Dubai to host 700 of world's most influential leaders at global agenda summit

Geneva, Oct. 7th, 2008 (WAM) – The World Economic Forum in partnership with the Government of Dubai will be holding its inaugural Summit of the Global Agenda in Dubai from 7 to 9 November 2008.

The Summit on the Global Agenda is a new, unique gathering of the 700 world’s most innovative and relevant minds – leaders from academia, business, government and society. The purpose of the Summit of the members of the Forum’s Global Agenda councils is to share ideas and collaboratively address some of the most pressing issues on the global agenda.

During the three-day Summit, the 700 participants of this interdisciplinary event will engage in interactive workshops and sessions to set priorities for the most compelling ideas for improving the state of the world, from groundbreaking areas of research to new and exciting developments to address the world’s challenges.

The outcomes of the Summit will be presented at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2009 in Davos for further discussion and action. There will be 68 Global Agenda Councils represented at the Summit, addressing the following issues:

Global Challenges: Demographic Shifts, Migration, Urban Management, Gender Gap, Skills Gap, Climate Change, Alternative Energies, Water Security, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Degradation, Mitigation of Natural Disasters, Food Security, Economic Imbalances, Systemic Financial Risk, Global Trade Regime, Global Capital Flows, Financial Empowerment, Economic Growth and Development, Trade Facilitation, Global Governance, Energy Security, Corruption, Illicit Trade, Terrorism, Proliferation and Weapons of Mass Destruction, Corporate Governance, Humanitarian Assistance, Fragile States, International Legal System, Welfare of Children, Technology and Education, Healthcare Systems, HIV/AIDS, Challenges of Gerontology, Pandemics, Chronic Diseases and Malnutrition, Challenges of Nanotechnology, Human Equality and Respect, Islam-West dialogue, Negotiation and Conflict Resolution,

Empowering Youth Industry-Oriented: Future of Mobility, Future of Media, Future of Entertainment, Future of the Internet, Future of Mobile Communications, Future of Metals and Mining, Future of Sustainable Construction,

Future of Real Estate Regional/Country-Oriented: Future of Africa, Future of Latin-America, Future of the Middle East, Future of China, Future of Russia, Future of Japan, Future of Australia, Future of Korea

Expertise Councils: Design, Marketing and Branding, Entrepreneurship, Philanthropy and Social Investing, Benchmarking Progress in Society, Emerging Multinationals, Financial Markets Development, Future of Governments, Sports in Society, Geography of Innovation, Strategic Foresight, Diversity, Social Entrepreneurship

World Economic Forum
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About the World Economic Forum: Entrepreneurship in the global public interest

"The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging leaders in partnerships to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

Incorporated as a foundation in 1971, and based in Geneva, Switzerland, the World Economic Forum is impartial and not-for-profit; it is tied to no political, partisan or national interests. The World Economic Forum is under the supervision of the Swiss Federal Government."

Summit on the Global Agenda Dubai, United Arab Emirates 7-9 November 2008

To ensure the highest level of discussion, participation is by invitation only and limited to the members of the Global Agenda Councils. [emphasis in the original]

Global Agenda Councils
To further its mission and strategic vision, the World Economic Forum has created the Global Agenda Councils, which are multistakeholder groups of the most innovative and relevant minds, for the purpose of advancing knowledge and collaboratively exploring solutions to the most important issues in the global arena.

And from that link:

Global Agenda Councils represent transformational innovation in global governance, creating multistakeholder groups composed of the most innovative and influential minds for the purpose of advancing knowledge as well as collaboratively developing solutions for the most crucial issues on the global agenda.

Well. Isn't that reassuring?