6-7Jun 2018
San Francisco, USA

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Meeting Highlights

From battery electric vehicles to the electrification of propulsion systems in aviation and drones, industries are taking a hard look at energy consumption and what it takes to be clean and green. The change in global environmental regulations and the drive for energy transition have the potential to significantly transform the oil and gas and energy sectors, with ripple effects across industries.

Today’s increasingly complex world has fostered leadership challenges for business that cannot be ignored. From tackling the next epidemic to trade wars and cyber hacks, leaders from government and across industries must collaborate to responsibly and responsively address them.

From artificial intelligence to blockchain, emerging technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution are key enablers of economic and societal progress and can democratize access to information around the world. Yet, questions around privacy and rising fears of job losses across industries are now taking centre stage, threatening to further fracture society and requiring agile decision-making as new policies are created.

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