On the 1st of November, the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) will host the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils (GIS 2015). The summit will be held for the first time in Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Economic City in Rabigh under the patronage of the Governor of Makkah Province, HRH Prince Khalid Al Faisal Al Saud. The attendees of the high profile event come from many countries around the world to address a number of crucial topics related to investment and the development of physical, virtual, social infrastructure, and its impact on a nation’s competitiveness. The Global Innovation Summit and the GIS 2015 is a three day interactive program of panels, discussions, workshops, and presentations by global thought leaders, corporate leaders, senior government officials and heads of premier research and academic institutions.