2024 GLOBAL FUTURE FORUM WELCOME REMARKS - Guided by its mission to shape the global future alongside partners and allies, the Atlantic Council convenes with purpose. During the high-level United Nations General Assembly in New York, we’re bringing together diverse and influential leaders to char...

A NEW MIDDLE EAST: WAR, DIPLOMACY, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IN A TRANSFORMING REGION

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 09/24/24

AFRICAN DIASPORAS THE GLOBAL FORCE SHAPING THIS ERA'S INNOVATIONS - An underappreciated force is fostering consequential connections across countries and continents: diaspora communities. Government leaders, private-sector innovators, institutional investors, and representatives of the diaspora c...

THE HEALTH-ECONOMY NEXUS: HOW INNOVATION CAN FUTURE-PROOF HEALTH SYSTEMS AND ECONOMIES - The COVID-19 pandemic, which caused millions of deaths around the world and cost the global economy trillions of dollars, demonstrated yet again just how interconnected health and the economy have become. Exp...

CONDOLEEZZA RICE ON AMERICA’S ROLE IN THE WORLD AND THE PERILS OF ISOLATIONISM - The Atlantic Council hosted an #ACFrontPage conversation featuring former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to discuss the United States’ global role and the critical foreign policy challenges awaiting the next...

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 09/24/24

REPORTERS AT RISK: SUPPORTING TRUTH TELLERS IN AN AGE OF RISING AUTHORITARIANISM - Press freedom and security are under assault amid authoritarian crackdowns on free speech and dissent. From Beijing to Moscow, and Pyongyang to Tehran, journalists are risking their lives to deliver the news and re...

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: HOW LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN ARE PIONEERING SOLUTIONS TO GLOBAL CHALLENGES
- With Brazil set to host world leaders for the Group of Twenty summit in November and the United Nations’ climate change conference next year, this is Latin America and the Caribbean’s mome...

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: GLOBAL DIPLOMACY AT THE DIGITAL FRONTIER - Artificial intelligence is reshaping the world, transforming diplomatic practices, international relations, and global governance. Senior government officials and private-sector leaders will reflect on how AI has transformed dipl...

OUR OCEANS' FUTURE: SUSTAINING THE WORLD’S MOST IMPORTANT RESOURCE - The world’s oceans are home to up to one million species, serve as a primary food source for over three billion people, and drive global commerce, energy, and recreation. Any threat—climate change, pollution, overfishing—and any...

2024 GLOBAL FUTURE FORUM CLOSING REMARKS - Guided by its mission to shape the global future alongside partners and allies, the Atlantic Council convenes with purpose. During the high-level United Nations General Assembly in New York, we’re bringing together diverse and influential leaders to char...