The 13th GCC Industrialists Conference entitled ""Knowledge-based Industries and New Technologies" will be launched in Riyadh on January 17. The three-day Conference will be attended by ministers, officials, investors and industrialists from the states of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The Vice President of the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry Ibrahim bin Mohammed Al-Hudaithi said in a press statement today that the Council is participating in the organization of the Conference and it is keen on its success in light of the importance of the roles of the industrial sector in achieving economic and social development in the GCC states.