RIYADH: The Future Investment Initiative Institute announced the first group of keynote speakers and the strategic agenda for the FII PRIORITY Europe 2026 summit, which will be held from June 17 to 19, 2026, in Rome, Italy, under the theme: “Europe Reimagined: Capital, Sovereignty & Strategic Autonomy.”
The summit will bring together global investors, policymakers, innovators, and business leaders to discuss how to strengthen capital deployment to enhance Europe’s long-term competitiveness across energy, technology, security, finance, and industrial transformation sectors.
Richard Attias, executive committee chairman and acting CEO of the FII Institute, said: “Europe is entering a decisive period where competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy will increasingly depend on how effectively capital is mobilized across industries, technologies, and infrastructure.”
He added: “FII PRIORITY Europe is designed to bring together global leaders and investors to examine not only Europe’s challenges, but also the significant opportunities emerging across energy, AI, manufacturing, finance, and sustainable growth.”
Key discussion topics on the agenda include Europe at the inflection point, tariffs, trade and the new geoeconomic order, and sovereign AI, with a focus on whether Europe can build its own AI infrastructure.
The summit will feature a high-profile lineup of global leaders, including Princess Reema bint Bandar bin Sultan Al Saud, Saudi Ambassador to the US and a trustee of the FII Institute, and Yasir Al-Rumayyan, governor of the Public Investment Fund, chairman of Saudi Aramco and chairman of the FII Institute Board of Trustees.
The list also includes:
• Edi Rama, prime minister of Albania
• Adolfo Urso, minister of enterprise and made in Italy, Italy
• Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Saudi minister of tourism
• Matteo Renzi, senator and former prime minister of Italy
• Alejandro Reynal, president and CEO, Four Seasons
• Ana Cabral, co-chairperson and CEO, Sigma Lithium
• Ana Paula Assis, senior vice president and chair, IBM Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific, IBM
• Andrew L. Cohen, executive chairman, global private bank, and global chair for investment banking, JPMorgan Chase & Co.
• Andrea Orcel, CEO at UniCredit
• Anthony Gutman, global co-head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs; co-CEO of Goldman Sachs International
• Carme Artigas, co-chair, UN AI Advisory Body
• Emmanuel Roman, CEO and managing director, PIMCO
• Ioannis Tsakiris, vice president, European Investment Bank
• Jacob Helberg, US undersecretary of state for economic affairs, White House
• Dr Jennifer Holmgren, chair and CEO, LanzaTech
• Mark Bowman, vice president for policy and partnerships, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
• Nerio Alessandri, founder and chairman, Technogym
• Peggy Johnson, CEO, Agility Robotics
• Ramin Hasani, co-founder and CEO, Liquid AI
• Sarah Youngwood, chief financial officer, Nasdaq
• Sir Noel Quinn, chair, Julius Baer Group
• Stefano Buono, founder, and CEO, newcleo
• Stella Li, executive vice president, BYD
The speakers reflect the summit’s focus on Europe’s growth, capital mobilization, strengthening strategic industries, securing digital infrastructure and future energy systems, and connecting Europe’s public and private sectors with global markets.
