Saudi government, business leaders promote partnership opportunities for industrial development

The U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC) will host a conference and luncheon program on Aug. 25, entitled “Localization, Innovation and Partnership Opportunities for Industrial Development in Saudi Arabia.”

The event will take place at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, California.
 
The goal of the event is to introduce product manufacturers and service providers to opportunities in Saudi Arabia’s expanding industrial and manufacturing base. Top Saudi government and business leaders will attend the meeting to promote partnership ideas as part of the National Transformation Program 2020.
 
In attendance will be Khalid Al-Falih, minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources, along with Abdullah Bin Faisal, Saudi Arabian ambassador to the U.S.; Saud Bin Khalid, acting governor, Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority; Dr. Turki Bin Saud, president, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology; Dr. Alaa Nassif, CEO, Royal Commission at Yanbu; Khalid Al-Mudaifer, president and CEO, Saudi Arabian Mining Company; and Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, executive vice president, Polymers, SABIC.
 
Leaders from U.S. companies such as The Dow Chemical Company, General Electric Company, Fluor Corporation, Jacobs Engineering and ExxonMobil will also join the meeting.