Dubai World Government Summit 2019 schedule for February 10

The seventh annual World Government Summit will begin on Sunday February 10, featuring talks from IMF Director, Christine Lagarde, Pope Francis and Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Al Hariri. Here's the full schedule of the day's events: 09:00 - 09:30 Summit Opening: Globalization 4.0 Prof Klaus Schwab, Founder And Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum Mohammed Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs & The Future, UAE 09:30 - 10:20 The Evolution of Leaders Tony Robbins, Leadership Expert, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist 10:20 - 10:35 Work for A Brighter Future H.E. Guy Rider, Director General, International Labour Organization 10:35 - 11:10 How Do We Fight Radicalism by Creating Hope? 12:45 - 13:00 Main Address H.E. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations 13:00 - 13:30 Special Session H.E. Saad Al Hariri, Prime Minister of the Lebanese Republic Moderated by Emad El Din Adeeb 13:30 - 13:45 Main Address of the Guest Country H.E. Jüri Ratas, Prime Minister of Republic of Estonia 13:45 - 13:50 Best Minister Award 14:00 - 14:30 Mitigating the Risk of the Next Global Epidemic Arianna Huffington, Founder, Thrive Global Dr. Oz, The Dr. Oz Show David Clark, Professor and Chair of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford Moderated by Becky Anderson, CNN 14:30 - 14:40 How to respond to the new challenges of global governance Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Economy and Finance, France Moderated by Manus Cranny, Bloomberg 14:40 - 15:10 Enlightenment Now: A Better Future for Mankind Steven Pinker, Experimental Cognitive Psychologist, Department of Psychology, Harvard University Moderated by Omar Saif Ghubash 16:20 - 16:40 How to Design an Interdisciplinary Life H.E. Houlin Zhao, Secretary General, International Telecommunication Union Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer of du Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General, TRA Moderated by Samuel Burke, CNN 16:40 - 16:50 Main Address María Fernanda Espinosa, President of the United Nations General Assembly 17:00 - 17:20 A Conversation with Christine Lagarde H.E. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director, IMF Moderated by Richard Quest, CNN 17:20 - 17:35 Main Address David Beasley, Executive Director, The United Nations World Food Programme 17:35 - 17:40 Papal Message to Governments of the World Pope Francis, Head of the Catholic Church 17:40 - 18:00 Pope Francis in the Emirates: A New Dawn for the Middle East His Highness Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, UAE 18:30 - 21:30 The Evolution of Leadership & Meaning Tony Robbins, Leadership Expert, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist (in Partnership with Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development) Moderated by Yousef Gamal El Din, Bloomberg 11:30 - 11:50 The Role of Women In Rebuilding Nations Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 11:50 - 12:10 Leading Nations .. From Conflict To Resolution Hon. Juan Manuel Santos, 32nd President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Moderated by Richard Quest, CNN 11:30 - 11:50 Tech, Blockchain & The Future of Trade Bettina Warburg, Blockchain Researcher, Entrepreneur and Educator 11:50 - 12:10 Global Trade: Future Foresight & Analysis for Governments Paul Krugman, Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics Moderated by Arjun Kharpal, CNBC 11:30 - 11:50 Developing a Positive State Jacques Attali, President, Positive Planet 11:50 - 12:10 The New Public Finance: Wellbeing Based Budgeting Tony Burton, Deputy Chief Economic Advisor, New Zealand Treasury 12:10 - 12:30 The Wellbeing of Future Generations: A Welsh Approach Sophie Howe, Future Generations Commissioner for Wales, UK Moderated by Alex Klokus, Futurism 15:10 - 15:40 How Consciousness Can Transform Education Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Clinical Psychologist and Expert in Eastern Philosophy 15:40 - 16:00 Building an Education for the Talented Ryan Roslansky, Senior Vice President, Products & User Experience at LinkedIn Moderated by Mina Al Oraibi, The National 15:10 - 15:30 A Historic Look on Identity and Politics Mark Lilla, Historian and Professor of Humanities at Columbia University 15:30 - 15:50 Tribal Politics: Can We Bridge the Global Divide? Amy Chua, Professor of Law at Yale Law School and Author of “Political Tribes” 15:50 - 16:10 Why Nations Fail? James Robinson, Economist, Political Scientist and Author of “Why Nations Fail” Moderated by Rebecca McLaughlin-Duane, EuroNews 15:30 - 15:50 Future of e- Estonia: What’s Next? Rene Tammist, Minister of Entrepreneurship and IT, Republic of Estonia 15:50 - 16:10 Estonia’s E-Residency: A Catalyst for A Growing Economy Siim Sikkut, Government Chief Information Officer, Republic of Estonia 16:10 - 16:30 The Age of Digitization: e-Estonia to the World Marek Helm, General Manager at Nortal 11:00 – 12:00 The Future of Digital Policy in Partnership with Google Moderated by Arjun