Third Edition of WION Global Summit concluded
WION Global Summit is a platform for global thinkers to engage in dialogue on common global agenda affecting the world - news that shook 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.
Session four: Topic, Agenda and Panelists
TOPIC: GLOBAL THINKERS FORUM 2020: Leaders Who Matter
AGENDA: Is There A Global Erosion of Democratic Norms?; Rise of The Right, Growing Nationalism Worldwide; US and China trade war and the rest of the world and Role of Media in today's time
PANELISTS: Her Excellency Dr.Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, Former President Club de Madrid and First Female President of Latvia
Her Excellency Mariya Didi, Honourable Minister of Defence of the Republic of Maldives.
Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
David Steward, Former Ambassador to the UN & Executive Director, FW de Klerk Foundation.
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Session three: Topic, Agendas and Panelists
TOPIC: Balancing and Recalibrating Pakistan’s Diplomatic Strategy: Economy, Security and Internal Political Stability
AGENDAS: Pakistan's Neighborhood Diplomacy- Eye on South Asia and Power Relations; Balancing Sino- Pakistan, and USA- Pakistan Diplomatic Relationships; "New Pakistan" and its priorities- Structural Change in World Politics, National Interest, and Diplomatic Challenges and More!
PANELISTS:
Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, Former Foreign Minister, Pakistan
Salman Bashir, Former Foreign Secretary of Pakistan
Reham Khan, Journalist, Commentator and Broadcaster
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Session two: Topic, Agendas and Panelists
TOPIC: At the Frontline of Climate Change: Climate Wake-up Call and Signals of Hope
AGENDAS: Climate change threat and island nations, understanding vulnerable countries, cost of climate change, climate change and health risks, COP 25 - a lost opportunity and More!
PANELISTS:
Aleqa Hammond, First Female Prime Minister of Greenland
Vanessa Nakate, Founder & Climate Activist, The Rise Up Movement
James Terry, Professor of Geosciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, Zayed University, Dubai.
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Session one: Topic, Agendas and Panelists
TOPIC: India and the Emerging World: Nationalism, Multilateralism and Creative Diplomacy
AGENDA: India's Kashmir issue, Multilateralism and Nationalism- The World Order & India, India & Tough Neighbourhood: Future of Neighbourhood First Policy and lots more.
PANELISTS:
Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party & Member, Board of Governors, India Foundation
General Joginder Jaswant Singh, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC. Former Chief of the Army Staff, India
Air Chief Marshal Pradeep Vasant Naik, PVSM, VSM, Former Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force
Manoj Ladwa, Founder & CEO @India Inc.
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Indian Ambassador Pavan Kapoor
"I have been here for only 4 months, but I have received plenty of warmth from my Emirati friends, today, our partnership cuts across diverse sectors. The Indian community here has done us proud as it continues to make a tremendous contribution to the economy of UAE as well as India, " said Pavan Kapoor Indian Ambassador to the UAE.
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'Our approach is futuristic', says Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary
"Our dialogue partners are not just speakers, they are our stakeholders. News media is disconnected from the life of the common people. Newsrooms have become war rooms. Our approach is futuristic and our effort is sincere. We are the only channel that reports on climate change daily," said CEO and WION Editor -in-Chief, Sudhir Chaudhary
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