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Future 50: building a future worth inheriting

What would decision-making look like if today’s leaders worked alongside the people who will inherit the consequences? The Future50 Initiative brings together 50 emerging leaders from across the world to embed intergenerational foresight - using long-term thinking with the next generation to influence decisions being made today - into global governance. A collaboration between the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network and the Global Shapers Community, the program gives young leaders access to:

  • 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
  • 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀
  • 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
  • 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀

From climate policy to economic resilience to the governance of emerging technologies, the Future50 is helping leaders design systems that serve both present and future generations.

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