The Global Competitiveness Forum (GCF) was founded in 2006 by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA). It is an annual meeting of top business leaders, international political leaders, and selected intellectuals and journalists, to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

More than a thousand leading global businessmen and women, government officials and academics participated in the First Annual Global Competitiveness Forum in Riyadh, held in November 2006, under the patronage of HM King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz, and with the keynote speech “ICT as an Enabler of Competitiveness” given by Mr. William (Bill) Gates, Chairman of the Microsoft Corporation.

Vision: An annual program of activities attended by top business leaders, international political leaders, and selected intellectuals that share a common interest in global competitiveness.

Mission:  To formally raise awareness and enthusiasm around competitiveness challenges, and to critically evaluate competitiveness theory and practice as related to International Trade, Regional Development, FDI, Environment, Innovation, Human Resources Development, Sustainability, Globalization, and the Micro- and Macroeconomic consequences of becoming globally competitive.