Riyadh - Mubasher: The Public Investment Fund (PIF) announced that the third edition of the PIF and Private Sector Forum will be held from February 12 to 13, 2025 at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh. The event will bring together local private sector leaders, senior government officials and the fund’s portfolio companies to drive economic growth, the statement added.

The Public Investment Fund explained that the third edition of the Private Sector Forum will witness the sharing of investment and supply opportunities with the private sector, in order to achieve the objectives of the Fund’s strategy to empower the local private sector.

The forum seeks to be a bridge linking the Fund and its portfolio companies with the local private sector with the aim of empowering it and enhancing the localization of local supply chains in key sectors, as empowering the private sector is a major priority in developing the national economy to achieve the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

The forum’s programs are designed to be a platform for dialogue between the Public Investment Fund, its subsidiaries, and the private sector, with the aim of achieving several objectives, most notably reviewing the various aspects of cooperation and partnership between the Fund and its subsidiaries with the local private sector, providing opportunities for direct communication with representatives from the Fund and its subsidiaries, providing an opportunity for suppliers wishing to register with the Fund’s subsidiaries, and reviewing the Fund’s latest programs that aim to empower the private sector.

The forum program will witness the holding of several specialized workshops managed by specialized experts from the Public Investment Fund and its portfolio companies, where a lot of important information will be provided to the private sector about localization investments and supply chain opportunities, and the expected demand for key products and services will be discussed, which will contribute to helping the private sector make investment decisions.

An accompanying exhibition will be held, featuring pavilions for more than 90 companies affiliated with the Public Investment Fund’s portfolio, as it is an ideal platform to strengthen the relationship with the Fund’s portfolio companies and to showcase new opportunities and projects for private sector partners.

The forum provides an opportunity for the Public Investment Fund and its portfolio companies to engage with a select group of leaders from key government entities, where the importance of the private sector’s role in developing the Kingdom’s economy will be discussed, success stories between the private sector and the Public Investment Fund will be reviewed, and opportunities for cooperation available to the private sector in the Fund’s major projects and emerging sectors in the Kingdom will be explored.

The Public Investment Fund indicated that the forum will witness the announcement of a number of major programs designed for the private sector, which will contribute to strengthening the partnership with it by providing investment opportunities between the private sector, the Public Investment Fund, and its portfolio companies.

The Fund pointed out that it will announce several major partnerships between the private sector, the Public Investment Fund and its portfolio companies. These partnerships will contribute to enhancing the Fund’s efforts to work side by side with the private sector to develop the Kingdom’s economy.