The country has witnessed significant changes since launching Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 plan in 2017. The Saudi government emphasizes IT sector development, digitalizing government and business processes, promoting IT startups, attracting foreign investments, and planning smart city projects like NEOM, King Salman Energy Park, and Green Riyadh by 2030. Saudi Arabia’s IT sector is already the largest and fastest-growing MENA region, valued at $41.1bn.
The Kingdom’s ambitious goals attract global attention, with international IT companies showing interest in the KSA market. Due to its economic potential and strategic location, many international companies are eager to enter the Saudi Arabian IT market. The main goal of the tour is to give the participants a general understanding of the Saudi Arabian IT market through meetings with key stakeholders and potential clients. The trip will take:
C-suites from medium- and large-sized IT companies
Directors of Business Development
Strategic supervision of the business development advisory practice is carried out by Kostiantyn Gridin, a Partner at CFC Big Ideas.
Kostiantyn joined the CFC Big Ideas in 2003. Since 2007, he has been helping B2B companies from various segments, including IT, security, real estate development, investment management, industrial equipment, and others, with market entry strategies into the GCC, with a key focus on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Saudi Arabia.
Kostiantyn is a fluent speaker of Arabic and has spent more than 20 years traveling around and living in the GCC. He is also a frequent commentator for major Arab TV channels on international relations issues.
Recently, Kostiantyn hosted webinars on market entry strategies in the Saudi Arabian Market.
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CFC Big Ideas is an international business consultancy headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and Kyiv, Ukraine. Established in 2002 as CFC Consulting, the company has made its name by implementing BIG IDEA international projects in more than 40 countries. The company’s key clients are Google, Uber, CNN, British American Tobacco, and other multinationals.
In 2013, CFC Big Ideas opened its office in Dubai, UAE. For more than 15 years, which include 6 years of business activity before opening the office, the company has been helping businesses in the technology, real estate, equipment manufacturing, infrastructural, and security sectors enter the local markets.
