Program

The aim of Future Summit 2007 was to investigate 'New World Order 2.0'. There is unease that the world is in a fundamental transition and we are not prepared for this. Power is being dispersed at several levels at the same time with shifts in economic, geopolitical and societal power occurring. This shifting power equation is not reflected in our global governance structures, with a lack of adequate responses as a consequence

The theme was further explored through the following three key sub-themes:

• Economic power shift including in particular the geographic shift in economic growth towards Asia, rise in protectionism, move from multilateral trade agreements to bilateral deals and inequality in sharing the benefits of growth;
• Geopolitical power shift including the emergence of a multi-polar world with Brazil, Russia, India and China joining the established powers such as USA, Japan and Europe and the increased leverage of commodity suppliers (petropolitics);
• Societal power shift including the impact of the ongoing technological revolution, a power shift from organisations to the individual (web 2.0 and web 3.0) and increasing pressure on corporations to respond to social needs.

In addition, the Summit also covered a number of ongoing topics such as climate change and inequality.