28–29 April 2024

Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development, scheduled to take place in Riyadh, will help public and private sector leaders address shared global challenges.

The meeting will also advance key Forum initiatives in the region and beyond. It aims to bridge the growing North-South divide, which has further widened on issues such as emerging economic policies, the energy transition and geopolitical shocks.

The Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development will bring together over 700 leaders from all sectors and industries, enabling a comprehensive dialogue on leveraging global cooperation for economic development, promoting a global energy transition that underpins sustainable development and furthering technological advancement, supporting the Forum's work to shape a more equitable and resilient global economy.

Co-Chairs
Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development brings together the world’s top academics, politicians, business, youth, and civil society leaders to engage in addressing the most pressing issues on the global agenda
Ibrahim A. Al-Assaf
Minister of State, Saudi Arabia Government
Chung Ki-Sun
Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, HD Hyundai Co. Ltd
William Ford
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, General Atlantic Service Company, L.P.
Kristalina Georgieva
Managing Director, International Monetary Fund
Vicki Hollub
President and Chief Executive Officer, Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Li Zhenguo
President, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
Anna Marks
Global Chair, Deloitte
Hiroshi Mikitani
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Rakuten Group, Inc.
Shunichi Miyanaga
Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Amin Nasser
President and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Aramco
Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara
Chief Executive Officer, Temasek
Lubna S. Olayan
Chair of the Executive Committee, Olayan Financing Company, The Olayan Group
Robert Maersk Uggla
Chair, A.P. Møller-Maersk A/S
Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (SEB)
Darren Woods
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ExxonMobil
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