Riyadh, March 26, 2022, SPA-- The Operational Excellence Conference (OPEXKSA), organized by the Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) under the theme “Raising operational efficiency through innovation enablement,” will kick off tomorrow in Riyadh, with the participation of various government and private sectors and more than 50 speakers from around the world. The conference will shed light on several main axes on operational excellence in water and energy-producing facilities, the role of artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and innovations in the operational excellence of facilities, and discuss means to invest in research and innovation. The event, whose sessions will continue until March 29, reviews a set of successful experiences in operational excellence and aims to activate digital transformation as one of the main pillars to achieve the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and to create cooperation to highlight opportunities for creativity and innovation and to highlight methodologies for optimal use of accumulated knowledge, as well as enhancing financial sustainability in the service and industrial sectors to ensure effective economic performance. On the sidelines of the conference, four workshops will be held, which can be attended virtually, in addition to the main sessions, via registering on the conference website. --SPA 19:32 LOCAL TIME 16:32 GMT 0025 www.spa.gov.sa/w1712778