The Jeddah Economic Forum (JEF) was conceived in 2000, as an initiative of the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (JCCI). The Forum was designed to demonstrate and promote Jeddah�s position as the commercial capital of Saudi Arabia and as the centre of Middle East trade, business, and finance.

(For more information on the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, please visit the JCCI section on this website).

International, local and regional leaders from the private and public sectors convene annually at the Forum in Jeddah:

• to address global and regional economic, political, and social trends;
• to present manageable and sustainable solutions to current and future challenges
      confronting Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, and the global community;
• and to enhance cooperation and working relationships among economic, social, and   political leaders and organizations.

  The Jeddah Economic Forum draws Institutions, Communities, and Nations ever closer together.

  Each year, delegates from around the world meet with their counterparts in Saudi Arabia and the region, to share their experience and employ their expertise to create new and innovative approaches to deal with regional and global challenges.  At the same time, they take the opportunity to strengthen existing relationships, develop new ones and promote goodwill.

  Forum delegates, whether Heads of State or Government, Chief Executives of major Corporations, or Community Leaders, form personal and professional bonds that significantly enhance their ability to achieve regional and global agendas.

  Building on the success of the first Jeddah Economic Forum, organized by the JCCI-owned Jeddah International Exhibition Centre (JIEC), the JCCI established the Jeddah Marketing Board (JMB), whose mission is to promote the city of Jeddah to local, regional, and international visitors.

  (For more information about the Jeddah Marketing Board, please visit the JMB section on this website).

  Today, the Jeddah International Exhibition Centre and the Jeddah Economic Forum are units of the Jeddah Marketing Board. Dr. Ghassan Al-Sulaiman, a leading Saudi businessman, is Chairman of the Jeddah Marketing Board.

  The Jeddah Economic Forum is now firmly established as the Middle East�s most prestigious and influential annual gathering of Leaders from Government, Business, Finance, Academia and the Media.  It is also recognized world-wide as a Premier Global Event.

  (Please visit the JEF History section of this website for further details).

SOURCE: Jeddah Economic Forum