96%

Government Agencies Progress in Digital Transformation in the Kingdom

Past SpeakerS

Rajeeb Chowdhury

Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
AJEX

Aamir Khalid Pirzada

Chief Information Officer (CIO)
National Metal Manufacturing and Casting Company (Maadaniyah)

Tariq Alhindi

Chief Digital Officer
Saudi Electricity Company

Hazem Jarrar

Chief Technology Officer
King Faisal Foundation

Ahmad Mishkhas

Chief Information Security Officer
National Bank Of Bahrain

Faisal Khan

Director of IT
AlNassr Club Company

Sameer Joshi

IT Director
Spimaco

Ridwan Asad

Director Digital, Data, AI, Strategy, Performance Management & Digital Transformation Tech & Digital
Tawuniya

Arsalan Minhas

Associate Vice President of Sales Engineering
Hyland

Ahmad Saad

Regional Sales Manager
Liferay

Hagag Fekry

Commercial Division Director
Digination

Moayed Mohamed

Middle East Sales Director
GBTEC

Ali Saif

Head of Information Technology
Tanmiah Food Company

Why Attend ?

Learn & Grow

Elevate your professional growth with engaging discussions and collaborative workshops that are shaping the industry.

Explore the Latest Innovations in Digital Solutions

Gain valuable insights from renowned Innovation & Technology experts, including pioneers and leaders from the region, as they share real-world use cases and practical perspectives.

Collaborative Partnerships

Collaborate with industry peers to collectively shape the future collectively and exchange experiences.

Connect with Trusted Technology Partners

Connect and meet one-on-one with potential global partners who can provide tailored guidance to help you achieve your critical business objectives.

Maximized ROI

The Digital Transformation Summit is a time-saving, highly informative, accessible, and professional business platform designed for experienced technology professionals and digital experts.

DT 100

Unveiling Our definitive compilation of 100 exceptional individuals who have emerged as trailblazers, innovators, and influencers in their respective domains. These individuals have made exceptional contributions to advancing technology.

Featured Discussions

From Strategy to Stack: The CEO's AI and Digital Growth Blueprint

CEOs must lead digital transformation and innovation efforts.
AI integration drives enterprise-wide business impact today.
Strengthening data governance ensures security and trust.
Cultivate an innovation culture with aligned leadership teams.

Unlocking Value: How the C-Suite Drives ROI in Digital and AI

Why organizations struggle to link digital and AI investments to bottom-line impact
Moving from proof-of-concept to scalable, value-generating initiatives
Role of leadership in defining and measuring success metrics
Common disconnects between CIO, CTO, CDO, and CFO functions
Strategies for uniting technology, data, and finance under shared goals
Building integrated roadmaps for transformation across departments
How C-suite collaboration unlocks sustainable competitive advantage
CFO’s role in funding and validating innovation
What the future looks like for digital-first enterprises driven by unified C-level governance

From Bottleneck to Breakthrough: The Business Case for Modernizing Legacy Systems

Legacy systems hinder agility, scalability, and innovation efforts.
Modernization is essential for business value and responsiveness.
Balancing business and IT drives modernization prioritization.
Address rising costs, compliance, and market adaptation challenges.

From Zero Trust to Quantum Threats: Securing the Digital Future

Cybersecurity is a strategic imperative amid digital transformation.
Zero Trust framework continuously verifies users and devices.
Quantum computing introduces new cybersecurity risks and challenges.
Future-proofing requires building resilience against evolving threats.

