Open Forum: The Digital Currencies' Opportunity in the Middle East
Across the Middle East, regulators are exploring how central bank digital currencies (CBDC) can address inefficiencies in payment systems, enhance financial stability and improv...
Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development
The World Economic Forum, in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Planning of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, invites the public to participate in the Open Forum, to be held on 28-29 April 2024, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will run concurrently with the Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development.
The Open Forum Riyadh aims to encourage dialogue and increase awareness on critical issues by providing a platform for ideas, thoughts, and questions to be expressed and tackled in an open environment. It welcomes students, entrepreneurs, young professionals and the general public to the discussion which will be held in person on at the Ritz-Carlton, Riyadh.
Join us for the first Open Forum Riyadh by registering here.
28–29 April 2024
The Ritz-Carlton, Auditorium, Area, Makkah Al Mukarramah Rd, Al Hada, Riyadh 11493, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Free
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