The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has announced that GE will be a Strategic Sponsor of the sixth Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) to be held from Jan. 21-24 in Riyadh, under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah.
Abdullah Azib, director of the Global Competitiveness Forum, and Walid Abukhaled, GE’s president & Chief Executive Officer for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, signed the partnership agreement. GE is supporting the GCF for the second year.
Walid Abukhaled said: “It is our honor to be a Strategic Partner of the Global Competitiveness Forum. GE’s partnership complements SAGIA’s objectives of promoting entrepreneurship and business competitiveness in the Kingdom. GE is committed to supporting governmental initiatives to achieve its Vision 2020 with a focus on economic diversification and creating a knowledge economy. To achieve this, the key drivers are innovation and entrepreneurship – both values that GE upholds in our operations in the Kingdom.” Rest