The 3rd Annual International Geotechnical Innovation Conference (IGIC) takes place from 14 to 15 October 2026 at the Fairmont, Riyadh.

As the premier ground engineering gathering in the MENA region, IGIC gathers project owners, geotechnical consultants, specialised contractors, and technology leaders to address ground engineering challenges surrounding Saudi Arabia’s massive giga-projects and infrastructure expansion. The conference's key focus areas centre on navigating complex regional subsurface geology—such as hard rock, karst formations, sabkha soils, weak strata, and dynamic groundwater pressures—while engineering sustainable deep foundations and tunnelling systems for skyscrapers, transport networks, and underground infrastructure. Attendees will explore digital geotechnics and geohazard mitigation by leveraging AI, LiDAR, digital twins, remote sensing, and real-time monitoring to enhance subsurface mapping and risk management. Additionally, specialised technical tracks will highlight sustainable ground improvement techniques, slope stability, mining geotechnics, and overall environmental resilience. Moreover, attending offers direct access to key project stakeholders behind Saudi Arabia's major initiatives, such as NEOM, Red Sea Global, and Qiddiya, and offers practical insights on bridging the gap between ambitious architectural plans and difficult ground constraints during execution. Furthermore, participants can investigate new technological and economic prospects driven by Vision 2030 and a growing regional mining industry. In the end, IGIC 2026 acts as a crucial centre for technical innovation, information exchange, and strategic cooperation, enabling ground engineers to safely turn ambitious master plans into structural reality. Read more: 25TH WPC ENERGY CONGRESS, 2026