Appointed Ambassador to the USA in February 2019, HRH is the first woman in the country’s history to serve in this role. From 1983 to 2005, she lived in Washington, DC, while her father Prince Bandar was Ambassador. When Princess Reema returned to Saudi Arabia she focused on private sector initiatives and the empowerment …
His Excellency Yasir O. Al-Rumayyan has been Governor of the Public Investment Fund of Saudi Arabia since 2015, leading all areas of operation of the sovereign wealth fund, which sits at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 and economic transformation strategy. His Excellency also serves as Advisor to the General Secretariat of …
Welcome to the sixth edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII), powered by the Future Investment Initiative Institute. FII will be held in Riyadh from 25-27 October 2022 and will convene the world’s foremost CEOs, policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, and young leaders to shape the future of international investment and the global economy. Last …
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing has become one of the most important forces in global business today, with ESG assets slated to reach USD $53 trillion by 2025, comprising a third of global AUM. While new frameworks and rating mechanisms continue to proliferate, there are still many outstanding questions about how to effectively implement …
ROBOTS LEARN TO LEARN – A LITTLE LIKE THE WAY OUR KIDS DO Can machines learn to walk and act in the real world in a similar way to how children do it? Starting from scratch, watching, copying, trying, failing, retrying? Learning to move is not as easy as learning to think – but the robots are …
DIGITAL TWINS ARE GROWING UP FAST A digital twin is the virtual version of something that happens or exists in physical space – whether a process, person, or object. The digital twin operates in the same way as their physical relative, and in real time, coded as a virtual model to carry out the same tasks …
Today’s guest on Think Pod is Ahmad Alhusseini, Chief Strategy Officer of Desert Technologies, a startup using disruptive tech to help Saudi Arabia reach its commitment for net zero carbon emissions. We talk about the Saudi green initiative, and the major strides being made in the Kingdom, now known as an exporter of clean energy as well as oil. And we ask: as an emerging leader, what part do you see the youth playing in achieving sustainability and a green economy in the future?
In this episode of Thinkpod our guest is Dr Jennifer Holmgren, CEO of Lanza Tech. We discuss exciting developments in carbon capture technology: converting waste emissions to ethanol, then into products we use in our daily lives – for example can recycled carbon really fuel a transatlantic flight? And we look at whether there is enough carbon above ground already to create a new circular carbon economy, and if the technology is ready for mass adoption.
Our guest on Think Pod is Hans Schwab, Co-founder, and CEO of OriginAll. We discuss the terrifying impact, and the financial and human cost, of counterfeit goods and illicit trade. OriginAll has developed technology that allows industry and government agencies to differentiate legitimate products from fake or illicitly traded products. And we ask: as we move from a physical to a digital world, how can we make sure we don’t import the problem of fraud with us?
