WION Global Summit : Dubai 2021

About Summit

WION Global Summit: Power play in a post-pandemic world, Fourth Edition, Dubai 2021

A platform for World leaders and global thinkers to engage in dialogue on common global agenda affecting the world.

Through this platform, we understand and identify the steps towards long-term solutions, define the problems and analyse the potential towards quality decision making, the urgency of good governance and leadership in today's time. This year we highlight the Wuhan virus pandemic and the economic, geopolitical and digital changes and challenges it has ushered in.

We engage with highly interactive panelists in the field of international and strategic affairs with the objective of ideating and deliberation on effective solutions and address the most challenging issues facing the world and explore smart diplomatic solutions.

About WION

WION, World Is One, is India's first and only international news channel. WION is dedicated to bringing its audience global stories from an Indian perspective. With viewership across 100+ countries, the channel reports from the world's most under-reported regions.

WION is the voice of the world's most suppressed, be it the Uighur Muslims of China, the women of Afghanistan, the citizens of Myanmar fighting dictatorship and the junta, or the citizen journalists of Wuhan.

WION is the channel of choice for world leaders looking to connect with a global audience. WION was awarded the best international news channel by ENBA, India, 2020.

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Speakers

John Bolton

Former National Security Advisor, U.S.

Nakayama Yasuhide

State Minister of Defence, Japan

Sudhir Chaudhary

CEO and Editor-in-Chief, WION

Palki Sharma Upadhyay

Executive Editor, WION

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum

Deputy Mayor, Jerusalem

Mustapha Noman

Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Yemen

Ibrahim Shukralla

Emirati Editor, Abu Dhabi

Jason D. Greenblatt

Former White House Middle East Envoy

Youssef Chahed

Former Chief of Government, Tunisia

Michael Tsai

Former Defence Minister, Taiwan

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Former Prime Minister, Sri Lanka

Jacek Rostowski

Former Minister of Finance, Poland

Ian Goldin

Former Vice President of the World Bank

Ali Aslan

International TV Presenter and Journalist

Alexander Downer

Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia

Alexander Dynkin

President, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy, and International Relations (IMEMO)

Audrey Tang

Digital Minister, Taiwan

Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed

Foreign Secretary, Maldives

Maria Galindo

Advisor in International Digital Policy, Government of Catalonia

Kaimar Karu

Former Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology, Republic of Estonia

Jehudi Castro

Former Deputy Minister, Digital Economy , Colombia

Simon Lacey

Former Vice President, Huawei Technologies

Ahmed Naseem

Minister of Health, Maldives

Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee GBS JP

Chinese politician, member of ExCo & LegCo and founder of New People's Party

Gilles Babinet

Digital Champion, European Commission for France

Programme

WION Global Summit: Power Play in a Post-Pandemic World, Dubai 2021

Session 1:

Peace Deals & the Shifting Sands of West Asia

AGENDA -

A seismic change in Gulf politics
4 countries 'formalise' ties with Israel in the last 5 months
'Formalise' vs 'Normalise': Under the table deals existed in recent years; that table has been removed with the Abraham accords.
A political win for Netayahu.
He gets to eat the cake and have it too. No word on 'stopping' annexation of West Bank.
A betrayal for Palestine?
A foreign affairs win for Trump.
The common enemy - Iran.
What's the future of West Asia? New oil order, the Biden administration, Biden's word on returning to the talking table with Iran.

Opening Keynote Address By - John Bolton, Former US National Security Advisor

DIALOGUE PARTNERS:

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem
Mustapha Noman, Former Deputy Foreign Minister, Yemen
Ibrahim Shukralla, Emrati Editor from Abu Dhabi
Jason D. Greenblatt, Former White House Middle East Envoy. A Chief Architect of Peace Plan Between Israel & Its Arab Neighbours

Session 2:

The Post-Pandemic World Order

AGENDA –

The Wuhan virus exposed the failure of multilateral institutions, lack of global leadership
Who will be the post-pandemic global leader? Or will there be global leaders?
The pandemic diminished U.S. credibility, exposed its lack of interest in global leadership
Double whammy for West Asia - pandemic and oil market slump
Fight against political Islam in Europe
Has the pandemic opened opportunities for new alliances?
Will the world reset its ties with China?
Will there be a shift in economic power?
Will there be a push towards multilateralism or ultra-nationalism?
Will the world #MakeChinaPay?
India's role in the post-pandemic world

Opening Keynote Address By -Nakayama Yasuhide, Current State Minister of Defence, Japan

DIALOGUE PARTNERS-

Youssef Chahed, Former Chief of Government, Tunisia
Michael Tsai, Former Defence Minister, Taiwan
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Ahmed Naseem, Minister of Health, Maldives
Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee GBS JP, Chinese politician, member of ExCo & LegCo and founder of New People's Party

Session 3:

World Economy: The Price of the Pandemic

AGENDA –

The Wuhan virus has brought about an economic downturn not seen since the World War II
By the end of this year, the global GDP is expected to be 7.5% lower than it would have been without the pandemic
Joblessness, business shutdowns
15% of young (previously employed) people out of jobs
American unemployment highest since the Great Depression
Oil, tourism, aviation among worst-hit sectors
Several countries pushed into recession
2021 trends
Why is China not being held accountable?

DIALOGUE PARTNERS-

Jacek Rostowski, Former Minister of Finance and Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland
Ian Goldin, Former Vice President of the World Bank & Former Founding Director of the Oxford Martin School
Alexander Downer, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Australia
Alexander Dynkin, President, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy, and International Relations (IMEMO), Former Economic Adviser to The Prime Minister of The Russian Federation.

Session 4:

Digital Revolution: The World Goes Online

AGENDA –

Digital was always the future. The accelerated shift has been brought about by the pandemic
E-working, e-learning
Companies move to permanent WFH
A toll on work-life balance?
Digital revolution & data security
Is the world prepared for the move online?

DIALOGUE PARTNERS-

Audrey Tang, Digital Minister, Taiwan
Maria Galindo, Current Advisor in International Digital Policy, Ministry for Digital Policy and Public Administration, Government of Catalonia
Kaimar Karu, Former Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology, Republic of Estonia
Jehudi Castro, Former Deputy Minister, Digital Economy , Colombia
Simon Lacey, Former VP, Huawei Technologies
Gilles Babinet, Digital Champion at the European Commission for France

Global Summit Venue

Wednesday, March 24, 2021
12:00 pm (IST), 6:30 am (GMT) onwards

Venue
The Oberoi, Dubai

About Summit

About WION

Chief Guest

Dr. S. Jaishankar

Welcome note on behalf of the host nation, U.A.E.

Speakers

John Bolton

Nakayama Yasuhide

Sudhir Chaudhary

Palki Sharma Upadhyay

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum

Mustapha Noman

Ibrahim Shukralla

Jason D. Greenblatt

Youssef Chahed

Michael Tsai

Ranil Wickremesinghe

Jacek Rostowski

Ian Goldin

Ali Aslan

Alexander Downer

Alexander Dynkin

Audrey Tang

Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed

Maria Galindo

Kaimar Karu

Jehudi Castro

Simon Lacey

Ahmed Naseem

Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee GBS JP

Gilles Babinet

Programme

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Session 4:

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