FIRST BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: GEOECONOMICS
Eric Schmidt - Co-founder with his wife, Wendy, Schmidt Sciences; Former CEO & Chairman, Google, KBE
Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh - CEO, SABIC
THE FUTURE OF AI WITH ELON MUSK
Majid Mufti - CEO, NEOM Investment Fund
WHAT MACROTRENDS ARE BEYOND THE HORIZON?
Masayoshi Son - CEO, SOFTBANK
SECOND BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: BANKING & INVESTMENT
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY H.E. YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN
TRANSITION
Senator Matteo Renzi - Former Prime Minister of Italy
OPENING HORIZONS
INVESTING IN AI-DRIVEN PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY SHIFTS
Shaikha Al Bahar - Deputy Group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait
FII8 Highlights
Lourdes Rodriguez - CEO, David Rockefeller Foundation
FOURTH BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
THIRD BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: AI
FUTURE OF ENERGY: WHAT WILL ACCELERATE THE ENERGY TRANSITION CURVE?
The Debate - with Amanda Staveley & Jean Todt
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
WHAT IS THE GEOPOLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY AFTER AI?
HOW WILL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BUILD THE NEXT ECONOMIC MEGAREGION?
George Nazi - CEO, SCAI
HOW DOES CULTURE SHAPE THE WORLD?
Bill Ford - CEO, General Atlantic
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
WELCOME REMARKS
Nick Candy - Property Developer, One Hyde Park
Ferit Şahenk - Chairman, DOGUS Group
BOARD OF POLICYMAKERS: CAN LEADERS DELIVER OPTIMISM OVER CAUTION?
CAN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SHAPE A NEW ERA OF GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY?
Rajit Nanda - CEO, DataVolt
WHICH GIANTS WILL DOMINATE TOMORROW’S ENTERTAINMENT?
Ibrahim Sagna - Executive Chairman, Silverbacks Holdings
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ESSENTIAL JOBS?
WILL PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MARKETS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL INVESTMENT?
SPORTS SERIES: HOW IS SPORTS A PILLAR ASSET CLASS?
ALT ASSETS SERIES: PART I. CAN ALTERNATIVE ASSETS STILL BUFFER PORTFOLIOS DURING GEOECONOMIC STRESS?
Peter Y Levin - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Griffin Gaming Partners
AI AT A CROSSROADS SERIES: PART I. BOOM, BUST, OR BREAKTHROUGH?
CLASH OF THE TITANS: THE THREE GRAND CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY
SPECIAL CONVERSATION
The Debate - FII Innovators Pitch
HOW WILL WOMEN DRIVE THE 5TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
WHAT WILL BE THE STATE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY POST-U.S. ELECTION?
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS ROUNDTABLE
WILL THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ACHIEVE A SOFT LANDING?
IS THE GLOBAL SOUTH NOW THE ENGINE OF GROWTH?
HOW WILL FINANCE MANAGE RISK IN A FRACTURED WORLD?
SAUDI CAPITAL MARKET: EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS
CAN THE OCEAN ECONOMY THRIVE IN THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
FUTURE OF RESOURCES: ARE CLEAN INDUSTRIES ACHIEVABLE?
BEYOND GPT MODELS — WHAT IS THE DECADE AHEAD?
WORLD IN 2030
OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME ADDRESS
HOW IS PIF RESHAPING GLOBAL SPORTS?
WHAT IS THE MACRO OUTLOOK FOR REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING?
Will Ahmed - CEO, Whoop
OFFICIAL REMARKS
Tony Elumelu - Chairperson, United Bank of Africa
HOW CAN WOMEN IN FINANCE DRIVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH?
PIF ASSET MANAGEMENT FORUM
WHERE IS THE NEXT BIOTECH UNICORN?
RESHAPING THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IN SAUDI ARABIA, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED SO FAR?
CAN TRADITIONAL BANKS COMPETE WITH AI AND FINTECH DISRUPTORS?
