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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – June 21, 2026: B&S Investments, a Saudi investment group, has officially announced the launch of the Global Investment Summit (GIS) 2026, which will take place at the Palais des Congrès in Paris, France, on September 1–2, 2026, marking the first stop of a global series designed to build sustainable investment bridges between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries and international markets.
The Summit is guided by a five-year vision that begins in Paris in 2026 and continues through Spain, London, and Geneva before concluding in Riyadh in 2030. This reflects its ambition to establish a global platform that brings together investors, business leaders, and decision-makers from around the world under one umbrella to strengthen economic cooperation and transform promising investment opportunities into sustainable and actionable projects and partnerships.
GIS 2026 represents a strategic step toward strengthening investment flows between Europe and the GCC. The Summit is expected to support an initial capital pipeline valued at approximately USD 28.59 billion in European investments into the region, with ambitious targets to increase this figure to USD 50 billion by 2030 through facilitating direct investment engagement, encouraging strategic partnerships, and advancing projects with long-term economic impact.
The Summit will showcase investment opportunities across a range of priority sectors while launching initiatives aimed at enhancing cross-border capital flows and creating new pathways for collaboration between investors, institutions, and companies worldwide. It is expected to attract more than 2,000 participants, including leading investors, business executives, policymakers, and public- and private-sector leaders from around the globe, alongside more than 80 international speakers who will discuss key economic and investment trends shaping the future of global markets.
Designed as an execution-focused platform, GIS 2026 combines high-level strategic discussions with dedicated bilateral meetings for investors and business leaders, facilitating deal-making opportunities and direct business engagement. The Summit will also feature a specialized exhibition showcasing participating organizations and companies, creating an integrated environment for presenting projects, exploring investment opportunities, and building strategic commercial relationships.
Bader Al-Nofai, Chief Executive Officer of B&S Investments, said: “GIS 2026 represents the first chapter of an institutionalized global series designed to frame the GCC not as a collection of competing markets, but as a coordinated investment architecture. We are moving beyond dialogue to deployment, providing the specific coordination mechanism required for principals to make allocation-grade decisions. Our mission in Paris’ Summit is to ensure that the region’s ambitious national visions are met with high-trust execution pathways that deliver measurable results within a 12–24 month horizon.”
The Summit aims to contribute to the growth of international investment by providing a trusted platform that connects strategic vision with practical opportunities, supporting long-term partnerships and sustainable economic growth at both regional and global levels.
