OT Security Jubail 2026

OT Security Jubail is the Saudi Eastern Province edition of Events First Group's OT Security First series: a one-day, invitation-led summit on operational technology and industrial control system security, held in Jubail, home to one of the world's largest petrochemical complexes. It brings together government policymakers, national cybersecurity bodies, CISOs and heads of OT from energy, utilities, petrochemicals and manufacturing to discuss regulation, threats and resilience, with up to 7 CPD hours for attendees.

Agenda

The day runs in four sessions after 08:30 registration, ending with awards at 15:15 and a networking luncheon.

• Session 1 – The Regulatory Imperative: GCC and global collaboration on OT security
• Session 2 – The Threat Landscape: incident response, threat detection and OT resilience
• Session 3 – Securing the Infrastructure: standards, procurement and supply chain
• Session 4 – The Road Ahead: OT security operations, secure AI and the KSA Dialogue panel

Speakers and advisors

Speakers include cybersecurity leaders from SABIC, Aramco, Saudi Energy, Saudi Global Ports, Ma'aden, TASNEE, Red Sea Global, Riyadh Airports, Jubail Chemical Industries and Oman National CERT. The advisory board includes Ahmed Al-Barrak of Aramco and EY's OT/ICS cybersecurity leaders.

Who attends

Senior government policymakers and regulators, heads of critical infrastructure and industrial zones, CISOs, CIOs and CTOs, heads of OT and ICS security, risk and compliance executives, and leaders from energy, utilities, petrochemicals and manufacturing, plus technology providers and system integrators.

Partners

Platinum partners for the Jubail edition are DSShield, Nozomi Networks, Trellix and Kiteworks; gold partners are Yokogawa, swIDch, Schneider Electric and Illumio. Supporting partners include the ISACA Riyadh Chapter, Maadaniyah and CREST.