• The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute announced 14 partnerships with research universities and strategic consulting companies for the 5 th Anniversary of FII to be held next week on October 26 – 28, 2021
• Global partners include Stanford University, KAUST, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the ‘Big Four’: Deloitte, EY, KPMG, and PwC/ Strategy&
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, 19 October 2021: The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute is proud to announce 14 partnerships with some of the world’s leading research universities and strategic consulting companies ahead of the 5 th Anniversary of FII to be held next week on October 26-28, 2021, in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.
As a global nonprofit foundation, Knowledge Partners will support the work of the FII Institute to make an impact across the Institute’s five pillars: AI and Robotics, Education, Healthcare, and Sustainability.
Each of the Knowledge Partners will join sessions at next week’s FII leading discussions on topics within their research sphere including climate change, sustainable growth, AI, responsible data, intelligent technologies and more.
FII Institute CEO Richard Attias said they will share insights and solutions for the critical issues impacting the world today. “Our Knowledge Partners bring unique expertise in higher education and learning, as well as management, strategies and thought leadership.
“All of this can help support our mission at FII Institute to make a positive impact on humanity, through our focus on education, as well as AI, robotics, sustainability, and healthcare.”
Knowledge Partners and FII Sessions:
•Accenture – ‘Responsible data and AI: Balancing regulation and innovation’
•AIQ – Work 3.0: ‘When intelligent technologies enable us to work better from anywhere’.
•Bain & Company – ‘Who is the new MENA consumer?’
•BCG – ‘Gaming & eSports: From arcades to multiverses’
•Deloitte – ‘Business and leisure travel for a sustainable world’
•EY – ‘Strategies for addressing global supply chain disruption’
•King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) – ‘Preparing cities for a warmer climate’
•KPMG – ‘Hacking the future: Cybersecurity for a fully digital world’
•McKinsey & Company – ‘Enabling sustainable and inclusive growth for the next generation of entrepreneurs’
•Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) – ‘Exploiting existing biodiversity: A look at innovations making food more sustainable’
•Oliver Wyman – ‘A new age of investment for growth, profit and impact’
•PwC/ Strategy& – ‘Converged policies and regulations for advanced digital economies’
•Roland Berger – ‘Adaptation to climate change: The impact on our communities’
•Stanford University – ‘The future of clean energy startups’
For full program details and further information visit www.fii-institute.org
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