President of the World Economic Forum World Economic Forum Borge Brende extended his thanks and appreciation to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for hosting the special meeting of the World Economic Forum under the theme: “International Cooperation, Growth and Energy for Development”, expressing his and the Forum's guests“ appreciation for the efforts made to organize the first meeting of its kind.

Burg Brende expressed his gratitude to the Government of Saudi Arabia for hosting the special meeting of the World Economic Forum.

Borg Brende, during his speech during the activities of World Economic Forum Special Meeting held in Riyadh, praised the development witnessed by the Kingdom during the past period, which reflects the global economic ambition, noting the importance of finding solutions to face economic challenges to enhance international cooperation, addressing some challenges, including energy scarcity that some countries around the world suffer from.

He emphasized the importance of finding solutions to face economic challenges in order to enhance international cooperation, highlighting some of the challenges, including energy scarcity. He stressed the importance of finding cooperative solutions to reshape the future of energy in the world, reviewing the participants in the forum, including 92 countries and more than 500 companies, institutions and non-profit organizations working to move towards a sustainable future.