Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The subsequent version of the Saudi Media Discussion board will happen in Riyadh from Feb. 2 to 4, 2026, beneath the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz, with participation from greater than 250 native, regional, and worldwide media and tech corporations.
Held at a time of main world shifts within the media panorama, the discussion board will carry collectively high decision-makers, innovators, and business leaders to debate the way forward for media, digital transformation, and content material creation.
Minister of Media Salman Al-Dosari stated the discussion board, launched in Riyadh, has grown into an influential worldwide platform that helps form the way forward for media within the area and past.
“It serves as an area for Saudi narratives to be offered to the world with professionalism and readability, whereas additionally supporting the Kingdom’s ambition to construct a aggressive, revolutionary media sector.”
The discussion board’s theme, “Media in a Shifting World,” displays the convergence of rising applied sciences and content material manufacturing, Al-Dosari stated, noting that new methods are wanted to adapt to those adjustments and maintain the media’s relevance and affect.
The minister thanked King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for his or her continued help of the media sector, including that their patronage gives highly effective motivation to boost business requirements and broaden media affect.
Mohammed Al-Harthi, CEO of the Saudi Broadcasting Authority and president of the discussion board, stated the 2026 version will highlight the potential of generative synthetic intelligence and prolonged actuality in media manufacturing.
The three-day discussion board will embody greater than 100 panel discussions and specialised workshops, alongside an innovation zone showcasing the newest applied sciences in broadcasting, content material manufacturing, and distribution.
Quite a few worldwide agreements can be signed to help Saudi expertise and foster world collaboration.
Now in its fifth version, the Saudi Media Discussion board continues to function a worldwide hub for dialogue, information trade, {and professional} improvement, advancing the Kingdom’s ambition to construct a world-class media business.