“Fortune” magazine will announce the 100 Most Powerful Women in Business list on May 20th
The Most Powerful Women International Summit will bring together the world’s top female leaders to explore “A New Era for Business: Partnering for Global Prosperity”
New York, March 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fortune magazine announced today that the Fortune Most Powerful Women International Summit will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia from May 20th to 21st, 2025. This will be the first international summit for women’s leadership in the region.
Fortune Most Powerful Women (MPW) is an invitation-only community that includes top leaders from various industries and governments around the world. The MPW International Summit is known for its agenda-driven dialogues that will explore the key forces shaping the global business environment, particularly how the public and private sectors can collaborate to strengthen innovation and growth. Other topics include assessing global leadership in times of crisis, navigating economic transformations and their impact on businesses, scaling emerging technologies, exploring new opportunities in investment and healthcare, and how sports, entertainment, and design industries can evolve.
The Fortune MPW Riyadh will provide an opportunity for global leaders to enter this thriving market, create collaboration opportunities, and expand their global community.
Anastasia Nyrkovskaya, CEO of Fortune Magazine, said, “Fortune Magazine strives to be at the center of new global business areas, and Saudi Arabia is one of those places. Now is the perfect time to gather some of the most influential and innovative women in the world in Riyadh to inspire, connect, and drive meaningful progress for global businesses and governments. The Fortune MPW events have been held for nearly thirty years. It’s time to host our first women’s summit in the vibrant hub of Riyadh.”
Alyson Shontell, Editor-in-Chief of Fortune Magazine, recently wrote in an article titled “Why Fortune MPW is Going Global” on the Fortune MPW Daily newsletter, pointing out the significance of Saudi Arabia’s impact on the global economy, which is why Fortune Magazine has decided to hold important events in the country: “At Fortune, our mission is to make business better and to serve as a strong and authoritative voice for progress. With Saudi Arabia’s recent rapid development, especially for women, we are excited to be close to this action and document the progress in the region.”
In addition, Fortune Magazine will announce its iconic “100 Most Powerful Women in Business” list on May 20th. This ranking has been in its 28th year and aims to recognize and celebrate the global women pioneers driving innovation and shaping the future. They come from various industries such as finance, technology, healthcare, telecommunications, retail, and energy. The 2024 list includes leaders from 19 countries and regions and 14 sectors, with over half of the honorees serving as CEOs, mainly from the Fortune 500 and Fortune Global 500.
The MPW International Summit will be held in partnership with the Saudi Exhibition and Convention Bureau (SCEGA).
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