It has been announced that Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will host the World Economic Forum (WEF) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development, set to take place from 28 to 29 April, and held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The Special Meeting will take place over two days and will bring together more than 1000 global leaders. This includes heads of state, government and thought leaders from across the public and private sector, as well as international organiations, academic institutions, and non-government organisations (NGOs).
The Special Meeting will be centred across three central themes, which include:
- Global Collaboration, which will explore how to overcome geopolitical upheavals and challenges,
- Growth, which will examine how the trends of transformation, innovation and economic policymaking are impacting inclusive growth models through new investment frameworks and outline solutions to the deepening inequalities between developed and developing economies, and
- Energy for Development, which will centre on the need to achieve a net-zero future through an inclusive global energy transition.
The agenda of the Special Meeting features several panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities.