Riyadh: The Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF) on Sunday announced 49 partners who will be playing a central role in the development and delivery of the third annual Future Investment Initiative (FII), which will take place in Riyadh from October 29-31.
The fund also announced that nearly 300 leading global decision-makers, investors and experts from more than 30 countries have been confirmed to speak at FII 2019.
The speakers reflect the global perspective of FII, with significant numbers coming from North America (39 per cent), Europe (20pc), Asia (19pc) and the Middle East (15pc).
More than 6,000 senior-level attendees have also registered their participation for the event, according to SPA.
FII 2019 partners fall into three distinct categories:
- 16 strategic partners who are helping to shape the overall direction and development of the event. They include Dow Chemicals, HSBC, Samsung, LuLu Group International, Reliance Industries Limited, DP World, Riyad Bank, Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation, Saudi Arabian Airlines, The Red Sea Development Company, Aramco, STC and Ma'aden.
- 12 knowledge partners, comprised of some of the world’s leading professional services and consultancy firms, who are tasked with curating and hosting FII’s 12 cross-sector task forces, designed to explore emerging business and investment trends and to identify early-stage growth opportunities. They include Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, Palladium, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Strategy&, SIA Partners and the World Ocean Council.
- 21 technology partners from across the world who will drive conversations about new and emerging trends in tech, while showcasing some of the latest cutting-edge innovations from the fields of Artifical Inteligence, Augmented Reality, robotics, connectivity, and more. They include Extreme E, Gravity, Green Impact, Hive, Huawei, Markable, Ping An Good Doctor, Pure Harvest, Riva GmbH Energy Solutions, SenseTime, SoftBank Robotics and Virgin Hyperloop One.
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