Overview
The World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils are the world’s foremost interdisciplinary knowledge network dedicated to promoting innovative thinking to shape a sustainable and inclusive future for all.
The network convenes more than 700 of the most relevant and knowledgeable thought leaders from academia, government, business and civil society, grouped in expertise-based, thematic councils. It is an invitation-only community, and members are nominated for a one-year period.
Mission
In a global environment marked by short-term and siloed thinking, the Global Future Councils foster interdisciplinary and long-range approaches. They provide thought leadership on key global challenges, and the impact and governance of emerging technologies through:
- Scoping and monitoring trends and developments
- Contextualizing global shifts within the main regional or national frameworks
- Deepening understanding of the drivers and enablers of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and its impact on global systems
- Informing the World Economic Forum’s strategic initiatives
- Highlighting the implications of these dynamics for decision-makers
Members' engagement
Members of the network meet each year at the Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and virtually, several times a year. They also develop recommendations and integrate their findings into World Economic Forum activities such as the Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters and regional and industry events, as well as global decision-making processes.
When citizens everywhere are facing potentially civilization-ending threats, multilateralism is a necessity
This open letter was written by the Global Future Council on Europe's co-chairs, Miroslav Lajčák and Beatrice Weder di Mauro
As the middle class grows and a country's economic prosperity peaks, fertility rates naturally decline. In an increasingly resource-stretched world, that's a good thing.
