Prince Saud bin Abdullah bin Thunayan Al Saud, the Chairman of Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu and Chairman of the Board of Directors of SABIC, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 8th Boao Forum for Asia. The theme of the three-day forum is "Asia: Managing Beyond Crisis". In his speech, Prince Saud asserted the importance of concerted international efforts to address the economic crisis facing the world, pointing out that this forum provided an appropriate environment for global economic leaders, business leaders and most interested to discuss the economic crisis. Prince Saud also said that this forum develops a long-term development strategy to achieve sustainable development.
