The SAX Difference
Your Time. Your Agenda. Tailor Your Day to Meet Your Personal Needs.
SAX is not designed to be another soulless conference or large scale exhibition. Based on your interests, investment mandate and current areas of focus, you choose the sessions you are part of, which rooms you want to join, and when you want to engage in sessions, and when you wish to network or select one-to-one meetings. Based on this, our team develops tailored, personal agendas for every single attendee.
Your Gateway to Informed Capital Deployment in KSA & Beyond
Tapping Into High Growth Asset Classes
SAX’s content is unified by a focus on the most relevant and high-growth alternative asset classes in KSA. Uncover the innovative fund structures and key investment opportunities in critical sectors including private equity, private credit, sustainability, FinTech, digital assets, real estate and venture capital. SAX provides a deep dive into the challenges and opportunities within each, helping you to identify where to deploy capital for maximum impact.
Championing Structurally Pure Investments
Explore the future of Islamic finance by moving beyond "box-ticking" compliance. We'll delve into what it takes to build and identify truly authentic Shari'a-compliant products, from private credit to digital assets. The agenda will uncover the nuances of due diligence, master legal and technical checkpoints, and reveal successful models that are delivering competitive returns with structural purity.
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Building a Diverse Next-Gen Investment Strategy
Gain exclusive insights, evaluate opportunities and explore best practices to build a strong and diversified investment strategy, whether through direct, fund or co-investments. SAX provides a strategic guide for institutional allocators and funds on both conventional and shari’a complaint investment vehicles and sectors that are disrupting traditional models and offering new means of capital growth.
Embracing Innovation & Technology
Discover how new technologies are truly disrupting the investment landscape. We will expose how innovative structures like tokenization and AI are creating a new generation of investment products and the powerful synergy between sustainable and Islamic finance. SAX will also support on future proofing your firm through succession planning, institutionalising wealth and investing in the future of the Kingdom.
Aligning Global Expertise & Local Know-How
Generate an unfiltered KSA roadmap for both local and international investments. Build true value-add partnerships based around knowledge transfer, technology and governance expertise, and gain an exclusive, candid look into the minds of leading Saudi Arabian capital allocators and fund managers on how they balance Shari’a and conventional nuances to build a modern investment mandate.
Navigating the Evolving Investor Mindset
Gain exclusive insights into what KSA's leading capital allocators truly want from their investment partners. SAX will highlight the shift in mindset from passive returns to a demand for proven governance, transparency, and value-add partnerships.
Saudi Alternatives Exchange
Driving Growth, Innovation & Transparency Across Regional Alternative Investments
From ethical principles to cutting-edge innovation, the Saudi Alternatives Exchange (SAX) empowers the KSA’s Islamic & alternatives investment community.
Our core purpose is to facilitate informed capital deployment across a wide range of alternative investment strategies, with a distinct emphasis on both Shari’a-compliant and conventional opportunities across the growing alternatives scene in KSA.
As a private, exclusive forum that brings together 100+ leading capital allocators—including family offices, endowments, and corporate firms—with a select group of fund managers and key ecosystem players from Saudi Arabia and around the world, SAX provides a unique platform for high-impact engagement, moving beyond traditional conferences to offer a series TED style talks, intimate, deep-dive boardroom sessions and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings. Designed to support you with the high quality connections and education that enable strategic, informed capital deployment on both a KSA and international level.
Join us in Diriyah, the "Soul of Saudi Arabia"
17th November, 2025 | Bab Samhan Hotel Diriyah, Riyadh
Breaking away from the usual circuit of sterile conference halls and impersonal exhibition centers, SAX 2025 will be hosted at Bab Samhan in Diriyah, the historic heart of the Kingdom and often described as the “Soul of Saudi Arabia.”
This iconic venue offers the perfect balance of heritage and sophistication. The open-air courtyard has been reimagined into an exclusive space for one-to-one meetings, while the striking main stage will set the scene for our most pivotal conversations. Alongside, a series of intimate private rooms provide the ideal setting for closed-door discussions and strategic exchanges, ensuring every interaction is purposeful, discreet, and impactful.
Saudi Alternatives Exchange is a critical hub for institutional investors seeking to navigate the evolving Saudi investment landscape and a place for fund managers to connect with sophisticated allocators who are looking for high-quality, actionable opportunities in KSA and beyond.
