The organisers of Cityscape Global 2026 have launched an expanded commercial platform named Capitals by Cityscape Global. The initiative aims to connect international financiers with large-scale masterplans and property investment options across Saudi Arabia. The launch comes as several of the country’s flagship infrastructure projects transition from early blueprints into active physical construction.

The scale of international interest follows strong engagement figures from Cityscape Global 2025. Attending entities during the previous conference represented a combined USD 6.1 trillion in managed real estate and infrastructure assets. That gathering drew 173 senior leaders from prominent investment houses including BlackRock, Brookfield, UBS, PGIM, King Street and Hines, alongside multiple family offices and sovereign wealth funds. The event orchestrated 474 curated one-to-one business meetings and four private on-site inspection visits to primary developments managed by NHC, Diriyah and New Murabba.

The previous 2025 expo generated over 164,000 visits from individuals representing more than 120 nations. It also hosted 206 total real estate developers, including 82 international builders from 42 separate countries. Those interactions culminated in approximately USD 63 billion in strategic property deals and direct transactions completed on the convention floor.

The upcoming Cityscape Global 2026 conference will take place in Riyadh under the official theme The Capital of Real Estate. The fresh Capitals platform widens access well beyond conventional institutional groups. It will formally integrate investment banks, pension systems, sovereign funds, family wealth pools, ultra-high-net-worth individuals, master developers and state authorities into a single network. The strategy relies on specialised concierge introductions, planned group meetings, secure site visits and direct match-making tools.

Global cross-border capital flows will take priority during the opening phase of the conference. Agenda sessions are set to examine macroeconomic asset trends, digital property technologies, alternative data centers, real estate financial structures and secured asset options.

“Cityscape Global is like Davos for real estate,” observed Brian Higgins, Founder and Managing Partner of King Street Capital Management.

“Investors are no longer asking whether Saudi Arabia represents an opportunity. They are actively seeking access to projects, partners and markets across the country. Capitals by Cityscape Global has been created to help connect global investors with the people, projects and opportunities driving growth today. The level of engagement we are seeing reflects the growing appetite for investment across Saudi Arabia’s development, infrastructure and hospitality sectors,” said Rachel Sturgess, Senior Vice President at organising group Tahaluf.