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
Majid Mufti - CEO, NEOM Investment Fund
THE FUTURE OF AI WITH ELON MUSK
Sir Martin Sorrell
CEO, S4 Capital & Founder, WPP plc
WHAT MACROTRENDS ARE BEYOND THE HORIZON?
Masayoshi Son - CEO, SOFTBANK
Marcelo Claure
Founder & CEO, Claure Group
SECOND BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: BANKING & INVESTMENT
TRANSITION
INTRODUCTORY SPEECH BY H.E. YASIR AL-RUMAYYAN
Senator Matteo Renzi - Former Prime Minister of Italy
DAY2 - Thinking machines: Summit on artificial intelligence and robotics
INVESTING IN AI-DRIVEN PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY SHIFTS
FII8 Highlights
OPENING HORIZONS
Morad Fareed
Co-Founder, Delos
New Global Order: View from Board of Changemakers FII6
Shaikha Al Bahar - Deputy Group CEO, National Bank of Kuwait
Lourdes Rodriguez - CEO, David Rockefeller Foundation
FOURTH BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION
THIRD BOARD OF CHANGEMAKERS: AI
Joerg Ambrosius - President, Investment Services, State Street
Patrick Zhong
Founding Managing Partner, M31 Capital
Rajit Nanda - CEO, DataVolt
Global Trends, Part I: The Singularity is Here FII7
George Nazi - CEO, SCAI
FUTURE OF ENERGY: WHAT WILL ACCELERATE THE ENERGY TRANSITION CURVE?
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
The Debate - with Amanda Staveley & Jean Todt
WHAT IS THE GEOPOLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY AFTER AI?
HOW WILL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS BUILD THE NEXT ECONOMIC MEGAREGION?
HOW DOES CULTURE SHAPE THE WORLD?
Richard Attias
CEO, FII Institute
Alaa Abdulaal - Chief of Digital Economy Foresight at the Digital Cooperation Organization
Bill Ford - CEO, General Atlantic
WELCOME REMARKS
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
Nick Candy - Property Developer, One Hyde Park
Ferit Şahenk - Chairman, DOGUS Group
H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Gov of PIF, Chairman of FII Institute, Shares Insights
Impact for Humanity with Richard Attias and Gianni Infantino FII7
BOARD OF POLICYMAKERS: CAN LEADERS DELIVER OPTIMISM OVER CAUTION?
CAN HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM SHAPE A NEW ERA OF GLOBAL CONNECTIVITY?
Ibrahim Sagna - Executive Chairman, Silverbacks Holdings
Board of Changemakers: H.E. Al-Rumayyan, Dalio, Dimon, Fraser, Motsepe and more FII7
WHICH GIANTS WILL DOMINATE TOMORROW’S ENTERTAINMENT?
Peter Y Levin - Co-Founder & Managing Director, Griffin Gaming Partners
Patrick Basham - Founding Director, Democracy Institute
Maria Darhieh - Founder, Earth 05
The Debate - FII Innovators Pitch
AI AT A CROSSROADS SERIES: PART I. BOOM, BUST, OR BREAKTHROUGH?
Board of Changemakers: Marcelo Claure, Jenny Johnson, Stephen Schwarzman and more
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ESSENTIAL JOBS?
CAPITAL ALLOCATORS ROUNDTABLE
Baroness Ariane de Rothschild
CEO, Edmond de Rothschild Group
SPORTS SERIES: HOW IS SPORTS A PILLAR ASSET CLASS?
WILL PUBLIC OR PRIVATE MARKETS SHAPE THE FUTURE OF GLOBAL INVESTMENT?
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART I. INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FOR THE GROWTH PATH, HOSTED BY 500 GLOBAL
ALT ASSETS SERIES: PART I. CAN ALTERNATIVE ASSETS STILL BUFFER PORTFOLIOS DURING GEOECONOMIC STRESS?
SPECIAL CONVERSATION
HOW WILL WOMEN DRIVE THE 5TH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
CLASH OF THE TITANS: THE THREE GRAND CHALLENGES FACING HUMANITY
IS THE GLOBAL SOUTH NOW THE ENGINE OF GROWTH?
Amanda Staveley - Owner, PCP Capital Partners
Khaled AlQureshi - CEO, SWPC
WILL THE GLOBAL ECONOMY ACHIEVE A SOFT LANDING?
eng.Ahmed Alkhamshi - Deputy Minister for Agriculture, MEWA
WHAT WILL BE THE STATE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY POST-U.S. ELECTION?
