Riyadh, September (پاکستان پوائنٹ نیوز 28 سبتمبر 2025ء) Saudi and international officials and experts will participate in the conference sessions, including Vice Minister of Culture Hamed bin Mohammed Fayez, and Assistant Minister of Culture Rakan bin Ibrahim Al-Touq, together with leading international cultural and creative figures such as CEO of Sotheby’s Charles Stewart, Chairman of Christie’s Guillaume Cerutti, and CEO of Art Basel Noah Horowitz.
The conference will feature more than 38 panel discussions and workshops built around three core pillars. The first pillar, Cultural Production, will highlight culture’s role as an economic engine, driving job creation, regional development, and tourism, while positioning the Kingdom as a leading destination for cultural investment. The second pillar, Advancing Cultural Capital, will explore innovative investment mechanisms to unlock new opportunities, with a focus on emerging markets and lessons from regions at different stages of cultural development. The third pillar, The Cohesive Power of Culture, will emphasize culture’s ability to strengthen social bonds and the importance of inclusive, collaborative investment approaches that foster global cultural exchange and mutual understanding.
The conference attracted significant engagement from cultural and government entities as well as major companies, all contributing to the success of its inaugural edition.
The list of partners includes: the Cultural Development Fund, the Cultural Assets Group, the Ministry of Investment, the Royal Commission for AlUla, the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra), the Saudi Research and Media Group (SRMG), MBC Group, Al Madinah Region Development Authority, the King Fahd Cultural Center, the ALIPH Foundation, Art Jameel, Sotheby’s, ARTE COLLECTUM, Mung Investments, in addition to the media partners China Media Group (CMG) and Al-Thaqafiya tv Channel.
The Cultural Investment Conference marks an important step in empowering the Kingdom’s cultural sector and positioning it as a dynamic economic engine that strengthens national identity and expands Saudi Arabia’s cultural presence globally. It reflects the Kingdom’s commitment to advancing global cultural exchange and reinforces Riyadh’s role as an international hub for culture and the creative economy, in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