OPENING CONVERSATION
HOW CAN EXPANDING RETAIL ACCESS TO PRIVATE MARKETS DEMOCRATIZE CAPITAL?
IS GLOBAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR THE NEXT CRISIS?
FII INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE AI.INCLUSIVE INITIATIVE
HOW IS RIYADH AIR SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL DIGITALLY?
HOW WILL GOVTECH DRIVE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION THROUGH AI?
: PATIENT CAPITAL IN AN IMPATIENT WORLD: LEVERS AND LESSONS IN VALUE CREATION, POWERED BY GENERAL ATLANTIC
PART I: WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RISING PRIVATE DEBT MARKETS?
WHICH EMERGING MARKETS ARE THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSET GROWTH?
Dr Adah Almutairi - University of California
Amanda Staveley - Owner, PCP Capital Partners
WHERE ARE THE NEW GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS?
GLOBAL STARTUP SHOWCASE, FEATURING VENTURES CATALYZED BY HKSTP, FII INSTITUTE & WAVE
WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN SECURE ENERGY FOR THE NEXT CENTURY?
HOW CAN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY ADVANCE GLOBAL COOPERATION?
HOW CAN HEALTH STARTUPS ACCESS MORE DATA TO SCALE?
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART I. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE GROWTH PATH, HOSTED BY 500 GLOBAL
FUTURE DISRUPTORS, POWERED BY BETA LAB
FII INNOVATORS PITCH 2024
Noah Horowitz - CEO, Art Basel
HOW CAN BUSINESSES ADAPT TO INDUSTRY 5.0?
WHICH VC HOTSPOTS WILL DRIVE THE NEXT PHASE OF DISRUPTION?
OPENING REMARKS
WHERE IS THE NEW SILK ROAD?
FII8 CLOSING REMARKS
WHERE ARE THE NEW CENTERS OF DIGITAL GROWTH?
IS THE GLOBAL SOUTH READY TO EMBRACE THE AI AND EMERGING TECH WAVE?
WHAT WILL UNLOCK THE NEXT WAVE OF GROWTH IN CHINA?
WHAT IS THE AIR MOBILITY REVOLUTION?
WILL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SOLVE THE WORLD’S MOST DIFFICULT SOCIETAL PROBLEMS?
SPECIAL ADDRESS EGYPT
WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL IN 2025 FROM BONDS TO RISK ASSETS?
WHICH TECHNOLOGIES WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF FOOD?
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
EVO OF ALTS: PART I. TOKENIZATION OF REAL-WORLD ASSETS, HOSTED BY GALAXY INTERACTIVE
Daniel Yergin - Vice Chairman, S&P Global
HOW ARE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS IMPACTING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?
HOW ARE VENTURE FIRMS PREPARING FOR A NEW ERA OF RESILIENCE?
HOW CAN CITIES LEAD ECONOMIC REGENERATION?
HOW WILL ESPORTS CREATE A NEW GLOBAL OLYMPIC ARENA?
WILL AI DEFINE THE FUTURE OF WORK?
HOW WILL AI AND BIG DATA ACCELERATE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR?
INVESTMENT DAY WELCOME
Bernard Mensah - President, Bank of America
THE ART OF THE EXIT: IPOs, ACQUISITIONS & BEYOND, A MASTERCLASS ON STRATEGY, POWERED BY VCPEA
Jenny Johnson - President & CEO, Franklin Templeton
Prince Fahd bin Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz
WHAT ARE THE INVESTMENT RISKS & OPPORTUNITIES OF A RISING AFRICA?
MAXIMIZING IMPACT AND ACCELERATING SOLUTIONS: HOW CAN WOMEN IN FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP CHANGE THE GAME?
PART II: WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RISING PRIVATE DEBT MARKETS?
WHO WILL BUILD A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE?
WILL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SURVIVE?