CAN THE OCEAN ECONOMY THRIVE IN THE NEXT INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION?
AI & DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY
HOW WILL FINANCE MANAGE RISK IN A FRACTURED WORLD?
Tony Elumelu - Chairperson, United Bank of Africa
WORLD IN 2030
BEYOND GPT MODELS — WHAT IS THE DECADE AHEAD?
Cécilia Attias
Former First Lady of France
WHAT IS THE MACRO OUTLOOK FOR REAL ESTATE AND HOUSING?
FUTURE OF RESOURCES: ARE CLEAN INDUSTRIES ACHIEVABLE?
Will Ahmed - CEO, Whoop
OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME ADDRESS
FUTURE DISRUPTORS, POWERED BY BETA LAB
HOW IS PIF RESHAPING GLOBAL SPORTS?
Fabio Kestenbaum
Founding Partner, Positive Ventures
OFFICIAL REMARKS
HOW CAN EXPANDING RETAIL ACCESS TO PRIVATE MARKETS DEMOCRATIZE CAPITAL?
Bernard Mensah - President, Bank of America
PIF ASSET MANAGEMENT FORUM
HOW CAN WOMEN IN FINANCE DRIVE GLOBAL ECONOMIC GROWTH?
IS GLOBAL HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR THE NEXT CRISIS?
Gianni Infantino, President, FIFA, Speaks With Richard Attias, CEO, FII Institute
Norberto Giangrande Jr
Chairman of the Board, MINERVA FOODS
WHERE IS THE NEXT BIOTECH UNICORN?
SAUDI CAPITAL MARKET: EXPLORING NEW FRONTIERS
Jenny Johnson - President & CEO, Franklin Templeton
Luciano Huck
TV Show Host & Entrepreneur
HOW CAN BUSINESSES ADAPT TO INDUSTRY 5.0?
Michael Dell and Dina Powell Discuss Technology and Innovation
Board of Changemakers - FIIPRIORITY in Hong Kong
Jay Koh
Co-Founder & MD, The Lightsmith Group
Adel Al-Jubeir
Saudi Arabian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
FII INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES THE AI.INCLUSIVE INITIATIVE
CAN TRADITIONAL BANKS COMPETE WITH AI AND FINTECH DISRUPTORS?
: PATIENT CAPITAL IN AN IMPATIENT WORLD: LEVERS AND LESSONS IN VALUE CREATION, POWERED BY GENERAL ATLANTIC
Dr Adah Almutairi - University of California
Prince Fahd bin Mansour bin Nasser bin Abdulaziz
Jean Todt - Special Envoy for Road Safety, UN
Jorge Tuto Quiroga
Former President of Bolivia
Camila Farani
CEO, G2 Capital
OPENING CONVERSATION
Peter Diamandis - Founder & Chairman, XPRIZE Foundation
HOW WILL GOVTECH DRIVE ECONOMIC TRANSFORMATION THROUGH AI?
WHICH EMERGING MARKETS ARE THE NEXT FRONTIER FOR ALTERNATIVE ASSET GROWTH?
WHERE IS THE NEW SILK ROAD?
GLOBAL STARTUP SHOWCASE, FEATURING VENTURES CATALYZED BY HKSTP, FII INSTITUTE & WAVE
Eduardo Paes
Mayor, Rio de Janeiro
Daniel Yergin - Vice Chairman, S&P Global
Jan Alessie - Co-Founder & Managing Director, World Football Summit
Vanda Witoto
Climate Activist & Leader of The Witoto People
FII INNOVATORS PITCH RIO 2024
HOW IS RIYADH AIR SHAPING THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL DIGITALLY?
FII INNOVATORS PITCH 2024
Noah Horowitz - CEO, Art Basel
Sandro Salsano
President, Salsano Group
PART I: WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RISING PRIVATE DEBT MARKETS?
WHAT NEW TECHNOLOGIES CAN SECURE ENERGY FOR THE NEXT CENTURY?
WHERE ARE THE NEW GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS?
HOW CAN HEALTH STARTUPS ACCESS MORE DATA TO SCALE?
WHICH VC HOTSPOTS WILL DRIVE THE NEXT PHASE OF DISRUPTION?
