The Second Saudi Statistics Forum 2026 will take place at the Sofitel Riyadh Hotel & Convention Centre on November 9, 2026, under the sponsorship of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT).

Organised on the sidelines of the prestigious Sixth United Nations World Data Forum, this national summit serves as a premier gathering for government ministers, international statistical authorities, decision-makers, and data scientists aimed at shaping the future of evidence-based policy formulation and strategic governance in the Kingdom. Under the overarching theme, "Towards an Integrated Statistical Ecosystem," the forum offers a high-level platform to address the rapid evolution of global data environments and the imperative for real-time, high-precision analytics. Moreover, its comprehensive agenda centres on four strategic pillars: leveraging artificial intelligence and automated data mining to streamline official statistics, modernising methodologies to transition toward dynamic register-based frameworks, strengthening data governance alongside geospatial integration to enforce strict data integrity, and expanding specialised national indicator tracking across socio-economic and environmental domains. Furthermore, by fostering inter-agency collaboration and establishing unified data-sharing protocols across public and private sectors, the forum directly accelerates the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, solidifying the Kingdom’s position as a regional pioneer in data infrastructure while equipping leadership with authoritative metrics to drive sustainable economic growth. Read more: Esports Nations Cup (ENC), 2027