Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – [19-09-2024] Obeikan Education successfully hosted the highly anticipated Obeikan Education Innovation Forum on September 19th at the Hilton Olaya in Riyadh. The event brought together key stakeholders, school leaders, and decision-makers to explore cutting-edge educational innovations that are shaping the future of learning in Saudi Arabia and beyond.
The forum highlighted Obeikan Education’s collaboration with leading global education partners: Amplify, Eplanet, STEM Revolution, and Nahdet Misr, emphasizing the power of strategic alliances in driving educational transformation.
Event Highlights
The event’s agenda featured a series of insightful presentations, engaging discussions, and collaborative opportunities designed to showcase new educational products and initiatives:
Welcoming Address: Obeikan Education’s CEO Mr. Mohamed Khalil kicked off the event with a keynote speech, welcoming the distinguished guests and setting the stage for the day’s discussions.
Obeikan Education Overview & Partner Introductions: A comprehensive overview of Obeikan’s vision for the future of education and introductions to key global partners.
Eplanet Presentation: Eplanet showcased its advanced educational solutions, focusing on its contributions to the region’s learning ecosystem.
Amplify Session: Amplify took center stage to present their innovative digital products and instructional materials, aimed at enhancing student engagement and improving learning outcomes.
Early Childhood & Product Development Discussion: Obeikan Education, in collaboration with Nahdet Misr, presented their ambitious plans for early childhood education and unveiled exciting new product developments.
STEM Revolution: STEM Revolution shared its approach to inspiring the next generation of innovators, emphasizing STEM education’s importance in preparing students for the future.
The event also featured exclusive signing ceremony that formalized strategic agreement between Obeikan Education and its partner Amplify:
The partnership with Amplify was officially signed during the event, marking a pivotal moment in the collaboration aimed at bringing world-class digital learning solutions to the region. With the presence of Mr. Mohamed Khalil and Mr. Steven Zavari.
Networking and Collaborative Opportunities
The forum concluded with a Q&A session, survey, and networking opportunities, allowing participants to exchange ideas and discuss future collaborative efforts. This interactive segment highlighted the strong interest in shaping the future of education through innovative partnerships.
About Obeikan Education
Obeikan Education, a prominent player within the Obeikan Investment Group, is a leading developer in the field of math and science education across the Middle East and the GCC region. The company is committed to fostering a holistic learning experience with a focus on students, teachers, and parents, utilizing cutting-edge technologies to create enriching and interactive content.
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Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS), a leader in digital transformation for the industrial sector, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with Teradix, a top-tier eProcurement software provider. This powerful collaboration is set to redefine procurement processes, combining the strengths of ODS’s Shamel platform with Teradix’s cutting-edge eProcurement technology to boost efficiency and fuel exponential growth.
Through this partnership, formalized by a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), ODS and Teradix will harness their collective expertise to deliver unparalleled value to customers across the MENA region. By integrating Teradix’s advanced solutions into ODS’s digital ecosystem, the partnership will unlock new levels of savings, reduce lead times, and ensure greater compliance, significantly broadening ODS’s market impact.
“At ODS, innovation is at the heart of everything we do” said Muataz AbdulRazzag, Director of Business Development at Obeikan Digital Solutions. “Our collaboration with Teradix represents a major step forward in our mission to enhance procurement efficiency and provide our clients with superior value through optimized sourcing and supply chain management.”
Khaled Aboshady, Managing Director at Teradix, echoed this enthusiasm, stating, “This partnership is a natural fit for our vision of revolutionizing procurement for businesses. By joining forces with ODS, we are combining our digital procurement expertise with their industry leadership to drive groundbreaking advancements in the industrial sector.”
The ODS-Teradix partnership is poised to set a new standard for procurement excellence, offering businesses in the MENA region innovative solutions that enhance operational efficiency and drive sustainable growth.
For more information about ODS, visit https://obeikandigital.com.sa/ or contact info@obeikandigital.com.sa . For more information about Teradix, visit www.teradix.com or contact info@teradix.com
About Obeikan Digital Solutions
Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS), a subsidiary of Obeikan Investment Group, is a leader in providing cutting-edge digital solutions for the industrial sector. Positioned as a manufacturing-based venture builder, ODS focuses on digital transformation and operational efficiency, offering a range of innovative products and services, including the Shamel platform, designed to optimize procurement and B2B supply chain processes. ODS is committed to empowering businesses through technology, enhancing productivity, and driving sustainable growth.
Shamel is a pioneering platform under Obeikan Digital Solutions, dedicated to reshaping the industrial spare parts market in Saudi Arabia. Specializing in cost-effective and sustainable solutions, Shamel resells overstock genuine parts from Obeikan Group warehouses and over 200 other factories across the Kingdom, offering these parts at 30-40% below market rates. The platform promotes a circular economy by preventing waste and providing advanced 3D printing services for custom components, including metal parts
About Teradix
Teradix is a cloud-based procurement software designed to help businesses efficiently manage their entire spend. It covers everything from purchase requisitions and eRFx to reverse auctions, supplier management, spend analytics, and contract management. By using Teradix, businesses can achieve greater savings, enhance transparency, speed up audit cycles, and make better-informed business decisions.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS) is excited to announce a strategic partnership with Significa Ventures, the cross-border venture capital and investment management platform. This partnership represents a key step in ODS’s mission to drive innovation and expand its digital and industrial ventures.
