Annual Meeting of the Future Councils 2017 | World Economic Forum

How will life be different in 2030? As 700 experts from our Global Future Councils gather in Dubai, we explore how breakthrough technologies will change critical areas such as working, parenting, healthcare and more. Follow on #GFC17 or read handpicked views and predictions here.

Highlights

Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 issues that will shape the future, according to the experts

Global Cooperation

Trust in 2030 – from institutions to individuals

Emerging Technologies

Relax: empathetic robots will make your life so much easier

Geo-Economics and Politics

Countries are so last-century. Enter the 'net state'

Robert Muggah 09 Nov 2017

Artificial intelligence is now an arms race. What if the bad guys win?

Mark Hughes 10 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

7 amazing facts about the United Arab Emirates

Oliver Cann 10 Nov 2017

What is a Global Future Council?

Oliver Cann 12 Nov 2016

Emerging Technologies

Still don't understand blockchain? Let's untangle the wires

Cathy Mulligan 10 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How to follow our meeting of the Global Future Councils 2017

World Economic Forum 01 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Life in 2030: these are the 4 things experts can't predict

Lee Rainie 06 Nov 2017

Urban Transformation

Why I won’t buy a house in any major city – and neither should you

Yori Kamphuis 31 Oct 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 predictions for what life will be like in 2030

Mike Moradi and Lin Yang 31 Oct 2017

Education and Skills

Why we need more women in tech by 2030 - and how to do it

Ellen Stofan 03 Nov 2017

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Energy Transition

By 2030, how green will be the future of energy?

Katherine Hamilton 08 Nov 2016

Emerging Technologies

Dubai has successfully tested the first flying taxi

Patrick Caughill · Futurism 29 Sep 2017

Emerging Technologies

Dubai is introducing robotic policemen, to make up 25% of the force by 2030

Tom Ward · Futurism 31 May 2017

How digital technology is transforming Dubai

Aisha Bin Bishr 16 May 2017

Health and Healthcare Systems

4 mega-trends that could change the world by 2030

Chris Weller · Business Insider 25 Aug 2017

Education and Skills

There is a global learning crisis. Our young people deserve better skills

Silvia Montoya and Dankert Vedeler 07 Nov 2017

Energy Transition

The power plant of the future is in your home

Tony Pan 06 Nov 2017