Kharpal, CNBC Dr. Amr Talaat, Minister of ICT, Egypt Karan Bhatia, Vise President, Global Public Policy & Government Relations, Google Margaret J.A. Peterlin, Senior Vice President - Global External and Public Affairs, AT&T Dr. Rauda Al Saadi, Director General of ADSSSA 15:00 – 16:30 The Road to Digital Economy: The Role of Blockchain in Partnership with IMF Moderated by Ross Leckow, Deputy General Counsel at IMF Siim Sikkut, Government Chief Information Officer, Republic of Estonia Nelson Chow, Chief Fintech Officer, Hong Kong Monetary Authority Therese Couture, Director of the Treasury Operations Department, World Bank Promoth Manghat, Executive Director and CEO, Finablr Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr, General Director of Smart Dubai, Smart Dubai, UAE 11:00 – 11:45 High Level Panel on the Implementation of the SDG's Moderated by Catherine Cheney, Devex Hon. Henry Puna, Prime Minister, Cook Islands H.E. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés, President of the UN General Assembly H.E. Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President, World Bank Group H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, Eighth UN Secretary General, President of Global Green Growth Institute 14:30 – 15:15 Generation Unlimited in Partnership with UNICEF Moderated by Zeina Yazigi, Abu Dhabi TV H.E. José Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD Henrietta Fore, CEO, UNICEF Kamran Elahain, Entrepreneur and Venture Capitalist Tariq Al Gurg, CEO, Dubai Cares, UAE 15:30 – 16:00 Wellbeing: GDP and Beyond Moderated by Faisal Abbas, Arab News H.E. José Ángel Gurría, Secretary-General, OECD H.E. Achim Steiner, Administrator, UNDP Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness & Wellbeing, UAE 17:00 – 19:00 Showcasing Youth Solutions to the Challenges of Unemployment 10:00 - 10:45 Launching the Global Happiness and Wellbeing Policy Report, AD Fund Hall, Mina A'Salam Hotel Moderated by Lara Habib, Al Arabiya Jeffrey Sachs, Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network John Helliwell, Professor Emeritus, University of British Columbia, Canada Maria Manuel Leitão Marques, Minister of the Presidency and of Administrative Modernization, Portugal Ohood Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness & Wellbeing, UAE Dewa Hall, Main Conference Area 17:00 - 17:20 Wellness: The $4.2 Trillion Opportunity Susie Ellis, Chairman & CEO, Global Wellness Institute 17:20 - 17:40 Wellness for a Longer Life Moderated by Hadley Gamble, CNBC Dr. Oz, The Dr. Oz Show Mindy Grossman, CEO, Weight Watchers Esther Lee, Executive Vice President, Global Chief Marketing Officer, MetLife, Inc 17:40 - 18:00 Ikigai: Purpose & Happiness Kenichirō “Ken” Mogi, Visiting Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Author of “Ikigai” 12:00 – 12:10 Opening Remarks Abdulrahman Al Owais, Minister of Health and Prevention, UAE 12:25 – 12:45 Future Lens of Healthcare Dr. Shafi Ahmed, Chairman & Co-Founder of the Global Innovation & New Technologies Conference in London 12:45 – 13:05 Infections of the Future: Preparedness or peril? Peter Seeberger, Director of Max-PlanckInstitute of Colloids and Interfaces Department of Biomolecular Systems, Germany 13:05 – 13:25 Cellular Therapeutics: New Options for Addressing Global Health Threats Dr. Robert J. Hariri, M.D., Ph.D., Founder of Celegen Celularity, Inc. 14:00 – 14:45 Innovative Employment Models for the 21st Century in Partnership with International Labour Organization Moderated by Zeina Yazigi, Abu Dhabi TV Kristin Skogen-Lund, CEO, Schibsted Media Group Ryan Roslansky, Senior Vice President, Products and User Experience, LinkedIn Ferid Belhaj, Vice President MENA, World Bank Group Bernard P.Olalia, Administrator, The Department of Labor and Employment, Philippines Nasser Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources And Emiratization, UAE 17:00 – 17:30 The Future of Media Moderated by Muntaha Al-Ramahi, Al Arabiya Ali bin Mohammed Al-Romaihi, Information Affairs Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain Jumana Ghunaimat, Minister of State for Media Affairs, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Hussein Zein, Head of the National Media Authority, Arab Republic of Egypt 18:00– 18:20 Green Leaders for A Better Future John Alexander Hardy, Founder - Green by John 18:20– 18:40 Collective Learning: A Win Win ! Nicolas Sadirac, Co-Founder Ecole 42 – Paris 18:40 – 19:20 Consciousness and Parenting Dr. Shefali Tsabary, Clinical Psychologist and Expert in Eastern Philosophy 18:00 - 18:20 Climate Change and It's Impact on Human Health Gina McCarthy, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health H.E. Ban Ki-Moon, Eighth UN Secretary General, President of Global Green Growth Institute Adnan Amin, Director General, IRENA Laurent Fabius, Président of the Constitutional Council in France Luis de Alba, UNSG Special Envoy for 2019 Climate Summit

Dubai World Government Summit 2019 schedule for February 10

Thousands of high-level officials, including presidents, ministers and Nobel Laureates set to come together at seventh annual event