Significa Ventures will bring its expertise in innovation management and tech-based commercial partnerships to ODS, initially focusing on the Shamel product, a collaboration built to extend across other ventures under ODS’s portfolio, solidifying ODS’s role as a digital venture builder under the Obeikan Investment Group, dedicated to spinning off successful digital products & services.
“At ODS, we have ambitious goals for the value that digital innovation can bring to Obeikan Group and the broader Saudi economy,” said Mr. Ayman Farrag, Shamel’s GM at Obeikan Digital Solutions. “We have made significant strides in investing in leading digital solutions that leverage Obeikan’s core competencies, and we are very excited about the potential our partnership with Significa holds. This collaboration will expand ODS’s impact through meaningful commercial partnerships and investment opportunities starting with Shamel, delivering greater value to our customers and shareholders.”
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“Significa’s mission is to bridge the gap between corporates, investors, and emerging tech startups,” said Mohamed ElSheikh, Managing Partner at Significa Ventures. “Partnering with ODS presents a unique opportunity to leverage our extensive expertise in scaling B2B e-commerce, partnerships development, deal advisory, and investment management to support ODS’s expansion. We are committed to delivering impactful solutions and scaling ODS’s digital ventures,
driving meaningful growth and innovation across the MENA region, and we’re starting that today also by celebrating the first startup collaboration deal between ODS & Teradix, the leading eProcurement platform.”
About Obeikan Digital Solutions
Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS), a subsidiary of Obeikan Investment Group, is a leader in providing cutting-edge digital solutions for the industrial sector. Positioned as a manufacturing-based venture builder, ODS focuses on digital transformation and operational efficiency, offering a range of innovative products and services, including the Shamel platform, designed to optimize procurement and B2B supply chain processes. ODS is committed to empowering businesses through technology, enhancing productivity, and driving sustainable growth.
About Significa Ventures
Significa Ventures is a cross-border venture capital and investment platform focused on enabling investors, corporates, and governments to drive growth through technology investments. The firm specializes in early-stage startups across FinTech, HealthTech, AI, and B2B Solutions in the MENA and EU regions. Leveraging its expertise in innovation and investment management, Significa provides financial backing and strategic access to a global network of experts, partners, and customers. The firm manages various investment vehicles, including funds, accelerators, and corporate venture programs.
For more information, visit www.obeikandigital.com.sa or contact www.significaventures.com].
In the framework of promoting national pride and showcasing the tremendous development of the industrial and digital sectors, as well as supporting local technological innovations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and amid the exceptional visit of His Excellency the Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Bandar bin Ibrahim bin Abdullah Al Kharif, Obiekan Digital Solutions participated in Hannover Messe 2024, one of the most prominent global exhibitions in the field of industrial technology, that gathered during this year’s edition around 6,500 exhibitors and products and recorded more than 200,000 visitors.
Through this participation, Obeikan showcased more than 20 Saudi products in the fields of artificial intelligence and Internet of Things under the slogan “Saudi Industry”, amidst the presence of specialists in the digital landscape.
Obeikan’s engagement in this prestigious exhibition reflected the tremendous development in the company’s digital capabilities that align with the growing interest in innovation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as Obeikan’s solutions contribute to enhancing the performance and improving the productivity of various industrial sectors to keep pace with and accelerate the digital transformation that is witnessed globally.
Speaking of the fruitful outcomes, ODS managed to generate around 40 potential partners and 20 potential leads from their contribution in Hannover Messe 2024, along with possibilities to establish ten fruitful partnerships across diverse platforms such as O3, SANED, NAWRAS, and MADAR.
In conclusion, Obeikan expressed its pride in participating in this pioneering event, that highlighted national innovations and achievements in several fields. The company reaffirms its dedicated commitment to providing high-quality digital products that meet the needs of the global markets and comply with the latest international quality standards, thereby enhancing Saudi Arabia’s position as a leading country in the field of technology and innovation.
About Obeikan Digital Solutions
Launched in 2017, Obeikan Digital Solutions (ODS) helps manufacturers and enterprises to achieve operational excellence with productivity-enhancing applications, and performance improvement consultancy. ODS grants its customers access to leading-edge, tried and tested digital technologies that add significant value to their operations.
ODS is a subsidiary of Obeikan Investment Group (OIG) founded in 1982 with headquarters in Riyadh – Saudi. The company has strong foothold in manufacturing, leading provider of fully integrated packaging solutions in MENA region, with a growing focus on digital transformation providing B2B, B2C and B2G business and industrial solutions.
Obeikan Digital Solutions operates with the goal of offering the best-in-class technologies to the business sector, supporting their digital transformation strategies. Today, Obeikan offers 20+ products in 3 key business areas, namely manufacturing, enterprises and supply chain. Obeikan Digital Solutions has created six different marketplace apps covering a broad expanse of strategic business functions within any organization: “Shamel”, “Madar”, “Saned”, “O3 Smart Manufacturing Platform”, “Hodhod” and “Saned Utilities”.
