H.E. Mr. Fahad bin Abdulmohsen Al-Rasheed, Chairman of the General Authority for Exhibitions and Conferences, stressed that Riyadh city will be one of the first 10 cities in the world, explaining that the Kingdom is one of the G20 economies that is growing at an accelerated pace as the growth rate for non-oil industries increased to 7%.

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This came in a speech during his participation in the eighth edition of the Future Investment Initiative Conference held in the capital Riyadh, indicating that the Kingdom's Vision 2030 pushed the exhibitions and conferences industry in a new direction, as the number of events exceeded 17 thousand during 2023, stressing the need to make more efforts to increase this number to reach 40 thousand events by 2030.

Mr. Al-Rasheed said that the Kingdom is a G20 economy that is growing at a rapid pace, as the amount of growth of non-oil industries increased to 7%. H.E. Al-Rasheed said that hosting Expo 2030 is a great gain for the Kingdom under the leadership of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, as this global event brings countries together and reflects the vision that is based on future aspirations.

H.E. Al-Rasheed said that the Expo 2030 is a great gain for the Kingdom. He explained that artificial intelligence will represent a major change in our lives, especially in terms of adapting our cities, and will change the world and the labor market towards a new future, adding that the use of artificial intelligence is an integral part of our lives in light of the digital world that we are moving towards, explaining that events such as the Future Investment Initiative rely mainly on the technical aspect rather than the scientific, which reflects the importance of innovation and creative thinking.

Events such as the Future Investment Initiative rely mainly on the technical aspect rather than the scientific, which reflects the importance of innovation and creative thinking.