Cityscape Global, the world’s premier real estate exhibition, is scheduled to take place once more in Riyadh from 17 to 20 November 2025. Hosted at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Centre in Malham, the event will be held under the banner “The Future of Urban Living”. It is organised by Tahaluf in partnership with the Ministry of Municipalities and Housing, the Real Estate General Authority, the Housing Program under Saudi Vision 2030, among other sponsors.
Last year’s edition delivered more than US$61 billion in real estate transactions, attracting roughly 172,000 attendees, over 444 exhibitors, and more than 560 expert speakers. The upcoming 2025 edition is expected to maintain or exceed those numbers, positioning itself as a pivotal showcase in Saudi Arabia’s ongoing urban transformation and its broader Vision 2030 goals.
A Global Showcase of Urban Innovation
Cityscape Global 2025 will feature more than 450 exhibitors and host over 500 speakers across four themed conference stages: the Future of Living Summit, Stadiums & Entertainment, the Developers & Architects stage, and the Innovation Arena. Delegates will represent a broad cross‑section of the global real estate sector: developers, investors, policymakers, architects, PropTech leaders, and institutional buyers. At least 70 international developers and over 20,000 foreign attendees from 40+ countries participated in 2024, and similar global engagement is expected in the coming edition.
The exhibition is co‑located with ESTAAD, Saudi Arabia’s first platform dedicated to stadium infrastructure, sports venues, and mega‑event architecture. This year’s integration of sports‑and‑entertainment infrastructure themes aims to spotlight Saudi Arabia’s investment in global‑standard venues, reflecting the country’s preparations for international events and urban leisure culture.
Conference Tracks Reflecting the Future of Cities
The conference programme is designed to explore the future of built environments in depth. Highlights from the 2025 agenda include:
- Future of Living Summit: Featuring discussions on how changing demographics, urban policy, and digital tools are reshaping master planning, mobility, and housing across giga‑projects and city districts.
- ESTAAD: Focused on the design and planning of iconic sports and entertainment venues. Topics include stadium legacy, adaptability, immersive design, and the role of fan‑focused infrastructure in urban life.
- Innovation Arena: A dynamic stage showcasing PropTech start‑ups, smart housing solutions, immersive experiences, and competitions like the Innovation Challenge and Future Leaders programme.
- DnA: Developers and architects explore how design meets functionality through check panels on modular construction, data‑driven planning, and sustainable site practice.
Panels will address themes such as sustainability, modular housing, robotics‑enabled buildings, digital twins, and trends in build‑to‑rent, micro‑living, and co‑living formats. Executives from global investment funds, urban planners, and developers will explore how these innovations intersect with Saudi Arabia’s giga‑projects like New Murabba, Sports Boulevard, and others under Vision 2030.
A Catalyst for Vision 2030 Urban Ambitions
Cityscape Global plays a key role in aligning global real estate investment with Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. The exhibition serves as a convergence point for government agencies, international capital sources, PropTech innovators, design practice leaders, and mega‑project stakeholders under one roof. H.E. Majed bin Abdullah Al‑Hogail, Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Municipalities and Housing, commented that the 2025 gathering offers a timely chance to forge new international partnerships and support transformation projects aligned to national goals.
The event will spotlight major Saudi giga‑projects such as New Murabba, Sports Boulevard, NEOM, ROSHN, and Diriyah Company, highlighting how these developments integrate green space, digital infrastructure, public art, and mixed‑use planning, all elements reflected in national programmes like Riyadh Art and the Saudi Green Initiative.
A Marketplace for Strategic Collaboration
A strong networking infrastructure will support bespoke meeting experiences. Attendees can use the exhibition’s AI‑powered matchmaking app to connect with potential clients, investors, or service partners. Over 80 percent of attendees are reportedly engaged in purchasing decisions, reinforcing the platform’s role as a tangible business marketplace. Attendees will also access evening events branded as Cityscape Global Nights, blending Saudi culture, cuisine, and informal engagements with peers and speakers.
Dedicated zones will house government agencies, investment hubs, international developer pavilions, PropTech innovators, start‑ups, and urban planning studios. Each becomes a micro‑ecosystem for deal‑making, policy dialogue, and capital deployment within the rapidly evolving Middle East real estate sector.
Cityscape Global: More Than Just an Event
As Riyadh and other Saudi cities accelerate their transformation under the Vision 2030 roadmap, Cityscape Global 2025 is set to position itself as more than an event; it is projected as a strategic node for shaping real estate policy, investment flows, and urban futures.
The four‑day gathering promises insight into the future of real estate, including the interplay of sustainability, digital solutions, public‑private partnerships, and global capital. It offers a vivid snapshot of how Saudi Arabia is crafting its cities for tomorrow, not simply through scale, but through design, technology, and international collaboration.
Cityscape Global returns to Riyadh this November with a renewed focus: ensuring that the future of urban living is planned not just with ambition, but with intention.
