Richard Attias & Associates

What Richard Attias & Associates does

Richard Attias & Associates (RA&A) is a New York–headquartered global strategic communications and live-experience consultancy founded in 2008 by Richard Attias. It designs, produces, and curates flagship summits, ceremonies, and content platforms for sovereign and institutional clients — most prominently the Future Investment Initiative (FII, 9 editions 2017–2025), Saudi Arabia’s G20 presidency in 2020, the BRIDGE Summit (launched 2025 with the UAE National Media Office), the COP21 Mayor’s Summit, the African Games ceremonies, and Fashion Futures for the Saudi Fashion Commission. The firm operates six regional offices (New York, Paris, Riyadh, Dubai, Manama, Dakar) and is approximately 75%-owned by Sanabil, the investment arm of Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, with founder Richard Attias retaining a significant stake and serving as Chairman.

The firm’s service portfolio spans advisory and live-experience production across eight thematic verticals — AI & Technology, Culture & Entertainment, Education & Youth Engagement, Government & International Relations, Health, Investment/Trade/Financial Markets, Sport, and Sustainability — and is delivered through dedicated practices including RA&A Lab (insights), RA&A AI, RA&A XP, RA&A Atelier, RA&A Private, and a Sport & Entertainment sub-brand. Its technical differentiator is XR-enabled multi-hub conference infrastructure that connects participants across geographic hubs simultaneously. The go-to-market is a bespoke B2B model: direct senior-level enterprise engagement with governments, sovereign entities, and Fortune 500 corporations, with multi-year, project-based fees rather than standardized product pricing. Outcomes delivered to clients include large-scale deal announcements (e.g., $50B in agreements at FII9 in 2025, $60B at the Egypt Economic Development Conference), high-level convenings (10,000+ delegates, 650+ speakers at FII9; 40,000+ attendees from 182 countries at BRIDGE Summit 2025), and editorial/IP assets that compound across editions.

In February 2026, Bloomberg reported that RA&A has retained Citigroup and SNB Capital (with Moelis & Co. also advising) to arrange a potential initial public offering that could value the events business at up to $1 billion, with both the founder and Sanabil considering partial stake sales. The firm’s advisory board includes the CEO of Verizon, EVP of Palantir, former Chairman of HKEX, former President of Senegal, former Premier of Québec, and the President of the FIA, reflecting a positioning strategy that bundles political access, capital-markets credibility, and technology leadership into a single convening proposition.

Name

Richard Attias & Associates

Legal name

Richard Attias & Associates, LLC

Website

https://richardattiasassociates.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Richard Attias & Associates is a global strategic communications and live-experience consultancy that designs and produces flagship summits and platforms for governments, sovereign entities, and Fortune 500 corporations, anchored by long-cycle engagements such as the Future Investment Initiative (FII) and the BRIDGE Summit.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Strategic Communications Consulting

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Marketing Consulting Services (541613)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Emerging Tech (IoT, Blockchain, AR/VR, Edge) Consulting (BPAHAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Video Conferencing & Webinars (BPAMAMAB)

Keywords

• Strategic communications consulting
• Event production services
• Global summit management
• Live experience design
• Executive advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Event Production and Management: RA&A designs, develops, and executes high-impact platforms, live experiences, and content for governments and corporations. Revenue is generated through project-based fees for summit production, ceremony execution, and platform development.
2. Strategic Communications Advisory: Consulting services for corporations, governments, NGOs, and non-profits to shape narratives, forge connections, and build influence at scale.
3. Content Creation and Digital Experiences: Development of unique content and inspiring live experiences that shape narratives and turn client visions into reality.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Richard Attias & Associates is a global strategic communications and consulting firm that designs and produces high-impact platforms, live experiences, and content for governments, Fortune 500 corporations, and NGOs. The firm delivers end-to-end event production, strategic communications advisory, and content creation services, producing flagship summits such as the Future Investment Initiative (FII), BRIDGE Summit, and FII PRIORITY, while also leveraging XR technology for multi-hub conferences and AI-powered services through its RA&A AI division.

Product overview

Richard Attias & Associates (RA&A) is a global strategic communications firm that designs influence at scale through integrated capabilities: Consulting, Live Experiences, Digital, Hospitality, Sports, and AI. Founded in 2008, the company creates high-impact platforms, live experiences, and content that shape narratives, convene power, and turn vision into action. The portfolio centers on flagship summit platforms (Future Investment Initiative, FII PRIORITY Summits, G20, BRIDGE Summit, Hegra Conference of Nobel Laureates) and ceremony/experience events (African Games, COP21 Mayor's Summit, Fashion Futures). Services span eight topic verticals: AI & Technology, Culture & Entertainment, Education & Youth Engagement, Government & International Relations, Health, Investment Trade & Financial Markets, Sport, and Sustainability. RA&A Lab provides research insights on global issues. The company partners with governments, corporations, institutions, and leaders to drive tangible outcomes across technology, finance, culture, health, and energy sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sport & Entertainment: A sub-brand focused on sport and entertainment events and platforms.

