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'Brain summit' in Dubai to address most pressing global issues
The World Economic Forum will bring together 700 experts from academia, business, government and civil society to address some of the most pressing global issues.
- Staff Report
- Published: 23:32 October 28, 2008
Dubai: The World Economic Forum will bring together 700 experts from academia, business, government and civil society to address some of the most pressing global issues.
The Government of Dubai will host the inaugural summit on the Global Agenda, from November 7 to 9.
There will be 68 Global Agenda Councils represented at the summit, each bringing together experts in different sectors to propose solutions to key issues and help shape a post-crisis world.
"The current financial crisis is in the process of profoundly transforming the economic, business and political landscape of the future," said Klaus Schwab, the founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum.
"The unfolding global transformation is ushering a much-needed reflection of how to shape the post-crisis world and how to strengthen and improve global, industry and corporate governance.
"To reflect this enormous responsibility and opportunity, 'Shaping the Post-Crisis World' is also the theme of the World Economic Forum's Annual Meeting in 2009," Schwab said.
Testament
"The deliberations of this meeting will underpin debate next year at Davos and help us construct solution to the global problems we face," he added.
"Dubai hosting the inaugural summit on the Global Agenda is a testament to the United Arab Emirates' association with innovation and breakthrough thinking. We will be working jointly with the World Economic Forum in developing this summit and reinforcing its global significance," said Mohammad Al Abbar, the Co-Chair of the Summit.
Among the experts attending the meeting will be Bertie Ahren, former prime minister of Ireland; Ana P. Botin of the Group Santander, Spain; Laura M. Cha, deputy chair of the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation; Cheng Siwei, President of the China Association for Soft Science Studies, China; John Chipman, Director-General and Chief Executive, International Institute for Strategic Studies, UK; Howard Davies, Director of London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom; Robert Engle, Professor of Finance; Leonard N. Stern School of Business, New York University, and Richard B. Evans, Chief Executive Officer, Rio Tinto Alcan, Canada.
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