Science and Technology Leaders of Tomorrow Gather at Inaugural Summit: Media Sign-up is Now Open

Published

10 Nov 2020

2020

Aylin Elci, Public Engagement, World Economic Forum, aelc@weforum.org, +41 75 404 10 95

Media sign-up is now open to the World Economic Forum’s Pioneers of Change Summit, taking place online on 16-20 November
Leaders from around the world, including young scientists and members of civil society, will be joining the summit, which will showcase innovative and timely solutions to longstanding challenges
Key topics discussed include: digital business, sustainable production, infrastructure, health, new work models, financial innovation and frontier technologies
More information about the meeting is available here and members of the media wishing to participate are welcome to sign up at http://wef.ch/mediaatpioneers

Geneva, Switzerland, 10 November 2020 – The World Economic Forum’s inaugural Pioneers of Change Summit will take place online on 16-20 November. The summit brings together more than 750 leaders from government, business and civil society from more than 90 countries. The summit takes place at a time when there is a rare, but narrow, window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine and reset the world.

Confirmed participants include business leaders from shipping, transport, finance and big technology, ministers from France, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates, representatives from civil society and leading academics from top universities. Members of the media are welcome to sign up here to discover the full programme and list of speakers.

Those who sign up as reporting press will have exclusive access to all sessions, be invited to connect with chief executive officers from innovative companies and be shown the Strategic Intelligence platform, the Forum’s knowledge hub. Following sign-up, media personnel will receive personalized login details.

The summit’s sessions will focus on seven thematic areas including digital business models, sustainable production, urban infrastructure, health, new work models, financial innovation and frontier technologies.

Other key sessions include:

Opening Plenary – What role business can play to drive the Great Reset, with special guests Christine Lagarde, Mukesh Ambani, Cameron Hepburn and Julie Sweet
An Insight and Idea with Yossi Vardi and Dana Alami – How to cultivate an innovation ecosystem in the Middle East
An Insight, An Idea with Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi – How the United Arab Emirates transformed into a leader in innovation and technology
An Insight, An Idea with Marian Croak and Lindiwe Matlali – The impact of diversity and the role of women of colour in the technology industry
An Insight, An Idea with Hina West and Helmy Abouleish – How to support first responders to the COVID-19 pandemic who are at risk

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