Featured high-profile speakers such as United Arab Emirates Minister of State for Food Security Mariam Al-Muhairi, Former House Speaker Paul Ryan, Goldman Sachs’ Dina Powell, Bridgewater Associates’ Raymond Dalio, and Al Shaya Group’s Mohammed Al Shaya to address global topics including trade, capital markets, financial inclusion, food security, job creation, gender parity, and more.

Distinguished senior executives, investors, government officials, and philanthropists convened to discuss imperative international subject matter like renewable energy, the new age of consumerism, the future of banking, the convergence of big-tech and national security, workforce development, and entrepreneurial investment.

The Global Opportunity Index (GOI) report, published annually by the Milken Institute, considers economic and financial factors that influence foreign investment activities, as well as business, legal, and regulatory policies that governments use to drive investment. The 2020 GOI assesses the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.