Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils 2019 | World Economic Forum

What if we get things right? At a time of justified anxiety for the future, members of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Councils are imagining a better world to spur the action we need today.

The meeting of the council members will take place in Dubai from 3-4 November.

Highlights

Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 top stories from our #GFC19 meeting

Urban Transformation

5 things you may not know about Dubai

Geographies in Depth

From start-up to scale: This is how governments can accelerate innovation and build inclusive economies

Why the world needs systems leadership, not selfish leadership

Lee Howell 02 Nov 2019

Sustainable Development

What if we get things right? Visions for 2030

Ceri Parker 29 Oct 2019

Wellbeing and Mental Health

This is how we can empower 8 billion minds by 2030

P. Murali Doraiswamy, Elisha London, Peter Varnum, and Barbara Harvey 01 Nov 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

The World Economic Forum's #GFC19 meeting explained in 5 questions

Joe Myers and Ceri Parker 01 Nov 2019

This is what 2030 could look like if we win the war on climate change

Ida Auken 31 Oct 2019

Urban Transformation

As Dubai switches on its first 5G, what is all the fuss about?

Sean Fleming 31 Oct 2019

Resilience, Peace and Security

We can halve most forms of violence by 2030. Here's how

Robert Muggah and Laura Bailey 28 Oct 2019

Arts and Culture

10 Middle Eastern authors you should know

Jessica Harn · Culture Trip 03 Apr 2019

Urban Transformation

How Dubai can solve its lack of affordable housing

Mahmoud Hesham El Burai 27 Mar 2019

Dubai has taken 3D printing to a whole new level - literally

Kristen Houser · Futurism 01 Nov 2019

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Nature and Biodiversity

This new city near Dubai is aiming to be 'net-zero'

Umberto Bacchi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 01 Nov 2019

Nature and Biodiversity

Can Dubai go green with flying taxis and 'rooms on wheels'?

Umberto Bacchi · Thomson Reuters Foundation trust.org 18 Oct 2019

Fourth Industrial Revolution

These revolutionary technologies are now unused and forgotten

Circular Economy

Here's how a circular economy could change the world by 2030

Leanne Kemp 29 Oct 2019

Abu Dhabi is investing $250 million in tech start-ups

Douglas Broom 29 Oct 2019

Industries in Depth

From fishing village to futuristic metropolis: Dubai’s remarkable transformation

Charlotte Edmond 01 Nov 2019

Manufacturing and Value Chains

These 'biofoundries' use DNA to make natural products we need

Paul Freemont, Natalie Curach, Douglas Friedman, and Sang Yup Lee 28 Oct 2019

How to follow our #gfc19 meeting in Dubai

Beatrice Di Caro 22 Oct 2019

Urban Transformation

This is what happens when cities ban cars from the roads

Marcela Guerrero Casas 28 Oct 2019

The French army is enlisting sci-fi writers to predict the future

Sean Fleming 30 Jul 2019