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
WHAT IS THE NEW NORMAL IN 2025 FROM BONDS TO RISK ASSETS?
Jerry Inzerillo - Group CEO, Diriyah Gate Company
Elena Doms - Founder, Earth Plus
IS SLOWER GROWTH ON THE HORIZON FOR PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS?
HOW CAN ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY ADVANCE GLOBAL COOPERATION?
RESHAPING THE ASSET MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY IN SAUDI ARABIA, WHAT HAS BEEN ACHIEVED SO FAR?
FII8 CLOSING REMARKS
Christopher Nassetta - President & CEO, Hilton
Dino Varkey - Group CEO, GEMS Education
WHERE ARE THE NEW CENTERS OF DIGITAL GROWTH?
IS THE GLOBAL SOUTH READY TO EMBRACE THE AI AND EMERGING TECH WAVE?
WHICH TECHNOLOGIES WILL DEFINE THE FUTURE OF FOOD?
INVESTMENT DAY WELCOME
UNLOCKING AND NAVIGATING MENA PRIVATE MARKETS
EVO OF ALTS: PART I. TOKENIZATION OF REAL-WORLD ASSETS, HOSTED BY GALAXY INTERACTIVE
Richard Attias, FII Institute CEO, Delivers Opening Remarks
H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan with Ruth Shapiro on Humanity's Priorities FII PRIORITY Hong Kong
Nelson Barbosa
Director of Project Planning & Structuring, BNDES, former Minister of Finance of Brazil
PART II: WHAT IS THE IMPACT OF RISING PRIVATE DEBT MARKETS?
WILL AI DEFINE THE FUTURE OF WORK?
WHAT WILL UNLOCK THE NEXT WAVE OF GROWTH IN CHINA?
WHAT IS THE AIR MOBILITY REVOLUTION?
TITAN OF INVESTMENT
Michael Dyke - CEO, New Murabba
Houssam Chahin - Chief of Climate Financing, UNHCR
Richard Rothenberg
CEO, Global AI
WHAT ARE THE INVESTMENT RISKS & OPPORTUNITIES OF A RISING AFRICA?
WILL WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SOLVE THE WORLD’S MOST DIFFICULT SOCIETAL PROBLEMS?
SPECIAL ADDRESS EGYPT
HOW WILL ESPORTS CREATE A NEW GLOBAL OLYMPIC ARENA?
THE ART OF THE EXIT: IPOs, ACQUISITIONS & BEYOND, A MASTERCLASS ON STRATEGY, POWERED BY VCPEA
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART II. LOCAL MARKET DYNAMICS & GLOBAL VALUATION ALIGNMENT, POWERED BY INSEAD & JADA FUND OF FUNDS
Sébastien Bazin - Group Chairman & CEO, ACCOR
Dan Schulman - Vice Chairman & Managing Partner, Valor Capital Group
HOW ARE DEMOGRAPHIC SHIFTS IMPACTING INVESTMENT STRATEGIES?
HOW ARE VENTURE FIRMS PREPARING FOR A NEW ERA OF RESILIENCE?
HOW CAN CITIES LEAD ECONOMIC REGENERATION?
WHO WILL BUILD A RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE?
WHAT CAN OVERCOME THE BARRIERS TO NEXT-GEN TRANSPORTATION?
WILL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY SURVIVE?
TITAN OF INDUSTRY
HOW WILL AI AND BIG DATA ACCELERATE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENERGY SECTOR?
GLOBAL STARTUP SHOWCASE, FEATURING ARAMCO VENTURES & NTDP PORTFOLIO COMPANIES
SPORTSTECH-X: WHO’S SCORING BIG IN SPORTS-TECH? HOSTED BY SALTO VENTURES
Global Trends, Part II: The Board of the Future FII7
MAXIMIZING IMPACT AND ACCELERATING SOLUTIONS: HOW CAN WOMEN IN FINANCIAL LEADERSHIP CHANGE THE GAME?
BRIDGING BORDERS: WHAT ARE LEADERS’ LESSONS TO THE NEXT GENERATION?
FII ANNOUNCES THE #HEALTHYHUMANITY INITIATIVE
Jay New - CEO, King Abdullah Port
Barron Joseph Orr - UNCCD, Chief Scientist
Dr. Max Graham - Founder & CEO, Space for Giants
Dr. Kakoli Ghosh - Chief Technical Advisor, FAO
THE LANDSCAPE OF AFRICAN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: HOW CAN VISION TRANSFORM TO VENTURE?
