Dubai: 300 ministers, 85 organisations; WGS will be a platform for major transformations

Dubai: 300 ministers, 85 organisations; WGS will be a platform for major transformations

With over 85 international and regional organisations, over 300 ministers from around the world and 23 ministerial meetings, World Government Summit 2024 (WGS) is going to be a platform for major transformations.

To be held in Dubai between February 12 and 14 under the theme 'Shaping future governments,' WGS will host 11 regional and international ministerial meetings to address pressing issues. These will include the meeting of Arab finance ministers in the presence of the President of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and President of the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF).

Among heads of organisations participating in this year’s summit are professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and President of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Davos; Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group; and Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

High-level meetings to be held

The summit will also host a meeting of energy ministers to discuss the future of hydrogen energy; a pressing matter in light of the need to accelerate the switch to clean energy and growing climate risks

Ministerial workshops held during the summit include one addressing best practices in food and water security, held in collaboration with the World Bank, and another workshop organized by the US Department