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Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the fifth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS 2017), the world’s largest platform for shaping future governments, is set to launch on Sunday, 12 February 2017. The summit will host in its upcoming edition 150 speakers across 114 sessions, with more than 4,000 regional and global personalities within 138 international delegations, making it the largest participation of its kind since the event was first launched in 2013.

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum will hold a keynote session on Day 1 of the Summit, while His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, will announce a new future project for the emirate of Dubai during the Summit. Mohammad Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future and Chairman of the WGS Organization, noted that the UAE, under the leadership of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has successfully transformed WGS into a global platform for shaping future governments as part of its efforts to establish an international movement for the welfare of people across the globe.

Al Gergawi said: "The fifth edition of WGS has attracted leading names across various fields. For the first time in the region, we will host Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla Motors and SpaceX, who plays an important role in the Hyperloop and Solar City projects. We will also welcome Travis Kalanick, Founder and CEO of Uber, who has changed the concept of transportation globally." The Founder of LinkedIn and John Chambers, Executive Chairman at Cisco Systems, will participate in the summit. As part of their partnership with the summit, some of the leading international organizations will hold meetings during the event in order to develop a common platform and unify efforts.

These organizations include the World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Economic Forum (WEF), Islamic Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and the Latin American Center for Development Administration (CLAD).