The seventh Summit on the Global Agenda opened on Sunday in Dubai, convening experts under the theme ‘Shaping the Transformations of the World’. The summit aims to set the agenda for the annual WEF meeting in Davos, Switzerland in January.
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Espen Barth Eide, the managing director of the World Economic Forum, speaks during the plenary session of the WEF on the Global Agenda 2014 in Dubai. Pawan Singh / The National -
It is the seventh time the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda has been held in the UAE. Above, delegates to the listen to speakers during the opening of the 2014 summit on Sunday, November 9. Pawan Singh / The National -
Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, during the plenary session of the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2014. Pawan Singh / The National -
Sami Al Qamzi, the director-general of the Department of Economic Development for Dubai Government, said the convening of the summit in Dubai reflected the emirate’s image as a city “open to the world”. Pawan Singh / The National -
Sultan Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, during the plenary session of the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2014. Mr Al Mansouri said instability in parts of the Middle East and elsewhere is the most important issue facing the world. Pawan Singh / The National -
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, the UAE Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, attends the plenary session of the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2014. Pawan Singh / The National -
Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, left, and Majid Jafar, the chief executive of Crescent Petroleum, at the World Economic Forum Summit on the Global Agenda 2014. Pawan Singh / The National
Global Agenda of the World Economic Forum opens in Dubai — in pictures
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