IIS representatives participated in the World Economic Forum’s second Summit on the Global Agenda in Dubai
The World Economic Forum’s second Summit on the Global Agenda was conducted on 20-22 November 2009, with over 700 experts and thought leaders from business, academia, civil society and government putting forward their ideas.
Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai, spoke to the Summit participants at the opening plenary. He said the economy is “humming again”.
“This is really the blueprint of the future direction of the global well-being,” said Summit Co-Chair Mohamed Alabbar, Chairman of Emaar Properties, United Arab Emirates, in the closing plenary.
The proposals debated by the Members of the 76 Global Agenda Councils on the most pressing issues facing the world - from systemic risks in the financial system to the future of China - will be considered at the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, in January next year. They will then be further developed for presentation to political leaders, policy-makers and the Forum's wider communities at a meeting in Doha, Qatar, in April 2010.
This brainstorming process is the backbone of the Forum’s Global Redesign Initiative (GRI) launched at this year’s Annual Meeting to explore ways to better support the system of international cooperation. The initiative is under the patronage of the governments of Qatar, Singapore, Switzerland and Tanzania.
The intensive discussions among the Global Agenda Council Members produced a variety of proposals ranging from the expansion of the use of the International Monetary Fund’s special drawing rights to provide additional liquidity and contingency funds during periods of financial stress to the creation of a social competitiveness report to rank the readiness of countries to foster social entrepreneurship and investment.
In the closing session, rapporteurs summarized the three days of Global Agenda Council deliberations.
The World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Councils were created to further the Forum's mission and strategic vision. They are multistakeholder groups of the world's most innovative and relevant experts, established to advance knowledge and collaboratively explore actions on the most important issues in the global arena. For further information on the Councils, please visit Network of Global Agenda Councils. Their work also contributes to the Global Redesign Initiative.
Yuri Hohlov, Chairman of the IIS Board, is member of the Future of Government Council within the Building Effective Institutions Cluster. He was invited to join this Council for the second time.
Tatiana Ershova, IIS General Director, also participated in open sessions of the Summit.
The World Economic Forum’s second Summit on the Global Agenda was conducted on 20-22 November 2009, with over 700 experts and thought leaders from business, academia, civil society and government putting forward their ideas.
Initiative (GRI) launched at this year’s Annual Meeting to explore ways to better support the system of international cooperation. The initiative is under the patronage of the governments of Qatar, Singapore, Switzerland and Tanzania.
Plenary sessions and Press Conferences will be streamed live on Livestream: 
