Dubai: His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will attend the opening of the Summit on the Global Agenda 2012, due to begin in Dubai on November 12.
The three-day summit hosted by the UAE under the patronage of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is the world’s largest brainstorming meeting, aimed at shaping the global agenda by bringing together the most relevant thought leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils.
The Councils, comprised of 1,000 experts from academia, business, civil society and government, address over 80 pressing issues facing the world today such as energy, food security and strategic issues in education and health.
At the Summit, members of the network will engage in interactive workshops and sessions to provide comprehensive insight into the global, industry and regional agendas.
Recognising the great transformations businesses, economies and societies are currently facing, participants at this year’s summit will focus on how to transform new models into collaborative, sustained processes, which drive solutions for a greener and socially more inclusive world.
The summit will witness significant presence of experts and officials from the UAE, who are looking to provide their views and suggestions through effective participation.
