Left to right: Bill Winters, chief executive officer of Standard Chartered, Lorenzo Simonelli, chief executive officer of Baker Hughes, Jennifer Holmgren, chief executive officer of Lanzatech NZ, Matthew Harris, founding partner of Global Infrastructure Partners, Henrik Andersen, chief executive officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, Abdulaziz bin Salman, the kingdom's Minister of Energy, and Yousef Gamal El-Din, Bloomberg Television anchor, at the 'Science in Action' panel session at the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh. Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment Khalid Al Faleh is pictured during an interview with AFP TV on the sidelines of the annual FII conference in the Saudi capital Riyadh. AFP
Tareq Al Sadhan, chief executive of Riyadh Bank, centre, at the FII conference. Rising energy prices are likely to linger for some time, posing one of the most serious challenges to the global economic recovery and raising the potential risk of social unrest, some of the world's top executives said on the first day of the investment forum. Bloomberg
Joseph Bradley, chief executive of NEOM's Tech and Digital Holding Company, speaks during an interview with AFP on the sidelines of the annual FII conference. AFP
Nadhmi Al Nasr, chief executive officer of NEOM, during a Bloomberg Television interview at the FII conference. Saudi Arabia said global efforts to cut planet-warming emissions must avoid hurting poor countries' economies. Bloomberg
Steven Mnuchin, former US Treasury secretary, attends a Bloomberg Television interview at the conference. Bloomberg
Mr Mnuchin, right, attends a panel session at the conference. Bloomberg
Saudi Arabia's Minister of Energy Abdulaziz bin Salman at the conference. Saudi Arabia could go carbon neutral before its target of 2060 if technology evolves quickly enough, he said, days before the Cop26 climate summit. AFP
Attendees between panel sessions at the FII conference in Riyadh. Bloomberg
A promotional booth for Oceanx at the conference. Bloomberg
Attendees during a break between panel sessions. Bloomberg
Female employees assist a guest at the conference. Bloomberg
