Riyadh: Organized by the Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute, the ninth edition of the Future Investment Initiative conference (FII9), held from October 27-30, 2025, in Riyadh under the theme ‘The Key to Prosperity: Unlocking New Frontiers of Growth’, has concluded with record breaking numbers and impact. The gathering of global capital, innovation, and diplomacy has delivered major commitments, record-breaking participation, and a clear signal of a new era in global partnership.
According to Saudi Press Agency, over 9,000 delegates attended the conference, including more than 600 media and 2,000 membership participants, marking the event’s largest turnout to date. More than 650 speakers, 250 sessions, and 20 heads of state joined the event, reflecting its pronounced geopolitical reach.
The event convened participants from around 90 countries, encompassing government ministers, global CEOs, investors, and tech entrepreneurs. FII9 saw more than $50 billion in signed agreements and investment pledges. The deals spanned artificial intelligence, advanced technology, renewable energy and infrastructure.
Among the major announcements were renewable energy partnerships between ACWA Power, Aramco, and global utilities to expand low-carbon generation capacity; AI and data-infrastructure projects involving HUMAIN, Qualcomm, Blackstone, and Saudi technology entities, supporting the creation of sovereign compute and AI-training facilities.
Public Investment Fund (PIF) Governor and Chairman of Aramco’s Board of Directors Yasir Al-Rumayyan reaffirmed that the FII platform has now enabled over $250 billion in cumulative deals since inception, reinforcing Saudi Arabia’s ambition as a global investment hub.
UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves used her keynote presence to announce a new UK-Gulf trade-and-investment package totaling GBP 6.4 billion ($8.4 billion), strengthening UK-Saudi trade and advanced-technology cooperation.
The conference underscored strong multilateral engagement. The presence of senior leaders from China (including Vice-President Han Zheng), Russia (via Russian Direct Investment Fund’s CEO Kirill Dmitriev), and the United States reinforced the event’s standing as a global geo-economic nexus.
Tech and innovation took center stage with this edition featuring 52% of speakers drawn from the technology sector, emphasizing that AI, robotics, deep-tech, and sovereign infrastructure are now fully embedded in the investment narrative.
This year’s FII9 functioned as more than a conference: it served as a platform for the discussion of the future of global investment, characterized by public-private partnership at scale, geoeconomic diversification, technology-first infrastructure, and narrative leadership.
As FII9 closes its doors, the focus now shifts to implementation and execution. The deals announced must transition into impact measurable job creation, GDP growth, innovation ecosystem, and resilient infrastructure.
‘The narrative of ‘prosperity’ being unlocked must be validated now by delivery, value building, collaboration, inclusive growth, aligning with the FII Institute’s mission of Impact on Humanity,’ said Chairman of the Executive Committee and Acting CEO of FII Institute Richard Attias.
Saudi Arabia, through its Vision 2030 platforms, will continue to leverage FII as a strategic convening mechanism for sovereign investment, innovation diplomacy, and regional leadership. Global participants will translate the dialogue into action, following through on bilateral, conclaves, scaling of joint ventures, and ecosystem building beyond Riyadh.
FII9 brought together global investors, policymakers, founders, and innovators to shape the trajectory of international investment, technology, and prosperity.