WORLD LEADER SPECIAL ADDRESS
RISK OR REVOLUTION, A CONVERSATION WITH MOONSHOT CEOS, MARC LORE & SAM NAZARIAN
Daniel Tsegai - Programme Officer, UNCCD
MESSAGE TO G20: HOW CAN GLOBAL CAPITAL TURBOCHARGE THE GLOBAL SOUTH?
POWERING AFRICA: WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF ENERGY INVESTMENTS?
WELCOME REMARKS
SPECIAL ADDRESS PAKISTAN
INVITE ONLY: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON BREAKFAST & PANEL DISCUSSION
HOW CAN AI DEMOCRATIZE HEALTH FOR THE NEXT BILLION?
TAPPING INTO ARAMCO'S VALUE CHAIN: A GUIDE FOR STARTUPS & CEOs, PRESENTED BY ARAMCO VENTURES & WA’ED VENTURES
Dr Abdulhamid Alkhalifa - President, The OPEC Fund for International Development
WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF IMPACT INVESTING?
HOW ARE INVESTMENT FUNDS EVOLVING THEIR FUNDRAISING STRATEGIES?
WHAT WILL GLOBALIZE INNOVATIVE MOBILITY?
WHAT TECHNOLOGIES BENEFIT THE MOST FOR AI ENABLEMENT?
WHO WILL BUILD THE NEXT PREMIER GLOBAL DESTINATION HUB?
Nicholas Ho - Commissioner For Belt & Road, Hong Kong Government
Deniz Tekerek - Co-Founder & CCO, Archireef
Valerie Hickey - Global Director for Environment, The World Bank
Alisher Shukurov - Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Republic of Uzbekistan
THE GREEN TRANSITION: HOW CAN WOMEN POWER SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS?
HOW CAN BUSINESSES REACH FINANCIAL TARGETS WHILE CREATING POSITIVE IMPACT?
WHAT IS THE INDUSTRY OUTLOOK FOR SUBSAHARAN AFRICA?
IS GREEN SHORING THE FUTURE OF A TRULY GLOBAL BUSINESS?
HOW WILL PLASMA THERAPY INNOVATIONS IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES?
FII8 ANNOUNCEMENT / GLOBAL FUTUR OF WORK COMPASS
PART I: CAN SMARTER SUSTAINABILITY UNLOCK NET-ZERO?
HOW WILL EMBEDDED FINANCE TRANSFORM TRADITIONAL FINANCIAL SERVICES?
Dr. Osama Faqeeha - Deputy Minister for Environment, Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and Advisor to the UNCCD COP16 Presidency
Brian Strong - Chief Transformation Officer at SADAFCO
Climate Tech: Can Jet-Zero Be Achieved?
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: HOW CAN COLLABORATION DRIVE DEVELOPMENT IN THE NEW AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST?
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?
25 OUTLOOK SERIES: PART II. WHAT IS HAPPENING OUTSIDE SILICON VALLEY? POWERED BY BICYCLE CAPITAL
25 OUTLOOK SERIES: PART I. WHERE IS INNOVATION HEADING? POWERED BY BICYCLE CAPITAL
HOW WILL AEROSPACE SHAPE THE FUTURE OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY?
Marco Arcelli - CEO, ACWA Power
Opening Remarks with Richard Attias, CEO, FII Institute
Who Will Navigate the Era of Megashocks? FIIPRIORITY Hong Kong
HOW CAN THE FINTECH REVOLUTION BRIDGE THE FINANCIAL INCLUSION GAP?
HOW WILL SUPPLY CHAINS ORGANIZE IN THE FUTURE?
WHEN WILL THE IPO OUTLOOK TURN POSITIVE?
WHAT IS EUROPE'S ECONOMIC OUTLOOK?
HOW IS FINTECH EVOLVING ACROSS MARKETS?
WHAT PUBLIC POLICIES WILL ENSURE ETHICAL AI?
DRIVING GLOBAL INNOVATION & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO SAUDI ARABIA HOSTED BY NIF & STARTUP20
Dr. Suliman Al-Khateeb - Assistant Deputy Minister of Agriculture, MEWA
Transforming Healthcare Through Technology with Dr. Mehmet Oz and Sam Nazarian
Climate After COP28 FIIPRIORITY Hong Kong
CAN WE POP THE FILTER BUBBLE IN AFRICAN ENTERTAINMENT?
