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Investors of First Resort: Government Inc.

January 17, 2024
16:15–17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Whether through sovereign wealth funds, state-owned enterprises or national innovation funds, many governments are increasing behaving like investors. Are governments crowding in or crowding out the private sector and what are the opportunities and the risks of their strategies? This session is linked to the Future of Growth Initiative of the World Economic Forum.

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Speakers

FA
Faisal Alibrahim
Minister of Economy and Planning
Ministry of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia
KL
Kai-Fu Lee
Founder
01.AI
MM
Mariana Mazzucato
Professor
University College London (UCL)
SS
Scott Sandell
Executive Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
TS
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
President of the Republic of Singapore
Office of the President of the Republic of Singapore
SZ
Saadia Zahidi
Managing Director
World Economic Forum

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