Shaping Saudi Arabia’s local economy
Private Sector Partnership – PIF held the first edition of the PIF Private Sector Forum on March 14–15, 2023, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of the Fund’s Private Sector Engagement Strategic Initiative.
The Forum highlighted PIF and its portfolio companies’ business opportunities, signaled potential opportunities for investors and suppliers, and strengthened avenues for collaboration.

About the forum
The PIF Private Sector Forum will act as a bridge between PIF, its portfolio companies, and the private sector in Saudi Arabia. It will promote and strengthen localization, and support the development of stable supply chains in key sectors.
The Forum is designed to be an engagement platform for the private sector, PIF, and its portfolio companies, with the following objectives:
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Showcase various partnership opportunities for PIF and its portfolio companies with the Local Private Sector.
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Provide networking opportunities by building connections with PIF and its portfolio companies.
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Gain direct access to register as a valuable supplier with portfolio companies.
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Obtain information about PIF programs that are designed to empower the private sector.
Private Sector Forum in Numbers
4,000+
Attendees
50+
Portfolio Companies
42
MoU Signings
Forum Key Speakers

H.E. Bandar Alkhorayef
Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources

H.E. Abdulaziz Alarifi
CEO at Shareek

Mr. Yazeed Alhumied
Deputy Governor and Head of MENA Investments at PIF

Mr. Abdulmajeed Alhagbani
Head of Securities Investments Department at PIF

Mr. Adib AlZamil
CEO at Zamil Group

Mr. Paddy Padmanathan
President and CEO at ACWA Power

Mr. Ziyad Alshiha
CEO at Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC)

Mr. Faisal Sultan
Global Vice President and Managing Director of ME Lucid

Mr. Walid Abukhaled
CEO at Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI)

Mr. Jerry Todd
Head of National Development at PIF

Mr. Ahmad Aljuhani
CEO at Rua Almadinah

Mr. Jerry Inzerillo
CEO at Diriyah Company

Mr. Gautam Sashittal
CEO at King Abdullah Financial District (KAFD)

Mr. Mohammed Alsudairy
Head of Portfolio Management Department, Local Real Estate at PIF
