SEF Awards 2026 ceremony hall visualisation
Interactive Technical Proposal

SEF Awards 2026

Saudi Esports Federation · Seventh Edition

The end-to-end delivery of a live and televised awards ceremony at SEF Arena — creative direction, spatial and technical design, show production, broadcast, guest operations, and closeout under one coordinated programme.

28 January 2027 SEF Arena, BLVD City · Riyadh Live & Televised · One Day REF JO-PRV-205
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The Project

A multidisciplinary delivery programme — not a standalone ceremony

SEF Awards 2026 is the seventh edition of the Saudi Esports Federation’s annual awards ceremony, established to recognise distinguished organizations, individuals, influencers, and achievers whose contributions support the continued development of the esports sector in the Kingdom.

The project comprises the end-to-end delivery of a live and televised awards ceremony at SEF Arena in Riyadh. Its scope extends beyond event-day operations to include coordinated planning, creative development, spatial and technical design, production, procurement, venue fit-out, guest and stakeholder operations, show delivery, live broadcast, outdoor event operations, regulatory compliance, dismantling, venue reinstatement, and post-event reporting.

As a live awards ceremony, the project requires the precise alignment of the physical guest experience with the stage programme, broadcast output, content assets, technical systems, winner-reveal process, and operational control structure — a multidisciplinary event-delivery programme rather than a standalone ceremony or production assignment.

Ceremony hall visualisation
SEF Arena, BLVD City — ceremony hall visualisation
Scope at a Glance

Fifteen principal scope areas across three delivery pillars

Project Characteristics

Eight characteristics that shape how it must be delivered

Vision & Objectives

A Saudi-led, globally relevant awards experience

To establish SEF Awards 2026 as a distinctive, high-profile celebration of excellence that reflects the maturity, ambition, and cultural identity of Saudi Arabia’s esports ecosystem — prestigious, immersive, broadcast-ready and seamlessly integrated.

Objectives

Eight objective groups translating the vision into delivery

Creative & Spatial Experience Strategy

Two creative concepts — developed in full, for SEF to choose

Each concept is a complete direction: narrative, identity system, applications and the built environment. Switch between them to compare the story, the palette, the collectibles and every visualisation.

Opening Film Concept

From cinematic story to live moment

Narrative Journey

Six chapters, one story

Screen-to-Stage Transition
Technical Experience Layers
Live Stage Activation

Mini run-of-show — opening to host entry

Master Plans & Guest Journeys

Every route across the venue, mapped

Venue planTap to enlarge

Integrated Programme Delivery Schedule

An eight-month programme from Notice to Proceed

Twelve work packages, their approval and delivery milestones, and the fixed event date — 28 January 2027.

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Planned activity Critical activity Approval / delivery milestone — — Fixed event date
Programme durations, sequencing and interim milestones are indicative and will be jointly reviewed, aligned and formally baselined with SEF following contract award and confirmation of the Notice to Proceed, agreed review and approval periods, venue-access windows, supplier lead times, statutory requirements, and approved project priorities.
Integrated programme delivery schedule Gantt chart
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Execution Methodology

Eight stages, each closing on a defined output

Integrated Operational Delivery Plans

Ten plans, one coordinated operation

Project Deliverables

Five deliverable groups across the lifecycle

Scope of Work

Nine integrated work packages

Governance & Management Framework

Clear authority, staged decisions, evidence before progression

Governance Structure

Six levels, from SEF direction to delivery teams

Stage-Gate Governance

Seven gates before major commitments and transitions

Executive Performance Dashboard
Risk Escalation Levels
Project Review Gates

Six structured reviews across the lifecycle

Project Organisation

The team accountable for delivery

Project organisation structure chart
Project organisation structure — SEF direction and approval level through to specialist suppliers and delivery teams
Executed by Rodyan Event Management

17 years of delivering national events

Relevant delivery record