THE PLATFORM
About WMIEC
Here industries are born, investments are shaped, and the partnerships that build the future are forged.
What is WMIEC?
WMIEC is not an ordinary exhibition or conference. It is an arena of industrial influence, where doors open, where the meetings that change a company’s course are held, and where the decisions that redraw the region’s industrial map are made.
Here we do not merely show products, we work on the future of manufacturing. Here we do not wait for opportunities, we make them. Here we do not settle for attending, we create an impact that outlasts the event.
01Three days at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Centre.
02Government bodies, regulators and industrial cities.
03Global industrial companies, plants, investors and technology providers.
WHY WMIEC
Why WMIEC was launched
Because industry is living through the largest shift in its history. Because the Kingdom has become a rising centre for advanced manufacturing. And because companies and investors need one place that brings them together — a platform that opens closed doors and makes real room for partnerships.
Where leaders and decision-makers meet
A platform tying industry to investment
An event that puts the Kingdom at the centre of global industry
A space showing the technologies that will run the factory floor over the coming decade
THE GAP
The gap the event was launched to close
WMIEC exists to close the gap left by the absence of one platform holding decision, investment, technology, manufacturing and innovation together.
What the industrial market is short of
01The people who matter are scattered
02Decision-makers are hard to reach
03Too few live demonstrations of advanced technology
04Too few events that make partnerships outlasting the event itself
What WMIEC does about it
01Building a platform with industrial weight
02Putting leaders, investors and plants in one place
03Running live industrial demonstrations
04Opening direct channels for deals and partnerships
05Enabling innovation and new technology
How it came about
It was not born as a beginning but as a necessity. When industry changed, when technology began running the factory floor, and when investment started looking for platforms that build the future — one place had to hold all of it.
A laboratory for industrial change
A stage for what comes next
A platform where decisions are made
VISION & MISSION
VISION
Vision
To build a leading global platform that drives the future of industry and opens the way to sustainable industrial growth beyond today’s limits.
MISSION
Message
We strengthen industrial and investment partnerships, enable innovation and technology, and open new horizons for growth in the Kingdom and the world, so that industry advances with confidence.
OBJECTIVES
Strategic objectives
ORGANISERS
Who organises WMIEC
Led by a Saudi–Chinese industrial alliance that brings together Dongguan’s global manufacturing experience and the Kingdom’s commercial and industrial reach, to build a platform for cooperation between the two countries that has no precedent.
VISION 2030 · KSA · RIYADH
SACNCO
The Saudi partner for industry and cross-border trade
A Saudi–Chinese company building trade and industrial bridges between the Kingdom and China through an integrated set of services that lets companies expand into new markets with confidence. SACNCO is a strategic partner in developing joint projects, easing trade, and connecting manufacturers and investors to Saudi industrial opportunities.
What it does
- 01Opening the Saudi market to Chinese companies
- 02Helping Saudi companies reach Chinese plants
- 03Running joint industrial and commercial projects
- 04Building long-term partnerships between manufacturers, investors and government bodies
Their role at WMIEC
Leading the Saudi side of the event, opening the local market to Chinese plants, and making the exhibition a real platform for deals, technology transfer and localised production inside the Kingdom.
CHINA · DONGGUAN
Dongguan World Factory
The Chinese organiser
A leading industrial ecosystem of more than thirty years, thousands of plants and suppliers, known worldwide as the world’s factory for its capacity to produce millions of units to international standards. It works from the Greater Bay Area of Guangdong and is a global centre for precision engineering, intelligent automation and advanced manufacturing.
What they have built
- 01Three decades of industrial leadership
- 02Production lines built on robotics and Industry 4.0
- 03Electronics, automotive components and medical devices made to international standards
- 04Deep experience in technology transfer and joint plants
Their role at WMIEC
Leading the Chinese industrial side of the event, bringing plants, technologies and supply chains to Riyadh, and turning meetings into real production partnerships that serve the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 targets.
EXHIBITION ZONES
The exhibition zones
The floor is laid out to a plan that gives a visitor a clear route and every exhibitor a space that reflects it — fourteen specialised zones tying investment to manufacturing, technology to innovation, energy to sustainability, and research to practice.
01
Partners and principal sponsors
The beating heart of the event — its busiest and most consequential ground.
The elite, premier, diamond, gold and silver packages sit here, making it the meeting point for decision-makers, where partnerships are made and agreements are signed.
02
Industrial investment and finance
Investors, funds, banks and industrial portfolios in one place.
An environment built for serious meetings and deal-making, connecting organisations to the business meetings programme and the memoranda of understanding — the gateway to investing in the sector’s future.
03
The Saudi pavilion
The face of national industry — a prominent, visually commanding space.
Saudi plants and companies, grouped by what they do: manufacturing, equipment, industrial technology, materials and industrial services.
04
International pavilions
A separate international area, divisible by participating country.
Opened as official confirmations arrive, it draws global companies and foreign plants and carries the event’s international dimension.