Obeikan Digital Solutions strives to be the “Business Partner of Choice” in digital transformation; serving educational and industrial sectors as well as enterprises and human capital management (HCM). Banking on the conglomerate’s 40+ years of experience, ODS is exporting the decades-long know-how coupled with the cutting-edge digital solutions and the product of its R&D investments in order to support organizational digital transformation.
About Hannover Messe
Hannover Messe is a leading industrial event showcasing the latest solutions for the entire manufacturing value chain, from industrial production to logistics services and industrial energy systems. With a focus on Industry 4.0, exhibitors at the Hannover Messe attract over 200,000 participants from diverse sectors including manufacturing, capital goods, mechanical engineering, automotive, and more. Manufacturers looking to upgrade their production come to the Hannover Messe to find the latest solutions, learn from industry best practices, and gain insights into upcoming trends that will help them make informed decisions on meeting their current and future needs.
Obeikan Group concluded its third participation as a sponsor in the prestigious global tech conference Leap 24 that shed light on the future of technologies and their role in human prosperity, the globally acclaimed tech conference and exhibition hosted more than 1,800 technical exhibitors from all over the world, recording an unprecedented attendance of 215 thousand visitors.
During the momentous events of the tech conference “Leap 24”, Obeikan Group showcased its diversified platform solutions across various sectors, including healthcare, industrial, education, and supply chain. These platforms aim to advance Industry 4.0, shaping a bright future focused on accelerating digital transformation to drive increased productivity and efficiency.
Engineer Abdullah Obeikan, the CEO of Obeikan Investment Group, stated, “I am pleased with Obeikan’s participation for the third consecutive year in the world’s largest tech conference, and proud of our distinguished involvement as a sponsor in this exceptional edition, which marked a record attendance which provided the Group with the opportunity to showcase its digital products and present them to multiple visitors and interested parties”.
Additionally, Eng. Abdallah revealed the signing of several agreements in the fields of education and healthcare, indicating that they will have a positive impact on the development of both sectors in terms of digital advancement.
Several agreements were inked during Obeikan’s participation in Leap24, including the announcement of an exclusive strategic partnership between Obeikan Education Company and E-planet, the leading British publisher of English language learning materials, for a duration of five years in the presence of representatives from both companies and various delegations, including a delegation from the British Embassy.
“Saned Health”, a platform owned by Obeikan Company, also signed an agreement with the Taif Health Cluster, in addition to signing a memorandum of understanding with Valerian Systems USA for global expansion, affiliated with the Infotech Group, systems integration company and also entered into a contract agreement with Al Borg Diagnostics company.
The partnership between Obeikan Education and E-planet aims to enhance English language learning for students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by merging E-planet’s expertise in creating innovative and engaging educational materials with Obeikan’s deep understanding of the local educational landscape. This partnership emphasizes their commitment to providing high-quality education to all students and making a positive impact on their future.
Students benefit from a wide range of high-quality resources, including robust e-learning programs, interactive educational apps designed to meet the learning needs of each student, as well as elegantly designed and informative student textbooks.
Mohammed Khalil, Chief Commercial Officer of Obeikan Group and CEO of Obeikan Education Company, stated: “We strongly believe in the importance of mastering the English language in today’s interconnected world. Through this partnership with E-Planet, we also aim to provide our students with the necessary tools and resources required to learn the English language in a fun and effective way, enabling them to achieve academic and professional success in the future.”
Obeikan Group showcased its latest platforms offered by “Obeikan Digital Solutions” and its digital innovations built on the latest artificial intelligence technologies. Among them is “SANED,” a cloud-based digital platform for delivering digital solutions in human resources and finance. It provides precise and reliable data management, along with clear analytics, reports, and dashboards. Additionally, it manages water, gas, and steam facilities, as well as energy and emissions management, and sustainability efforts.
Obeikan Digital Solutions has developed 6 different applications covering a wide range of vital functions within organizations. These include “Shamel,” “Madar,” “Saned,” “O3 Smart Operations,” “Hodhod,” and “Saned Utilities,” along with several other platforms. These applications aim to improve productivity, enhance customer and user experiences, add a competitive edge, and elevate employee efficiency. Additionally, they offer over 20 digital products in various business domains such as manufacturing and operations, projects and human capital management, supply chain and value chain, as well as education and development.
Additionally, Obeikan Group obtained certification as an accredited Integrated Care and Population Health Management from Seha Virtual Hospital and the Ministry of Health.
It is worth mentioning that Obeikan Digital Solutions commenced its operations in 2017 with the aim of providing the latest specialized digital solutions and services to support various business sectors and assist companies’ digital transformation strategies by leveraging the best technologies and expertise. The company exports its 40 years of experience to Arab markets and is a subsidiary of Obeikan Investment Group (OIG), established in 1982 and headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The company has a strong foothold in manufacturing and is the leading provider of fully integrated packaging solutions in the Middle East and North Africa region, with an increasing focus on digital transformation that offers commercial and industrial solutions.
