FII Institute unveils details of upcoming events and global survey to identify people’s top priorities

The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute revealed today details of its upcoming summit in New York and the sixth edition of its flagship event at a press briefing held in Riyadh. The two capstone events for the Institute are primed to bring together people from all walks of life to discuss pressing global issues and challenges, as the world goes through extraordinary social, economic and geopolitical changes.

The New York-based summit, PRIORITY, will take place on 22 September on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, providing a platform for discussion and dialogue aimed at finding solutions that will help leaders across the world to address the one priority for each group of people.

Speaking at the press briefing, Richard Attias, CEO of the FII Institute, announced that more than [40] prominent speakers will take part in the summit, including:

• H.E. Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Chairman, FII Institute

• H.E. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Former Prime Minister, Denmark

• H.E. Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Former Prime Minister, Bhutan

• H.E. Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, UAE's Ministry of Culture & Youth

• Dr. Judith Rodin; President Emerita, University of Pennsylvania; Board Chair, Prodigy Finance, and Resilient Cities Catalyst

• Peter H. Diamandis, M.D.; Founder & Executive Chairman; XPRIZE

• Alexandra Cousteau, Co-Founder & President, Oceans 2050

• Sara Menker, Founder & CEO, Gro Gro Intelligence

• Marcelo Claure, Chairman and CEO, Claure Capital

• Peggy Johnson, CEO, Magic Leap

He also highlighted that the Institute is conducting a large-scale global survey to find out the top priority of individuals across a broad range of demographics, with results planned to be revealed at the PRIORITY summit later this month.

Commenting on the PRIORITY summit, Mr Attias said, “As the world is witnessing a period of transformation and as a new global order starts to take shape, we believe it is crucial to understand the priorities of each demographic group around the world. Over the past two years, the world faced many challenges that have left an impact on all citizens across the globe. Therefore, our values and priorities have changed.

“FII Institute’s priority is to make a direct and positive impact on humanity through creating multiple initiatives across differentdomains. This is why we decided to host PRIORITY as an annual global conversation, to help us understand the wishes, hopes, and expectations of our fellow human beings. We are giving everyone a voice.”

In addition, Mr Attias unveiled names of some of the speakers expected to participate in this year’s edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference, taking place in Riyadh from 25-27 October.

The press briefing also marked the FII Institute’s unveiling of a new website, upgrading the existing content library, making it more accessible, while providing a space for partners and contributors to share case studies.