RLC Global Forum 2026 will take place in the Fairmont Riyadh from February 3 to 4, 2026.

The RLC Global Forum enables decision-makers to create a sustainable growth and innovation strategy in retail by monitoring major transformative forces affecting worldwide leaders. Every year, the RLC Global Forum brings together influential figures from academia, retail, investment, and politics to share strategic insights, foster collaboration, and rethink the future of international trade. Moreover, the Forum is committed to fostering conversations that result in significant, practical outcomes, advancing the retail industry's sustainable expansion. As an embodiment of RLC's vision of meaningful relationships and partnership-building across various stakeholders, we foster a network where trust, respect, and shared goals propel development. Likewise, maintaining RLC's strategy of promoting innovation through collaboration, we offer a forum for the emergence of audacious concepts, tackling pressing issues and revealing new opportunities. RLC emphasises multi-stakeholder cooperation across the retail value chain, fostering alliances that enhance industry impact. It provides a platform for action-oriented solutions, combining global expertise with local insights to help companies adapt to retail trends, underpinned by global market data for informed strategic choices. Market unpredictability and security instability have a big impact on the global retail sector; therefore, development requires a flexible reaction. Market leaders can use these elements as catalysts for expansion. Over 150 speakers and 600 enterprises, supported by 40 strategic partners, participated in the 2025 RLC Global Forum, which has hosted over 15 events since 2014, attracting more than 1,250 industry executives and featuring prominent speakers. Read more: Downtown Design, 2026