SEDCO Holding Group, founder of Riyali Program for Financial Literacy, participated in the third HOPE Global Forum annual meeting this year, hosted by Operation HOPE, a major non-profit global financial organization.

The forum’s theme: Reimagining the global economy: Expanding free enterprise for all. Global leaders in the government and private sectors convened in Atlanta, in the US state of Georgia. Its objective was to outline a vision for today’s global economy.

The keynote speaker of the forum was former US President Bill Clinton, who spoke about inclusive economics and the values of giving back.

As a key partner of the Riyali Program, HOPE has helped to bring international expertise to support the successful program as well as providing a global platform for SEDCO to share its experience.

Speaking at the panel session on re-imagining our economy and what the global leaders can do to ignite free enterprise, Anees Ahmed Moumina, CEO of SEDCO Holding, highlighted the relevance of the Middle East. “This growing population is in need of better education and more enhanced skills.”

The Riyali program aims to reach more than two million beneficiaries aged 25 and below within the next five years (until 2020).

"The 2015 HOPE Global Forum is shaping up to be the best one yet with well-respected, experienced leaders from every discipline joining us this week to move the dialogue forward as we develop the blueprint for a new, inclusive global economic vision," said John Hope Bryant, the founder, chairman and CEO of Operation HOPE.

Amr Banaja, VP, corporate communications and marketing led a business session on Mobile technology: A Platform for changing our world. He discussed the experience of mobile applications used for Riyali program for financial awareness.

The Riyali Mobile Application ranked number 10 among 40 financial applications on the Apple iTune’s store.