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
GLOBAL STARTUP SHOWCASE, FEATURING ARAMCO VENTURES & NTDP PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
SPORTSTECH-X: WHO’S SCORING BIG IN SPORTS-TECH? HOSTED BY SALTO VENTURES
Joerg Ambrosius - President, Investment Services, State Street
Jerry Inzerillo - Group CEO, Diriyah Gate Company
Dino Varkey - Group CEO, GEMS Education
THE LANDSCAPE OF AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: HOW CAN VISION TRANSFORM TO VENTURE?
BRIDGING BORDERS: WHAT ARE LEADERS’ LESSONS TO THE NEXT GENERATION?
WHAT CAN OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO NEXT-GEN TRANSPORTATION?
WORLD LEADER SPECIAL ADDRESS
Peter Diamandis - Founder & Chairman, XPRIZE Foundation
TITAN OF INVESTMENT
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART II. LOCAL MARKET DYNAMICS & GLOBAL VALUATION ALIGNMENT, POWERED BY INSEAD & JADA FUND OF FUNDS
WELCOME REMARKS
SPECIAL ADDRESS PAKISTAN
TAPPING INTO ARAMCO'S VALUE CHAIN: A GUIDE FOR STARTUPS & CEOs, PRESENTED BY ARAMCO VENTURES & WA’ED VENTURES
Sébastien Bazin - Group Chairman & CEO, ACCOR
Jean Todt - Special Envoy for Road Safety, UN
POWERING AFRICA: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ENERGY INVESTMENTS?
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF IMPACT INVESTING?
HOW ARE INVESTMENT FUNDS EVOLVING THEIR FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES?
INVITE ONLY: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON BREAKFAST & PANEL DISCUSSION
HOW CAN AI DEMOCRATIZE HEALTH FOR THE NEXT BILLION?
WHAT WILL GLOBALIZE INNOVATIVE MOBILITY?
AI & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
FII ANNOUNCES THE #HEALTHYHUMANITY INITIATIVE
Jay New - CEO, King Abdullah Port
Dan Schulman - Vice Chairman & Managing Partner, Valor Capital Group
HOW CAN BUSINESSES REACH FINANCIAL TARGETS WHILE CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT?
WHAT IS THE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK FOR SUBSAHARAN AFRICA?
HOW WILL PLASMA THERAPY INNOVATIONS IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES?
FII8 ANNOUNCEMENT / GLOBAL FUTUR OF WORK COMPASS
WHAT TECHNOLOGIES BENEFIT THE MOST FOR AI ENABLEMENT?
HOW WILL EMBEDDED FINANCE TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES?
RISK OR REVOLUTION, A CONVERSATION WITH MOONSHOT CEOS, MARC LORE & SAM NAZARIAN
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: HOW CAN COLLABORATION DRIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST?
THE GREEN TRANSITION: HOW CAN WOMEN POWER SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS?
WHO CAN TAKE GREEN HYDROGEN TO NEW HEIGHTS?
WILL 2025 BE THE YEAR OF GREEN SUPPLY CHAINS?
WHO IS LEADING INNOVATION IN SAUDI ARABIA'S NEW BIOTECH ERA?
WHO WILL BUILD THE NEXT PREMIER GLOBAL DESTINATION HUB?
Nicholas Ho - Commissioner For Belt & Road, Hong Kong Government
HOW CAN THE FINTECH REVOLUTION BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GAP?
HOW WILL SUPPLY CHAINS ORGANIZE IN THE FUTURE?
IS GREEN SHORING THE FUTURE OF A TRULY GLOBAL BUSINESS?
WHAT IS EUROPE'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK?
HOW IS FINTECH EVOLVING ACROSS MARKETS?
WHAT PUBLIC POLICIES WILL ENSURE ETHICAL AI?
25 OUTLOOK SERIES: PART II. WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE SILICON VALLEY? POWERED BY BICYCLE CAPITAL
Patrick Basham - Founding Director, Democracy Institute
WHEN WILL THE IPO OUTLOOK TURN POSITIVE?
HOW ARE EARLY AND LATE-STAGE FUNDS CONVERGING?
WHAT LOCAL STRATEGIES WILL ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL ENERGY TRANSITION?
