Leaders of Saudi companies are invited to join the second edition of the Corporate Innovation Program (CVC), run by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology through its Center of Digital Entrepreneurship (CODE) in partnership with Plug and Play. It is designed to help firms adopt open innovation and build ways to work with and invest in startups.

Organisers say the aim is to help companies go from recognising that innovation matters to practising it in a structured way, giving participants practical tools and frameworks to scout technologies and ideas inside and outside their organisations and turn them into tech solutions and new ventures.

In-person executive workshops will take place in Riyadh from 23 to 25 November 2026. Sessions cover innovation as a strategic priority, corporate venture capital models, adopting startup solutions as a customer, and strategic partnerships, with hands-on exercises and global case studies to help participants set their innovation direction and identify priority opportunities for collaboration.

The ministry expects the programme to improve Saudi companies' ability to adopt new technologies and help startups reach partners and markets, supporting the goals of Saudi Vision 2030. Registration is open through the online form published by CODE.