KPMG to host inaugural Public Sector Excellence Forum 2025 in Riyadh

Taking place in Riyadh, the Public Sector Excellence Forum will bring together government officials, global leaders, and industry experts to explore solutions for enhancing government efficiency and delivering value through the public sector.

Hosted for the first time by KPMG, one of the world’s leading accounting and consulting firms, the forum will revolve around the central theme of ‘public value’, providing visitors insights and best practices for how value can be delivered and optimized. The focus will be on four pillars: capability, technology, sustainability, and risk.

Along the lines of these four themes, the Public Sector Excellence Forum will delve into key areas such as building national competence to meet future challenges and leveraging cutting-edge technologies like AI to revolutionize public service delivery. Other key facets include implementing sustainable policies that balance economic growth and environmental stewardship and managing complex risks to ensure government resilience.

In a statement, KPMG said that the forum will provide leaders from Saudi Arabia, the region and beyond with a “unique platform to shape” the future of government. “The Forum will ensure that participants achieve a deeper understanding of how to drive transformative outcomes for their communities, making the forum a cornerstone event for public sector innovation and excellence.”

“The challenges facing governments today are too complex to solve alone. The Public Sector Excellence Forum 2025 is a unique platform with some of the best and brightest practitioners from around the world and in Saudi Arabia, and to inspire and to ignite a collaborative spirit to tackle these challenges and help build a resilient public sector,” noted Ismail Alani, Partner and Head of Government and Public Sector at KPMG in the Middle East.

The Public Sector Excellence Forum is held on February 24, at the Movenpick Hotel & Residence Riyadh.

In the run-up to the event, KPMG’s public sector team is releasing a number of thought leadership pieces that explore trends in the landscape, with one recent report finding that government agencies in the Kingdom are shaping up their digital capabilities, although there still are many steps to be taken.