WGS Dialogues - Agenda
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17:00 - 17:10Virtual HallVirtual Or Online
2021: Megatrends That Will Shape the Next Decade
H.E. Mohammad Abdullah Al GergawiMinister of Cabinet Affairs and Chairman, World Government Summit organization -
17:10 - 17:30Virtual HallSociety in 2021
Embedding Trust and Authenticity in the Next Generation of Leaders
Richard EdelmanChief Executive Officer of EdelmanMina Al-OraibiEditor In Chief of The National Newspaper -
17:30 - 17:50Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
Africa's Future Post 2021
Tony ElumeluChairman of Heirs Holdings, the United Bank for Africa, Transcorp and Founder of The Tony Elumelu Foundation -
17:50 - 18:10Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
2021 and Beyond: Asia’s Future Outlook
Nandan NilekaniCo-founder of InfosysSamir SaranPresident -
18:10 - 18:20Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
Decentralizing Finance for an Inclusive Economy
Jutta SteinerCo-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Parity TechnologiesManus CrannyAnchor of Bloomberg -
18:20 - 18:40Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
Is Crypto the New Currency Beyond 2021?
Anthony IorioFounder and Chief Executive Officer of Decentral, Co-founder of Ethereum of EthereumDenelle DixonChief Executive Officer and Executive Director of Stellar Development FoundationBrock PierceFounder of Blockchain Capital, IGESaqr EreiqatBlockchain Aficionado, Government and Public Sector Consulting of IBM -
18:50 - 19:10Virtual HallSociety in 2021
2021: Crafting Decisions in Times of Uncertainty
Daniel KahnemanNobel Prize-Winning Psychologist, Behavioral Economist, and Author of "Thinking, Fast and Slow"Becky AndersonAnchor of CNN -
19:10 - 19:30Virtual HallSociety in 2021
Finding Peace Within a Crisis... Moving Beyond the Pandemic
Nechemia PeresChairman of of the Peres Center for Peace & InnovationMaurice LévyChairman of Publicis GroupeBecky AndersonAnchor of CNN -
19:30 - 19:50Virtual HallFuture Outlook in 2021
2021: Forecasting the Year Ahead
Paul SaffoFuturist, Consulting Professor in the School of Engineering at Stanford UniversityCorinne IozzioEditor-in-Chief of Popular Science
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17:00 - 17:05Virtual HallGovernance in 2021
Keynote by H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
H.E. Dr. Tedros GhebreyesusDirector General of World Health Organization (WHO) -
17:05 - 17:50Virtual HallGovernance in 2021
Will the Earth's Population Be Vaccinated by 2021?
H.E. Macky SallPresidentH.E. Sultan Ahmad Bin SulayemChairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP WorldH.E. Henrietta ForeExecutive Director of the UNICEFDavid NabarroSpecial Envoy on COVID-19 of the World Health OrganizationJohn DefteriosCNN -
17:50 - 18:10Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
Global Digital Infrastructures that will Redefine the New Decade
Rajesh SubramaniamPresident, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Board of Directors of FedEx CorporationHadley GambleAnchor of CNBC -
18:20 - 18:40Virtual HallSociety in 2021
Youth Powering the Next Decade
H.H. Sheikh Nasser bin Hamad Al KhalifaHis Majesty the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs - National Security AdviserH.E. Noura Al KaabiMinister of Culture and Youth of UAE -
18:40 - 19:00Virtual HallGovernance in 2021
Navigating 2020's Data for a Prosperous 2021
Parag KhannaFounder and Managing Partner of FutureMapSaeed Al GergawiDirector of the Dubai Future Academy -
19:00 - 19:20Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
2021: Redesigning the World of Business and Entrepreneurship
Damian BradfieldChief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of WeTransfer and WePresentDivyank TurakhiaMember of The Advisory Council of Dubai Chamber Digital EconomyAlia Al MurChief Marketing Officer of the Dubai Future Foundation -
19:20 - 19:40Virtual HallEconomy in 2021
Powering the Decade with Renewables
Christian BurchPresident and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens EnergyJohn DefteriosCNN -
19:40 - 20:00Virtual HallFuture Outlook in 2021
How Can We Innovate Through Nature?
Janine BenyusCo-Founder of the Biomimicry 3.8 InstituteCorinne IozzioEditor-in-Chief of Popular Science -
20:00 - 20:15Virtual HallFuture Outlook in 2021
Space Exploration in 2021 and Lessons Learnt
H.E. Sarah Al AmiriMinister of State for Advanced Technology of United Arab Emirates and Chairwoman of the UAE Space AgencyCorinne IozzioEditor-in-Chief of Popular Science -
20:15 - 20:35Virtual HallFuture Outlook in 2021
2021: The Race to Space and Humanity's Future
Neil deGrasse TysonAstrophysicist of Hayden PlanetariumLord Martin ReesAstrophysicist, Cosmologist and 60th President of the Royal SocietyPatrick NoackExecutive Director of Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution, UAE