Products and services

• Strategic Communications Advisory

Quantifiable outcome

• $50 billion worth of agreements announced at FII9 (2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and major.

• GACA (General Authority of Civil Aviation)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026GACA has confirmed that the 2028 and 2030 editions of the Future Aviation Forum will be delivered in partnership with Richard Attias & Associates. RA&A serves as the exclusive event production partner for these flagship aviation summits.
• UAE National Media OfficeflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The BRIDGE Summit was developed in collaboration with UAE's National Media Office. RA&A co-concepted and curated this inaugural flagship global media platform, marking the first edition of a long-term global initiative.
• FII InstituteflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A has produced every edition of the Future Investment Initiative (9 editions) and all FII Institute Series events. FII Institute is a non-profit global foundation launched following FII's third edition, with RA&A serving as the exclusive production partner for all summits and events.
• Saudi Fashion CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A has produced the annual Fashion Futures conference for Saudi Arabia's Fashion Commission since 2019, bringing together global, regional, and local fashion communities.
• Bloomberg PhilanthropiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to co-develop and produce the Bloomberg New Economy Forum, with Michael Bloomberg hosting the inaugural edition in Singapore in 2018.
• Paris Municipality / Anne HidalgocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A co-hosted the COP21 Mayor's Summit with Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris, and Michael Bloomberg as special envoy for Cities and Climate Change.
• Saudi Arabia G20 PresidencyflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A served as a key partner for Saudi Arabia's G20 presidency in 2020, providing strategic guidance, organizing all G20 events, and delivering the first-ever fully virtual World Leaders' Summit.
• Esports FoundationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRA&A is a key production partner for the New Global Sport Conference (NGSC), which returns to Riyadh in October-November 2026 and hosts its first international edition in Paris during the Esports World Cup 2026.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Brunswick Group: Brunswick Group is a global strategic communications advisory firm that counsels C-suite leaders and governments on critical matters at the intersection of business, politics, and society. Its senior-led, project-based model serving corporates and sovereigns on sensitive, high-stakes mandates closely parallels RA&A's positioning.
• FGS Global: FGS Global is a strategic communications advisory firm formed from the merger of Finsbury, The Glover Park Group, and Hering Schuppener. Its CEO advisory, public affairs, and crisis practice serves the same category of corporate, investor, and government clients on similar high-stakes strategic communications mandates as RA&A.
• APCO Worldwide: APCO Worldwide is a global advisory and advocacy firm helping governments, corporations, and NGOs navigate complex communications environments. Its government advisory and convening practice areas overlap directly with RA&A's high-level forum production and public affairs model.
• Teneo: Teneo is a global CEO advisory firm providing strategic communications, management consulting, and investor relations services to senior business leaders. Its premium positioning, government advisory practice, and event-driven brand-building approach directly parallels RA&A's service offering to enterprise and sovereign clients.
• Burson: Burson is the global communications agency formed by the 2024 merger of BCW and Hill & Knowlton within WPP. With deep public affairs, government, and corporate advisory practice areas, it competes for the same enterprise strategic communications mandates as RA&A.
• Kekst CNC: Kekst CNC is a strategic communications firm advising global corporations, investors, and government entities on M&A, crisis, and public affairs. Its high-touch, senior-led engagement model and event-driven thought leadership platform closely mirror RA&A's premium positioning on enterprise mandates.

Broad incumbents

• Edelman: Edelman is the world's largest PR firm with a global government, public affairs, and event production practice. It competes for corporate strategic communications mandates but operates at much greater scale and with a broader service portfolio, putting it in the broad incumbent category vs. RA&A's specialist positioning.
• Weber Shandwick: Weber Shandwick is a global public relations and communications agency within Interpublic Group with deep public affairs, public sector, and event capabilities. As a broad incumbent, it competes for the same category of strategic communications and convening engagements as RA&A but through a much larger agency network.
• WPP plc: WPP is the global marketing and communications holding company with strategic communications capabilities through Burson, Ogilvy PR, and Finsbury. As a broad incumbent it competes for related strategic communications mandates through its PR agency network even though RA&A operates in a specialist convening niche.
• Omnicom Group: Omnicom Group is a global marketing and communications holding company with strategic communications, public affairs, and event-production capabilities through FleishmanHillard, Ketchum, and DAS Group. It serves as a broad incumbent peer competing for the same high-profile corporate and government communications mandates as RA&A.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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