A high-level delegation from Bahrain, led by the Isa Bin Salman Education Charitable Trust board of trustees chairman and Labour Fund (Tamkeen) board of directors chairman Shaikh Isa bin Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, is set to join global leaders at the upcoming World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos.
The meeting in the Swiss resort, which started yesterday and continues until Friday, is being held under the theme ‘Collaboration for the Intelligent Age’.
Bahrain’s delegation includes Finance and National Economy Minister and Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat) board of directors chairman Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Sustainable Development Minister and Bahrain Economic Development Board (Bahrain EDB) chief executive Noor Al Khulaif, Industry and Commerce Minister Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro, Court of the Crown Prince president Shaikh Salman bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Mumtalakat chief executive Shaikh Abdulla bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Prime Minister’s Office director general Hamad Al Mahmeed, Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority chief executive Sara Buhejji, Bahrain EDB adviser to the board Iain Lindsay as well as senior officials from Bahrain’s public and private sectors.
The 55th annual meeting will bring together a diverse community of leading stakeholders to address key regional and global challenges facing the world economy, which include responding to geopolitical shocks, stimulating growth, and stewarding an inclusive energy transition.
The meeting is expected to gather an influential assembly of global leaders from governments, businesses and civil societies, as well as the foremost scientific and cultural thinkers.
With the aim of fostering new partnerships to shape a more sustainable, inclusive future in an era of rapidly advancing technology, this year’s programme will focus on five distinct and highly interconnected central themes: Reimagining Growth, Industries in the Intelligent Age, Investing in People, Safeguarding the Planet and Rebuilding Trust.
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