NEOM is a futuristic megacity project in Saudi Arabia, planned to be built from scratch along the country's Red Sea coast, with estimated investment costs of over $500 Billion. With a focus on sustainability and innovation, NEOM aims to become a global hub for cutting-edge technologies, renewable energy, and advanced industries. This opening address, we will explore the factory of the future driven by IoT, edge computing, AI, ML, AR, VR and digital twins, where advanced technologies will enable people to work collaboratively with robots and machine learning will provide real-time analysis of the factory where computer vision will scan for imperfections that the human eye might miss. 

• Opportunities for optimization, innovation and growth through metaverse technology 
• Transforming your logistics and supply chain processes through Web3 technologies 
• Exploring the revolutionary alliance between Ai and Gen Ai to further accelerate your smart factory operations 
• Using AI-powered collaborative robots to increase efficiency, reduce errors and improve factory safety