Dates, city and organiser
The organiser website announces 8–11 November 2026 for the sixth edition and identifies the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah as the convening ministry. Its visitor page focuses on Jeddah. Recheck venue and programme details before booking travel.
Official source ↗ Official source ↗Theme and components
The announced theme is “From Makkah to the World”. The website describes conference, exhibition, workshops, innovation and startup components. Confirm individual 2026 sessions against the current programme.
Official source ↗Verified institutional role
Ministry of Hajj and Umrah — category: Government; relevance: announced organiser and Hajj service-policy authority. Official website: haj.gov.sa; event evidence: conference website; checked: 28 September 2026. This establishes no IHMN affiliation or endorsement.
Official source ↗Participants and investors
A complete confirmed 2026 roster of companies, sponsors, investors, accelerators, speakers and startups was not established. Previous-edition speakers and hotel offers carrying 2025 codes are not evidence of 2026 participation.
Official source ↗ Official source ↗Innovation and multilingual information
A 6 September Pilgrim Experience Program report describes data and AI use in planning and pilgrim movement. IHMN proposes assessing solutions through source quality, Persian comprehension, correction speed and measurable user outcomes.
Official source ↗Monitoring categories
Government, media, technology, transport, hospitality, health, investment, startups, pilgrim services and research are monitoring categories, not asserted participants. Each entity needs official evidence of its role and a verification date.
Registration and contact
Use the event website for visitor registration and the programme. Direct exhibitor and sponsorship enquiries to the event’s official contact route. IHMN does not sell stands or represent event registration.
Official source ↗Institutional use
Define a service problem, audience and pilot deliverable before attending. Record the information need, language and success measure in conversations. Attendance is not a contract or investment.
Official sources
Sources last checked: 28 September 2026