It is my pleasure to welcome engineers regionally and internationally to the International Engineering Conference to be held in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which will be held under the Patronage of His Excellency, Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al Qasabi Minister of Commerce and Investment.

This initiative will be the largest gathering of engineers in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to enhance the engineering standards, transfer knowledge, bench mark the best practices implemented whilst at the same time discussing the challenges and innovation in the engineering sector.

The Saudi Council of Engineers is committed to support and execute initiatives in line with Saudi Arabia's vision 2030. The International Engineering Conference will have 23 dedicated engineering tracks spanning from Aerospace, Industrial, Mechanical, and Electrical to renewable energy.This platform will allow engineers to communicate, learn and build relationship to work towards a common objective of achieving the 2030 vision.

I am happy to see great interest from authorities and professionals to actively participate in this conference. I would like to thank all participants, partners, and our associates in collaborating to ensure success of the conference which will add value to every engineer attending and companies participating to showcase their technological innovations and products.

I hope that the conference will be stimulating, informative, enjoyable and a valuable experience to all who attend it.