Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, Dubai, 2016 | World Economic Forum

What will our world look like in 2030? As experts from our network of Global Future Councils meet in Dubai, we explore the way today's trends will play out in the future, from robotic surgeons to the resurgence of the nation state.

Highlights

Top quotes and stories from our meeting in Dubai

What will we eat in 2030?

Leadership has gone wrong. 4 insights on how to fix it

Global Cooperation

From a former refugee to the head of the World Economic Forum, top quotes on the US election

Ceri Parker 13 Nov 2016

Geo-Economics and Politics

America’s dominance is over. By 2030, we'll have a handful of global powers

Robert Muggah 11 Nov 2016

2030: the rise of compassion, or a world of warships and walls?

Lorna Solis 11 Nov 2016

Emerging Technologies

This is what artificial intelligence will look like in 2030, according to one of the world’s leading experts

Mary Cummings 08 Nov 2016

7 things you probably didn't know about Dubai

Joe Myers 07 Nov 2016

How to follow and embed our 2016 meeting in Dubai

Jenny Soffel 08 Nov 2016

Democracy needs checks and balances. History teaches us why

Kenneth Roth 11 Nov 2016

Resilience, Peace and Security

Humanitarian crises are on the rise. By 2030, this is how we’ll respond

Peter Maurer 13 Nov 2016

Emerging Technologies

What is behavioural science, and how is it going to change your life?

Iris Bohnet 08 Nov 2016

Financial and Monetary Systems

There is more to blockchain than moving money. It has the potential to transform our lives - here's how

Jamie Smith 09 Nov 2016

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Fourth Industrial Revolution

The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here. What laws do we need to make sure we all benefit from it?

Gillian Hadfield 11 Nov 2016

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Healthcare in 2030: goodbye hospital, hello home-spital

Melanie Walker 11 Nov 2016

Energy Transition

5 predictions for energy in 2030

Jane Burston 10 Nov 2016

Global Cooperation

The biggest issues facing migrants today - and what we can do to solve them

Ratna Omidvar 12 Nov 2016

Economic Growth

The global economy we want to create by 2030 - and how we can do it

Diana Farrell 14 Nov 2016