Top US CEOs Including Elon Musk, Larry Fink to Attend Saudi Investor Conference

Elon Musk, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, and Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg will headline the Saudi-US Investment Forum in Riyadh on May 13. Dubbed "MAGA in the Desert" by insiders, the event aims to strengthen cross-border investment ties amid growing Middle East interest in Western tech and finance.

The conference roster reads like a who’s-who of corporate America, with OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Citigroup’s Jane Fraser, and White House Crypto Czar David Sacks confirming attendance. Boeing’s Kelly Ortberg rounds out the delegation as aerospace looks to capitalize on Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 diversification push.

Former President Donald Trump will make a separate Middle East tour, with planned stops in UAE and Qatar before arriving in Saudi Arabia. The convergence of political and financial heavyweights underscores the kingdom’s rising influence as a global capital magnet.