
Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute Acting CEO and Executive Committee Chairman Richard Attias announced the distinguished speakers and program highlights for the highly anticipated 9th edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII9), set to take place from October 28–30, 2025, at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh.
Speaking at a press conference hosted by the Saudi Press Agency, Attias emphasized that FII9 will serve as a global platform for collaboration, bringing together world leaders, investors, innovators, and policymakers to identify actionable solutions and build new public–private partnerships that shape the future of global investment.
Global Leaders, Visionaries, and Topics Shaping the Future
This year’s edition will feature an exceptional lineup of world leaders and influential figures, including:
- Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, Minister of Energy
- Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, Chairman of Saudi Aramco and FII Institute
- Han Zheng, Vice President of China
- Prof. Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate (2006) and Founder of Grameen Bank
- Kirill Dmitriev, CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund
- Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization
- Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo
- Rachel Reeves, UK Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer
- Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda
- Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria
Prominent business and investment leaders joining the discussions include Laura Cha (Bretton Woods Committee Director and former HKEX Chair), Ruth Porat (Alphabet and Google President and CIO), Dr. Eric Schmidt (Founder of Schmidt Sciences and former Google CEO), Jane Fraser (Citi CEO), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater Associates Founder), and Evan Spiegel (Snap Inc. Co-Founder and CEO).
Attias also revealed that over 250 panels and discussions will explore critical global issues such as redefining prosperity, addressing income inequality, the future of free trade, public–private partnerships for sustainable growth, quantum computing and AI leadership, and the global energy transition.
For the full program and list of speakers, visit the official website:
https://fii-institute.org/conference/fii9-edition
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