World Government Summit, Dubai - day 1 in pictures

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The Edge of Government Exhibition at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

Dubai Sky Pod at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

World Government Summit, Museum of the Future. Artificial organs of the future. Victor Besa/The National

The Museum of the Future. Artificial organs of the future. Victor Besa / The National

The Museum of the Future at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

The Museum of the Future at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National.

Host Models, Virtual, Mechanical and Synthetic Hosts at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

Virtual Reality inside the Museum of the Future at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

The Edge of Government Exhibition at the World Government Summit. Victor Besa / The National

Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Chairman of the World Government Summit, speaks at the opening of the summit during day 1 at the World Government Summit at Madinat, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The opening address by World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab and Minister Mohammed Al Gergawi . Victor Besa/The National

The opening address by Klaus Schwab and Minister Mohammed Al Gergawi . Victor Besa/The National

Minister Mohammad Al Gergawi speaks at the opening of the summit. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network, speaks about Launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report. Chris Whiteoak / The National

John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus of Economics at University of British Columbia, speaks about launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing and Vice Chairman of the World Government Summit, speaks about launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report. Chris Whiteoak /The National

Maria Manuel Leitao Marques, Portugal's Minister of the Presidency and of Administrative Modernisation, speaks about launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report session. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report session. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Day 1 at the World Government Summit at Madinat, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

The Launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report session. Chris Whiteoak / The National

Day 1 at the World Government Summit at Madinat, Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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