Key city officials from municipalities across Saudi Arabia and solution providers from around the world will take part in the highly anticipated Municipality Excellence and Expansion Summit in Riyadh next month.

Abdul Latif bin Abdul Malik bin Omar Al Shaikh, Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs (Momra), will provide the opening address at the summit, running on October 5 and 6.

Organised by Naseba in partnership with Momra, the summit will gather Momra’s top leaders and project owners for networking and knowledge-sharing sessions designed to facilitate excellence in executing Saudi Arabia’s 2030 vision.

The distinguished speakers who will be sharing their insights at the summit include Dr Aisha bin Bishr, director general of Smart Dubai, who will present a case study on Dubai, and Olof Zetterberg, CEO of Stockholm Business Region in Sweden, who will discuss practical strategies for benchmarking municipal excellence.

Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Mansour, deputy minister for municipal Affairs at Momra, will explore the concepts of sustainable development in modernising municipal services. Attendees will gain key insights into transforming municipalities through project information and performance management, delivered by Fahad bin Mohammed Al Jubair, Mayor of the Eastern Province.

The summit will host seven Saudi mayors and their executive teams, which include more than 200 pre-screened project decision makers who are actively seeking products and services to support the kingdom’s future development projects.

Pre-qualified solution providers from around the globe will be presenting their solutions to these decision makers, in a focused environment designed to facilitate Momra’s future plans.

The summit is happening at an exciting time of nation-wide transformation. With so much changing in the last 12 months in the kingdom, many in the industry are eager to work on the new vision for the country and bring not just their energy and passion, but a renewed focus on continuing the kingdom’s growth and push for excellence over the next few years.

“Rapid progress is being made towards realising Saudi Arabia’s vision of a knowledge-based economy,” said Jean Philippe, production director at Naseba. “This summit provides unique access to the Saudi decision makers and officials leading this transformation, and we look forward to providing our continuous support to the kingdom’s development with future editions of the summit.” - TradeArabia News Service