05
Manufacturing, machinery and equipment
The largest zone on the floor by number of stands.
Production lines, heavy equipment, manufacturing solutions and advanced plants — industry shown as it is, at full scale.
06
Technology and artificial intelligence
Digital solutions, industrial software, and AI running production lines.
Placed against smart manufacturing to form the axis of the industrial future, where technology meets the factory floor.
07
Smart manufacturing, automation and robotics
Smart factories, robots, automation, the industrial internet of things.
Close to the centre of the event, to put the coming industrial shift in view and show the newest intelligent operations technology.
08
Energy and sustainability
Energy solutions, efficiency, green technologies, industrial sustainability.
A zone of its own, reflecting the sector’s turn towards a green future and showing the most advanced energy solutions.
09
Mining, metals and materials
Mining, metals, steel, chemicals, raw materials.
Serving heavy industry and supply chains, and strengthening industrial integration across the region.
10
Logistics and supply chains
Transport, freight, warehousing, advanced logistics.
Set near one end of the hall to keep movement easy, with solutions that support plants and industrial companies.
11
Innovation and startups
Startups, inventions, new technologies, bold ideas.
Next to the technology zone, where future solutions are born and projects that have not been tested yet are shown.
12
Research, development and universities
Universities, laboratories, research centres, scientific and industrial innovation.
Beside innovation, completing the chain from idea to application and tying industry to scientific research.
13
Industrial services and solutions
Consulting, quality, safety, insurance, services, industrial operations.
In the supporting rows and edges, with services that back every other sector on the floor.
14
The signing and meetings area
A dedicated space for serious meetings and for signing memoranda of understanding.
Tied directly to the sponsors and investors, and the point at which the event’s largest partnerships are made.
WHO ATTENDS
Who attends WMIEC?
Decision makers, industry leaders, investors and specialists from around the world.
Government & regulators
Global industrial corporations
Factories & producers
Investors & funds
Technology and industrial solution providers
Research & innovation centers
Universities & academia
Experts, consultants & business leaders
VALUE
The value of attending WMIEC
Source note
The approved profile carried no record of previous editions. Once that is provided officially it can be added here as a short section.
TIMELINE
The timeline
From the forum that opened the road in November 2025 to the closing day in January 2027 — every stop with its date.
Foundation and build2025 — 2026
- 25 November 2025
The industrial road opens from Riyadh
A major industrial event in Riyadh announcing the Kingdom’s intent to launch a global platform for industrial innovation — the official start of the WMIEC road.
- 15 January 2026
The steering committee is formed
The vision approved, the exhibition’s scope set, and the executive structure established.
- 1 March 2026
Outreach to industry begins
First contact with plants, technology companies, government bodies and industrial authorities.
- 15 May 2026
The first visual identity is approved
The creative direction, the messages and the approved colours are fixed.
- 8 August 2026
WMIEC is announced in Riyadh
The event launches to the press, and the first expressions of interest from companies arrive.
- 15 September 2026
The official website launches
Registration opens for exhibitors and visitors, and the digital platform goes live.
- 1 October 2026
Exhibitor recruitment begins
Approaching plants, technology companies, government bodies and industrial suppliers.
- 15 October 2026
The final identity and media materials
The official film, the guides and the approved marketing materials are released.
- 1 November 2026
Partnerships and sponsorships are signed
Agreements with the principal sponsors and strategic partners are signed.
- 15 November 2026
Registration opens for specialist delegations
Applications from investors and industry experts begin to be received.
Operations and readiness2026 — 2027
- 1 December 2026
The floor map and zones Z1–Z14 are approved
Sponsor positions, international pavilions, live demonstration areas and circulation routes are fixed.
- 15 December 2026
Speakers and industry leaders announced
The ministers, heads of authorities and industry leaders taking part in the summit are named.
- 25 December 2026
Company–investor matching begins
The industrial meetings programme opens, and the parties joining the signing sessions are set.
- 1 January 2027
Build-up of the exhibition floor
Stands are installed, live demonstration areas prepared, the main stage built and the technical systems set.
- 10 January 2027
Final registration opens
Final registration opens through the official digital platform.
- 15 January 2027
Operations and media teams ready
Teams trained, the live broadcast prepared, security plans approved and the final campaign released.
- 20 January 2027
Full run-through and final site check
Systems, lighting, sound, interpretation, live demonstrations and visitor routes are all tested.
- 21 January 2027
Opening day
WMIEC opens officially — the exhibition begins — industrial leadership sessions — live demonstrations — investor meetings.
- 22 January 2027
Industry and technology day
Technical sessions — innovation showcases — XR/VR experiences — agreements signed — international pavilion events.
- 23 January 2027
Partnerships and closing day
The major partnerships announced — international media coverage — the event closes and the results report is released.
Join Riyadh 2027
WMIEC is not an event that passes. It is a platform that builds the future of industry, holding innovation, technology and investment in one place — and a step that shows the world Riyadh does not merely host industry, it leads it.
The future starts here, and so do the success stories that follow.