An annual two-day summit in Riyadh convening senior data and AI professionals from Saudi Arabia's public and private sectors, covering data analytics, artificial intelligence governance, and digital transformation priorities tied to the Kingdom's Vision 2030 objectives.
Smart Data and AI Summit Saudi Arabia (SDAIS) is an annual in-person B2B summit organised by Tradepass that brings together senior data and AI stakeholders from across Saudi Arabia's public and private sectors. The event is structured around the Kingdom's Vision 2030 digital transformation blueprint, addressing data governance, artificial intelligence adoption, and enterprise analytics. Delegates are pre-qualified by Tradepass on the basis of procurement budgets and implementation timelines.
The summit addresses the growing demand for data-driven decision-making and AI-powered capabilities across Saudi Arabia's economy. Its programme spans both strategic and technical dimensions: from sovereign AI models and generative and predictive AI to data mesh architectures, data virtualisation, and enterprise analytics. Smart urban development is also featured, reflecting the Kingdom's large-scale infrastructure and city-building programmes. The event draws participants from sectors as varied as oil and gas, banking, healthcare, government, and logistics, making cross-sector data strategy a recurring thread throughout the two days.
Only one edition is documented in verified data:
| Duration | 2 days |
| Expected attendance | 300+ (organiser figure) |
| Named speakers confirmed | 5 |
| Format | In-person |
| Language | English |
SDAIS is a two-day in-person B2B summit held annually in Riyadh, organised by Bangalore-based event producer Tradepass. It convenes senior data and AI professionals from Saudi Arabia's public and private sectors to discuss data strategy, AI adoption, and digital transformation, with a specific focus on Vision 2030 priorities.
The event is explicitly framed around Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 digital transformation blueprint. Speakers and sessions draw from government ministries, state-linked authorities such as SDAIA, and major national enterprises, positioning the summit as a forum where policy direction and enterprise implementation meet.
The event is focused on Saudi Arabia's data and AI landscape and the majority of speakers documented are from Saudi public and private sector entities. Attendance from regional or international organisations with active Saudi market engagement is consistent with the summit's pre-qualification criteria, but the primary frame of reference is the Kingdom's domestic digital transformation agenda.
The 2026 edition is hosted at the JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh. Specific venue address details are not publicly disclosed as of verification. The hotel is a full-service international property in the Saudi capital and a common location for senior executive conferences in the region.
Tradepass is a B2B conference producer founded in 2017 and headquartered in Bangalore, India. The company organises conferences, exhibitions, webinars, and managed events across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, with a focus on technology, financial services, cybersecurity, and digital transformation. Tradepass operates as a private, independently funded business. Employee count is not publicly disclosed as of verification.
Beyond SDAIS, Tradepass runs a portfolio of related events including the World Financial Innovation Series, digitalCIO, GOVX.0, Big Data Analytics and AI Summit, and the Datacentre and Cloud Infrastructure Summit, indicating consistent presence across the technology and finance conference circuit in emerging and growth markets.
Smart Data and AI Summit Saudi Arabia occupies a focused position on the Gulf data and AI calendar, addressing a senior decision-maker audience in a market where Vision 2030 mandates are driving substantial public and private sector investment in data infrastructure and artificial intelligence capability.
Registration is handled directly through the organiser. The registration page is available at the URL listed in the Resources table below. Pricing tiers and any complimentary delegate arrangements are not publicly disclosed as of verification. No early-bird deadline has been announced.
The summit incorporates B2B matchmaking facilitated by Tradepass, allowing delegates to connect with relevant peers and solution providers ahead of or during the event. Advance one-to-one meeting scheduling is not publicly disclosed as of verification. An official networking app has not been announced. Replay access to sessions is not offered. Tradepass operates a newsletter that registered contacts can receive; publication frequency is not publicly disclosed as of verification.
The call for speakers is currently open for the 2026 edition. Submissions are accepted via the organiser's speaker application page. No submission deadline has been publicly disclosed as of verification. Relevant topics include data analytics, artificial intelligence, data fabric, generative AI, machine learning, data sovereignty, and Vision 2030 implementation.
The 2026 edition runs on 26 and 27 August 2026 at the JW Marriott Hotel Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
All sessions are conducted in English.
Delegate registration is available through the organiser's website. The direct registration URL is listed in the Resources table below. Pricing is not publicly disclosed as of verification; prospective attendees should contact Tradepass directly for pricing and eligibility details.
| Official website | https://saudi.smartdataseries.com/ |
| Register | https://www.saudi.smartdataseries.com/delegate-registration/ |
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| Call for speakers | https://saudi.smartdataseries.com/why-speak/ |
| Organiser website | https://www.tradepassglobal.com/ |
| Organiser LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/tradepassglobal |