Riyadh to Host MOMENTUM 2025 in December

25/11/2025 05:39 AST

Under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Development Fund (NDF),

Riyadh will host the Development Finance Conference MOMENTUM from December 9 to 11 under the theme "Leading Development Transformation."

Organized by the National Development Fund (NDF), the event will be held under the patronage of Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister and Chairman of NDF's Board of Directors.

NDF Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri expressed gratitude to the Crown Prince for his patronage of the MOMENTUM Conference, which represents a living reflection of the comprehensive national transformation led by the Kingdom and serves as a strategic platform that unifies efforts and opens new horizons for national and international partnerships.

"MOMENTUM 2025 is more than a conference. It represents a new path for comprehensive and sustainable development. It aims to maximize the developmental impact on society and the environment through a thriving and sustainable economy, while showcasing the Kingdom's position on the global stage as a leading destination for development transformation," Al-Tuwaijri stated.

The high-level conference aims to support the strategic directions of the NDF and its affiliated development funds and banks by enriching the development sector and enhancing the efficiency of the development ecosystem. It seeks to strengthen the sector's capacity to meet national priorities while coordinating efforts and aligning objectives to ensure a sustainable developmental impact on society and the economy.

MOMENTUM serves as a strategic platform that reflects Saudi Arabia's commitment to driving sustainable development and is a pioneering national event that embodies the NDF's role in supporting comprehensive development transformation and enhancing integration among national development funds and banks, providing a unique space for knowledge exchange and dialogue on the future of development finance and its impact in advancing the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

MOMENTUM highlights the pivotal role of the private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises within the development finance ecosystem as a fundamental pillar for stimulating economic growth, creating job opportunities, and enhancing competitiveness in line with Vision 2030.

Several princes, ministers, high-ranking officials, CEOs, global leaders, development experts, and economists will attend the conference, which will feature more than 100 local and international speakers representing a distinguished group of economic and development leaders from over 120 entities worldwide. This demonstrates the conference's role as a national forum aligned with the leadership's vision to build a financing ecosystem that drives comprehensive development and empowers vital sectors.

Organizing the MOMENTUM Conference underscores NDF's role as a key enabler of development in the Kingdom and as a strategic arm that leads the development finance landscape through its 12 affiliated development funds and banks. Through this conference, the NDF aims to unify efforts and maximize developmental impact to ensure sustainable growth and empower vital sectors.

The MOMENTUM Conference contributes to strengthening coordination and integration among development funds, banks, and global development finance institutions, while fostering partnerships with leaders from both the public and private sectors to ensure optimal resource utilization to achieve the objectives of Vision 2030.

Asharq Al Awsat