<On the main topics that will be raised and discussed in the forum's sessions, Iram bint Abdullah Al-Howaish, International Relations Specialist at SAGIA and supervisor of the program and sessions of the 9th International Competitiveness Forum, said in a statement that the Competitiveness Forum in its ninth edition will focus on raising the competitiveness of targeted and priority investment sectors in terms of their direct impact on economic, human and social development in the Kingdom and the desired economic diversity, noting that the forum will discuss the issues of promising investment sectors, including health, education, transportation, industry, services and tourism in order to contribute to
About the most prominent speakers in the forum whose participation has been approved, the official in charge of the forum program said that confirmations are arriving successively and will be announced after the list is completed, noting that among the names confirmed so far are Lockheed Martin President Marilyn Hewson, PepsiCo President Indranoy, Pfizer International President Ian Read, and Johns Hopkins University President Professor Ronald Daniels.
From within the Kingdom, H.E. the Minister of Economy, Human and Social Development and the desired economic diversification. From within the Kingdom, H.E. Minister of Commerce and Industry Dr. Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, H.E. Minister of Health Eng. Khalid Al-Falih, and H.E. President of the Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Sulaiman Al-Hamdan will present development plans related to the various sectors they oversee to increase the competitiveness of the Kingdom's promising economic sectors.
