Research questions that contributors to the conference might address are: - How do sustainability issues affect different forms of finance for publicly traded firms versus privately held firms (including venture backed, crowdfunded, etc)? - In what ways do FinTech innovations enable...

This conference will gather scholars concerned with the successive backlashes on globalization the world economy has experienced over the last decade, from the rise of populism, to the COVID pandemic, and the war in Ukraine. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to: the geographic and...

The 16th Conference will focus on the greater cohesion across Europe in monetary, fiscal and macroprudential policy while set against an increasingly fractured and polarized international (trade) environment. In particular, the conference will address challenges concerning monetary policy...

The Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils, taking place on 13-14 November in Dubai, is the inaugural gathering of the World Economic Forum’s newly formed Network of the Global Future Councils. It brings together more than 700 of its members, who are thought leaders from business,...

The annual Summit on the Global Agenda – the world’s largest brainstorming event – brings together the most relevant thought leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils, comprising more than 80 groups of experts from academia, business, civil society,...

Topics: - International adjustment dynamics - Current account imbalances and international capital flows - Global monetary system and financial crises - International regulation of financial markets and intermediaries - Open-Economy Macroeconomic Models - Exchange Rate Regime - International...

With the world undergoing a period of deeper engagement and interaction greater than any time in its history it is essential that we endeavour to examine globalization in its many and varied manifestations. The International Conference on Business and Globalization (ICBG) seeks to elucidate some...

The Summit will bring together over 900 Members of the Network in Dubai to explore the latest developments in business, society and technology, to provide a better understanding of the fundamental transformations impacting our world, and to collaborate in interactive workshops to provide...

The Summit on the Global Agenda is the world’s largest brainstorming event, bringing together the most relevant thought leaders of the World Economic Forum’s Network of Global Agenda Councils. Comprised of more than 80 groups of experts from academia, business, civil society, international...

Topics: District cooling; Real estate, commercial & retail and hospitality; Transport including: rail stations, terminals and underground works; Healthcare and education facilities Data centre cooling and optimisation