Under the patronage of His Highness the Crown Prince. Riyadh to host the Development Finance Conference on December 9

Riyadh will host a development finance conference under the patronage of the Crown Prince in December 2025 to promote sustainable development.
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman

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<Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Development Fund (NDF), the capital, Riyadh, will host, from 9 to 11 December 2025, the Development Finance Conference “MOMENTUM”, organized by the Fund under the theme “Leading Development Transformation”, at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center.
On this occasion, H.E. Mr. Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri, Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Development Fund, thanked His Highness the Crown Prince for his patronage of the conference, which is a living reflection of the comprehensive national transformation led by the Kingdom and a strategic platform that unites efforts and opens the horizons of national and international partnerships in the development finance sector.
”What we are witnessing today is not just a conference; it is an event that establishes a new path for comprehensive and sustainable development to maximize the development impact on society and the environment with a prosperous and sustainable economy, and to highlight the Kingdom's position on the international scene as a leading destination in development transformation,” he said. The conference aims to support the strategic directions of the National Development Fund and its affiliated development funds and banks by enriching the development sector, increasing the efficiency of the development system's performance, enhancing its ability to meet national priorities, coordinating efforts and unifying goals, to ensure sustainable development impact on society and the economy.
The conference is a strategic platform that reflects the Kingdom's commitment to drive sustainable development, and a leading national event that embodies the role of the National Development Fund in supporting the comprehensive development transformation, and enhancing integration between national development funds and banks. The conference provides a qualitative space for knowledge dialogue and exchange of visions on the future of development finance and its impact in contributing to achieving the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.
The conference highlights the pivotal role of the private sector and SMEs in the development finance system as a key pillar to stimulate economic growth, create job opportunities and enhance competitiveness, within the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030. The conference will be attended by a number of Their Highnesses, CEOs, global leaders, development experts and economists, with more than 100 local and international speakers representing a group of economic and development leaders from 120 local and international organizations, reflecting the status and importance of the conference as a national forum in line with the leadership's directives to build a financing system that contributes to achieving comprehensive development and empowering vital sectors.

The organization of the Development Finance Conference reflects the role of the National Development Fund as a key enabler of development in the Kingdom and a strategic arm that leads the development finance scene through the 12 development funds and banks under its umbrella.
The MOMENTUM conference contributes to enhancing coordination and integration between development funds and banks, global development financial institutions, and building partnerships with public and private sector leaders to ensure the optimal use of resources in the context of achieving the objectives of the Kingdom's Vision 2030.