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29 – 30 June, 2026

Riyadh

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29 - 30 June, 2026

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Global AI Show Riyadh 2026 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Cloud 3.0, Data & AI Architectures

The Operational Backbone for AI at Scale
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Explore Saudi Arabia's sovereign, hybrid, and regulated cloud architectures meeting PDPL and national governance requirements for AI deployment.

Where AI Meets Compliance, Sovereignty, and Scale

Cloud is entering its third evolution. After migration (Cloud 1.0) and cost efficiency (Cloud 2.0), Saudi Arabia is building Cloud 3.0 - the AI-native infrastructure layer combining sovereign, hybrid, and multi-cloud architectures with mandatory data residency.
Saudi cloud spend will top $4.7B by 2027 as hyperscalers commission multi-zone regions. With PDPL compliance mandatory for 68.71% of AI market (large enterprises + government), sovereign cloud is no longer optional - it's procurement policy.
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$4.7B

Cloud spend forecast by 2027

68.71%


AI market requires sovereign compliance

80%+

Government data centralized under SDAIA

36.20%

CAGR for SME cloud adoption (2025-2031)

$26B+

Hyperscaler commitments (AWS $5B+, Google $10B+, Oracle $14B, Microsoft $1.5B+)

PDPL

Data residency mandatory for government, finance, healthcare, critical infrastructure

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Vision 2030's GenAI & Agentic Systems Priority

SDAIA has mandated AI copilot deployment across government ministries, making GenAI procurement a national priority. With 80%+ of government data centralized, Saudi Arabia is uniquely positioned for enterprise-scale agentic systems.

PDPL mandates data residency for all critical sectors. 80%+ government data centralized under SDAIA requires sovereign hosting. National Cybersecurity Authority enforces cloud security standards.
AWS ($5B+), Google Cloud ($10B+), Oracle ($14B), Microsoft ($1.5B+), Alibaba launching in-country regions. Multi-zone availability for enterprise workloads and AI training clusters.
Government and enterprises need hybrid architectures: sovereign cloud for sensitive data, public cloud for burst compute, on-premises for legacy systems. MLOps platforms must span environments.
Kubernetes orchestration, containerized AI workloads, serverless inference, auto-scaling for training. Cloud 3.0 is purpose-built for AI, not retrofitted.
SDAIA, government ministries, BFSI sector (21.34% AI revenue), healthcare providers, telecom operators, NEOM, national enterprises, SMEs (36.20% CAGR growth)

Commercial Opportunities in GenAI & Agentic Systems

Sovereign Cloud & National Hosting

Hybrid & Multi-Cloud AI Architectures

Data Residency & Localization Solutions

AI Governance, Auditability & Explainability

Secure Data Sharing & Federated Learning

Cloud-Native MLOps & AI Lifecycle Management

Edge-to-Cloud AI Architectures

Cloud Security & Zero Trust for AI

Who Will Attend

Industry Professionals & Decision-Makers

C-Suite & Executive Leadership
Senior VP & Vice Presidents
Directors & Senior Directors
Cloud Architecture & Engineering
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Security & Compliance Leadership
Data & MLOps Leadership
Government & Public Sector
Financial Services & Insurance
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Telecommunications & Media
Energy, Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Energy, Utilities & Critical Infrastructure
Telecommunications & Media
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Financial Services & Insurance
Government & Public Sector
Data & MLOps Leadership
Security & Compliance Leadership
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Cloud Architecture & Engineering
Directors & Senior Directors
Senior VP & Vice Presidents
C-Suite & Executive Leadership
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Why Exhibit This Expo

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Access $4.7B Cloud Market by 2027
Capture Sovereign Cloud Procurement
Engage Government Cloud Decision-Makers
Showcase MLOps & Cloud-Native AI
Meet Hyperscaler Partners & Ecosystem Leaders
Win Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Contracts
Position for SME Growth Opportunity
Access $4.7B Cloud Market by 2027
Capture Sovereign Cloud Procurement
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Meet Hyperscaler Partners & Ecosystem Leaders
Engage Government Cloud Decision-Makers
Showcase MLOps & Cloud-Native AI

Win Enterprise Hybrid Cloud Contracts

Position for SME Growth Opportunity

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Nigel Fernandes

Head of Corporate Partnerships

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