Our purpose is to facilitate informed capital deployment across a wide range of alternative investment strategies, with a distinct emphasis on both Shari’a-compliant and conventional opportunities across the growing alternative investment scene in KSA.
As a private, exclusive and invite-only event that brings together 100 leading capital allocators—including family offices, endowments, and corporate firms—with a select group of fund managers from Saudi Arabia and around the world, this one-day forum provides a unique platform for high-impact engagement, moving beyond traditional conferences to offer a series of intimate, deep-dive boardroom sessions and pre-arranged one-to-one meetings.
1-on-1 Concierge
Build the right connections through our Wasta Courtyard and One-to-One Meeting Concierge:
SAX is not designed to be another soulless conference or large scale exhibition. Based on your interests, investment mandate and current areas of focus, you choose the sessions you are part of, which rooms you want to join, and when you want to engage in sessions, and when you wish to network or select one-to-one meetings. Based on this, our team develops tailored, personal agendas for every single attendee.
Monday 17th November | Bab Samhan Hotel, Diriyah
CURATED
CONECTIONS
Our program puts your networking needs first. Whether you're seeking allocators, fund managers, or potential partners, our 1:1 meeting app offers complete control over your connections. Engage in meaningful, private conversations in a professional yet relaxed setting, maximizing your time effectively.
ALLOCATOR
FOCUSED
Immerse yourself in an exclusive day in Dubai tailored to meet the needs of local and international investors. Navigate wealth management with confidence through a thoughtfully curated agenda featuring personalized networking, engaging discussions, and private sessions. Build meaningful connections in a professional, collaborative environment.
YOUR TIME
YOUR AGENDA
Say goodbye to monotonous presentations. Our agenda empowers you to choose sessions aligned with your interests, from high-level main stage content to intimate masterclasses, workshops, and private luncheons. Tailor your experience to focus on the most relevant areas of alternative investing for you.
Unlocking Your Alternative Investment Potential
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The Middle East is surging with investment opportunities, however regional investors lack a dedicated network to connect with the alternatives community. This is where the Middle East Investor Network comes in. As the first comprehensive community uniting the major investment hubs in the region, the network fosters valuable connections between both local and international allocators and fund managers, seeking to capitalise on this dynamic market.
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Now is the time to seize this momentum. With governments actively promoting the reshoring of assets, and a burgeoning class of investors seeking to diversify their portfolios, the demand for sophisticated investment strategies and partnerships has never been higher. The Middle East Investor Network provides a crucial link, offering a platform for education, networking, and deal-making that empowers investors to navigate the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in the region.
Now is the time to seize this momentum. With governments actively promoting the reshoring of assets, and a burgeoning class of investors seeking to diversify their portfolios, the demand for sophisticated investment strategies and partnerships has never been higher. The Middle East Investor Network provides a crucial link, offering a platform for education, networking, and deal-making that empowers investors to navigate the unique challenges and opportunities inherent in the region.
The Middle East is surging with investment opportunities, however regional investors lack a dedicated network to connect with the alternatives community. This is where the Middle East Investor Network comes in. As the first comprehensive community uniting the major investment hubs in the region, the network fosters valuable connections between both local and international allocators and fund managers, seeking to capitalise on this dynamic market.
Unlocking Your Alternative Investment Potential
Reasons to Attend:
Curated
Connections
Our program puts your networking needs first. Whether you're seeking allocators, fund managers, or potential partners, our 1:1 meeting app offers complete control over your connections. Engage in meaningful, private conversations in a professional yet relaxed setting, maximizing your time effectively.
Allocator
Focused
Immerse yourself in an exclusive day in Dubai tailored to meet the needs of local and international investors. Navigate wealth management with confidence through a thoughtfully curated agenda featuring personalized networking, engaging discussions, and private sessions. Build meaningful connections in a professional, collaborative environment.
Access to
Key Decision Makers
Forget impersonal exhibitions—our invitation-only network connects you with top professionals in alternative investing. Carefully vetted allocators and fund managers ensure a high-caliber experience, with an investor-to-fund manager ratio of XX%. Engage with the industry's leading figures in a focused, exclusive environment.
Your Time,
Your Agenda
Say goodbye to monotonous presentations. Our agenda empowers you to choose sessions aligned with your interests, from high-level main stage content to intimate masterclasses, workshops, and private luncheons. Tailor your experience to focus on the most relevant areas of alternative investing for you.