WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM : GLOBALIZATION 4.0

Under the rubric of Globalization 4.0, a series of “Global Dialogues” in Davos will focus on the following interrelated areas:

1. A global dialogue on the geopolitics and a “multiconceptual” world to understand major ongoing changes in international relations and to enable candid and constructive discussion on how to drive future cooperation
2. A global dialogue on peace and reconciliation to catalyse large-scale, multistakeholder support for diplomatic efforts on key fault lines around the world, especially at a time when strategic geopolitical shifts create the danger of vacuums and/or unilateralism and escalation.
3. A global dialogue on the future of the economy to review principles for economic and social decision-making that need to be redefined to better reflect the structural changes inherent in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
4. A global dialogue on financial and monetary systems to jointly shape our monetary and financial systems by not only leveraging new technologies, such as cryptocurrencies and blockchain, but also making the systems more resilient for achieving sustainable growth and long-term societal well-being.
5. A global dialogue on industry systems that anticipates how the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides opportunities to substantially enhance the availability and delivery of services in the areas of health, energy, communication and transport, among others
6. A global dialogue on technology policy to define the principles for new and emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence and gene editing, to ensure that they are underpinned by the necessary ethical principles and values-based framework.
7. A global dialogue on cybersecurity to ensure that digital innovation and the technological backbone of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are both secure and trusted along
8. A global dialogue on risk resilience to promote systems thinking to radically improve our collective and integrated management of the key environmental systems (climate, ocean and biosphere) upon which our societies and economies depend.
9. A global dialogue on human capital to revisit the notion of work substantially changing and to rethink its future and the relevance of human capital
10. A global dialogue on a new societal narrative to shape a new narrative for societies, moving from a consumption and materialistic fixation to a more idealistic, humanistic focus.
11. A global dialogue on institutional reform to rethink the global institutional frameworks that emerged in the 20th century and adapt them to ensure they are relevant for the new political, economic and social context for the remainder of the 21st century
12. A global dialogue on economic cooperation to create a new framework of rules and institutions integrating all aspects of global economic cooperation, including intellectual property, movement of people, competition policies, data protection, exchange rates, fiscal policies, state-owned enterprises and national security.