CIPS MENA Procurement and Supply Chain Futures Conference & Awards 2026

The CIPS MENA Procurement and Supply Chain Conference and Awards brings procurement, commercial and supply leaders to Riyadh to look at how the function is changing. Run with the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) and organised by Eye of Riyadh, the 2026 edition is themed 'Future-Proofing Procurement: Technology. Governance. Resilience. Performance.' and ends with the CIPS MENA Excellence in Procurement Awards gala.

Topics

Sessions are grouped into six areas.

• Technology & digitisation: AI in procurement, agentic procurement, e-procurement in the public sector, blockchain and data trust
• Compliance & risk: CBAM and EUDR readiness, tariffs and trade policy, supplier due diligence, contracts built for volatility
• Resilience: index-linked contracts, geopolitical disruption, near-shoring and critical commodities
• Localisation & growth: iktva and Vision 2030 local content, supplier development for giga-projects
• Sustainability & ESG: ISO 20400, Scope 3 emissions, circular supply chains
• Leadership & workforce: from CPO to CEO, upskilling, women in procurement, CIPS competency frameworks

Awards and gala

The CIPS MENA Excellence in Procurement Awards recognise teams and individuals across 20 team categories and 6 individual categories, presented at a gala dinner. A live CIPS podcast studio also returns this year.

Who attends

Chief procurement officers, supply chain directors and commercial leaders from government, giga-projects, real estate, aviation, banking and industry, along with solution providers and consultancies.