Di Dai, Senior Media Associate, Tel.: +41 (0)22 869 1405; e-mail: di.dai@weforum.org
Geneva, Switzerland, 01 October 2014 – The World Economic Forum has opened media accreditation for the seventh Summit on the Global Agenda, which will take at the Madinat Jumeirah Convention Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on 9-11 November 2014.
The Summit on the Global Agenda, the world’s largest brainstorming, will bring together over 900 of the most relevant experts from the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils to provide comprehensive insight and recommendations on some of the most pressing global challenges.
Comprising 80 individual groups of experts from academia, business, civil society, international organizations and government, the Councils advance knowledge, collaboratively explore important issues and propose actions in shaping global, industry and regional agendas.
If you would like to cover the Summit, please submit your accreditation request online at www.weforummedia.org. The deadline for media accreditation is Wednesday 15 October. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted and no accreditation will be considered on site. All requests are subject to confirmation by the World Economic Forum.
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4. Once all the data is completed, submit for approval
Notes to Editors
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