RIYADH: The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) is organizing a forum on competitiveness from Jan. 24-26.

Business leaders and economic experts from the Kingdom and abroad will take part in the Competitive Forum on Influential Sectors in Economic Diversification, reports SPA.

In a statement to mark the event, SAGIA emphasized the importance of holding the ninth edition of the forum as it comes amid the Kingdom’s changing economic environment.

Highlighting the topics and key speakers at the forum, Erama bint Abdullah Al-Huwaish, international relations specialist at SAGIA, said a host of internationally-renowned business figures will tackle important issues on competitiveness.

They include the heads of Lockheed Martin, Merlin Houston, Pepsi Cola, IronRed International and John Hopkins University, she added.