'There will be more emphasis on online shopping' says Australia's Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Downer at the WION Global Summit in Dubai.

WION Global Summit | Alexander Downer's remarks

'Mostly in crisis we expect firms to go bankrupt but in rich countries, government actions have stopped the worst impact' says Former Vice President of the World Bank Ian Goldin as we discuss the world economy paying the price of the pandemic.

WION Global Summit | Ian Goldin's remarks

'Economic losses have not been that big because central and eastern Europe tends to focus on manufacturing' says Republic of Poland's Former Minister of Finance and Former Deputy Prime Minister Jacek Rostowski.

WION Global Summit | Jacek Rostowski's remarks

"I will leave, if you use this term again" Pro-China lawmaker in Hong Kong, Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee, stages a walk-out at WION Global Summit over Taiwan's sovereignty and the term 'Wuhan Virus'

Full Video: China & Taiwan clash at WION Global summit

'We have effectively curbed the virus' says Hong Kong's Executive Council member Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee at Wion Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Regina Ip Lau Suk-Yee's remarks

'The country or the force recognised as safe from the pandemic will gain power' says Youssef Chahed, Former Chief of Government, Tunisia.

WION Global Summit | Youssef Chahed's remarks

'Digital commerce grew more than 100% last year' says Colombia's Digital Transformation Advisor Jehudi Castro Sierra at WION Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Jehudi Castro Sierra's remarks

'The biggest challenge right now is how we align our digital capacity & make it accessible to everyone', says the Government of Catalonia's Current Advisor in International Digital Policy Maria Galindo.

WION Global Summit | Maria Galindo's remark

'Digital revolution is not about technology, it's about people and their behaviours' says Estonia's Former Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology Kaimar Karu.

WION Global Summit | Kaimar Karu's remarks

Speaking on 'the price of the pandemic' at the WION Global Summit, Maldives Foreign Secretary Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed said, "Being a tourism-dependent country, we faced the worst during COVID-19. The Maldives became a no income nation overnight".

WION Global Summit | Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed's remark on 'The price of the pandemic'

'For years, all we wanted was to be accepted as a partner in the region. Although we had deals with Jordan & Egypt that brought regional stabilisation, but they never trickled down to people," says Israeli politician Fleur Hassan-Nahoum at WION Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Fleur Hassan-Nahoum's remarks

"I think the #AbrahamAccords was a historic event and Palestine will always be the cornerstone of UAE's foreign policy' says Emirati Editor Ibrahim Shukralla at WION Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Ibrahim Shukralla's remarks

'Unless the grievances of Palestinians are solved, any agreement will not be reflected on the ground' says Former Deputy Foreign Minister of Yemen Mustapha Noman at the WION Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Mustapha Noman's remarks

'Some may not appreciate Donald Trump's tweets but speaking directly is key to solving issues' says Former White House Middle East Envoy Jason D. Greenblatt at WION Global Summit.

WION Global Summit | Jason D. Greenblatt's remarks

The reset of ties between Israel and key Arab states is a reflection of the shifting geostrategic tectonic plates in West Asia, with Iran being the main focus, former US National Security Advisor John Bolton said at WION Global Summit in Dubai.

Israel-Arab reset a reflection of geopolitical reality aimed at Iran, says former US NSA John Bolton

Alluding to the theme of the Global Summit, Power Play in a Post-Pandemic World, Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that power plays have always existed and will continue, but in a changed playing field.

Power plays will continue, but in a changed playing field, says Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar

With medical solutions yet to be achieved, the world is yet to be in a post-pandemic era, said Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, at the WION Global Summit.

We are not yet in a post-pandemic world, says Ranil Wickremesinghe, Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

'300,000 Indians were repatriated in 3 months from UAE' says India's Ambassador Pavan Kapoor at WION Global Summit as he delivers the welcome note on behalf of the host nation. Watch the full speech below.

WION Global Summit 2021 | Pavan Kapoor's Keynote Address

WION Global Summit is now LIVE! Watch the introductory remarks by our Executive Editor Palki Sharma. Session 1 to begin shortly.

WION Global Summit 2021 | Palki Sharma Upadhyay's Introductory remarks

WION Global Summit is now LIVE! Watch the Welcome Address by our Editor-In-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary. Session 1 to begin shortly.

WION Global Summit 2021 | Welcome Address by Sudhir Chaudhary