November 19, 2026
voco Riyadh

THE SYSTEM WAS TESTED.

ITS RESILIENCE HELD.

That’s the ground SRF 2026 builds on.
This year, the Saudi Retail Forum gathers under the theme:

Building the Next Blueprint.

Three years in, SRF has become the room where the Kingdom’s founders, operators and retail leaders do their most consequential thinking.
Where evidence is tested, direction is built, and the Kingdom’s own retail ecosystem leads the way forward. The next blueprint begins here.

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Homegrown Ecosystem Powering Conversations

Chairman's Message

"Saudi retail has just lived through its most tested year yet, and I could not be prouder of how it responded.

Trade routes tightened, travel patterns shifted, and still our market grew, on course from 290 billion dollars today to well beyond 400 billion in the years ahead.

Numbers like these mean little to me without what sits behind them: homegrown brands taking on more, formats rebuilding, talent stepping up.

As Chairman of SRF, I see this platform as I always have, built together, by everyone in this room.

This is what I am proudest to stand behind."

Mohammad Alawi

Chairman, SRF

Deputy Chairman of the Board & Board Member, Alsarah Holding Company

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LEADING VOICES

Mohammad Alawi

Mohammad Alawi

Chairman Saudi Retail Forum Deputy Chairman Board & Member Board Alsarah Holding Company

Dr. Mohammed Fitaihi

Dr. Mohammed Fitaihi

CEO & Founder Luxury Goods Trading Company (Baby Fitaihi, Baby Jewels, M.Fitaihi, Eternal Jewel)

Alok Pandey

Alok Pandey

Chief Executive Officer Tim Hortons GCC

May Kanounji

May Kanounji

Chief Executive Officer Aani & Dani

Alaa Kara Ali

Alaa Kara Ali

Founder & CEO Metro Brazil

Hamed Aldabbour

Hamed Aldabbour

Founder & CEO House of Cenmar

Kamran Khan

Kamran Khan

Chief Executive Officer Arabian Entertainment Co. Ltd. (Tarfeeh)

Hassan Tamimi

Hassan Tamimi

Chief Executive Officer The Little Things

Mohamed El Fakharany

Mohamed El Fakharany

Chief Operating Officer Barn’s

Sanjeev Sharma

Sanjeev Sharma

Chief Executive Officer Nice

Aayat Khan

Aayat Khan

Chief Executive Officer Millenial’s Groups & Brand Central

Makram Malaeb

Makram Malaeb

Chief Commercial Officer SACO (Saudi Co. for Hardware)

Mohammed Aldabbagh

Mohammed Aldabbagh

Managing Director - KSA Chalhoub Group

Nicole Nitschke

Nicole Nitschke

Managing Director - FACES Chalhoub Group

Zaqwan Al-Nabulsi

Zaqwan Al-Nabulsi

Senior Director of Marketing Communications Kudu Company for Food and Catering

Karyn Jallad

Karyn Jallad

Senior Director of Marketing Communications Kudu Company for Food and Catering

Ramy Khafagy

Ramy Khafagy

Chief Marketing Officer Swiss Corner for Watches

Aditya Singh

Aditya Singh

Head of Retail Damas Jewellery

Aamir Allibhoy

Aamir Allibhoy

Chief Marketing Officer Match Perfumes

Faisal Parkar

Faisal Parkar

Head of IT Makhazen Alenayah

Hatem Moghazi

Hatem Moghazi

Head of IT Circle K Convenience and Fuel

Rajesh Garg

Rajesh Garg

Managing Partner RAH Capital Partners Co-founder & CEO EMIRLabs.ai Former Group CFO Landmark Group

Dr Hesham Attalla

Dr Hesham Attalla

Senior Director of Marketing WHITES (Global Health Company: Kunooz Pharmacy Retail Chains)

Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar

Head of IT Tim Hortons

Rupak Sircar

Rupak Sircar

Partner and Head Consumer Products & Services, Middle East Stanton Chase

Adriano Silva

Adriano Silva

Sales Director (MEA, APAC, and Spain) VTEX

Dharmendra Mehta

Dharmendra Mehta

Managing Director MEA FYND

Ibrahim Salah Elsharkawy

Ibrahim Salah Elsharkawy

General Manager Arabian Academy

PARTNERS 2026

 
 

IMAGES RetailME Awards KSA

Known across the industry as the #OscarsOfRetail, the IMAGES RetailME Awards KSA is the moment Saudi retail’s best step onto a stage their own peers are watching, and hear their name called for the work that set this year’s benchmark.

This recognition carries real weight. It comes from the Kingdom’s own retail fraternity, the people who know exactly how hard this industry is.

Every Awardee on that stage started exactly where you are now, with a nomination someone believed was worth submitting.
This year, make it yours.

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