Prince Alwaleed receives gates

Chairman of Kingdom Holding Company (KHC) Prince Alwaleed bin Talal received Chairman of Microsoft Bill Gates to discuss developments in their respective companies at Kingdom Resort on Saturday. The meeting was attended by Princess Ameerah Al-Taweel, vice chairwoman of the Alwaleed Bin Talal Foundation, chaired by the prince. Prince Alwaleed and Gates, who is also co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, discussed general issues, topics related to KHC’s international investments including its stake of 47.5 percent in the Four Seasons, which is co-owned by Bill Gates’ Cascade with a 47.5 percent stake. Also, the two discussed potential collaboration between their respective foundations. Prince Alwaleed attended the annual Microsoft CEO Summit held at the Microsoft Conference Center in Redmond Campus in Seattle, Washington. The prince’s visit was in response to an invitation from Gates. The Prince was accompanied by Princess Ameerah and a delegation from KHC and the foundation. The summit was exclusive to the 100 most influential CEOs in the world.