UAE all set to host Global Prosperity Conference

DUBAI: The Mohammed Bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity on Monday announced that it will host the Global Prosperity Conference to explore the role of start-ups, disruptive business models, and digital innovations to support the advancement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and drive global good.

Reinforcing the importance of technology as a key tool for positive social change, the conference will gather policymakers, investors, entrepreneurs, academia and members of UN agencies to create a global innovation ecosystem where organisations build transformational ideas, lasting partnerships and market-driven solutions to tackle the world’s most pressing socio-economic and environmental challenges.

Scheduled for Nov.24, 2021, as part of the sixday Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit Week (GMIS Week), the conference is a testament to the evolution of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity, launched as a legacy initiative of the first edition of GMIS (#GMIS2017) to form a community of innovators and entrepreneurs dedicated to accelerating societal progress worldwide.

Vilas S. Dhar, President of the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation, said, “Technology is both a plaform and tool to make the world a beter place. However, for technology to effectively drive societal progress across developed and developing economies, we need shared commitments and action within the business, policy and innovation communities. The conference is an unparalleled opportunity to develop and promote the next big ideas to shape a resilient future. As countries emerge from the throes of a pandemic, we must leverage the conferences’ convening power to drive lasting changes for the planet and people.”

The conference agenda will consist of keynotes and panel discussions and will spotlight the importance of developing a collaborative and progressive ecosystem that drives impact, advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) and promotes global good.

The conference will organise a panel discussion examining how impact investing, an emerging investment approach that is creating financial returns and societal progress can contribute to the advancement of the UN SDGS, such as ending global poverty, combating climate change and improving access to clean energy. With particular emphasis on public-private partnerships, a dedicated session will explore how enabling cross-sectoral collaboration, knowledge exchange and shared financing initiatives are essential to identify, nurture and scale impact-driven businesses.