The forum will involve panel discussions, activations, bilateral meetings, and the game-changing opportunities that exist to fast-track sector growth through investment and collaboration, across two days.

The conference comes at a time where Saudi Arabia is playing a major role in the gaming and esports industry in the middle east region as the nation aims to contribute substantially to global ecosystem in collaboration with the global sector leaders shaping the
industry.

Gaming is the fastest growing sub-sector globally. The industry’s rapid growth will be worth an estimated $321 billion by 2026. Saudi Arabia is an avid gaming nation with around 70 percent of its population gamers where gaming consumption is projected to reach $6.8 billion by 2030. The forum officially closes to the Gamers8 festival that took place over the last 10 weeks Boulevard Riyadh City.

“The Next World Forum bridges the gap between virtual-world creativity and real-world development. There are numerous high-level opportunities, that can genuinely shape the future of esports and gaming, which will emanate from the Next World Forum – a new era in the phenomenal growth of the industry”. His Royal Highness Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Sultan, Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation

The Next World Forum will be inaugurated with a unique panel session entitled ‘Saudi Spotlight: What Now, What Next?’, featuring some of the most prominent government and private sector figures propelling Saudi Arabia’s growth strategy for gaming and esports.

Other discussions include Gaming and Esports as the Next Frontier of Media; Gaming as an Untapped Economic Powerhouse; VR/AR and the Metaverse in the Spotlight; Gaming for Good: The Light Side and the Dark Side of Gaming; and Leveling Up Esports and Gamer Health.

The forum will see people from various industries including, sport ministries, investors, gamers, developers, tech providers, and federations and leagues to attend. Notable speakers include the Chairman of the Saudi Esports Federation; the CEO of British Esports; the CEO of Neom, the President of the International Esports Federation; the Chief of Partnerships at UNICEF; and Managing Director Qiddiya Investment Company.

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