Istanbul to host World Economic Forum in June

Wednesday, 04 April 2012 14:36

World Economic Forum on Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia will take place in Istanbul between June 4 and 6. World Economic Forum will focus on Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia and relations among these regions. The theme of the forum will be "Roadmaps for Reform, Pathways to Inclusive Growth". 1,000 leaders of governments, business world, media and non-governmental organizations from Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia will meet under the forum.

The pace and complexity of global change in recent years have been unprecedented, with Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia emerging as a key mega-region of the future.

The World Economic Forum on Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Central Asia will therefore convene over 1,000 leaders in Istanbul, Turkey, to catalyze new partnerships for growth and human development.

The main topics are:

In light of the global economic contraction, how can governments and business leaders design and deliver new models to drive innovation and economic agility across this mega-region?
How can the region strengthen energy cooperation and deliver the high-value trade and investment in science and research that are critical to knowledge economies?
How can the social dynamism unlocked by developments in the Middle East and North Africa be transformed into a decade of entrepreneurial opportunity, human security and good governance?

World Economic Forum, for the first time in its 42-year history, will focus on more than one region.