An important virtual symposium was held on the future of the automotive manufacturing sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of more than 100 Saudi and American industry leaders and stakeholders.
He held a council Saudi American Business In cooperation with the National Center for Industrial Development, a virtual symposium on The future of the automobile manufacturing sector in KSA.
The event witnessed the participation of more than 100 leaders and stakeholders in Saudi and American industry. A group of leaders and experts in the field participated in the symposium. Auto industry They presented discussions on developments in this sector and the challenges it faces, and highlighted the efforts made to promote localization and develop the automotive industry in the Kingdom.
Prominent leaders in the automotive industry include:
Ceer CEO, James DeLuca.
Vice President and Managing Director of the Middle East at Lucid Motors, Faisal Sultan.
Principal Advisor for the Automotive Sector at the National Center for Industrial Development, Aftab Ahmed.
Director of the automotive sector at the center, Badr Al-Hudhail.
Director of Automotive Affairs at the Ministry of Investment, Ahmed Al-Maliki.
Chief Investment Development Officer at TASARU Mobility Investments, Joseph Kirikian.
JVIS CEO, Jason Morar. CEO of PAC Group, Dr. Shah Firozi.
During the symposium, Susan Lindemann, Interim President and CEO of the Saudi-American Business Council, emphasized the Council’s role in facilitating cooperation and enhancing growth opportunities in important sectors such as the automotive industry in the Kingdom.
Lindemann explained that the Council’s mission for more than 30 years has been to connect industry leaders and stakeholders, provide market opportunities and promote valuable networking between companies and investors.
She also stressed that discussions such as these are essential in driving innovation and progress within the automotive industry, noting the Council’s commitment to supporting initiatives that promote prosperity and mutual development in this vital sector.
For his part, the main advisor for the automotive sector at the National Center for Industrial Development, Aftab Ahmed, confirmed that this initiative comes in the context of the economic transformation that the Kingdom is witnessing, and will contribute significantly to supporting the development of the automotive industry and achieving the strategic goals of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, and that the automotive sector in the Kingdom It is moving very quickly towards the localization of passenger and passenger vehicles.
This symposium aims to explore and discuss various aspects of the automotive industry in the Kingdom, including government initiatives taken to promote this important sector, investment standards, and the experiences of companies operating within the Kingdom, in addition to exchanging visions and opportunities in this competitive environment.