IT Procurement Play book: Trends, Pitfalls, and Smarter Vendor Choices

Emerging technologies influencing procurement decisions (AI, edge, cloud, Quantum, etc.)
Navigating the hype cycle while staying grounded in business value
Inadequate needs analysis and misalignment with business objectives
Poor supplier selection leading to performance, compliance, or cost issues
Insufficient contract management and lack of exit strategies
Identifying and rationalising overlapping or underused technologies
Balancing innovation with simplification of the tech ecosystem
Identifying overspending and hidden costs across vendors
Defining clear future trajectories in line with digital transformation efforts

Future Forward: Navigating the Next Frontier of AI, Data, and Digital Trust

Unpacking the pace and scale of change in AI, the cloud, and digital infrastructure
Moving from proof of concept to production: what’s working and what’s stalling
Why rich, high-quality data is the foundation of next-gen AI
The evolution from model-centric to data-centric development
Implications for data architecture, quality control, and stewardship
Securing private AI environments in a complex threat landscape
Trust-by-design: embedding security, compliance, and ethics from the outset
Forecasting the future of enterprise AI, data infrastructure, and trust tech

The CIO’s Agenda: Enabling Business Value Through Scalable Technology Leadership

Building shared accountability for digital outcomes
Rethinking IT spend as a strategic investment
Identifying and addressing legacy systems holding back agility
Strategic retirement, consolidation, and modernization of legacy systems
Creating headroom for innovation while maintaining core operations
Aligning AI initiatives with real-world problems and strategic objectives
Measuring business value across cost savings, revenue, and experience
Building frameworks for tracking ROI across innovation efforts

WHO WILL YOU MEET ?

Chief Information Officer
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Information Security Officer
Chief Digital Officer
Chief Data Officer
Chief Data Scientist
Digital Advisors- Government
Directors / VPs / GMs/ Heads of IT
Directors / VPs / GMs/ Heads of Digital Solutions
Directors / VPs / GMs/ Heads of Digital Transformation

Data Scientist
Digital Procurement Heads
Digital Advisors - Government Sector
Head of IT Infrastructure
Head of IT Operations
Heads of Information Security
Head of Analytics / AI
Head of Data Engineering
Head of RPA
Head of Data Science and Analytics

INDUSTRY FOCUS

Government

Oil/Energy

Manufacturing

Logistics & Supply Chain

BFSI & Fintech

Construction

Education

Packaging

Pharma & Life sciences

Media

Health & Wellness

Telecom

Ecommerce & Retail

Utilities

Partners 2026

Platinum Partner

Gold Partner

Media Partners

Past Partners

Past Pitch Competition Partners

Past Supporting Partners

Series Partners

What Clients Say ?

Media Coverage

Testimonials

Shady Bazrawi

Commercial Director, Ironmountain

We can, let me say, explore more opportunities with those companies and benefit from them as well about new technology and vice versa. They can also get benefits out of our experience in that field, especially that we are also providing different types of services and using different tools like AI like some other technologies. RPA and so on. I believe this is our second time in Saudi Arabia, and definitely when there's any successful events, we will be there always. Well, I would say it's fruitful and great.

Saddam Alsad

Sales Leader, Netskope

This event is very beneficial for us, where we managed to have basically very interesting discussions with a lot of our customers and partners, so it's a great opportunity for us to meet both. Yeah, most of the meetings were very successful, and we had our high-quality and productive meetings and discussions with our prospects and existing clients. Yeah, basically, I think we had very fruitful discussions with many influencers in the market with the key people within our accounts, and most of the discussions and meetings were very fruitful. Yeah, definitely we are interested in participating in your upcoming events as well. It was highly successful, and thank you.

Mohammed Hirzallah

Regional Manager, Eastern Light Trading

we've met some potential clients. They were interested in several solutions that related to specifically in AI, which is one of the most famous solutions that we are providing in the market for an nowadays we've met some honestly speaking the quality of the people,which is CTO's, Cios and some of them related to it managers and these people were benefited from our information that we provided to them.

Karim Rady

Enterprise Account Executive, Odoo

So this event was very beneficial. We met a lot of mind liked businesses that are interested in business transformation, business digitalization, and we shared a lot of knowledge, and we also gained a lot of knowledge from the market as well. They were great, had a lot of very good discussions with a lot of those attendees, a lot of the sponsors, and a lot of the supporters as well. Great discussions and very good meetings as well. Yep, we met a lot of influential business decision makers in different organizations around the country. It's not the only country we've participated in other countries as well. We've been meeting with really good C-level executives in organizations

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