Expo 2030 Explained

Class:	Universal
Category:	3
Year:	2030
Expo 2030
Motto:	The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow
Country:	Saudi Arabia
City:	Riyadh
Prevexpo:	Expo 2025
Prevcity:	Osaka
Nextexpo:	Expo 2035
Prevsuppl:	Expo 2027
Prevsupcity:	Belgrade
Nextsuppl:	Expo 2033
Prevunho:	Expo 2027
Prevunhocity:	Yokohama

Expo 2030 (Arabic: إكسبو 2030) is an upcoming World Expo organised and sanctioned by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), which will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It will take place for five months during the second half of 2030 and the beginning of 2031. The opening ceremony is scheduled for to be held on 1 October 2030 and the closing is scheduled for 31 March 2031. Riyadh will be the second Arab city to host the Expo after Dubai, United Arab Emirates in 2020.^{[1] [2]}

Theme

The theme for the expo is "The Era of Change: Together for a Foresighted Tomorrow" with sub-themes of "A Different Tomorrow", "Climate Action" and "Prosperity for All".

Candidature process

Russia was the first to submit a bid, with a submission for Moscow^[3] on 29 April 2021.^[4] This opened a six-month window for other submissions to be made by 29 October.^[4] Following five conferences to attract attention for a 2030 bid,^[5] South Korea submitted a proposal for Busan on 23 June 2021.^[4] Italy was the third country to submit a bid, proposing the city of Rome as host city.^[6] Ukraine submitted a bid for Odesa on 15 October.^[7] Saudi Arabia submitted a bid for Riyadh on 29 October.^[8]

On 29 October 2021, BIE confirmed five bids for the Expo 2030:^[9] Russia had proposed a bid for Moscow, but withdrew in May 2022 following its military invasion of Ukraine.^[10] Ukraine had proposed a bid for Odesa, but was excluded in June 2023 due to the Russian invasion of the country, leaving three bids left in the running. In the final vote for hosting nation on 28 November, Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, was elected as the host city of World Expo 2030.^{[11] [12]}

Candidates

• Busan, South Korea
• Rome, Italy
• Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Withdrawn candidates

• Moscow, Russia
• Odesa, Ukraine

Bidding

World Expo 2030 bidding results:

Candidates	Nation	Votes
Riyadh		119
Busan		29
Rome		17
None of bid		0
Abstention		17
Total		182

External links

• Bureau International des Expositions (BIE)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Saudi capital Riyadh to host World Expo 2030 . 2023-11-28 . Arab News . en.
2. Web site: 2023-11-28 . Saudi Arabia to Host World Expo 2030, in Victory for Crown Prince. 2023-11-29. the newyork times.com . en.
3. Web site: Новая Москва может принять Всемирную выставку ЭКСПО-2030 . stroi.mos.ru . 27 January 2021 . ru.
4. Web site: The Republic of Korea applies to organise World Expo 2030 in Busan . 25 June 2021.
5. Web site: Busan World Expo 2030 Project at the heart of a 5th International Conference. 26 June 2019 .
6. Web site: 2021-09-28 . Draghi, governo candiderà Roma per Expo 2030 - Ultima Ora . 2021-09-28 . Agenzia ANSA . it.
7. Web site: Ukraine applies to organise World Expo 2030 in Odesa . 2021-10-16 . bie-paris.org . en-gb.
8. Web site: 2021-10-29 . Saudi capital Riyadh enters race to host 2030 World Expo . 2021-10-29 . Saudigazette . English.
9. Web site: List of candidates for World Expo 2030 . 2021-10-29 . 2022-03-06 . bie-paris.org.
10. Web site: Russian Federation withdraws World Expo 2030 candidature.
11. Web site: Saudi Arabia elected host country of World Expo 2030. 28 November 2023. bie-paris.org.
12. Web site: World Expo 2030: Riyadh wins bid to host major event in Saudi Arabia .