The Future Investment Initiative (FII) Institute has announced the first group of headline speakers and outlined the strategic agenda for FII PRIORITY Europe 2026, scheduled to take place from 17–19 June 2026 in Rome.
Held under the theme “Europe Reimagined: Capital, Sovereignty & Strategic Autonomy,” the summit will bring together global investors, policymakers, innovators, and business leaders to explore how capital can enhance Europe’s long-term competitiveness across key sectors including energy, technology, security, finance, and industrial transformation.
Richard Attias, Chairman of the Executive Committee and Acting CEO of the FII Institute, noted that Europe is entering a critical phase where competitiveness, resilience, and strategic autonomy will increasingly depend on the effective mobilisation of capital across industries, infrastructure, and emerging technologies. He added that the summit is designed to highlight both Europe’s challenges and the significant opportunities arising in areas such as energy, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, finance, and sustainable growth.
Key agenda topics include “Europe at the Inflection Point,” “Tariffs, Trade, and the New Geoeconomic Order,” and “Sovereign AI: Can Europe Build Its Own Intelligence Infrastructure?”
The event will feature a high-profile lineup of global leaders, including Princess Reema Bandar, Saudi Ambassador to the United States and member of the FII Institute Board of Trustees; Yasir Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Public Investment Fund, Chairman of Saudi Aramco, and Chairman of the FII Institute; Ahmed Al-Khateeb, Minister of Tourism; Mohammed Aljadaan, Minister of Finance; Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania; Adolfo Urso, Italy’s Minister of Enterprise and Made in Italy; and Matteo Renzi, Senator of the Italian Republic and former Prime Minister of Italy.
Other notable participants include senior executives from leading global institutions such as Four Seasons, JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, IBM, UniCredit, PIMCO, European Investment Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Nasdaq, Julius Baer, Technogym, BYD, and emerging technology firms including Agility Robotics, Liquid AI, and newcleo.
Together, the speakers reflect the summit’s focus on Europe’s evolving economic landscape, with emphasis on capital mobilisation, industrial competitiveness, digital and energy infrastructure, and strengthening collaboration between public and private sectors across global markets.
