His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, immediately (Wednesday) acquired Børge Brende, President and Chief Govt Officer of the World Financial Discussion board (WEF), on the sidelines of the Annual Conferences of the International Future Councils and Cybersecurity 2025. The occasion, organised by the UAE Authorities in partnership with the World Financial Discussion board, runs in Dubai from 14 to 16 October.
The assembly was attended by His Excellency Mohammad Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cupboard Affairs, Co-Chair of the International Future Councils, and Member of the WEF Management Council; His Excellency Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Monetary Affairs; Her Excellency Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State for Authorities Growth and the Future; and His Excellency Khalfan Belhoul, CEO of the Dubai Future Basis.
His Highness and Børge Brende mentioned the continued strategic partnership between the UAE Authorities and the World Financial Discussion board, and reviewed the primary themes of this 12 months’s Annual Conferences, which deal with synthetic intelligence, the inexperienced financial system, power transition, and meals and water safety, amongst different key future priorities.
His Highness was additionally briefed on the outcomes of the conferences, together with the launch of the Cybersecurity Discussion board, held alongside the Annual Conferences to strengthen international coordination in addressing digital challenges and guaranteeing safe and sustainable digital programs.
Sheikh Maktoum reaffirmed the UAE’s dedication to driving constructive international dialogue and fostering collaboration between governments and worldwide organisations to develop sensible options to international challenges that improve high quality of life and advance sustainable improvement.
His Highness additionally recommended the International Future Councils for his or her important function in selling worldwide cooperation and offering a platform for information alternate to form a greater future for societies.
Børge Brende praised the UAE’s management and its robust partnership with the World Financial Discussion board, highlighting the nation’s dedication to internet hosting the International Future Councils yearly with renewed imaginative and prescient and objective, setting a mannequin for constructing a extra sustainable and affluent future centred on human wellbeing.
The 2025 version brings collectively over 700 specialists from 580 organisations throughout 93 nations. The occasion options 37 councils in complete, protecting six important subjects: Know-how, Financial system, Society, Atmosphere, Governance, and Well being. Consultants will deal with advancing international efforts to design a sustainable future, improve the standard of life for communities, and create alternatives for future generations.
Members embrace international enterprise leaders, lecturers, and policymakers who will discover the way forward for key sectors and share insights that may inform the World Financial Discussion board’s Annual Assembly in Davos.
For the primary time, the Annual Assembly of the Cybersecurity Council is being held alongside the International Future Councils, with over 150 senior leaders and 90 international audio system collaborating to advance worldwide cooperation and align international cybersecurity methods.
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