Dr. Awwad Al-Awwad, Deputy Governor for Investment Affairs, SAGIA's presentation at the 2010 U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum in Chicago, IL.

1. 10x10

3. To achieve rapid and sustainable economic growth in Saudi Arabia, capitalizing on the Kingdom’s competitive strengths as the global capital of energy and as a major hub between East and West. Our Vision

4. To Position Saudi Arabia among the top ten most competitive nations by 2010 through the creation of a pro-business environment, a knowledge-based society, and by developing world-class “Economic Cities.” Our Mission

5. Building Pockets of Competitiveness Becoming the Most Competitive in 3 Sectors The Road to 10x10 3 Major Initiatives Institutionalizing the Competitiveness Management Process

6. We benchmark against 300 indicators – WB, IMD, WEF, UNCTAD. Institutionalizing the Competitiveness Management Process

7. The World’s First Economic Cities: King Abdullah Economic City Prince Abdul Aziz bin Mousaed City Knowledge Economic City Jazan Economic City Building Pockets of Competitiveness

9. Energy Transportation KBIs Becoming Globally Most Competitive in 3 Sectors

10. 300+ Billion US Dollars Petrochemicals Downstream To Petrochem Minerals Power & Water The ENERGY Capital of the World

11. 100+ Billion US Dollars Hub Between East and West and Launch-Pad to 250 Million Consumers Roads Logistics Airports/ Seaports Railways

12. 100+ Billion US Dollars Building a Knowledge-Based Society Healthcare Life Science Education ICT

14. 38.2 USD Bn Reported in World Investment Report 2009

15. THANK YOU