Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expected to speak
Arab News
LONDON/RIYADH: The second day of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) starts on Thursday in Riyadh, with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman expected to speak.
The fourth edition of the forum opened on Wednesday with panels addressing how to rethink the future of the global economy around the theme “The Neo-Renaissance” amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Speakers discussed how investment can inspire an economic rethink and how it could support the energy sector to power a post-COVID-19 crisis recovery. They also discussed ways to re-imagine a new era of global sports and entertainment.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman will make the opening address on day two of the event. Stay tuned.
Elsewhere on day one, Usain Bolt made a brief appearance during the discussion on investment in the sport industry, you can find out what he said here.
The pandemic has changed every aspect of life – we can’t return to the status quo. We opened FII 4th edition with this powerful message: The world has an unprecedented opportunity to embrace a new era of reinvention that will lead to a new chapter for humanity. #FIINeoRenaissancepic.twitter.com/vZGnNrq19g
Saudi Arabia will be doing more than many Western countries to tackle climate change by the end of the decade, Prince Abdul Aziz bin Salman (pictured below), the Kingdom’s energy minister, told a panel of energy leaders on day one.
And to back that claim up, Saudi Aramco’s Amin Nasser said the firm had been taking advantage of accelerated technology to build its reliability in the market as well as decreasing carbon emissions.