The Business of Local, Powered by Saudi Aramco - Day 2 - #FII6

VISION: THE BUSINESS OF LOCAL, POWERED BY SAUDI ARAMCO I Future Investment Initiative 6th Edition NOW: Corporations anchor local, national, and regional economies – including the global economy itself. According to McKinsey, business activity supplies 72% of GDP in 37 OECD countries. Indeed, since 1995, companies have spurred 85% of growth in labor productivity and 85% of investments in technology. NEXT: With rising populations and new areas of work, how can corporations further increase the quantity and quality of available jobs? How does private R&D bolster economies? What infrastructural changes are necessary to accommodate constantly evolving technological advancements in today’s digitized workplaces? SPEAKERS ● Sung-An Choi, President & CEO, Samsung Engineering ● Øyvind Eriksen, President & CEO, Aker ASA ● Hitoshi Nara, President & CEO, Yokogawa Electric Corporation ● Catherine Zhou, Global Head, Ventures Digital Innovation & Partnerships, HSBC MODERATOR ● Ahmad A. Al-Sa’adi, Senior Vice President, Saudi Aramco, Technical Services