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Saudi International Schools Conference
Technology
Embracing Innovation & Safeguarding Education
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Jeddah
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Nov 4th & 5th
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:
Event Hosts
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
Day 1, Wed 4 Nov, British International School of Jeddah
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8:00 AM
Registration -
9:00 AM
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 RiyadhWelcome and Keynotes -
11:00 AM
Coffee Break and Connect with Industry Experts -
11:30 AM
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.
Campus Tour -
1:00 PM
Lunch -
2:00 PM
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.
Expert Panel: Driving Progress, Defending the Perimeter -
3:00 PM
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.
Peer Roundtable: Real Challenges, Real Solutions -
4:00 PM
Closing Remarks -
Evening
Continue the conversations as we meet up at a local restaurant to build deeper relationships.
Night Talks:
Day 2, Thurs 5 Nov, American International School of Jeddah
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8:30 AM
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 RiyadhWelcome and Keynotes -
10:00 AM
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.
The AISJ Campus Tour -
10:45 AM
Coffee Break and Connect with Industry Experts -
11:00 AM
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.Choose Your Workshop Track: -
1:00 PM
Lunch and Connect with Industry Experts -
2:00 PM
The OpsTech and EdTech Track Workshops will continue building on from the morning sessions .
Workshop Tracks Continue: -
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.
Sponsorship is limited to trusted companies that are recommended by the schools that attend our event. If that is you, and you want more information on how to be involved in the event, please reach out to us
