Riyadh Expo 2030 an ‘investment in the future of our citizens, residents and visitors,’ RCRC Chief says at Davos

Riyadh Expo 2030 an ‘investment in the future of our citizens, residents and visitors,’ RCRC Chief says at Davos

Davos-Switzerland – Saudi Arabia’s bid for Expo 2030 is not a one-off investment, explained the head of the Royal Commission for Riyadh City, HE Fahd Al-Rasheed, it would rather be one “in the future of our citizens, resident and visitors.”

“We're thinking about the legacy of the site itself and how it can be used. It cannot be just built and then everybody packs their bags and leaves. It has to be used beyond us. So, we're thinking about the design of the buildings and we have that in this site masterplan in a way that we can use them for the future of work, the future of education and re-skilling,” he said.

Speaking at a fireside chat with award-winning broadcaster Emma Crosby at a special event on the Davos promenade on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, Al-Rasheed highlights that the Expo 2030 infrastructure will come naturally given the work already being done regarding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s Vision 2030.

His vision, however, for the expo is not solely in the look and feel of the site, but rather in its legacy.

“Our legacy from Expo 2030 is not going to be a building. It has to be mass