Riyadh conference to focus on digital innovation

Visitors will learn how to tackle challenges in today’s competitive environment through agile business development. (Supplied)
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Updated 09 December 2023
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Riyadh conference to focus on digital innovation

  • Event organized by the Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corp

RIYADH: The second Operational Excellence Conference, OPEXKSA, will begin on Dec. 12 in Riyadh, covering “global leadership in operational excellence.”

Organized by the Saudi Saline Water Conversion Corp., the two-day conference emphasizes the role of digital transformation in achieving operational excellence in business, serving as a key platform for knowledge exchange.

The conference will highlight the significance of artificial intelligence, the fourth industrial revolution, sustainability and data in business performance.

It will cover 10 key sectors aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, including Hajj services, water, industry, mining, transportation, logistics, communications, energy, education and digital health. OPEXKSA will also address justice, finance, real estate, agriculture, research, development, innovation, human resources and social development.

Visitors will learn how to tackle challenges in today’s competitive environment through agile business development.

Sessions and workshops held at OPEXKSA will highlight digital transformation as a key pillar for growth and development.

OPEXKSA is hosting more than 100 speakers and will feature international consulting firms, along with government, private and nonprofit entities.


Saudi foreign minister and Slovakian defense minister sign cooperation agreement

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Saudi foreign minister and Slovakian defense minister sign cooperation agreement

  • Meeting at Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarters in Riyadh focused on common interests

LONDON: Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah, Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed on Monday ways to strengthen cooperative relations with the Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Robert Kalinak.

The meeting at the ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh focused on common interests and discussed the latest regional and international developments, according to the Saudi Press Agency.

The two sides signed a general cooperation agreement to enhance partnership and mutual understanding across various fields.

Saudi Deputy Minister for Political Affairs Ambassador Saud Al-Sati and Director General of the European Department, ambassador Abdulrahman Al-Ahmad, attended the meeting.

On Monday, Prince Faisal met with his Panamanian counterpart, Javier Martinez-Acha, and the Minister of Trade and Industry, Julio Molto.

They discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and addressed recent international developments of mutual interest, according to SPA.