Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang will discuss developments in artificial intelligence and technology at a US-Saudi Arabia investment forum in Washington on Wednesday. According to a program seen by Reuters, the panel will explore the dynamics shaping the next wave of technological progress, the architectures, models, and investments that are powering this process.
The event will take place immediately following a meeting between Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) and US President Donald Trump at the White House. The discussion will be moderated by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Abdullah Alswaha.
Musk and Huang also attended the dinner Trump hosted in honor of the prince.The forum’s speaker list includes leading figures from the global business world. CEOs from Chevron, Palantir, Aramco, Qualcomm, Cisco, Adobe, General Dynamics, and Pfizer are expected to attend, as well as executives from Blackstone, Boeing, IBM, Google, Salesforce, Supermicro, Lockheed Martin, Saudia Group, Andreessen Horowitz, Halliburton, State Street, and Parsons.
Bin Salman, on his first US visit since 2018, is highlighting the growing trade ties between the two countries.
The event will be held on November 19 at the John F. Kennedy Center, and Trump is reportedly scheduled to speak. The forum will include panels on artificial intelligence, energy, technology, aerospace, health, and finance. In May, during Trump’s four-day Middle East tour, the US and Saudi Arabia announced multi-billion dollar investment agreements.
