Under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz, Prince Faisal bin Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Saud, the Minister of Education will launch here tomorrow 'The Advanced Technology Forum (ATF)-2009. As many as 45 renowned local and international speakers will participate in the Forum, to be staged at King Faisal Auditorium- Riyadh Intercontinental. The overall objective of the forum organized by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is to create the largest gathering of leaders, decision-makers and contributors to the Kingdom's national plan for the advancement of science and technology, and to further their collaboration and cooperation toward advancing the national agenda, empowerment of knowledge industries and the transformation to a knowledge society.