Vendor land-grab: Darktrace first Saudi office (Jan 2026); OPSWAT Riyadh office, 4x KSA growth; Yokogawa AI/Cyber CoE Dhahran (Feb 2026); Siemens KSA software office (Feb 2026); Dragos Riyadh HQ + UAE CoE; Nozomi acquired by Mitsubishi
Protecting the systems
that power the Kingdom.
A strategic forum for operational technology leadership - convening regulators, CISOs and industrial engineers at the heart of the Kingdom's industrial corridor.
Saudi Arabia's industrial transformation under Vision 2030 is redefining national infrastructure.
TThe Kingdom's industrial landscape is undergoing one of the largest digital transformations, powered by Vision 2030, smart infrastructure investments, and the rapid rise of connected operations. Across oil & gas, power & utilities, petrochemicals, water & waste, nuclear manufacturing, mining & metals, transport & logistics, smart cities, government & critical infrastructure, operational technology (OT) environments are evolving into highly automated, data-driven ecosystems designed to maximize efficiency, productivity, and operational performance.
Yet as these systems become more intelligent and interconnected, a critical question emerges: are they becoming more resilient, or more exposed?

Highlights from the most recent OT Security First flagship edition - the same dialogue platform now arriving in Jubail.
OT Security First - Jubail is a world-class, one-day strategic dialogue platform dedicated to advancing industrial cybersecurity and operational resilience across the Kingdom.
Two converging realities define the moment for OT Security First - Jubail.
Why the Kingdom
One of the most strategically significant industrial landscapes in the Middle East.
- 01Saudi Arabia accounts for a majority share of cybersecurity incidents within the MEA region.
- 02Energy remains one of the most targeted sectors regionally.
- 03ICS in the Middle East experience elevated ransomware pressure relative to global averages.
Why Jubail
The industrial focal point of national resilience.
- 01Defining industrial cyber events have already proven this risk is no longer theoretical.
- 02Jubail concentrates critical petrochemical and energy assets material to GDP and exports.
- 03Industrial density makes Jubail a strategic focal point for advancing OT cybersecurity maturity.
Featured speakers.
Regulators, plant CISOs, and industrial engineers shaping the conversation on industrial cyber resilience across the Kingdom.
More Speakers
Announcing SoonShape the future of industrial cybersecurity in Saudi Arabia - where national infrastructure, industrial innovation, and cyber resilience converge.
Apply to AttendThe proof behind the agenda.
Dragos Y/R 2026: industrial ransomware +49% YoY (~3,300 victims); PYROXENE wipes vs ME infrastructure Jun 2025; BAUXITE (CyberAv3ngers-linked) hit ME oil & gas, water, chemicals
RC/JY cities passed SAR 1.5T cumulative investment; Amiral $11bn Jubail cracker (ops 2027); 45+ Jubail turnarounds in 2026
MEA OT security market $4.36bn (2025) growing to $9.65bn (2030), 17.2% CAGR; energy fastest vertical
ECC-2:2024 requires cybersecurity roles to be held by Saudi nationals
Electric (~$1B, Feb 2026); Claroty $150M Series F
SACS-210 (Feb 2026) adds a dedicated OT controls section; transition window closed 26 Aug 2026
50% of OT organisations had at least one intrusion in the last year
Conference agenda.
27 October 2026 · Jubail, Saudi Arabia · 09:00 – 15:30
The Regulatory Imperative — Governing OT Security in the Kingdom
Opening address: Saudi Arabia's national OT security mandate — Vision 2030
The government's strategic direction for securing critical national infrastructure, what the mandate requires, what it signals, and what industry must do now.
Compliance is the floor, not the ceiling: How Saudi Arabia's oil & gas sector is implementing the government mandates on OT Security?
A major national oil company shares its OTCC compliance journey — asset inventory, risk assessment, network segmentation, and building an OT-aware security operations capability.
GCC & Global Collaboration on OT Security. What Are the World's Leading Industrial Nations Doing and What Can Saudi Arabia Learn?
Cyberthreats do not respect borders. This panel brings together OT security leaders from across the GCC and beyond to share how their nations, regulators, and critical infrastructure operators are responding to the same industrial cyber threats — and how cross-border intelligence sharing, joint frameworks, and bilateral agreements can strengthen Saudi Arabia's industrial resilience.
The Threat Landscape — What Is Coming for Saudi Arabia's Industrial Sector
State of the threat: Nation-state actors, ransomware, and the targeting of Gulf critical infrastructure in 2026
An authoritative intelligence-led assessment of the cyber threat environment facing Saudi Arabia's oil & gas, petrochemical, and energy sectors — and how the Kingdom is responding at a national level.
IT/OT convergence: How digital transformation is expanding the attack surface across petrochemical operations
How the integration of enterprise IT and industrial OT is creating new vulnerability pathways — and what network segmentation, zero-trust, and unidirectional gateways offer as countermeasures.
Under attack: Incident response, threat detection, and OT resilience across Jubail's industrial corridor
Oil & gas and petrochemical operators discuss real-world incident response experiences, detection capability gaps, and building OT resilience in one of the world's most strategically important industrial zones.
Securing the Infrastructure — Technology, Standards & Operational Practice
Securing SCADA, PLCs & ICS in legacy and greenfield environments: A practical framework for Jubail's operators
How to build a defensible OT architecture — asset visibility, vulnerability management, patch strategies for legacy systems, and IEC 62443 alignment in an oil & gas context.
Building an OT security operations capability: Lessons from Saudi Arabia's most critical facilities
What a fit-for-purpose OT SOC looks like — detection engineering for industrial protocols, threat hunting in ICS environments, and integrating OT visibility into a national security operations programme.
Standards, procurement & supply chain: How do we build OT security into the fabric of Saudi industrial operations?
Operators, government bodies, and procurement leaders discuss enforcing OT security standards through vendor contracts, integrating IEC 62443 into capital project delivery, and holding the supply chain accountable
The Road Ahead — Innovation, Collaboration & the Future of OT Security
AI, digital twins & predictive security: The next frontier of OT protection for Saudi Arabia's industrial sector
How AI-driven anomaly detection, digital twin-based threat simulation, and predictive analytics are being deployed in oil & gas and petrochemical environments — and what the Kingdom's operators need to do to stay ahead.
A national call to action: Government, industry, and the shared responsibility of securing the Kingdom's OT future
Senior ministry or government figure delivers closing remarks — framing the collective obligation of operators, regulators, and the private sector to advance OT security resilience across Saudi Arabia's most critical industries.
The Jubail Dialogue: What must Saudi Arabia's oil & gas, petrochemical, and government sectors commit to in the next 12 months?
A high-level closing panel bringing together the day's key voices to agree on priorities, actions, and commitments that will define OT security progress across the Kingdom's industrial heartland.
OT Security First Jubail · 27 October 2026 · Jubail, Saudi Arabia · Agenda is subject to change












