When and where is OPEX First Saudi 2026?

On 21 October 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya in Riyadh.

Is there a fee to attend?

Attendance is free for qualified delegates. You apply through the registration form and the advisory team confirms eligibility.

Public-sector executives, enterprise C-suite, transformation directors and process intelligence leaders; attendance is invitation-only.

Is it CPD-accredited?

Yes, the summit is CPD-certified for up to 7 hours.

OPEX First Saudi 2026

Name: OPEX First Saudi 2026
Start: 2026-10-21T09:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-10-21T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya

About this event

OPEX First Saudi is Events First Group's operational excellence summit for Saudi Arabia, now in its 3rd edition. Under the theme "Vision to Value: Merging AI and Process Excellence", it brings government excellence officers, COOs and transformation leaders together to look at how national strategies turn into measurable performance. The day closes with the OPEX First Awards.

2026 focus areas

The agenda runs across eight themes, from boardroom mandates to live execution.

Strategy-to-execution governance
AI and intelligent automation in operations
Process mining and enterprise orchestration
Digital governance and KPI accountability
Enterprise architecture as an execution backbone
Compliance automation and regulatory digitisation
Real-time performance control towers
Autonomous enterprise models

Who attends

COOs, transformation directors, process intelligence leaders, government excellence officers, AI governance leads and enterprise C-suite. The organiser expects 220+ delegates and 30+ speakers, and the summit is CPD-certified for up to 7 hours.

OPEX First Awards

Five categories: Operational Excellence; AI & Digital Transformation; Sustainability & ESG; Supply Chain & Procurement; and Leadership in Operational & Change Excellence. Nominations are made through the awards form on the event page.

OPEX First Saudi 2026 is a Business & Management event taking place 21 Oct 2026 at Hyatt Regency Riyadh Olaya, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.