Sheikh Mohammed opens World Economic Forum!

• Nearly 700 top experts will discuss key challenges faced by the world.

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Sunday inaugurated the third Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils.

Bringing together nearly 700 top experts from around the world, participants include top-level politicians, business leaders, civil society leaders and academics with a purpose to generate ideas that contribute to solving the most critical global, regional and industry challenges.The leaders from the public and private will discuss key challenges faced by the world such as job creations, challenges of the new age technologies and 4th Industrial Revolution during the two-day conference. Comprising 38 distinct councils, the community of Global Future Councils covers subject areas as diverse as the global financial system, geopolitics, cities and urbanization, cybersecurity and the bio-economy.

"Technology has the potential to bring gainful employment to the world's population and solve many of our greatest challenges. Bringing together the most diverse and knowledgeable experts here in Dubai allows us to conceive new ways to make these possibilities a reality and build a world that is safer and more prosperous than the one we live in today. The UAE supports the work of the councils and stands ready to put some of their best ideas into practice," said Mohammad Al Gergawi.