Saudi Investment Minister leads delegation to UK-Saudi Investment Summit in London
Saudi Gazette report
LONDON— Saudi Minister of Investment, Eng. Khalid Al-Falih, is heading the Saudi delegation participating in the Saudi-UK Partnership and Investment Summit, which is being held on Wednesday at Mansion House in London.
The summit is organized by the Saudi-British Joint Business Council and hosted by the City of London Corporation. It is supported by the Ministry of Investment and the UK Department for Business and Trade, and is attended by more than 400 policymakers, senior investors, and business leaders from both countries. The summit aims to explore prospects for bilateral cooperation and enhance partnership and investment opportunities between the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia.
It includes a high-level ministerial dialogue bringing together Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih and British Minister of Investment Baroness Bobby Gustafson in a special session highlighting the development of strategic relations between the two countries and their shared vision for the future.
The summit sessions will address shared development priorities in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030 and the UK's future industrial strategy, UK Invest 2035, including expanding public-private partnerships, financing infrastructure projects, developing the venture capital ecosystem, and leveraging advanced technologies such as deeptech, space science, and clean innovation.
IT's agenda is designed to encourage practical dialogue, facilitate cross-border investment flows, and accelerate economic diversification by building sustainable partnerships that meet future demands.
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