The Governor of the Public Investment Fund Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan welcomed in his opening speech the participants to the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative. He pointed out that the Initiative started with a simple idea to bring diverse leaders together for cooperation to diversify and flow opportunities and to create cooperation between governments and companies for the benefit of the society. He said that the initiative will be a place for continued cooperation and a center of global thought in line with the Kingdom's Vision 2030. Public Investment Fund Governor pointed out that the initiative this year will be attended by the world's best minds, entrepreneurs and investors, noting that the first pillar of this initiative is a sustainable future, while the second pillar is the technology that helps everyone, and the third pillar in the development of societies. --SPA 12:35 LOCAL TIME 09:35 GMT 0009 www.spa.gov.sa/w1199650