Annual Meeting of the Future Councils 2017 | World Economic Forum

How will life be different in 2030? As 700 experts from our Global Future Councils gather in Dubai, we explore how breakthrough technologies will change critical areas such as working, parenting, healthcare and more. Follow on #GFC17 or read handpicked views and predictions here.

Highlights

Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 issues that will shape the future, according to the experts

Global Governance

Trust in 2030 – from institutions to individuals

Artificial Intelligence

Relax: empathetic robots will make your life so much easier

Countries are so last-century. Enter the 'net state'

Robert Muggah 09 Nov 2017

Artificial intelligence is now an arms race. What if the bad guys win?

Mark Hughes 10 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

7 amazing facts about the United Arab Emirates

Oliver Cann 10 Nov 2017

What is a Global Future Council?

Oliver Cann 12 Nov 2016

Still don't understand blockchain? Let's untangle the wires

Cathy Mulligan 10 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

How to follow our meeting of the Global Future Councils 2017

World Economic Forum 01 Nov 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Life in 2030: these are the 4 things experts can't predict

Lee Rainie 06 Nov 2017

Cities and Urbanization

Why I won’t buy a house in any major city – and neither should you

Yori Kamphuis 31 Oct 2017

Fourth Industrial Revolution

5 predictions for what life will be like in 2030

Mike Moradi and Lin Yang 31 Oct 2017

Why we need more women in tech by 2030 - and how to do it

Ellen Stofan 03 Nov 2017

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There is a global learning crisis. Our young people deserve better skills

Dankert Vedeler and Silvia Montoya 07 Nov 2017

Why we need more women in tech by 2030 - and how to do it

Ellen Stofan 03 Nov 2017