Online Media Accreditation Now Open for Summit on the Global Agenda 2015

Di Dai, Communications Officer, Public Engagement, Tel.: +41 (0)22 869 1405; email: di.dai@weforum.org

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• The Summit on the Global Agenda 2015 will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 25-27 October 2015
• Apply for media accreditation online at weforummedia.org by Monday 12 October 2015
• More information about the Summit is available here: http://wef.ch/gac15

Geneva, Switzerland, 1 September 2015 – The World Economic Forum has opened media accreditation for the eighth Summit on the Global Agenda, which will take place at the Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, on 25-27 October 2015.

The Summit on the Global Agenda has been a unique partnership between the World Economic Forum and the United Arab Emirates since 2008. It is the annual gathering of the Network of Global Agenda Councils, which brings together over 1,000 thought leaders and influencers to assess critical global, regional and industry challenges. It is the world’s largest brainstorm, aiming to to provide comprehensive insight and recommendations on some of the most pressing global challenges.

This summit will provide councils the opportunity to showcase and contextualize their achievements since the beginning of the term. It will also give members of the media an opportunity to gain insight from world class experts and access cutting-edge research. In total, there are 86 Global Agenda Councils, including:

• Council on Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
• Council on Brain Research
• Council on Emerging Technology
• Council on Future of Cities
• Council on Future of Financing & Capital
• Council on Future of Jobs
• Council on Future of Oil & Gas
• Council on Global Economic Imbalances

More council projects can be found here.

If you would like to cover the summit, please submit your accreditation request online at www.weforummedia.org. The deadline for media accreditation is Monday 12 October. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted and no accreditation will be considered on site. All requests are subject to confirmation by the World Economic Forum.

If you have previously created an account on www.weforummedia, log in using:

Username: your email address
Password: your password

If you have never created an account on this website, you will need to:

1. Visit www.weforummedia.org
2. Create an account by following the registration guidelines
3. Complete all required fields (JPEG picture and passport scan are mandatory)
4. Once all the data is completed, submit for approval

Notes to Editors

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