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RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct. 11, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- The two-day event will help to develop the human capital of talented,

creative, and innovative young people to face global developments, challenges

Saudi Arabia will host the 1st International Conference on Giftedness and

Creativity on Nov. 8.

The governor of Riyadh region, Prince Faisal bin Bandar bin Abdul Aziz, will

inaugurate the two-day event under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy

Mosques King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al-Saud.

The conference, to be held every two years, is being organized by King Abdul

Aziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba) and

G20 Saudi Secretariat as part of The International Conferences Program,

honoring the Saudi G20 Presidency year 2020.

Among other pressing issues, it aims to highlight the Kingdom's experience in

identifying and nurturing raw talent through Mawhiba's platform and use those

insights to form a global model for others to emulate.

The secretary-general of Mawhiba, Dr. Saud bin Saeed Al-Mathami, said the

conference is a message from Saudi Arabia to the world. "The conference

foresees the future and enhances Saudi Arabia's global leadership in developing

talented and creative youths," he said. The event, he added, seeks to explore

new horizons and to make use of the opportunities that lie ahead.

Al-Mathami said the conference seeks to serve as a global platform for virtual

communication, bringing together experts, leaders, and policymakers to support

and empower talented, creative, and innovative youth from different parts of the world.

The participants will discuss the future of science and technology, and ways to

nurture talented and creative people using modern tools and highlight the role

of virtual reality in confronting global crises and challenges.

Al-Mathami said the conference would discuss the future of virtual reality and

its impact on human development. "It also helps in broadening the scope of

international cooperation through effective partnerships to develop the human

capital of the talented, creative, and innovative young people to face global 

developments and challenges."

He said several regional and global initiatives to sponsor talented people will be

announced during the conference. "It will also discuss the prominent global practices

used in identifying and developing skills of talented youth. Talented Mawhiba students

will moderate panel discussions and other sessions of the conference."

Mawhiba is considered the first of its kind in the world in discovering and nurturing

talents and empowering them. It has so far succeeded in discovering and caring for

more than 161,000 talented students in Saudi Arabia. It has expanded its work to

include other countries. It has also achieved international  successes, which culminated

in 384 international qualitative wins in genuine scientific competitions.

Source: King Abdulaziz & His Companions Foundation for Giftedness & Creativity