Under the theme “Home-grown Strategies for Global Success”, the meeting will focus on the role of the Middle East in addressing critical global challenges, ranging from systemic financial risk to resource management and political extremism.

High commodity prices, favourable financial conditions and the hard-won economic reforms of the 1990s boosted regional economic growth to an average of 5% in the past years, with low inflation and strong current account surpluses. Besides dealing with the international financial turbulence and...

The Annual Meeting integrates the top decision-makers from all sectors of global society in the most representative way. Participation is by invitation only and strictly limited to the criteria and quota of each stakeholder group.