14th edition of the World Policy Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates International Conference
The 14th edition of the World Policy Conference (WPC), organized by Ifri and chaired by its founder Thierry de Montbrial, will be held in Abu Dhabi from 1-3 October 2021. Founded in 2008, the World Policy Conference (WPC) is dedicated to helping promote a world that is more open, more prosperous and fairer.
This requires an unremitting effort to understand the actual forces at play and the interactions between them, as well as to explore non-aggressive ways of adapting how States connect with each other at all levels, while respecting the culture and fundamental interests of each nation.
As the previous editions, this 14th edition will address the major issues of global governance from the point of view of middle powers.
More than 200 international leading figures will participate in Abu Dhabi, including:
Patrick Achi, Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire; Khalifa Shaheen Almarar, Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates; Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of State for Food and Water Security, United Arab Emirates; Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Mubadala; Sheikh Shakhbut Bin Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of State, United Arab Emirates; Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia; Salem Al Zaabi, Director of the Department of International Security Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates; Bartholomew 1st, Archbishop of Constantinople - New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch; Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Vice President of the European Commission; Josefa Leonel Correia Sacko, Commissioner for Rural Economy and Agriculture of the African Union Commission; Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, former President of Mongolia, Patron of the World Sustainable Development Forum; Nabil Fahmy, Founding Dean of the School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the American University in Cairo, former Foreign Minister of Egypt; Serge Ekué, President of the West African Development Bank; Anwar Mohammed Gargash, Diplomatic Advisor to the President, United Arab Emirates; Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda; Gilles Kepel, Professor at the University of Paris Sciences & Lettres, Chair of Middle East and Mediterranean studies at École normale supérieure; Louise Mushikiwabo, Secretary-General of the International Organisation of La Francophonie; Qiao Yide, Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of Shanghai Development Research Foundation; Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania; Didier Reynders, Commissioner for Justice in charge of Rule of Law and Consumer Protection at the European Commission; Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, former Prime Minister of Australia; Jean-Claude Trichet, European Chairman of the Trilateral Commission, former President of the ECB; Hubert Védrine, Founder of Hubert Védrine Conseil, President of the Institut François Mitterrand, former French Minister of Foreign Affairs; Wang Jisi, President of the Institute of International and Strategic Studies at Peking University; Lionel Zinsou, Co-Chair of SouthBridge, Chairman of Terra Nova think tank, former Prime Minister of Benin...
> Opening speech of the 14th WPC, Thierry de Montbrial, October 1, 2021, Abu Dhabi
Follow the debates live:
October 1, 2021 session
October 2, 2021 session
October 3, 2021 session
The works of this 14th edition will cover issues such as the post-pandemic world, globalization mutations; transatlantic relations in the Joe Biden era; world digitalization after the pandemic; Europe's positioning in the United States/China rivalry context; global health governance's new challenges; issues related to critical raw materials, energy, environment and climate; the international monetary system; food security, space conquest, technologies governance ...
The following topics will also be discussed: Europe; the Middle East in 2030; Africa and especially North/West Africa; Afghanistan and the Sahel; Russia; China and new foreign policy trends in East Asia and the Indo-Pacific area; and many more...
Information: www.worldpolicyconference.com
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