Abdullah Azib, director of the Global Competitiveness Forum, and Walid Abukhaled, GE’s president & Chief Executive Officer for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, signed the partnership agreement. GE is supporting the GCF for the second year.
Walid Abukhaled said: “It is our honor to be a Strategic Partner of the Global Competitiveness Forum. GE’s partnership complements SAGIA’s objectives of promoting entrepreneurship and business competitiveness in the Kingdom. GE is committed to supporting governmental initiatives to achieve its Vision 2020 with a focus on economic diversification and creating a knowledge economy. To achieve this, the key drivers are innovation and entrepreneurship – both values that GE upholds in our operations in the Kingdom.”
The annual Global Competitiveness Forum this year focuses on the theme of entrepreneurship covering all related aspects including social entrepreneurship. The objective of the conference, which brings together industry leaders from around the world, is to further strengthen the competitiveness of the Kingdom.
Abdullah Azib said: “The Global Competitiveness Forum 2012 aims to build on the success achieved in the past five editions in boosting the competitiveness of Saudi Arabia, by further stimulating dialogue among various governmental and industry stakeholders.We are pleased to partner with GE, which has been associated with the growth of the Kingdom for several decades through high value investments in various sectors.”
