Saudi Gazette report
RIYADH — The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute unveiled on Monday the first wave of global leaders and the program focus for FII PRIORITY Asia 2025, scheduled to be held on November 30 and December 1 in Tokyo.
The summit will explore “The New Asia” — how the region’s capital, creativity, and technological leadership are reshaping global growth and redefining the world’s economic center of gravity.
Held in collaboration with Mizuho Financial Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) Group as presenting partners, the two-day summit will convene global investors, policymakers, founders, and Fortune 500 CEOs for high-impact dialogues, curated roundtables, and strategic investment exchanges.
The Public Investment Fund (PIF), represented by Governor of PIF and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of FII Institute Yasir Al-Rumayyan, will play a central role across the program.
FII Institute Acting CEO and Chairman of the Executive Committee Richard Attias said: “Tokyo is the natural stage for ‘The New Asia.’ Together with our distinguished presenting partners — Mizuho, MUFG, and SMBC Group — FII PRIORITY Asia will transform West-East dialogue into actionable investment and breakthrough collaboration across AI, mobility, healthcare, finance, and the creative industries.”
The summit will feature high-level voices shaping the future of global innovation and investment, including King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre CEO Majid Al Fayyadh, Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tony Vinciquerra, Sony Computer Science Laboratories President and CEO Dr. Hiroaki Kitano, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Chairman Yoshinori Kanehana, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines President and CEO Takeshi Hashimoto, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation CEO Karl Deppen, Sila CEO and Co-Founder Gene Berdichevsky, QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey Global Leader Alexander Sukharevsky, Animoca Brands CEO for Investments Robby Yung, Agility CEO Henadi Al-Saleh, Investcorp Vice Chairman and CIO Rishi Kapoor, Indonesia Investment Authority CEO Ridha Wirakusumah, EGIS CEO Laurent Germain, Pony.ai CEO Dr. James Peng, Matrix Partners China Founding Managing Partner David Su, and Hopu Investments President/Partner Gunther Hamm.
FII PRIORITY Asia 2025 will focus on the strategic engines accelerating global transformation. These include AI, Compute and Sovereign Tech: Building the infrastructure, governance, and real-world applications powering Asia’s AI leadership; Future of Mobility and Supply Chains: Autonomous systems, maritime excellence, and next-generation logistics driven by Japan’s industrial strength; Capital Flows and Private Markets: Asia as the nucleus of family office growth, alternatives, and strategic capital to the Global South; Health, Longevity and Bio-Innovation: From world-class research to scalable impact for ageing societies and younger populations alike; and Creative Economy, Gaming and Web3: How IP, immersive media, and tokenized value are forging a new era of creativity and digital ownership.
