Future Councils meeting opens today
WEF event will host 700 experts and futurists from 70 countries
The third Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils will open today at Madinat Jumeirah. The two-day meeting will bring together over 700 world-leading futurists, experts and officials from over 70 countries and will discuss a number of issues, from ‘Mapping Future World Powers’ to ‘Human Enhancement is the Future.’
The councils will also be looking the impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
According to the World Economic Forum, the Global Future Councils are the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a sustainable and inclusive future for all.
The discussion of the balance of world powers will look at the shifting economic and political landscape, which are giving rise to a new form of globalisation anchored around digital goods and services.
Other topics under discussion include a look at Europe’s aim of entrenching its political and economic position, Russia’s development as global power, and the developments between North and South Korea, including means of introducing South Korea to the future world economy.
Other councils that will be meeting include The Global Future Councils on Human Enhancement and Longevity, Neurotechnologies, Food Systems Innovation, and New Economic Agenda.
Best solutions
Over the past two years, the UAE has hosted the first two Global Future Councils meetings, which discussed the best solutions for employing the tools and technology of the Fourth Industrial Revolution to face future challenges, bringing to the fore new visions, experiences and initiatives in the most vital sectors.
In its second meeting, held in November 2017, the Global Future Councils brought together more than 700 leading futurists, scientists, global experts, government officials and international organisations representatives from over 70 countries.
The second meeting also witnessed the launch of some strategic initiatives, most important of which is the UAE Centre for Future Readiness, which aims to develop programmes and policies that help prepare government agencies for the challenges of 4IR.