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?
Marco Mejia - CEO, King Salman Airport
How is Saudi Arabia Resetting the Global Investment Equilibrium?
WHAT IS NEXT FOR JAPAN-MENA GEOECONOMIC RELATIONS?
HOW CAN THE ENERGY TRANSITION BE FINANCED WHILE ENSURING GLOBAL ENERGY SECURITY?
ARE TODAY’S BUSINESS MODELS READY FOR TOMORROW’S CONSUMER?
WHO WILL REINVENT THE SKYSCRAPER?
WILL AI-GENERATED ENTERTAINMENT REPLACE HUMAN CREATIVITY?
INSIDER EXCLUSIVE: 2024 KAUFFMAN FUND RETURNER INDEX, POWERED BY KAUFFMAN FELLOWS
CEO ROUNDTABLE WITH 10 HYPERSCALE FOUNDERS, HOSTED BY AVRA FUND
Cecilia Attias - Former First Lady of France
Graham Strong - Chief Impact Officer, World Vision
Achim Steiner - Administrator, UNDP
FII ESG London - S010 | How Asset Managers / Sovereign Wealth Funds Are Financing the Future of ESG
SPECIAL CONVERSATION WITH AN AFRICAN LEADER
HOW CAN AFRICA LEAD THE FIGHT AGAINST FOOD INSECURITY?
CAN TOURISM DRIVE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH IN AFRICA?
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?
UNLOCKING MENA'S CAPITAL CONTINUUM: PART IV. FOUNDERS' SECRETS & SUCCESSES TO THE SAUDI MARKET, POWERED BY NTDP
ANNOUNCEMENTS & SIGNING CEREMONY
Andrew Liveris - Former CEO & Chairman, Dow Chemical Group
Dr. Khaled Khalifa - Senior Advisor & Representative to High Commissioner, UNHCR
Professor Johan Rockström - Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
How Will the New Asia Redefine the Global Finance? FIIPriority Hong Kong
Impact: What is the Biodiversity Mandate? Powered by HEC Paris FII7
Hope with Tony Robbins FII Priority
DAY3 - Future flash: Andrew McAfee
CAN FINTECH+TRADFI SHOCK-PROOF THE GLOBAL ECONOMY?
MEA SMART CITIES: WHAT ARE THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF URBAN ECOSYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE?
WHAT TRENDS ARE EMPOWERING AFRICA’S YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS?
PART II: CAN SMARTER SUSTAINABILITY UNLOCK NET-ZERO?
IS I.T. INFRASTRUCTURE ONE-SIZEFITS-ALL?
WHICH DEEP TECH INVESTMENTS WILL ENABLE A MORE GLOBAL FUTURE?
HOW TO CLOSE THE SERIES B FUNDING GAP IN DEEP/CLIMATE TECH, POWERED BY UP.PARTNERS
Robert Simonds - Founder & CEO, STX Entertainment
Wesam Alghamdi - CEO, NEOM Green Hydrogen Company
Ms Jing Sun - Head of Desertification Department, Society of Entrepreneurs & Ecology Foundation
Michael Tian - Chairman of Horizon Water
DAY3 - Future flash: Lawrence H. Summers
HOW WILL MACRODYNAMICS IMPACT THE FUTURE OF NATURAL RESOURCES?
WHAT ARE THE INNOVATIONS DEMOCRATIZING FINANCE?
FII INSTITUTE STRATEGIC PARTNER SIGNING CEREMONIES
EVO OF ALTS: PART II. IS CRYPTO THE FUTURE OF RETAIL INVESTING?
Dr. Mohammed Qurban - CEO, National Center for Wildlife, KSA
Sam Bencheghib - Co-Founder, Sungai Watch
Laura Cha, Chairman, HKEX, Welcomes FII PRIORITY in Hong Kong
Titan of Industry with Cecilia Attias and Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch FII7
FUTURE OF GLOBAL ENERGY PART I: VIEW FROM GOVERNMENT
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
Michael Haddad - Goodwill Ambassador, UNDP
Dr. Yoshihide Wada - Director of Biodiversity and Natural Resources, IIASA
Aly Abousabaa - ICARDA Director General and CGIAR Regional Director for Central & Western Asia & North Africa
Dr. David Yates - Atmospheric Scientist, National Centre for Atmospheric Science