Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC), attended the 19th Microsoft CEO Summit held at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond Campus in Washington, Seattle.

The prince’s visit was in response to an invitation from Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft to attend the event.

The summit was exclusive to 100 CEOs most influential in the world.

During the summit, Prince Alwaleed and Gates discussed the latest economic developments in addition to topics related to KHC’s international investments including its stake of 47.5 percent in the Four Seasons which is co-owned by Bill Gates’ Cascade with a 47.5 percent stake, which the remaining 5 percent is owned by Isadore Sharp.

Also, the two discussed future potential collaboration.

Moreover, Prince Alwaleed met with some of the most prominent CEOs.

The Microsoft CEO Summit was established in 1997 in response to growing interest in the convergence of technology and business issues among corporate CEOs.

Attendees had an opportunity to hear leading industry experts analyze economic trends and technology issues.

The event was private, provided a forum in which CEOs from major companies and prominent business people discussed business challenges and shared insights and experiences with their peers from around the world.