4,000 officials from 140 nations to discuss how to shape future of the world
200 KEY INTERACTIVE SESSIONS WILL INVOLVE 600 SPEAKERS, INCLUDING EXPERTS AND FUTURE FORECASTERS
The seventh edition of the World Government Summit, beginning on Sunday, will bring together the largest gathering of leaders and heads of state, top government officials and leaders of international governments to discuss how to shape the future of the world.
The summit will bring together 4,000 high-profile officials from 140 countries, heads of state, global figures and 30 leaders of 30 international organisations, as well as more than 120 heads of leading international companies, who will discuss ways to shape the future of governments.
Mohammad Abdullah Al Gargawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Chairman of the summit, said the vision of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the Summit 2019 is to present a recipe for success to all world governments.
The main theme of the event will focus on the development of human life, in line with the summit’s approach aiming at boosting governments’ efforts to shape a better future for seven billion people in the world.
It will feature 200 key interactive sessions involving 600 speakers, including experts and future forecasters, who will address vital future sectors. Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church, will address participants at the summit through a video conference which highlights the reputation the summit has attained on the global stage and its position as a platform for all concerned about the future of governments.
Future cities
Rwandan President Paul Kagame, Epsy Campbell Barr, Vice-President of Costa Rica, Estonian Prime Minister Juri Ratas, the guests of honour at the summit, will give key speeches. They will highlight success stories of their governments.
Among key speakers is Shaikh Hamdan Bin Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, who will highlight seven main changes that will shape future cities.
Lieutenant General Shaikh Saif Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, will speak at the session titled A Wise Drive, while Shaikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will address the participants at a session titled A New Era of Human Fraternity.
Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (Davos), will give a speech about the Fourth Generation of Globalisation.
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will also be present in the summit.
Lebanese Prime Minister Sa’ad Hariri will speak about Lebanese, Arab and international affairs and his vision for the future of governments.
Four Nobel Prize winners will talk about economy, peace and the future of development. They include Juan Manuel Santos, the 32nd President of Colombia who won the Noble Peace Prize, who will talk about how to drive nations from conflict
The main theme of the event will focus on the development of human life, in line with the summit’s approach aiming at boosting governments’ efforts to shape a better future for seven billion people in the world.
to reconciliation. The Noble Economic Prize Laureate Daniel Kahneman, who will speak about the art and science of decision-making.
Paul Krugman, Professor of Economics and International Affairs, who won the Nobel Prize for Economics, will be the key speaker at the session titled The Future Prospects for Free Trade.
The summit will address the future of the global economy, and ways to harness artificial intelligence to improve human health, as well as the data revolution and the future of the media. It will also provide a foresight into the future of international trade and how quantum computing will change the future of the world.