Global Agenda

The document serves as a directory and introductory guide for the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017, highlighting participants across business, policy, research, and innovation. It outlines the event's goals to navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution and overcome regulatory roadblocks to innovation. The text provides detailed profiles of individuals working on diverse technologies, including solar-powered flight, bio-energy, and green chemistry, while listing associated World Economic Forum communities such as the Global Future Councils and Technology Pioneers.

• The Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017 aimed to bring together over 1,600 leaders from more than 90 countries to develop intelligence for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and identify new collaboration models to address global challenges.
• The event sought to inform government and industry leaders about the necessity of overcoming institutional and regulatory barriers that hinder the potential of promising technologies.
• Participants in the 'Business Champions' and 'Pioneers and Innovators' categories are developing specific energy and environmental technologies, such as solar-powered flight via Solar Impulse, electricity harvesting from live plants by Plant-e, and energy optimization services provided by Stem.
• Research and innovation efforts highlighted in the document include the development of 'waste-shell-refinery' concepts to convert waste biomass into fuels and chemicals, and the creation of spray-on batteries that maintain charge when integrated into textiles.
• The document identifies several specialized World Economic Forum communities focused on emerging technologies, including councils for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, Biotechnology, Blockchain, and Space Technologies.
• The 'Young Scientists' community consists of individuals under 40 from various regions and disciplines who are tasked with integrating scientific knowledge into society for the public good.

APA

World Economic Forum (2017). Global Agenda. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/AMNC17/AMNC%202017_YoungScientistsBrochure.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Global Agenda. 2017. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/AMNC17/AMNC%202017_YoungScientistsBrochure.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2017global, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Global Agenda}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2017}, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/Media/AMNC17/AMNC%202017_YoungScientistsBrochure.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }