OT Security First · 4th Edition KSA

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.

27 October 2026InterContinental Al Jubail ResortStarts in00d00h00m00s
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Executive Perspective

Saudi Arabia's industrial transformation under Vision 2030 is redefining national infrastructure.

The 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?

Previous Edition · Highlights
OT Security First UAE 2025 industrial cybersecurity summit highlights - CISOs, OT security leaders, and critical infrastructure operators on stage
OT Security First · UAEWatch · 2:14

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.

§Programme Note · Jubail · 27 October 2026
Why Now

Two converging realities define the moment for OT Security First - Jubail.

01

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.
02

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.
Leadership

Featured speakers.

Regulators, plant CISOs, and industrial engineers shaping the conversation on industrial cyber resilience across the Kingdom.

Ahmed Al Saleh, Head of Digital & OT Cybersecurity Initiatives at Aramco - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed Al Saleh

Head of Digital & OT Cybersecurity Initiatives

Aramco

Ahmed T Alawami, Head of AI & Digital Transformation (Energy & Utilities) at Saudi Energy - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Ahmed T Alawami

Head of AI & Digital Transformation (Energy & Utilities)

Saudi Energy

Abdulrahman Al-Nimari, VP, Cyber Security - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Abdulrahman Al-Nimari

VP, Cyber Security

Sultan Moraished, Group Head of Technology and Corporate Excellence at Red Sea Global - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Sultan Moraished

Group Head of Technology and Corporate Excellence

Red Sea Global

Ali Abdulla Hasan Alsadadi, Chief of Information Technology at Ministry of Oil & Environment Bahrain - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Ali Abdulla Hasan Alsadadi

Chief of Information Technology

Ministry of Oil & Environment Bahrain

Badar Al Salehi, Director General, Oman National CERT, Cyber Security at MTCIT - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Badar Al Salehi

Director General, Oman National CERT, Cyber Security

MTCIT

Ali Alrushaid, Chief Information Security Officer at ASMO - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Ali Alrushaid

Chief Information Security Officer

ASMO

Wael A. Rahman, Lead ICS/OT Security Engineer at Petroleum Development Oman - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Wael A. Rahman

Lead ICS/OT Security Engineer

Petroleum Development Oman

Eng. Matteo Zanoni, Director | UAE GPS/Energy Data & AI Advisory Lead at EY - speaker at OT Security First Jubail 2026 industrial cybersecurity summit, Saudi Arabia

Eng. Matteo Zanoni

Director | UAE GPS/Energy Data & AI Advisory Lead

EY

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The 2026 Evidence

The proof behind the agenda.

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

SourceVendor PRs, 2025-26

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

SourceDragos, Feb 2026

RC/JY cities passed SAR 1.5T cumulative investment; Amiral $11bn Jubail cracker (ops 2027); 45+ Jubail turnarounds in 2026

SourceSPA / Arab News May 2026; TotalEnergies

MEA OT security market $4.36bn (2025) growing to $9.65bn (2030), 17.2% CAGR; energy fastest vertical

SourceMarketsandMarkets, 2025

ECC-2:2024 requires cybersecurity roles to be held by Saudi nationals

SourceClyde & Co, Jan 2025

Electric (~$1B, Feb 2026); Claroty $150M Series F

SourceOfficial event sites, 2026

SACS-210 (Feb 2026) adds a dedicated OT controls section; transition window closed 26 Aug 2026

Source4S Co. / NHR, Mar 2026

50% of OT organisations had at least one intrusion in the last year

SourceFortinet, Jul 2025
Agenda

Conference agenda.

27 October 2026  ·  Jubail, Saudi Arabia  ·  09:00 – 15:30

08:30Registration · Delegate registration, welcome coffee
Session 0109:00 – 10:15

The Regulatory Imperative — Governing OT Security in the Kingdom

09:00 – 9:10Ministerial Keynote

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.

09:10 – 9:20Keynote

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.

09:20 – 10:00Panel Discussion

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.

10:00 – 10:45Networking Break / VIP Exhibition tour
Session 0210:45 – 11:45

The Threat Landscape — What Is Coming for Saudi Arabia's Industrial Sector

10:45 – 10:55Keynote

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.

10:55 – 11:05Keynote

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.

11:05 – 11:45Panel Discussion

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.

Session 0311:45 – 12:45

Securing the Infrastructure — Technology, Standards & Operational Practice

11:45 – 11:55Keynote

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.

11:55 – 12:05Keynote

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.

12:05 – 12:45Panel Discussion

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

12:45 – 14:00Networking Luncheon
Session 0414:00 – 15:30

The Road Ahead — Innovation, Collaboration & the Future of OT Security

14:00 – 14:15Keynote

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.

14:15 – 14:30Closing Keynote

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.

14:30 – 15:15Panel Discussion

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.

15:15 – 15:30Official Close · Networking

OT Security First Jubail · 27 October 2026 · Jubail, Saudi Arabia · Agenda is subject to change

Who This Forum Is Designed For

A curated room of decision-makers who influence industrial resilience.

01Senior government policymakers and ministries
02National cybersecurity authorities and regulators
03Heads of critical infrastructure and industrial zones
04CISOs, CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs
05Heads of OT, ICS, and industrial cybersecurity
06Digital transformation and innovation leaders
07Risk, compliance, and governance executives
08Energy, utilities, petrochemicals, and manufacturing leaders
09Technology providers, solution architects, and system integrators
10Consultants and strategic advisory firms
OT First KSA · By the Numbers

The room in numbers.

295+
In the Room
220+
Delegates
30+
Senior Industry Speakers
15+
Strategic Conference Sessions
15+
Media & Knowledge Partners
10+
Technology Providers
5+
Industry Recognition Awards