Riyadh gears up for GCF 2008

The Saudi Arabian Investment Authority (SAGIA) has commissioned leading global contractors and partners in different areas to apply highest international event standards and help make GCF 2008 unprecedented success.

PublicisLive, the world's leading event management specialist and global award winners have been providing a world class logistical support to GCF comparable to World Economic Forum in Davos which they have been running of the past few years. In collaboration with SAGIA, PublicisLive have put in place a hassle-free online registration system to help register delegates and participants on real time.

The conference ballrooms layout has been finalised, pre-registered participant badges and passes have been secured with distinctive for each individual participant group. In addition, arrangements for participants without preregistration have been made to ensure fast and accurate registration. A state of the art messaging system to be introduced for the first time in conferences taking place in Saudi Arabia, to help leverage and facilitate instant communications between all participants and discussant on real time. GCF website has been updated accordingly to reflect latest developments taking place.

Agreements have been concluded with a number of prestigious and globally recognised organisation to support the forum form different perspectives including CISCO Systems to provide Forum's connectivity ITC's a leading IT Networking, communications and multimedia service provider which will offer innovative networks, data communication solution to the Forum and Budget, a world's leader transport solution provider, that will transport GCF delegates and discussants.

GCF 2008 has enjoyed high visibility and exposure at prime locations in main cities and centres of business excellence across the region with intensive outdoor advertising campaign covering Dubai, Riyadh and Jeddah.

"We are delighted to see different partners joining forces in preparation for GCF 2008 to ensure its success. Now recognised as the premier event of the Middle East's business calendar, the forum will examine many of the issues raised for global and local businesses alike. - and the role that investment competitiveness plays in thriving global economy." said Abdul Mohsen Al Badr, CEO GCF.

"This year's event has a rich and diverse range of speakers representing a very broad range of the world's commercial erspectives, delegates can expect incisive presentations followed by lively panel discussions and debates. The forum has captured the attention of international and local businessmen and continues to grow in importance and stature." concluded Al Bader