ROSHN Group returns as Host Partner for a second consecutive year, joined by an expanded roster of Partners as the event consolidates its position as the definitive convening point for the Kingdom’s development ecosystem
Riyadh, KSA and Dubai, UAE —September 2026; MEED, the region’s leading business intelligence platform, is returning to the Kingdom once again for Saudi Mega Projects, its flagship summit dedicated to the delivery of Saudi Arabia’s built environment and mega project agenda. Marking its fourth edition, the event takes place from 28–30 September 2026 at The Venue in ROSHN Group’s flagship SEDRA community in Riyadh under the theme “Turning Vision into Value: Meet the Ambitious Changemakers Delivering Vision 2030.”
This edition arrives at a critical juncture. With under four years remaining and strong momentum to achieve the milestones set out in its Vision 2030, Saudi Arabia’s construction and development sectors are shifting decisively from planning and design into large-scale procurement, contractor mobilisation, and execution. MEED’s flagship Saudi Mega Projects summit stands as the market’s principal forum to track this evolution, bringing together project leaders, government stakeholders, developers, contractors, consultants, and solution providers tasked with turning this ambition into completed assets.
“Saudi Arabia is entering a defining moment where vision has to translate into measurable value, and that transition is reshaping its entire construction and development ecosystem,” says Ed James, Head of Content & Research at MEED.
“With $130bn worth of giga projects already awarded and close to $200bn of contracts now moving through the market, the questions asked by the industry are sharper and more commercial, ranging from delivery models, procurement discipline, and industrial capacity to the accelerating role of the private sector alongside the mega project entities,” adds James “Saudi Mega Projects 2026 is where those conversations happen with the people accountable for the answers. The scale of engagement this year, from ROSHN Group’s renewed partnership through to an expanded Partner roster, reflects how central this conversation has become to the sector.”
ROSHN Group, the Kingdom’s leading master development, returns as Host Partner for a second consecutive year, with The Venue by ROSHN Group hosting the full three-day programme. The collaboration coincides with ROSHN Group’s upcoming sixth anniversary on 19 August 2026, marking six years of scaling delivery of its large-scale integrated communities and human-centric destinations.
An expanded partner ecosystem reflects the breadth of the delivery agenda:
The 2026 edition is supported by a materially expanded partner ecosystem, underlining how central Saudi Arabia’s built-environment strategy has become to the international consulting, contracting, technology and design community. Alongside ROSHN Group as Host Partner and Red Sea Global as Regenerative Tourism Partner, the summit is supported by Qatar Exports Company as Plantinum Partners, Autodesk as Gold Partners; Freyssinet, Orascom Construction and Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast LLC, as Contracting Partners; Parsons as Innovation Partner; Bechtel, Evalueserve, HKA, Jacobs, Mace Consult and Mott MacDonald as Consulting Partners; Aedas and DLR Group as Design Partners; and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) as Industry Partner.
A programme built around delivery:
Anchored in the theme “Turning Vision into Value,” the three-day programme is organised across three delivery-focused streams:
- Saudi Al-Mustaqbal: Turning Vision 2030 into Value on Day One,
- Executing Vision at Scale on Day Two,
- and Enabling Value: Infrastructure, Assets and Future Readiness on Day Three.
New for 2026 is a dedicated Contractors Leadership Forum, convening the construction ecosystem to address capacity building, digital delivery, industrial localisation and supply-chain resilience against an unprecedented national workload.
Confirmed participating organisations include ROSHN Group, Red Sea Global, Diriyah Company, Expo 2030 Riyadh Company, Kingdom Holding Company, King Salman Park Foundation, National Centre for Privatization and PPP (NCP), and Sports Boulevard Foundation, alongside senior representation from the National Housing Company (NHC), the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, KACST and Riyadh Region Municipality Development Company.
Early confirmed speaker line-up:
Early confirmed speakers reflect both the seniority and the cross-sector range of engagement. Talal Almaiman, CEO of Kingdom Holding Company, will present the latest on the group’s Jeddah Tower — set to become the world’s tallest building at over 1,000 metres — while Eng. Murad AlSayed, Chief Delivery Officer of Expo 2030 Riyadh Company, will provide a construction and readiness update on one of the Kingdom’s most closely watched infrastructure programmes. Ben Edwards, Group Head of Cost, Commercial & Procurement at Red Sea Global, will set out its live investment opportunities, procurement openings and new infrastructure packages.
Attendance and partnership:
Delegate registration and the remaining partnership opportunities are now open via the official event website: events.meed.com/event/saudimegaprojects.
Given expected demand and limited inventory across the senior partnership tiers, MEED is advising early confirmation from prospective delegates and partners.
About MEED:
MEED is a senior management media brand that encompasses a subscription website and magazine, more than 30 C-level executive conferences and summits hosted by MEED Events, the MEED Projects Awards and two high-value content businesses, MEED Projects and MEED Insight. MEED Projects is the Middle East’s premium project tracking database and MEED Insight offers tailored research and in-depth analysis.
Established in 1957, MEED has been integral to delivering business information and news, intelligence and analysis on the Middle East economies and activities ever since. Attracting a key senior management audience through its content and activities, MEED is a media brand and publication that covers a spectrum of services that inform.
