Haideri delivered a speech in which he explained that this award is a model of successful partnership between government cultural institutions represented in the club and Riyad Bank as one of the banking sectors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He further said that the measurement of success is the continuation and growth of this Award year after year, and is now in its 8th year, and in the interest of authors and intellectuals of it as well as by announcement of it, in the interaction of universities and publishing houses with its goals and the nomination of books that are compatible with its terms. After that, the Chief Executive Officer's Deputy and General Supervisor of Riyad Bank's Community Service Programs, Dr. Mohammed Al-Rabiah delivered a speech in which he stressed that the Bank's support of this Award as well as its adoption of Excellence Women's Award in partnership with Al-Qassim Literary Club emanates from Riyad Bank's belief that science is the main engine of the desired sustainable comprehensive development. At the end of the ceremony, the Minister of Culture and Information Dr. Adel bin Zaid Altoraifi honored the Award's winners, Dr. Abdullah Al-Munif and Dr. Hind Al-Mutairi.
