Salesforce Expands in Saudi Arabia with New HQ
Plans to Train 30,000 Saudis in AI
- The American company Salesforce has announced the opening of a new regional headquarters in Riyadh as part of its plans to expand its presence in Saudi Arabia.
- The company committed to training 30,000 Saudi citizens in the field of AI by 2030, with a special focus on enhancing the participation of women in the labor market.
- Over 500 companies have established their headquarters in Riyadh, with Saudi Arabia exceeding its target of increasing regional headquarters to 540 companies by the end of October 2024.
Salesforce, a company specialized in customer relationship management using artificial intelligence, revealed its plans to strengthen its presence in the Kingdom through the establishment of a new regional headquarters in Riyadh.
The company stated that it will train 30,000 Saudi citizens in artificial intelligence by 2030, with a particular emphasis on boosting women’s participation in the workforce.
Since the launch of the regional headquarters attraction program in Saudi Arabia, over 500 companies have set up their headquarters in Riyadh. In this context, Saudi Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih stated that the Kingdom aims to establish 500 regional headquarters by 2030 and has already exceeded this number, reaching 540 by the end of October 2024.
Among the notable companies joining this regional expansion are Goldman Sachs, which became the first Wall Street bank to receive a license from the Saudi Ministry of Investment earlier this year, and BlackRock, which recently obtained a license to operate in the Kingdom.