INTRODUCTION
Ahmad Al Ohali
Governor of GAMI
There is no better place than Saudi Arabia to host a defense event at this scale. A G20 country, the Kingdom is one of the world’s biggest defense spenders with a strategic location at the center of three continents, making it an ideal hub for defense trade and innovation.
Saudi Arabia’s vision to localize 50% of its multi-billion-dollar defense expenditure by 2030 also presents massive opportunities to global industry OEMs and investors.
WHY EXHIBIT?
Be part of the exhibition and engage with key global players through the show’s comprehensive network, interactive features and unparalleled access to Saudi Arabia’s defense ecosystem.
FEATURES
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WHY VISIT?
World Defense Show will serve as the global platform for key industry leaders and event attendees, to interact with and consider global defense solutions, like never before. Visitors have the opportunity to discuss, question and engage with demonstrations challenging the purpose of defense, the meaning and value of true interoperability between systems and what the future of defense could look like.
A DIVERSE EXHIBITION
To compliment the full spectrum of defense product segments, the exhibition will include the industry’s largest players across the entire defense value chain. Industry representatives, from the world’s most prominent defense markets, will be hosted by country pavilions. This includes emerging exporters as well as Saudi Arabia’s military partners.
SPECIALIZED HUBS
World class innovative hubs will showcase state-of-the-art technologies and unique products to include demonstrations and simulations across Industry 4.0 capabilities highlighting modern defense manufacturing. Other areas will include biodefense, unmanned systems, urban air mobility, space, homeland security and advanced C4ISR solutions.
DEFENSE START-UPS
The World Defense Show will host a dedicated “start-up zone,” in the exhibition, allowing growing tech-defense players to showcase their vision for the future of defense. The show will welcome venture capital, financial houses and investment funds ready to invest in up-and-coming talent across future technologies, products and solutions.
DEMOS & DISPLAYS
Interactive displays and demonstrations will showcase new products and concepts in defense. Static and live demonstrations, at the event, cover interoperability, naval systems, security systems, swarm technology, advanced manufacturing technology and Airshows.
ENGAGING PROGRAMS
The World Defense Show will also feature dedicated programs to support Saudi Arabia’s agenda to promote local business and education opportunities, in line with Vision 2030. These include; Investor-investee program, Meet the KSA government program, Future Talent Day program, Supply Chain Program.
THE VENUE
Located in the heart of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the show will be hosted in the nation’s capital, Riyadh. Estimated to accommodate 80,000 sqm of exhibition, hospitality and outdoor area, the show will feature demonstration facilities and virtual technological capabilities to showcase every defense domain on an unprecedented scale.
Conferences
Seminars
MARCH 2024 | SAUDI ARABIA
Some of the most critical challenges and questions facing the global defense industry will be tackled during pre-show conferences; key sessions will be live streamed, enabling engagement on a global scale.
Over four days, panels, presentations and demonstrations at the World Defense Show will showcase emerging trends, key innovations and new products to help transform, and interconnect all defense and security domains: air, land, sea, security and space.