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Saudi International Schools Conference

Technology

Embracing Innovation & Safeguarding Education

Jeddah

Nov 4th & 5th

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About

A two-day event where school technology leaders can share best practices, explore solutions, and build the networks needed to drive innovation and effective digital safeguarding strategies in their schools.

Launched in 2024 in Riyadh, the Saudi International Schools Conference has quickly become the premier gathering for school technology leaders from the Middle East. For 2026, we are expanding to Jeddah with an even more ambitious program spanning two world-class international schools.

OpsTech Track:

Designed for IT directors and managers, it will tackle operational and infrastructure resilience, which ensures cybersecurity, data privacy and compliance. Schools and experts will share real-life case studies.

EdTech Track:

Explore practical strategies for school-wide app adoption, guided by EdTech personnel sharing the tools they have used to balance digital innovation with child safeguarding.

Event Hosts

Our event hosts are IT directors and edtech implementers driving innovation in Saudi Arabia’s leading schools. Join them as they open their playbooks to share practical case studies and hard-won insights on securing their schools and classrooms.

Paul Collins

Group Director of IT, British International School of Riyadh

Khalid Abdeltam

Director of Technology and eLearning, American International School of Riyadh

Mubeen Yaqub

Innovation Lead, American International School of Jeddah

Paul Burchell

Head of IT Services, British International School of Jeddah

Nouman Bantan

Director of IT, American International School of Jeddah

Schedule

The full speaker lineup and session details are coming soon! Check out the event overview below to see what we have in store for Jeddah
4
November
Day 1, Wed 4 Nov, British International School of Jeddah
  • 8:00 AM
    Registration
  • 9:00 AM
    Welcome and Keynotes
    Real stories from the front lines: How leading schools are balancing rapid innovation with digital protection.

    Our Journey to Choosing the Right Device Strategy for Safer Learning - Paul Burchell, Head of IT Services, British International School of Jeddah

    How Our School Is Strengthening Cybersecurity Awareness Through Training - Khalid Abdeltam, Director of Technology and eLearning, American International School of Riyadh
  • 11:00 AM
    Coffee Break and Connect with Industry Experts
  • 11:30 AM
    Campus Tour
    Experience how technology lives on campus with an inside view of BISJ’s digital infrastructure and the practical tools driving their day-to-day operations. Choose if you want to dive more deeply into seeing their OpsTech first hand or focus more on seeing how they are implementing their EdTech.
  • 1:00 PM
    Lunch
  • 2:00 PM
    Expert Panel: Driving Progress, Defending the Perimeter
    Industry leaders share the blueprints they use to help schools innovate rapidly without opening the door to cyber threats, featuring live examples of secure edtech integration.
  • 3:00 PM
    Peer Roundtable: Real Challenges, Real Solutions
    Join role-specific discussion groups (OpsTech vs. EdTech) to tackle the specific hurdles your school is facing. This is your chance to share what’s working, debate what isn't, and learn directly from the peers walking the same path.
  • 4:00 PM
    Closing Remarks
  • Evening
    Night Talks:
    Continue the conversations as we meet up at a local restaurant to build deeper relationships.
5
November
Day 2, Thurs 5 Nov, American International School of Jeddah
  • 8:30 AM
    Welcome and Keynotes
    Day 2 will continue with real stories from the front lines: How leading schools are balancing rapid innovation with digital protection.

    From Off-the-Shelf to Bespoke: Building Custom School Applications with AI - Mubeen Yaqub, Innovation Lead, American International School of Jeddah

    How Our School Is Using Technology to Improve Policy, Archiving, and Compliance - Nouman Bantan, Director of IT, American International School of Jeddah

    Navigating BYOD Across ALL of our Schools. - Paul Collins, Group Director of IT, British International School of Riyadh
  • 10:00 AM
    The AISJ Campus Tour
    Step inside a premier digital environment to see technology in action. Tailor your tour by choosing to go deep into AISJ’s OpsTech infrastructure or focusing on their creative classroom EdTech implementation.
  • 10:45 AM
    Coffee Break and Connect with Industry Experts
  • 11:00 AM
    Choose Your Workshop Track:
    The OpsTech track is designed for IT directors and managers, focusing on cybersecurity, cyber threats, data protection, privacy, and compliance while also exploring infrastructure and operational resilience. Schools and industry experts will share real-life case studies on how they secured their schools.

    Our EdTech track delves into the balance between digital innovation and child safeguarding. Attendees will explore practical strategies for school-wide app adoption, guided by EdTech personnel who will share the tools (from lesson planning to parent communication) they have used.
  • 1:00 PM
    Lunch and Connect with Industry Experts
  • 2:00 PM
    Workshop Tracks Continue:
    The OpsTech and EdTech Track Workshops will continue building on from the morning sessions .
  • 4:00 PM
    Closing Session

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Connect with curated companies

Connect with an exclusive, host-invited cohort of trusted industry partners who specialize in school-specific technology and have a proven track record of delivering secure, high-impact solutions in the Kingdom and the Middle East. To give you an idea of the calibre of partners attending SISC 2026, here are some of the trusted companies that joined us at last year's event.

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