Set beside the cliffs on San Gregorio State Beach in San Mateo County, the installation has already taken three days of painstaking work. Jim Denevan вЂ“ acclaimed land artist, roving chef and founder of the cult supper club known as Outstanding in the Field вЂ“ is standing on one of his favorite beaches in California making an artwork specifically for the FT. In addition to Hegra, AlUla is home to several historical and archaeological sites such as an Old Town surrounded by an ancient oasis, Dadan вЂ“ the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan Kingdoms вЂ“which is considered one of the most developed first millennium BCE cities of the Arabian Peninsula, thousands of ancient rock art sites and inscriptions in Jabal Ikmah, and Hijaz Railway stations, among others.It is early May.

The vast area includes a lush oasis valley, towering sandstone mountains and ancient cultural heritage sites dating back thousands of years.ДЄlUla is home to UNESCO World Heritage Site Hegra, a 52-hectare ancient city which was the principal southern city of the Nabataean Kingdom and comprises nearly 100 well-preserved tombs with elaborate facades cut into sandstone outcrops. Located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia, AlUla is a place of natural and human heritage. In addition, the group also visited the key sites and communities of AlUla, gaining insight from the destinationвЂ™s rich history of creative thinking and problem-solving. (Supplied)ДЇollowing the discussions, the group will release their recommendations in the coming days with a view to inspiring decision-makers around the world вЂ“ national leaders, heads of international organisations, large corporations, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) as well as everyday citizens вЂ“ to take necessary actions in the coming decade to ensure that humanity thrives throughout the 21st century.

L to R: Faisal al-Khwaiter and Rasha Alnaji al-qahtani, students in the Mawhiba program for gifted youths, Saudi Arabia Richard Attias, Curator of the Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates & Friends 2022 and CEO of the FII Institute Asrar Damdam, Ph.D candidate, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and CEO, Uvera, Saudi Arabia and Khaled Farhan Al-Faqeri, student of Languages & Translation, Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. вЂњYou have come, you have seen, and I hope you were conquered by what you have seen вЂ“ by the majesty and grace of AlUla,вЂќ said Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, highlighting the importance of the conference. Yaghi, The James and Neeltje Tretter Chair at the University of California Berkeley (King Faisal Prize) and Dominique Langevin, the research director at EuropeвЂ™s largest fundamental science agency вЂ“ Centre national de la recherche scientifique, CNRS (UNESCO for Women in Science).ДЄlso in attendance were Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, founding partner of Aeon Strategy Princess Noura bint Turki Al Saud, and member of the RCUвЂ™s board of directors Ibrahim Muhammad al-Sultan.

The conference brought together a diverse mix of intellectuals including Guatemalan activist Rigoberta Menchu-Tum (Nobel Peace Prize, 1992), former Polish President Lech Walesa (Nobel Peace Prize, 1983), journalists Michael Moss (Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting, 2010) and Jeff Gottlieb (Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, 2011).

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