11-13 February 2025
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
World Governments Summit 2025
In 2025, nearly 700 public and private sector leaders and experts convened at the World Governments Summit to explore humanity's most pressing challenges and share knowledge, insights, and best practices. The agenda featured featured 22 global forums exploring major future trends and transformations, more than 200 interactive sessions, and over 30 ministerial meetings and roundtables attended by more than 400 ministers.
Ministerial Meetings and Roundtables
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Themes
The 2025 agenda focused on shaping a better future for humanity across six main themes.
Effective Governance and Accountability
Financing the Future and the Global Economy
Climate, Crisis Mitigation, and Resilient Cities
Human-Centric Futures and Capacity-Building
Global Health Transformations
Emerging Frontiers and the Future
Key Speakers
Awards
Learn more about the ministers, businesses, entities, and innovators who were recognized for their outstanding achievements in addressing global challenges.
Best Minister Award
The Best Minister Award seeks to mold a new generation of exceptional government ministers by commending those demonstrating excellence in the public sector from around the world. The award honors ministers who implement successful, scalable initiatives and inspire other government leaders and service providers to promote innovation to better serve their citizens.
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