Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - The Saudi capital today inaugurated the second edition of the Human Capability Initiative (HCI) conference under the theme "Beyond Future Readiness," featuring Kuwait's Minister of Education Eng. Saeed Jalal Saeed Al-Tabatabai among over 300 global leaders, policymakers, and experts from academic, private, and non-profit sectors.

Key Conference Highlights:

1. Ministerial Participation:

   • Saudi Minister of Education and Chairman of the Human Capability Development Program Committee, Yousef Al-Benyan, emphasized the event builds on the first edition's success

   • Notable international presence with representatives from 38 countries

   • Kuwaiti Education Minister to participate in:

     • Ministerial roundtable with 20 global education leaders

     • UNESCO Executive Board meeting

2. Program Scope:

   • 100+ dialogue sessions across 4 main platforms

   • Focus areas:

     • Sharing best practices in human capability development

     • Preparing societies for rapid global changes

     • Exploring future trends and innovative empowerment models

   • Emphasis on public-private-nonprofit collaboration for sustainable solutions

3. Strategic Objectives:

   • Reinforcing Saudi Arabia's leadership in global human development discourse

   • Creating cross-sector partnerships to address future challenges

   • Developing actionable frameworks for human capacity building