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The Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, taking place on 3-4 November in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the annual gathering of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Future Councils. It brings together more than 600 members from academia, business, government and civil society to provide forward-looking thought leadership and promote innovative thinking to address global, regional and geopolitical issues, as well as emerging or cross-cutting topics related to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The outcomes of this meeting will directly inform the Annual Meeting 2020 in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, as well as the Forum’s ongoing global initiatives designed to create a more purposeful, inclusive and sustainable world.