WEF HOSTS SPECIAL MEETING IN RIYADH FOCUSING ON GLOBAL COLLABORATION, GROWTH, AND ENERGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

More than 220 public figures from over 60 countries are participating in the special meeting, which is being held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

With geopolitical upheavals and complex economic challenges destabilising a fractured world, the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development is hosting 1,000 global leaders from 92 countries on April 28-29 to support global dialogue and find actionable, collaborative, and sustainable solutions to shared global challenges.

Building on the inaugural Growth Summit, held in Switzerland last year, the meeting will promote forward-thinking approaches to interconnected crises while remaining realistic about shorter-term tradeoffs. It will work to bridge the growing North-South divide on issues including emerging economic policies, the energy transition, and geopolitical shocks.

"With geopolitical tensions and socio-economic disparities deepening globally, international collaboration and purposeful dialogue have never been more urgent," said Borge Brende, President of WEF.

"The Special Meeting 2024 provides an opportunity for leaders from across sectors and geographies to turn ideas into action and unlock scalable solutions to the many interconnected challenges we face."

"At this global inflection point, revitalising international collaboration has never been more important.

In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the World Economic Forum has chosen an established and dynamic global platform for thought leadership, solutions, and action as the host of a critical meeting-at such a critical moment," said Faisal F. Alibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia.

"To this end, Saudi Arabia is mobilising its full diplomatic might to lay out a mutually beneficial path to prosperity for the intertwined destinies of the global community. We are working to ensure that progress for one part of the world does not come at the expense of another. And we are committed to meeting this moment with a determination to co-author a shared future that is secure, stable,