ANNOUNCEMENT & SIGNING CEREMONY
WHAT ARE THE NEW MODELS ACCELERATING EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES?
PART I: CAN SMARTER SUSTAINABILITY UNLOCK NET-ZERO?
DRIVING GLOBAL INNOVATION & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SAUDI ARABIA HOSTED BY NIF & STARTUP20
Michael Dyke - CEO, New Murabba
Deniz Tekerek - Co-Founder & CCO, Archireef
WHAT IS NEXT FOR JAPAN-MENA GEOECONOMIC RELATIONS?
ARE TODAY’S BUSINESS MODELS READY FOR TOMORROW’S CONSUMER?
WHO WILL REINVENT THE SKYSCRAPER?
WILL AI-GENERATED ENTERTAINMENT REPLACE HUMAN CREATIVITY?
25 OUTLOOK SERIES: PART I. WHERE IS INNOVATION HEADING? POWERED BY BICYCLE CAPITAL
CEO ROUNDTABLE WITH 10 HYPERSCALE FOUNDERS, HOSTED BY AVRA FUND
Marco Mejia - CEO, King Salman Airport
SPECIAL CONVERSATION WITH AN AFRICAN LEADER
CAN WE POP THE FILTER BUBBLE IN AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT?
CAN TOURISM DRIVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA?
HOW CAN THE ENERGY TRANSITION BE FINANCED WHILE ENSURING GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY?
SPORTS SERIES: IS ENHANCED THE FUTURE OF SPORTS?
HOW IS AI IMPROVING HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS?
WHERE WILL THE SPACE INDUSTRY GO NEXT?
HOW WILL INDUSTRY 5.0 OPTIMIZE THE HUMAN-MACHINE SYMBIOSIS?
HOW ARE CARBON MARKETS EVOLVING?
ARE FEMALE INNOVATORS BEING SHORTCHANGED?
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: 2024 KAUFFMAN FUND RETURNER INDEX, POWERED BY KAUFFMAN FELLOWS
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART IV. FOUNDERS' SECRETS & SUCCESSES TO THE SAUDI MARKET, POWERED BY NTDP
HOW WILL AEROSPACE SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY?
Cecilia Attias - Former First Lady of France
HOW CAN AFRICA LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY?
MEA SMART CITIES: WHAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE?
WHAT TRENDS ARE EMPOWERING AFRICA’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS?
IS I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE ONE-SIZEFITS-ALL?
ANNOUNCEMENTS & SIGNING CEREMONY
HOW TO CLOSE THE SERIES B FUNDING GAP IN DEEP/CLIMATE TECH, POWERED BY UP.PARTNERS
Robert Simonds - Founder & CEO, STX Entertainment
Christopher Nassetta - President & CEO, Hilton
HOW WILL MACRODYNAMICS IMPACT THE FUTURE OF NATURAL RESOURCES?
WHAT ARE THE INNOVATIONS DEMOCRATIZING FINANCE?
FII INSTITUTE STRATEGIC PARTNER SIGNING CEREMONIES
PART II: CAN SMARTER SUSTAINABILITY UNLOCK NET-ZERO?
WHICH DEEP TECH INVESTMENTS WILL ENABLE A MORE GLOBAL FUTURE?
Andrew Liveris - Former CEO & Chairman, Dow Chemical Group
WHICH HEALTHCARE INNOVATIONS WILL SHAPE AFRICA’S FUTURE?
HOW CAN BUSINESSES REACH FINANCIAL TARGETS WHILE CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT?
WHAT IS JAPAN'S APPROACH TO BUSINESS AND VENTURE?
HOW CAN FINANCIAL LEADERS BUILD A JUST ECONOMY?
SHOULD BANKS PRIORITIZE SOCIAL IMPACT?
M&A INTERVIEW: CRAFTING SUCCESSFUL HEATH-TECH BUSINESS MODELS
EVO OF ALTS: PART II. IS CRYPTO THE FUTURE OF RETAIL INVESTING?