International Facility Management Conference and Exhibition 2026

About the event
The International Facility Management Conference and Exhibition runs for its third edition from 20 to 22 September 2026 at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, under the theme "Smart Facilities — Smart Cities" and the patronage of the Minister of Municipalities and Housing, Majed bin Abdullah Al-Hogail. It is known by its short name, SFMA EXPO.
The programme is built on eight tracks: technology and digital transformation; digital twins; sustainability and environmental, social and corporate governance; workplace strategy and the hybrid office; operations and maintenance; leadership and strategy; project and financial management; and the health and wellbeing of building occupants. Sessions cover smart and connected buildings, data centre management and cybersecurity, the size of the facility management market and the prospect of public listing, urban water efficiency, and the circular economy. An exhibition of operations and maintenance companies and smart facility solutions runs alongside. It addresses facility and asset managers in government bodies and companies, operations and maintenance officers, technology solution providers and investors in the sector.
The conference is open from 10:00 to 18:00 and the exhibition from 13:00 to 21:00, with the first day beginning in the afternoon with the opening ceremony. Entry is by prior registration on the organiser website; no attendance fee has been announced. It is organised by the Saudi Facility Management Association in an organising partnership with Sary Exhibitions and Conferences.
Agenda
27- 13:00–13:10Opening address of the conference
- 13:10–14:00Smart and connected buildings
- 14:00–14:50The future of investment in facility management
- 14:50–15:10Managing resources and facilities for data centres in the age of artificial intelligence
- 15:30–18:00Inauguration of the International Facility Management Conference and Exhibition 2026
- 10:00–10:30Artificial intelligence across the facility management value chain: transforming every stage of the lifecycle
- 10:30–11:15Improving institutional performance: hybrid work models, data analytics and advanced management technologies
- 11:15–12:00Data centre management and cybersecurity for smart facilities
- 12:00–12:25The state of the facility management sector in the Kingdom and the shifts reshaping its future
- 13:00–13:30Digital transformation and its impact on waste management
- 13:30–14:15The future of safety in facility management
- 14:15–15:00Sustainability, environmental, social and corporate governance, and carbon neutrality targets
- 15:00–15:25Towards more efficient and sustainable municipal facilities
- 15:25–15:50From seasonal oversight to smart sustainable governance: a proposed model for managing the facilities of the holy sites in Saudi Arabia
- 16:00–16:30Deploying artificial intelligence and digital transformation to raise facility management efficiency
- 16:30–17:15Strategic partnerships to advance the facility management sector
- 17:15–18:00Facility management in an era of transformation: innovation, technology localisation, policy and impact
- 10:00–10:30When smart technology meets human reality: rethinking artificial intelligence in facility management
- 10:30–11:15Facility management and the circular economy
- 11:15–12:00A resilient strategy: emergency preparedness and a sustainable agenda for national facilities
- 13:00–13:30Riyadh Expo 2030: the Kingdom foremost smart city for 182 days
- 13:30–14:15The size of the facility management market and the future of listing on the capital market
- 14:15–15:00Building the future: strategic leadership in national asset management
- 15:00–15:30Connected technologies for smarter facility management
- 16:00–16:30Successful practices in water efficiency and conservation in the urban sector
- 16:30–17:15What comes next?
- 17:15–18:00Honouring the participating companies









































































